A Coeur d’Alene business owner and former police officer was arrested today on suspicion of raping a teenage girl. via The Spokesman-Review

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SEMINOLE - A fire that destroyed a vacant house in Seminole early this morning may be arson, authorities said.
The 2-bedroom, 1-bathroom house at 10411 121st Ave., burned about 5 a.m. Owned by Marion Whalen, 83, of St. Petersburg, the house had been empty since November, according to deputies.
Seminole Fire Rescue was on scene at […]

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OCALA — Jurors ended their second full day of deliberations today without reaching verdicts in the tax evasion trial for actor Wesley Snipes.
They plan to return Friday at 9 a.m. to continue deciding whether Snipes, 45, and two men intentionally tried to defraud the Internal Revenue Service of about $11.4-million in tax refunds through fraudulent […]

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State seeks operators to help with turnarounds beyond New Orleans.

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Junior All-Americans Stacey Nelson and Kim Waleszonia (Fontana, Calif.) have been named to the USA Softball Player of the Year Watch List, two of 50 players named by the Amateur Softball Association.
Nelson led the Gator pitching staff with a 0.95 ERA in 2007, earning her second team NFCA/Louisville Slugger and first team Easton All-America […]

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PLANT CITY — Strawberry damage from this month’s freeze was worse than expected, but it’s too early to know the overall impact on growers.
Drastic temperature drops in early January have already cost growers at least $15-million, according to the Florida Strawberry Growers Association. The indirect impacts — including pickers’ revenues and packing supplies — […]

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