AP Wire News en-us Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:00:14 GMT Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:00:14 GMT 5 iNEWS AP Wire Story Listing Generator http://www.weartv.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.fl/34ba1700-www.weartv.com.shtml Authorities say a South Florida police officer fatally shot a 16-year-old suspect at a gas station convenience store. AP News www.weartv.com-34ba1700 http://www.weartv.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.fl/20ba16e4-www.weartv.com.shtml A South Florida man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing a West Palm Beach jewelry store owner during a robbery. AP News www.weartv.com-20ba16e4 http://www.weartv.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.fl/2dba168a-www.weartv.com.shtml The death of an 8-month-old disabled child last month is being treated as a homicide. AP News www.weartv.com-2dba168a http://www.weartv.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.fl/22ba15f7-www.weartv.com.shtml Gov. Rick Scott and his successors would get more authority over the state's 24 regional workforce boards under a bill that's passed in the Florida House. AP News www.weartv.com-22ba15f7 http://www.weartv.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.fl/2aba15b5-www.weartv.com.shtml Florida Gov. Rick Scott has appointed a special prosecutor to investigate whether a revered 86-year-old Medal of Honor recipient was paid $84,000 a year for a job he didn't do. AP News www.weartv.com-2aba15b5 http://www.weartv.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.fl/2aba1597-www.weartv.com.shtml A central Florida teen will not go to jail for a car crash that left two of his friends dead. AP News www.weartv.com-2aba1597 http://www.weartv.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.fl/2aba157e-www.weartv.com.shtml Legislation designed to help state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Co. spin off customers has cleared the Florida House. AP News www.weartv.com-2aba157e http://www.weartv.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.fl/20ba154e-www.weartv.com.shtml The executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida wants some answers from Florida A&M President James Ammons on the school's decision to have students forego some of their first amendment rights while the investigation continues into the hazing-related death of one of the university's drum majors in November. AP News www.weartv.com-20ba154e http://www.weartv.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.fl/20ba153e-www.weartv.com.shtml Federal authorities say members of a major drug trafficking and money laundering Albuquerque organization recently named in an indictment had connections to the deadly Sinaloa drug cartel in Mexico. AP News www.weartv.com-20ba153e http://www.weartv.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.fl/3bba1515-www.weartv.com.shtml New Hampshire insurance officials are announcing a $17 million settlement reached by seven states and Prudential Insurance over the company's use of the federal government's master death files. AP News www.weartv.com-3bba1515 http://www.weartv.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.fl/3dba1514-www.weartv.com.shtml The House has unanimously passed legislation that would clear the way for a pair of state water pollution rules supported by business, agriculture and utility interests. AP News www.weartv.com-3dba1514 http://www.weartv.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.fl/2dba14dd-www.weartv.com.shtml The Florida House has voted to rename unemployment compensation as "reemployment assistance." AP News www.weartv.com-2dba14dd http://www.weartv.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.fl/25ba1494-www.weartv.com.shtml A federal judge will allow a Halliburton cement specialist at the heart of decisions that led to the blowout of a BP-owned well in 2010 to testify -- against the wishes of BP. AP News www.weartv.com-25ba1494 http://www.weartv.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.fl/3eba1493-www.weartv.com.shtml A federal judge has ruled that Florida lawmakers can't be forced to testify about why they voted for a new elections law that critics say suppresses voting by minorities, young people and the elderly. AP News www.weartv.com-3eba1493 http://www.weartv.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.fl/27ba146f-www.weartv.com.shtml Concerned with the safety of law enforcement officers who have pulled over to the side of the road, Alabama, Florida and Georgia are teaming up to promote so-called "Move Over" laws that require motorists give police more space. AP News www.weartv.com-27ba146f http://www.weartv.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.fl/2bba1448-www.weartv.com.shtml The Seminole Tribe of Florida could stop paying tens of millions to the state if legislators move ahead with a bill to regulate sweepstakes operations known as Internet cafes. AP News www.weartv.com-2bba1448 http://www.weartv.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.fl/20ba1447-www.weartv.com.shtml The former chief executive office of a failed southwest Florida bank has pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges involving falsification of records and lying to government officials. AP News www.weartv.com-20ba1447 http://www.weartv.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.fl/2eba143a-www.weartv.com.shtml Florida legislative and congressional redistricting maps have cleared the state House. AP News www.weartv.com-2eba143a http://www.weartv.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.fl/2cba13ce-www.weartv.com.shtml A New Hampshire man wanted by police on child sex assault charges is in custody after a woman in Florida used an Internet search engine to check up on him. AP News www.weartv.com-2cba13ce http://www.weartv.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.fl/27ba1340-www.weartv.com.shtml Tampa Police are investigating the death of an 8-month old disabled child as a homicide a month after the boy died. He was under the care of his mother who was being supervised by the state child welfare agency. AP News www.weartv.com-27ba1340 http://www.weartv.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.fl/23ba126c-www.weartv.com.shtml Florida lawmakers are rejecting a plan to bring three major casinos to South Florida. AP News www.weartv.com-23ba126c http://www.weartv.com/