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UPDATE: The fire at Tivoli Apartments has been declared as an accidental fire with an undetermined cause, stated by Seminole County public information officer Paula Thompson . The Seminole Building Official determined the fire- damaged apartment building is unsafe to enter. Advertisement “This is primarily due to the thousands of gallons of water utilized during extinguishment of the fire that creates a potential risk for a ceiling collapse that could have hundreds of pounds of weight falling on someone inside the structure,” reads a statement released by Seminole County Fire Department . The building has been handed back over to Tivoli property management . The American Red Cross , University of Central Florida and Tivoli Property Management are working to relocate residents. Seminole County Fire Department fire truck and views the burned apartment building , which was claimed a total loss. Photo by Katrina Poggio." width="300" height="200" class...

The following story appeared in the St. Petersburg Times on October 26, 2006, the day after Danny Rolling was put to death. Also included are photos covering the period from the time of the murders to the day of Rolling execution . Rolling Executed By Chris Tisch, Tamara Lush and Shannon Colavecchio-Van Sickler Times Staff Writers STARKE – The drab brown curtain between killer and survivors opened at 5:59 p.m. Wednesday. Danny Rolling lay on a gurney. A prison official asked Florida 's most notorious serial killer since Ted Bundy if he had a last statement. Rolling responded with a twangy hymn, apparently self-penned. "He who flung the stars into heavens above, created the oceans, mountains, eagles and doves," he sang. "None greater than thee, Oh Lord, none greater than thee." Family members of his eight victims - five in Florida and three he was linked to in Louisiana - clutched each other, rolled their eyes or shook their heads. One family member later ...

ALBANY, Ga. - Three Georgia children, who were the subject of a child abduction alert Wednesday night , have been found safe in Florida.  A Levi's Call, Georgia's Amber Alert system was activated just after 7 p.m. for a mother and three children, ages 4 to 7, after police said they were abducted from the Rivercrest Apartments located at 525 Don Cutler Sr . Drive in Albany. Clarion M. Garrison, 28, was taken into custody by the Marion County Sheriff 's Office just after 9 p.m. near Ocala. She turned herself into authorities after deputies discovered her three children and two of her relatives in her car in front of relative’s home located in the 3200 block of NE 47th Terrace in Ocala. Deputies booked Garrison into jail on an outstanding warrant in Georgia. Investigators from Albany said they will be traveling down to see her Thursday morning. Garrison’s three children were in good health. They were taken into protective custody by the Florida Department of Children and...

The website that first reported suspensions for seven Florida players has a new report about the case, and it could be more bad news for the football team. The Read Optional reported Thursday , citing sources, that Gators defensive end Jordan Smith is “alleged to have used stolen credit card information to pay rent.” The story, authored by Trey Wallace and Oliver Connolly, reads: “A Chicago- based apartment company has filed a complaint to the universities’ compliance department, accusing Smith of paying $1,000 in rent at a Gainesville apartment complex with a credit card listed under a different name. Smith is alleged to have logged in to the payment system under his own login, before entering credit card details that were deemed to be fraudulent by the credit card company .” Smith — along with star wide receiver Antonio Callaway,  freshman linebacker James Houston , freshman offensive lineman Kadeem Telfort , junior defensive end Keivonnis Davis , redshirt sophomore defens...

Dozens of Westbury residents were displaced when a fire burned through their two- story apartment building Saturday afternoon , fire officials said. About 30 people living in the building in the Westwood Village complex on Brush Hollow Road were not able to return to their apartments. The blaze damaged 12 of the building's 16 units, said Jericho Fire Department Chief Kerry Ketsoglou . Most Popular Three firefighters suffered minor injuries , but no residents were hurt, authorities said. Greig Matthew, 37, said he was home alone when firefighters banged on his door and told him to get out. It appeared that his apartment was not seriously damaged, he said. "I just grabbed what I could and ran out the back," said Matthew, who has lived in the building for about a year. "This is the first time in my life I've dealt with anything like this." Robert Fisk, regional property manager for Home Properties Inc., the Rochester-based owner of Westwood Village , said ...

Why go now? Say you’re off to Fort Lauderdale , and you’ll likely get more than one response along the lines of, “Oh, great! Um… Where is that again?” It isn’t too surprising; this beachside city smack bang in the centre of Florida’s Gold Coast is somewhat overshadowed by its loud, brash next-door neighbour, Miami. If it’s previously gone under the radar though, Fort Lauderdale is about to get a significant boost; British Airways has a new direct route from London Gatwick to Fort Lauderdale that launched in July. FL’s laid-back charm, year-round sun and competitive prices just got more accessible. Get your bearings Forty minutes’ drive north of Miami, Fort Lauderdale is the more demure, less expensive big sister to the blow-out party town. The city sprawls up the coast, with gold sandy beaches and the warm waters of the Atlantic separated from inland FL by a network of intracoastal canals – not for nothing is this city known as the Venice of America. The main strip is Las Olas Bo...

Among the residential brokers who take a whack at commercial, there is a steep learning curve . The businesses, everyone will tell you, are extremely different. Success in one rarely translates to success in another, and very few manage the transition. But Sonia Stock, an associate broker at Douglas Elliman, is good at taking a whack at things—be it a tennis ball or a client from out of nowhere. Like this one time… In the summer of 2004, Stock (then focused solely on residential) had a dental appointment in Union, N.J. Coming from New York and being a runner, she figured she’d take the train from Penn Station to Rahway (the station closest to her appointment) and sprint the eight miles to her dentist. But when the train arrived late , she knew running wouldn ’t get her there in time. So the experienced world traveler hit the side of the road and stuck out her thumb and was picked up by a woman in a Mercedes. “We got along very well,” Stock said, recalling what would turn out to be one...

James Robinson (left) and Ventrell Miller (right)   PHOTOS:  floridagators.com Two University of Florida football players , one of whom was already suspended for the team's opener against Michigan, were cited this week for having marijuana in their on-campus apartment, a UF Police report says. Ventrell Miller and James Robinson were charged with misdemeanor possession of marijuana on Monday.  The police report says a residential assistant walking outside of the Keys residential complex on campus smelled a "strong odor of burnt cannabis emanating in the air" around 12:30 a.m. Monday. He called University police who found the apartment and knocked on the door. A suite mate identified Robinson as the person who occupied the room that the odor was coming from. Once inside the room, officers found a cloud of smoke and a styrofoam cup that police say appeared to be used as an ash tray. Robinson and Miller were in the room. Officers asked Robinson where the cannabis was ...

Road closures throughout Southwest Florida2017-08-26T22:40:05Z2017-08-25T15:11:05Z2017-08-26T22:40:05Z Flashing flooding throughout the Southwest Florida area has closed down numerous roads. No relief from high water for some in Cape Coral2017-08-26T22:30:09Z2017-08-26T22:30:09Z2017-08-26T22:30:09Z Neighborhoods in Cape Coral were inundated with water over the last couple days, covering roads and filling up yards, canals and lakes. It rains solid diamonds on Uranus and Neptune2017-08-26T17:31:32Z2017-08-26T17:31:32Z2017-08-26T17:31:32Z Consider this your daily reminder that the solar system is even more awesomely bonkers than you realized: On Uranus and Neptune, scientists forecast rain storms of solid diamonds . South Lee residents bailing out water, cars By Cristina Mendez Reporter 2017-08-26T22:38:12Z2017-08-26T21:57:56Z2017-08-26T22:38:12Z Residents in south Lee County were dealing with nearly a foot of water in some places. Forecast: Heavy rain and flood threat continues ...