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OKALOOSA COUNTY - Starting December 1, Okaloosa County water and sewer customers will see their bill go up four percent.

The county's water and sewer director says the hike is needed because water is more expensive and there's more government regulation of it. A request to raise rates again on March 1 of next year and every year until 2013 was shot down by the county's commissioners. But they did agree to revisit the issue during their yearly budget process.Okaloosa Water and Sewer Bills Going Up

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1 dead after truck full of farm animals crashes
February 09, 2010 06:14 EST

WESTON, Fla. (AP) -- Authorities are investigating a traffic accident in which a truck full of goats, pigs and chickens crashed into another vehicle, killing one person and several animals.

The Florida Highway Patrol says the accident happened Monday night in Broward County, about 15 miles north of Weston, when a flatbed truck jackknifed and was struck by another vehicle.

The driver of the second truck was killed, and dozens of animals thrown onto the road.

Some of the livestock escaped into the Everglades, and investigators fear they could become a road hazard.

The cause of the accident remains under investigation.

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Information from: South Florida Sun Sentinel, http://www.sun sentinel.com

Friday, November 20 2009, 12:28 AM EST

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Dow below 10,000

NEW YORK (AP) -- Wall Street begins trading today with the Dow Jones industrials below 10,000 for the first time in three months.

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Toyota checking 2010 Prius brakes; mum on recall
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   TORRANCE, Calif. (AP) -- Toyota USA says it is evaluating brake problems with the 2010 Prius gas-electric hybrid, but no decision has been made about a recall. ...

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IN THE NEWS: COLORADO SEEKS TO COLLECT ONLINE SALES TAXES

DENVER (AP) -- It's the latest in a long line of efforts to get people to pay taxes on online sales -- this time, being tried by lawmakers in Colorado.

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STRIP CLUB RAISES MONEY FOR HAITI EARTHQUAKE RELIEF

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) -- This is a charity effort that, we presume, raised more than just money for a good cause.

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