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VALPARAISO - Valparaiso commissioners met behind closed doors Wednesday, to talk about a possible settlement of their lawsuit against the Air Force, but no action was taken.

Channel Three's Laura Hussey talked to some Valparaiso residents who say a settlement is long overdue.

Kenna Lord will grow up hearing the sound of jets.

Her family lives right next to Eglin Air Force Base, in the city of Valparaiso.

Tara Lord/Valparaiso: "We like the noise, we like knowing what's out there and what we have close to us."

But the Air Force admits the new F-35 joint strike fighter is significantly louder than the F-15S Tara Lord is used to.

Valparaiso leaders filed a lawsuit, saying not enough consideration was given to alternate locations on Eglin, ones that wouldn't threaten the city's property values.

Tara Lord: "Look at Valparaiso right now as it is. It's desolate, there's not many businesses out there, everything looks run down."

Many people in Okaloosa County believe Valparaiso's lawsuit threatens a multi-million-dollar economic impact.

But to Paula Theisen, it's also about patriotism.

Paula Theisen/Niceville: "I'm a disabled veteran myself, and I'm all for the support of the fighter pilots being here."

One of Paula's kids goes to Valparaiso Elementary School, where the EPA says noise from the F-35 will be loud enough to interfere with learning.

Paula: "The chances of those jets lasting more than a minute or two, the impact of the noise is next to nothing."

Valparaiso and the Air Force entered settlement talks in June, but hopes of an announcement Wednesday were dashed by Mayor Bruce Arnold's gavel.

Mayor Arnold: "There being no further business, we stand adjourned."

City attorney Doug Wyckoff says it will be at least six more weeks before any action is taken.

Paula Theisen: "I think they should hurry up and settle it."

In Valparaiso, Laura Hussey, Channel Three News.

The law permits city officials to discuss legal matters privately.

The city attorney said he couldn't answer questions about why the commission didn't vote on a settlement Wednesday night.Valparaiso Residents React to F-35 News

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Feds bust Palm Beach County drug ring
November 21, 2009 12:15 EST

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Federal authorities say they've have broken up a Palm Beach County drug trafficking ring that sent more than 175,000 oxycodone tablets from South Florida pain clinics to the Appalachian Mountains.

At least 20 people were indicted on drug selling charges in an operation that reportedly ran from January 2006 to Oct. 14. Court documents partially unsealed Thursday show that 10 of the people charged are from Palm Beach County and two from Broward.

Authorities say the scheme earned at least $5 million by selling painkillers in Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina.

The trafficking case began as a probe by the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office but expanded to include the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

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Information from: The Palm Beach Post, http://www.pbpost.com

Wednesday, November 4 2009, 11:50 PM EST

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