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A Florida prosecutor says new DNA testing shows that a man acquitted at retrial of murdering a woman more than 30 years ago almost certainly committed the crime

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A man acquitted at retrial after his conviction and death sentence for raping and murdering a woman was overturned was almost certainly the actual killer according to new DNA tests, a Florida prosecutor announced Wednesday.

More than 30 years after a woman was murdered in Broward County, prosecutors say new DNA testing implicates a man who was found not guilty in the killing.

While the five judge panel found that the Assembly boundaries are unconstitutional and must be replaced, they determined it’s too late to push back the June 28 primary.

The Marshall Tucker Band will perform at Vernon Downs Casino Hotel later this month and proceeds will benefit the Food Bank of Central New York.

On June 30th, Vernon Downs will host a benefit concert for the Food Bank of Central New York, and a huge name in the Southern rock world will be helping them do it.

Vernon Downs will race a 13-race card on Saturday, May 14 using the horses stabled at the track in an effort to provide the opportunity for the Vernon horsepeople to earn some purse money after a long, lean winter of not racing.

Racing will resume at Vernon Downs this Saturday following a quarantine period in the barn area after two horses died from equine herpesvirus 1 last week.

The latest edition of Rewind is this month's version of 'Years Ago'.  This time around it's all about people, places and events that were current during the decade of the 1950's.

Three suspected cases of Equine Herpes Virus Type 1 (EHV-1) have been identified at Vernon Downs Racetrack in Vernon, N.Y.