Friday 3rd September, 2010
Davie mobile home fire displaces five people
Five Davie residents were displaced after their large mobile home caught fire late Thursday night, a fire official said.No one was hurt in the fire, which occurred in the 700 block of Southwest 133rd ...
Porch catches fire in Boynton, section of Seacrest Boulevard shut down
BOYNTON BEACH — Firefighters have shut down a section of North Seacrest Boulevard while putting out a porch fire Friday morning.Traffic was temporarily rerouted near the intersection with Northe...
Broken water main floods neighborhood
MIAMI (WSVN) -- A South Florida neighborhood is dealing with massive flooding after a water main broke Friday morning.Parts of the neighborhood located on the Northeast corner of 25th Street, just eas...
WATCH: Washington Nationals, Florida Marlins brawl
NewsTalk Radio 810Miami, FL (Sports Network) - Washington center fielder Nyjer Morgan charged the mound and punched Marlins pitcher Chris Volstad in the sixth inning, inciting a benches-clearing brawl during Florida's ...
Coast Guard advises extra caution for boaters
Miami HeraldThe Coast Guard is urging Florida boaters to use extra caution over Labor Day weekend. Coast Guard crews will be patrolling, conducting safety checks, and watching for people boating while intoxicated...
Parents of Parkland girl who fell 100 feet stay optimistic
Miami HeraldThe parents of a Parkland girl who hasn't been able to walk since falling off a thrill ride in Wisconsin are hopeful that she'll recover at Jackson Memorial Hospital.
Day care center to close next week for lack of funding
Sun-SentinelDelray Beach , where 21/2-year-old Haile Brockington died on Aug. 5 after being left in a van, will shut down on Monday for at least a few weeks because it has no money, the owners' attorney said.The ...
Miramar marketing firm to hire 200
Sun-SentinelJob Fair: Online marketing company Red Ventures will hold a job fair for sales jobs on Thursday, Sept. 9, at its Miramar location. Red Ventures plans to add 200 jobs to the South Florida office by ...
Shots fired at repo man in North Miami Beach, man thought it was a thief, police say
Sun-SentinelNORTH MIAMI BEACH — A man who fired a MAC-10 semi-automatic gun at a repo man and then accidentally shot himself in the stomach has been charged with attempted murder and may face future weapons...
Daycare shuts down after toddler's death
7 NewsDELRAY BEACH, Fla. (WSVN) -- A South Florida daycare will close its doors Friday evening after a toddler's death that occurred last month.Katie's Kids Learning Center will close at 6 p.m. and ...
Nosher's Deli reopens Tuesday
7 NewsTAMARAC, Fla. (WSVN) -- A South Florida deli remains closed Friday after a car smashed into it earlier this week.Nosher's Deli is expected to reopen on Tuesday.Police said an elderly driver someho...
Imposed salary, pension cuts leads to police union suit against Miami
Sun-SentinelMIAMI — Miami's police union, acting rapidly after city-imposed salary and pension cuts earlier this week, has filed suit in state court charging that the cuts were unwarranted and calling for t...
Another discrimination complaint against St. Lucie County teacher disciplined after leading vote to remove autistic child from class
Sun-SentinelPORT ST. LUCIE — Wendy Portillo, who two years ago led her kindergartners to vote an autistic student out of class, has again been accused of discrimination against a student with a disability.P...
Bankruptcies in South Florida up 5.7% in August
Sun-SentinelS Personal bankruptcies in South Florida rose in August, by 5.7 percent from July and by 59 percent from August 2009, according to data released by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in
Burger King sold for $3.26 billion; headquarters to stay in Miami
Sun-SentinelBurger King 's new ruler could help its empire expand.Miami-based Burger King Holdings Inc. agreed Thursday to sell itself for $3.26 billion to 3G Capital, an investment firm with strong ties to Latin...
Video visits to start next year at Palm Beach County jails
Sun-SentinelThe reflection of Fred Wagoner, Unit Manager for Video Visitation in Palm Beach County is seen on one of the stations that will be used in Palm Beach Couty jails starting next year in conjunction with...
Miami-Dade, Broward show population growth
Miami HeraldMiami-Dade's population has returned to pre-recession levels, another sign of a fragile economic recovery, according to a University of Florida report. The slight increase -- less than 1 percent -- fo...
Changes proposed for Fort Lauderdale airport taxis
Miami HeraldFor nearly three decades Jesse Gaddis has been the driving force for taxis -- and for many years the only source for cabs -- at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. But now the federal gov...
Coyote trapper steps up attack plan
Miami HeraldBlaming intrusive residents for his bagging only one coyote so far, a trapper hired by the city is bringing in dozens more traps this weekend. Trapper Edward Batten said Thursday he has the one coyote...
Davie foundation gives teen special wheelchair
Miami HeraldDarrell Gwynn met his match this month -- 16-year-old Levi Lamb. Gwynn, a National Hot Rod Association Hall of Famer from Weston, and Levi, a hunter, fisherman and 4-H hog-raising champ from Okeechobe...
Packed schools at issue again in Broward
Miami HeraldThe contentious issue of school boundary changes is once again on the table. The Broward School Board on Thursday reopened discussion on ways to relieve overcrowding in western schools while also expl...
Two MIA terminals evacuated after report of suspicious item
Sun-SentinelWSVN reported that at least two arrival flights that normally de-plane at Terminals E and F were instead moved to Terminal J. Some travel websites that track flights in real-time reported that more...
Abby the koala's arrival launches breeding program at Palm Beach Zoo
Sun-SentinelWEST PALM BEACH — He's a Southern boy; she's a surfer girl. Keepers at the Palm Beach Zoo are sure hoping opposites attract as they launch a koala breeding program with the arrival of Abby, a 1-...
Florida Atlantic roars back from deficit to stun UAB 32-31
Sun-SentinelFlorida Atlantic University running back Alfred Morris (32) is brought down by UAB defenders Connor Boyett and A.J. Wilson (20) in the second quarter in the game on Thursday at Legion Field in Birming...
First of two men who smuggled Haitians in deadly voyage sentenced
Sun-SentinelWEST PALM BEACH — A couple watched helplessly as the sea swallowed their 9-month-old daughter.A woman looked for her boyfriend who paid for her passage to the land of opportunity only to discove...
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