The latest in Florida

Woods chooses home, kids over Scotland

2010-07-06T07:45:27Z

Woods wants to see his kids; will fly to Florida rather than Scotland to prep for British Open

Tiger Woods says he's flying home to Florida rather than heading to Scotland to prepare for the British Open because he wants to see his children.

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Woods to make PGA Tour comeback at Memorial tournament

2010-06-11T18:57:57Z

MIAMI (Reuters) - Tiger Woods will return to the PGA Tour to defend his title at next week's Memorial tournament in Dublin, Ohio, the American world number one said on Wednesday.

The 14-times major champion has not com...

Woods battles Quail Hollow course, paparazzi and helicopters

2010-06-11T18:55:08Z

Tiger Woods answered questions for 16 minutes on Wednesday but offered few new revelations of his private troubles other than that the paparazzi are still camped outside his gated community in Florida.

"There?s paparazzi everywhere, helicopters here and there, people driving by, paparazzi camping out in front of the gates," he said on the eve of the PGA Tour's Els starts another season, minus some of his worldwide travel

Ernie Els came all the way from Florida to a small island in the Pacific Ocean to start his PGA Tour season in the Sony Open. Even for a globe-trotter lik...

Obit Ponder

2011-01-01T16:30:36Z

In this Sept. 3, 2010 photo, Onie Ponder, left, laughs with her nephew Dick Chazal during her 112th birthday party at Emeritus at Ocala East in Ocala, Fla. Onie Ponder died early Friday, Dec. 31, 2010. According to the Gerontology Research Group, Ponder had been the oldest person in Florida and one of the 25 oldest people in t...

Outback Bowl Football

2011-01-01T14:31:43Z

Penn State head coach Joe Paterno walks onto the field before the start of the Outback Bowl NCAA college football game against Florid...

APTOPIX Outback Bowl Football

2011-01-01T14:31:42Z

Penn State's Michael Zordich (9) dives under Florida linebacker Jelani Jenkins (43) to score on a second quarter, one-yard touchdown run during the Outback Bowl Belle Glade, Fla. As 2010 comes to a close, fruit and vegetable farmers around the Sunshine State are assessing the damage of December's unseasonably cold temperatures. Many crops suffered major losses. According to the Presidente Hotel in Hialeah, Fla., where five young men were found dead Monday, is seen Tuesday Dec. 28, 2010. The teens were attending a birthday party where it appears that a vehicle was left running in a garage under their hotel room. Investigators said Tuesday that the men likely died from carbon monoxide. (AP Photo/Jeffrey M. Boan)