Shooting victim goes to work with bullet in head

RIVIERA BEACH, Fla.—A man who was hit by a stray bullet in the back of the head is back at work -- with the slug still stuck in his skull. E.T. Strickland, 74, a commercial real estate seller, said the bullet hurts, but not enough to keep him from his job.

Strickland was told by his doctors not to have the bullet removed unless it was pressing on any arteries or causing health problems. He does plan to see a neurosurgeon though because he wants it taken out if possible.

Police said Strickland was hit by a bullet Tuesday night from an attempted robbery outside a Walgreens store. A second person was also shot, several times, as he was leaving the store. Police said that person was listed in stable condition Wednesday.

Spring Training Tickets go on sale December 6th

Start planning to warm up from winter with the Red Sox at City of Palms Park in Ft. Myers, FL. Spring Training tickets go on sale on Saturday at 10 a.m. EST.

Boston will open the spring schedule on Wednesday, Feb. 25 with split squad games, hosting Boston College at City of Palms Park and traveling across Fort Myers to take on the Minnesota Twins at Hammond Stadium.

Overall, Boston will play 18 home games at City of Palms Park, and 2009 marks the third time in four years that ticket prices for Spring Training games have remained unchanged.

For ticket info

Let’s try a more direct approach

A Tampa, Fla., family therapist who works with parents to help them correct their children’s behavior using “dynamic parenting” was arrested for trying to strangle his own 15-year-old stepson.

Military Appreciation Football Game

GREENVILLE, N.C. - Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Joseph Ruggiero, from Coast Guard Marine Safety and Security Team Miami, Fla., listens to a referee's instructions before delivering the opening coin toss at the East Carolina University's annual Military Appreciation Football Game, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008.

Ruggiero, who was honored for his service to the nation, received a Bronze Star "V" for Valor and a Purple Heart after he, Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathaniel Bruckenthal and five U.S. Navy sailors were attacked on April 24, 2004, while patrolling a security zone near the oil terminal of Bazarat in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

World’s ugliest dog dies after battle with cancer

GULFPORT, Fla. - A one-eyed, three-legged dog that won the title of world’s ugliest pooch this summer has died.

The St. Petersburg Times in Florida reports that Gus, a Chinese crested dog, had cancer. He was 9.

Gus was rescued from a bad home and went on to win the annual World’s Ugliest Dog contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in northern California.

(Boston Herald-Full Story)

Student dies after shooting at Fla. high school

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—A 15-year-old student died after a shooting at a Fort Lauderdale high school Wednesday, and police were questioning another student believed to be responsible.

Sophomore Amanda Collette was confirmed dead after being discovered on a hallway floor by a school resource officer at Dillard High School around 11 a.m. Another 15-year-old girl was being held and questioned by police in the death.

"This is a situation where we are more than heartbroken," said Jim Notter, the superintendent of schools for Broward County.

(Boston Globe-Full Story)