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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The best chance to solve a decades-old quadruple murder in Florida ended Tuesday when sheriff’s deputies said they could not link DNA to the two killers profiled in the book “In Cold Blood.”
The convicted killers, Perry Smith a...

(Bloomberg) — A person’s chance of getting dementia before age 65 may develop as early as adolescence, according to a study that suggests teens with high blood pressure or who drink excessively are at risk.
Other risk factors for dementia include stroke, ...

APALACHICOLA, Fla. — Gov. Rick Scott, saying it’s time to fight for the economic future of the Apalachicola Bay region, announced Tuesday that Florida will file a lawsuit against Georgia over its consumption of fresh water in a river system that serves t...

DALLAS — American Airlines and US Airways expected to spend this week cruising toward completion of their huge merger, a deal that was worth $14 billion on paper and would create the world’s biggest airline.
Instead, they were stunned Tuesday when the fed...

WASHINGTON (AP) — An Air Force unit that operates one-third of the nation’s land-based nuclear missiles has failed a safety and security inspection, marking the second major setback this year for a force charged with the military’s most sensitive mission,...

The Atlantic hurricane season is about to enter its most active phase as conditions for the powerful storms improve across the basin.
Wind shear that can tear budding storms apart has been decreasing, said Dan Kottlowski, an expert senior meteorologist at...

JUPITER — Dylan Floro knows how to make a first impression.
The right-hander dominated the Jupiter Hammerheads in his first start with Charlotte, going the distance as the Stone Crabs won 3-1 Tuesday at Roger Dean Stadium.
Floro, promoted from Class A Bow...

MURDOCK — In a Tuesday workshop, the Charlotte County School Board agreed to set aside money in its upcoming budget to hire nine additional school resource officers to work in the elementary schools. Currently, there are two school resource officers cover...

Almost as soon as it was announced, the proposed sale of the company that owns two Charlotte County hospitals started hitting potholes.
On Monday, it may have fallen into one.
Naples-based Health Management Associates announced on July 30 that it was bei...

A new tasty competitor to the popular Maine lobster has made its debut in Venice.
The Australian blue lobster, bred in North Port, was the focus of attention with the opening last week of the Farmers Market. The first of more than 300,000 of those Austral...