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108 fires raging in state, leveling homes 07:30 AM EST

Firefighters appeared to be winning their battle on Tuesday against wildfires that destroyed more than 60 homes in this Brevard County community -- fires that authorities believe were intentionally set.

Community activists come to homeowners' aid 07:22 AM EST

Nubia Agudelo and her husband were facing foreclosure and everyone they turned to refused to help them with their loan. ''We were paying $3,000 a month on two mortgages,'' said Nubia Agudelo, 50, of her four-bedroom, two-bath house in Pembroke Pines. She paid $300,000 for it in 2006.

As trappers grab birds, a high-voltage risk looms 03:02 AM EST

Plucking birds from their nests sometimes brings Cameron Fritzson a few bucks. This week, it almost cost him his life. Fritzson, 20, was in critical condition Tuesday, a day after nearly being electrocuted while trying to capture monk parakeets from atop a Florida Power & Light tower in Pembroke Pines.

Police: Suspect admits 3 more bank holdups 03:02 AM EST

A man accused of robbing a Pembroke Pines bank is now charged with three more bank robberies in Hollywood, according to Hollywood police.

14 Colombian paramilitary warlords extradited to U.S. 03:02 AM EST

The surprise move by Colombian President Alvaro Uribe to authorize the extradition of 14 notorious paramilitary warlords early Tuesday morning to the United States won applause from the Bush administration and was expected to raise his sky-high popularity in Colombia even higher.

Baptist Health pays $7.8M to settle claims 03:02 AM EST

Baptist Health South Florida will pay about $7.8 million to settle claims with authorities that it broke federal law when it overpaid for services provided by an oncology group that also refers patients to its hospitals.

Doctor in IVAX stock deal has ties to Bush family 03:02 AM EST

The former President Bush calls him ''Zach,'' and the Bush currently in the White House calls him ``Zee Zee.'' He has been a repeat guest at the family's Crawford ranch, the White House and on Air Force One.

Canker cash called a `slap in face' 07:36 AM EST

The trucks pulled up in front of Tim Farley's home like a military convoy. Nearly a dozen men clad in green and armed with chain saws and pruning shears marched into his backyard to find and destroy the enemy -- Farley's citrus trees.

Cuban athlete still missing as her team heads home 06:53 AM EST

The Cuban contingent that competed in last week's Pan American Judo Championships left Miami for Havana by way of Panama City on Monday afternoon without gold-medal-winning judoka Yurisel Laborde, who left the group Sunday afternoon.

GOP donor denies insider trading 03:02 AM EST

Broward physician and heavyweight Republican donor Zachariah P. Zachariah has been accused of insider trading by the Securities and Exchange Commission.