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‘Water everywhere:’ Pickup strikes hydrant, flooding Orlando home, intersection
Read full article: ‘Water everywhere:’ Pickup strikes hydrant, flooding Orlando home, intersectionA pickup truck struck a fire hydrant in Orlando, flooding a home and intersection and prompting officials to close roadways in the area.
Famed jewel thief, surf champ 'Murf the Surf' dies at 83
Read full article: Famed jewel thief, surf champ 'Murf the Surf' dies at 83Murphy's death earlier this week was confirmed by John Hughes, director of the Florida Surf Museum in Cocoa Beach, Florida, who has been in touch with Murphy's friends and family members. In 1969, he was convicted of killing Terry Rae Frank, 24, and sentenced to life in prison. “I found God in prison,” Murphy told the Tampa Bay Times a few years ago. He won other titles, leading to his induction in the East Coast Surfing Hall of Fame in 1996. It was in Florida where he got his nickname, according to a post on the surf hall of fame website.
Back to the '80s: Andrew McCarthy writing 'Brat Pack' book
Read full article: Back to the '80s: Andrew McCarthy writing 'Brat Pack' bookNEW YORK Actor-writer-director Andrew McCarthy, a 57-year-old father of three, keeps getting asked about his Brat Pack years in the 1980s. Grand Central Publishing announced Tuesday that McCarthy's Brat: An '80s Story will come out next spring. Grand Central is calling the book a revealing look at coming of age in a maelstrom, reckoning with conflicted ambition, innocence, addiction and masculinity. McCarthy is calling it a long-delayed reckoning. The term Brat Pack was popularized by an unflattering New York magazine story that ran in 1985 and portrayed the young actors as shallow and self-absorbed. McCarthy has long disputed he was part of any such group, telling People magazine in 1999 that he hadn't seen any of his famous co-stars since making St.