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Weather has caused problems all week... But a break in the next day or so should let them start.

The failed blow-out preventer will hopefully be pulled up late tomorrow. ...]]> Thu, 2 Sep 2010 00:44:42 EST http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wear_vid_10600.shtml http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wear_vid_10599.shtml DESTIN - A destin man is going prison for using a phony condo development to scam investors out of more than two million dollars

62-year-old Derrell Chamblee and Thomas Britton were charged in 2008 for the scheme

Chamblee's lawyer claims he was a victim of circumstance. ...]]> Thu, 2 Sep 2010 00:40:30 EST http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wear_vid_10599.shtml http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wear_vid_10598.shtml
At least 30 firefighters battled the blaze at a recycling plant near Port Saint Lucie.

Workers say the fire started when some material they were moving spontaneously combusted. ...]]> Thu, 2 Sep 2010 00:35:55 EST http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wear_vid_10598.shtml http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wear_vid_10597.shtml
It's a story we first brought you last year...

In penning... A fox or coyote is put in an enclosed space and used to train hunting dogs.

A local group... "End The Hunt". ...]]> Thu, 2 Sep 2010 00:34:00 EST http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wear_vid_10597.shtml http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wear_vid_10596.shtml
You can donate here at the WEAR Studios on Mobile Highway this friday from 7am until 6pm.

A blood drive will also be held at Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast in Destin -- from 8am to 4pm. ...]]> Thu, 2 Sep 2010 00:28:45 EST http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wear_vid_10596.shtml http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wear_vid_10595.shtml
Today, a judge gave Jason Mahn a second life sentence.
Mahn stabbed his father's girlfriend, 38 year-old Debra Jean Shanko and her 14 year-old son Anthony. ...]]> Thu, 2 Sep 2010 00:27:46 EST http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wear_vid_10595.shtml http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wear_vid_10594.shtml
That's a series of concerts on Pensacola Beach that were planned well before the oil spill...

On Friday, October 15th, they'll have Dirks Bentley and Daughtry. ...]]> Thu, 2 Sep 2010 00:15:52 EST http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wear_vid_10594.shtml http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wear_vid_10593.shtml
September 24th through 26th....Sister Hazel, Fastball and The Molly Ringwalds will perform at Pensacola's Seafood Festival...

The "Rowdy Friends 2010 Tour" with Hank Williams Junior and Gretchen Wilson will be at the Wharf September 25th. ...]]> Thu, 2 Sep 2010 00:15:02 EST http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wear_vid_10593.shtml http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wear_vid_10592.shtml
Two big name musical acts will take to the stage which we expect to be built right over there. ...]]> Thu, 2 Sep 2010 00:13:16 EST http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wear_vid_10592.shtml http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wear_vid_10590.shtml
Ask the owners of Pensacola Hardware if they support Obamacare. ...]]> Thu, 2 Sep 2010 00:09:20 EST http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wear_vid_10590.shtml http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wear_vid_10589.shtml
Florists across the country, and here in the panhandle, are celebrating "Good Neighbor Day".

Customers lined up outside Open Rose Florist in Gulf Breeze this morning. ...]]> Thu, 2 Sep 2010 00:07:39 EST http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wear_vid_10589.shtml http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wear_vid_10588.shtml
The Santa Rosa County Teachers Union is threatening to sue the school district...saying it's new social media policy... is an invasion of their right to privacy.

This week, the school district will be meeting with the teachers union about the new social media policy, to try and iron out differences on what is appropriate communication between students and teachers online. ...]]> Thu, 2 Sep 2010 00:05:14 EST http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wear_vid_10588.shtml http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wear_vid_10587.shtml
24 year old Jamie Maldonado said he did not mean to kill the dog... he only wanted to calm it down.

Some animal lovers say a six month sentence is not enough for a violent crime. ...]]> Thu, 2 Sep 2010 00:03:07 EST http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wear_vid_10587.shtml http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wear_vid_10586.shtml
The college will receive a 142,000 dollar grant from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement..

The money will be used to buy PA Intercom Systems for their campuses. ...]]> Wed, 1 Sep 2010 22:57:20 EST http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wear_vid_10586.shtml http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wear_vid_10585.shtml
The Justice Department has indicted Ismael Rodriguez... and his wife, Maria Rodriguez.... with conspiracy and mail fraud.

The couple owns Cazadores Restaurants. ...]]> Wed, 1 Sep 2010 22:56:36 EST http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wear_vid_10585.shtml http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wear_vid_10584.shtml
Deputies say, Wanda Lacy confessed to stealing from churches in the north end of the county over the past two months.

