Fla. officials find van in panhandle slaying

Florida law enforcement officials said Saturday that the people who killed a couple in their Panhandle home last week as their children slept appeared experienced. 1247354260

Texas officials wary of prison company contract

A private prison company with a history of problems in Texas has caught the attention of state officials with a $7.5 million contract to run a new psychiatric hospital near Houston. 1247350072
Seemingly indestructible QB's death hard to accept

The shocking news spread first via text and cell phone messages on the Fourth of July holiday. 1247342872
2 brothers killed in boat collision off Miami

Authorities say two brothers have died after two boats collided in the waters off Miami. 1247341964
Cattlemen say bison ranch owner has a lot to learn

Good fences make good neighbors in these parts. It's ranchers' version of the golden rule they say one wealthy Florida businessman needs to learn if he wants to raise bison in cattle country. 1247340477
Dadisman inducted into Fla. Newspaper Hall of Fame

Carrol Dadisman, former publisher of the Tallahassee Democrat, was inducted Saturday into the Florida Newspaper Hall of Fame. 1247338368
Marine from Florida killed in Afghanistan

A Marine from northeast Florida has been killed in Afghanistan.
Underwater Music Festival celebrates The Beatles

About 400 divers and snorkelers had to get wet to listen to a radio station's broadcast in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. 1247340477
NASA delays space shuttle Endeavour launch 1 day

NASA has scrubbed space shuttle Endeavour's scheduled launch after nine lightning strikes were reported near the pad.
Monorail operator expresses condolences over crash

The operator of one of the trains involved in a fatal monorail collision at Walt Disney World has issued a statement expressing his condolences to the victim's family.