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WEST PALM BEACH - A hacker put an obscene message - possibly for this city's mayor - on an electronic traffic message board, shocking commuters.
Mayor Lois Frankel recently had put up electronic signs that flash humorous messages meant to make light of ongoing construction delays, such as "I Am Mad Too! - Lois."
A hacker typed in the three-word message that Frankel said she thinks was aimed at her for Tuesday morning commuters to see.
Whoever left the message then locked the metal box housing the sign's keyboard so road workers were unable to change the words and had to shut off the sign.
The mayor took it in stride.
"Happy Thanksgiving," said Frankel, who was once the Democratic leader of the Florida House. "It's a silly response. I understand the frustration, but this is a very special week for us to give joy for all the blessings that we have."
23-year service veteran dies after training runEGLIN AIR FORCE BASE - A master sergeant with 23 years of service in the Air Force collapsed and died after completing a 11/2-mile physical training run.
Steven Goodfellow, 43, the noncommissioned officer in charge of the Family Practice Clinic at Eglin's hospital, died Monday after the run with other members of the 96th Air Base Wing, said Master Sgt. Dawn Hart, an Eglin spokeswoman.
No cause of death had been determined as of Wednesday.
Jeanne's fury uncovers sunken 19th-century shipST. AUGUSTINE - A sunken 19th-century ship, uncovered by Hurricane Jeanne, has been discovered along the coast of this northeast Florida community.
Anastasia State Park rangers found the remnants of the vessel sticking up in the park's shoreline in October. Billy Morris, a St. Augustine maritime archaeologist, said the ship could date to earlier than 1835.
He said it would be difficult to study the ship because it remains covered by about 6 to 10 inches of sand. He estimated it could be between 130 and 150 feet long.
The ship's location has been logged into a statewide database to keep it protected. Morris said the state and the park would need to be consulted to excavate the ship, but it is usually better to leave ships where they're found.
"(Ships) become part of the environment and often times it's best to leave it alone," said Roger Smith of the Florida Bureau of Archaeology Research.
High court considering role in Limbaugh caseTALLAHASSEE - The Florida Supreme Court said Wednesday it is still deciding whether to get involved in the legal fight over Rush Limbaugh's medical records.
Limbaugh says prosecutors violated his privacy when they seized records for an investigation into his use of painkillers.
The 4th District Court of Appeal ruled against Limbaugh and last week asked the state's high court to consider the case.
The DCA wants the Supreme Court to decide whether patients should be notified before their medical records are seized or inspected.
In Wednesday's brief unsigned order, the high court said it has "postponed its decision on jurisdiction" and gave Limbaugh's attorneys until Dec. 20 to file written arguments.
Limbaugh has said the investigation is politically motivated and that he's committed no crime. He has not been charged.