Yesterday, deputies searched Lacy's Chickasaw home and found more than 50 items that were taken from the churches. ...]]> Wed, 1 Sep 2010 22:54:59 EST http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wear_vid_10584.shtml http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wear_vid_10583.shtml
Amendment 3 which includes a property tax cut for first-time homebuyers, and Amendment 7 which thwarted proposals to limit lawmakers' power when redrawing legislative districts. ...]]> Wed, 1 Sep 2010 22:54:08 EST http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wear_vid_10583.shtml http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wear_vid_10582.shtml
Silver Springs, Maryland police say they shot and killed the armed environmental activist... and now all three hostages are safe.

Police say James Lee went in the building this afternoon waving a handgun. ...]]> Wed, 1 Sep 2010 22:30:28 EST http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wear_vid_10582.shtml http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wear_vid_10581.shtml
90% of all Atlantic hurricanes occur in August, September, and October.

September is by far the busiest month.

NOAA says we can expect four to six more major hurricanes to form before the season ends on November 30th. ...]]> Wed, 1 Sep 2010 22:29:12 EST http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wear_vid_10581.shtml http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wear_vid_10580.shtml
30 F-15 Strike Eagles... along with 3 KC-135 Strato-Tankers... are evacuating from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in North Carolina. ...]]> Wed, 1 Sep 2010 22:28:18 EST http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wear_vid_10580.shtml http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wear_vid_10579.shtml
Chiles says he will throw his support to Democratic Nominee Alex Sink.

Chiles, the son of former governor and US Senator Lawton Chiles, plans to discuss his reasons for dropping out tomorrow. ...]]> Wed, 1 Sep 2010 22:26:53 EST http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wear_vid_10579.shtml http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wear_vid_10578.shtml
"Over the last week or so we've heard lots of reports of jellyfish right here inside the Destin Jetties, and also out in the Gulf on the other side. ...]]> Wed, 1 Sep 2010 22:24:36 EST http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wear_vid_10578.shtml http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wear_vid_10577.shtml
The bank says BP used a piece of its property on Perdido Pass as a staging area for cleanup crews.... and left behind hazardous waste and other environmental contamination. ...]]> Wed, 1 Sep 2010 22:23:00 EST http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wear_vid_10577.shtml http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wear_vid_10573.shtml
Bon Jovi and Brad Paisley will perform free concerts the weekend of October 15th - 17th. Bon Jovi is slated for Friday, October 15th and Brad Paisley is slated for Sunday, October 17th. ...]]> Wed, 1 Sep 2010 11:52:26 EST http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wear_vid_10573.shtml http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wear_vid_10575.shtml
49-year-old Phillip Taylor is now facing five counts of sexual assault -- and five counts of lewd and lascivious behavior.

The victim was 12 at the time -- and says the abuse happened over a ten day period in the summer of 2006. ...]]> Wed, 1 Sep 2010 12:55:55 EST http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wear_vid_10575.shtml http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wear_vid_10576.shtml
A second county in North Carolina has ordered evacuations -- and officials say could order more.

MIAMI -- A hurricane warning has been issued for the North Carolina coast as powerful Hurricane Earl approaches the East Coast. ...]]> Wed, 1 Sep 2010 12:56:19 EST http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wear_vid_10576.shtml http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wear_vid_10574.shtml
24-year-old Jamie Maldonado was sentenced this morning.
In addition to his jail term -- Maldonado will be on probation for three years, must pay restitution, take an anger management class, and complete 50 hours of community service. ...]]> Wed, 1 Sep 2010 12:55:09 EST http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wear_vid_10574.shtml http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wear_vid_10572.shtml That's according to the latest AP poll which also found that 68-percent of Americans support ending the military's combat role there.
Channel Three's Laurie Bernstein talked with local veterans about the withdrawl. ...]]> Wed, 1 Sep 2010 00:22:28 EST http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wear_vid_10572.shtml http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wear_vid_10571.shtml
High seas which may last through the weekend are continuing to delay the effort.
The failed blow-out preventer will be replaced with a new one, and crews will then finish the relief wells. ...]]> Wed, 1 Sep 2010 00:21:22 EST http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wear_vid_10571.shtml http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wear_vid_10570.shtml
49-year-old Phillip Taylor is now facing five counts of sexual assault, and five counts of lewd and lascivious behavior.
The victim, who was 12 at the time, says the abuse happened over a ten day period in the summer of 2006. ...]]> Wed, 1 Sep 2010 00:20:43 EST http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wear_vid_10570.shtml