Saturday 28th January, 2012
Duplex fire in Fort Lauderdale
A Saturday morning fire left a property owner stunned as he claimed that his former tenant started the blaze.“I feel bad for someone to have hit that level … seriously,” said ...
Metrorail line to the airport almost ready
A view of the new Metrorail station at Miami International Airport on Friday January 27, 2012. The new route will be known as the Orange Line and get to the Earlington Heights station is also the ...
Florida lawmakers push again to restrict abortions
Florida Legislature: Abortion-related bills HB 277/SB 290: Places new regulations on doctors who perform abortions and the clinics that provide them. Physicians who perform the procedure would have ...
Notorious murderer facing Death Row again after attacks in Miami-Dade, Bradford
Miami HeraldWilliam E. Wells murdered five people in a Florida fishing village in 2003. After his arrest, he insisted he should be executed.He wasnÂ’t.So, Wells began to make meticulous plans to kill a fellow ...
Santorum cancels morning events to be with child
The Miami HeraldWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum is canceling his Sunday morning campaign events and is spending time with his hospitalized daughter.Santorum spokesman Hogan ...
Cain backs Gingrich's presidential bid
Miami HeraldWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Former presidential hopeful Herman Cain is backing Newt Gingrich's White House bid.Cain endorsed his fellow Georgian Saturday, just days before Florida's primary, ...
Scary airport runways not unusual
Sun-Sentinel•St. Maarten's Princess Juliana International Airport: Incoming! Tourists get a buzz from jetliners coming in for landings, because the airstrip is just beyond the beach. The image of a ...
Parents scramble for magnet schools
Miami HeraldGet more information on magnet schools Applications are being accepted until Feb. 15 for 47 magnet programs in the Broward school district. The magnets are by theme and include Montessori ...
Football player arrested for DUI on South Beach
Miami HeraldThis photo provided by the Miami-Dade County Jail shows Aldon Smith. San Francisco 49ers linebacker Aldon Smith has been charged with driving under the influence, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012 in Miami ...
Parents scramble to get children into Broward's top public schools
Sun-SentinelBethune Elementary band instructor Milton Dailey plays the piano as he leads the school's band through a performance during the school's open house Wednesday ...
Seminole casino doubles down
Sun-SentinelTy Pennington revealing the casino's new entranceway at noon, and Foreigner performing at 8 p.m.Most of the changes came in the past three months. Since Nov. 1, workers have sawed, sanded and ...
Florida Prepaid deadline is Tuesday
Miami HeraldIf you want to prepay for college, you have only until Tuesday to lock in this year’s prices.While the $49,293 price tag for a four-year university plan may seem pricey, the cost will likely ...
Urine leaks at Palm Beach County high schools lead to costly repairs
Miami HeraldPalm Beach County public schools decided to go green several years ago to help protect the environment and save on energy bills. But the switch to waterless urinals in numerous boy’s bathrooms ...
Med students a source of affordable care
Sun-SentinelIt's an affordable health care option that benefits both the patients and the providers. And it's available throughout South Florida.The region's increasing number of medical schools ...
Meetings scheduled to discuss downtown Delray parking
Sun-SentinelIntracoastal Waterway has infuriated some people, while others think it's a good way for the city to create much-needed revenue.On Monday, the first of two planning sessions with residents ...
Online vote delivers bikes to needy kids
Sun-SentinelWellington , can't wait to spend a $5,000 education grant from Pepsi for their local charity.The Suncoast High School juniors just learned their Bikes For Kidz Inc., nonprofit received enough ...
Wellington equestrian center to give HomeSafe youths backstage tour
Sun-SentinelWellington 's equestrian community has long been considered a playground for the elite. But residents are trying to change that perception with efforts like one set for Sunday.Three young, avid ...
Newt, Mitt and our next ambassador to the moon
Miami HeraldTo paraphrase Jackie Gleason’s legendary TV character Ralph Kramden, “To the moon, Newt!”What a crazy week, with the four Republican amigos zipping from coast to coast in Florida, ...
Lawmakers want charter schools to grow
Miami HeraldTALLAHASSEE -- While education isn’t likely to take center stage in Tallahassee this year, one message is clear: Florida lawmakers want to continue growing charter schools.At least two ...
Twitter censorship plan stirs furor
Sun-SentinelTwitter has promoted itself as a beacon of free speech, and that image was burnished when revolutionaries used the social media service to organize protests during last year's Arab Spring ...
Tenant in custody after Wilton Manors duplex fire, police say
Sun-SentinelWilton Manors has been deemed uninhabitable due to a fire that broke out Saturday morning.No one was injured, but Wilton Manors police took a tenant into custody, ...
Feisty Gingrich stakes campaign on electability
Miami HeraldSARASOTA, Fla. -- Newt Gingrich has staked his presidential bid on the idea that he's best positioned to defeat President Barack Obama. Yet even some supporters seem to be struggling to buy ...
6 Costa Concordia passengers sue in Miami court
The Miami HeraldMIAMI -- Six Costa Concordia passengers have filed lawsuits in U.S. federal court in Miami seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in damages.The lawsuit filed Friday seeking $460 million in ...
Florida: Get ready for Severe Weather Awareness Week
Miami HeraldGov. Rick Scott has proclaimed Jan. 30 to Feb. 3 as Florida’s Severe Weather Awareness Week, a designation meant to enhance education across the state.Specifically, a statement from ...
Florida man being extradited to Montana from ND
Miami HeraldWOLF POINT, Mont. -- Montana authorities say a Florida man has been arrested in North Dakota and is being extradited to Montana to face a negligent homicide charge in the death of another Florida ...
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