Saturday 19th May, 2012
College Softball: Suspensions Hurt Gators in Loss
The distraction carried over into the game. Without starting shortstop Cheyenne Coyle, starting third baseman Sami Fagan and starting left fielder Kasey Fagan, the top-seeded Gators suffered a ...
Church Responds to Theft With Prayer, Spirit
"We just thank God we never lost our faith," said Sharlene Holts, the co-pastor of the New Hope Missionary Baptist Church on NW 103rd Street. "We have faith in Him because our faith ...
New Images Could Make Getting Jury Difficult: Expert
The last images of Trayvon Martin before he was killed show him at the counter at a Sanford 7-Eleven as he buys Skittles and an iced tea. Another newly released photo shows a yellow tarp covering ...
Indians' winning streak ends in loss to Marlins
The Miami HeraldCLEVELAND -- Indians manager Manny Acta had a simple explanation for why his team's four-game winning streak came to a halt Friday night."When you only score two runs, you have to play ...
Miami Dominicans to vote for first-ever exterior representatives
Miami HeraldAs the Dominican Republic prepares to elect a new president Sunday, more than 300,000 registered voters living abroad will be electing seven regional deputies for the Dominican National Congress. ...
MLB: Miami 3, Cleveland 2
UPIHanley Ramirez in the eighth inning snapped a tie Friday and boosted Miami to a 3-2 decision over Cleveland. The Indians took a 2-0 lead in the second inning, but Miami nibbled away and finally ...
Facebook’s 2nd In Command Has South Florida Roots
CBS 4MIAMI (CBS4) – Facebook's stock is worth $38.23 a share, closing up 23 cents in its first day of public trading. Friday was a big day for company founder Mark Zuckerberg, and his ...
Zambrano helps pitch Marlins past Indians 3-2
The Miami HeraldCLEVELAND -- Carlos Zambrano pitched seven strong innings to help the Miami Marlins open interleague play by beating the Cleveland Indians 3-2 Friday night.Miami broke a 2-2 tie in the eighth on a ...
Manufacturing breaks a down trend as unemployment drops in South Florida
Miami HeraldUnemployment continues to drop in South Florida, though job growth is slowing. In Miami-Dade, the rate fell below 10 percent, while Broward’s manufacturing industry continued its ...
Zambrano, Marlins outduel division-leading Tribe
Sports IllustratedCLEVELAND (AP) -- Carlos Zambrano pitched seven strong innings to help the Miami Marlins open interleague play by beating the Cleveland Indians 3-2 Friday night. Miami broke a 2-2 tie in the ...
Broward Locals Debate Facebook's Prospects
NBC 6Computer users at a west Broward Starbucks were largely leery of Facebook Friday. Jeremy Miranda, Elizabeth Boulet and Josh Wallace give their ...
Zambrano’s Strong Pitching Lifts Marlins Over Indians, 3-2
CBS 4CLEVELAND, OH – MAY 18: Jose Reyes #7 celebrates with Bryan Petersen #11 of the Miami Marlins after Petersen scored during the eighth inning against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field ...
Miami-Dade County beach re-nourishment project continues
Local 10Smack in the middle of tourist-filled South Beach is heavy machinery and chain link fencing. On the sand at 13th Street, crews are laying the groundwork for the second phase of Miami-Dade ...
At 98, Pompano Beach man is one of oldest Eagle Scouts
Sun-SentinelEagle Scout since he was 17, George Dennis still fits into his beloved uniform and can recite sections of the 1926 Boy Scouts of America handbook that helped set the course for his long life.Now 98, ...
Appraiser adding online photos of Broward homes
Sun-SentinelBroward County 's homeowners can expect to soon have high-quality, street-side, exterior photographs of their residences — completely showing, say, the mailbox, the front door and even ...
TV show features West Boca couple who cloned their dog
Sun-SentinelNina and Edgar Otto and their dog, Sir Lancelot Encore, will be featured in an hour-long documentary on TLC called "I cloned my dog." Sir Lancelot Encore is a 3 1/2 year-old cloned golden ...
Judge rejects Lauderdale's ban on short-term vacation rentals
Sun-SentinelFORT LAUDERDALE— The city tells homeowners their single-family homes can't be turned into short-term vacation rentals.But the city is wrong because it has no ordinance regulating the ...
West's emotional appeal key to defense bill's passage
Sun-SentinelAfghanistan , made an emotional appeal for the Republican-sponsored bill, which is designed to slow the pace of withdrawal from Afghanistan and fend off bigger cuts ...
Miami’s Greenberg Traurig law firm apologizes, admits mistakes in Rothstein-related investment trial
Miami HeraldMiami’s prominent Greenberg Traurig law firm issued a rare apology to a federal judge for failing to turn over key financial records on its client to investors fleeced by Ponzi schemer Scott ...
New Campus of Camillus House Opens Downtown
NBC 6Cooks prepared a homestyle dinner for close to 1,000 hungry and homeless people at the Camillus House for Thanksgiving. In a few months the non-profit will be moving to a new ...
Joe Biden To Make Address At Commencement
NBC 6Vice President Joe Biden will be speaking at the June 4 event, which is expected to be attended by 7,500 people. The commencement had been planned at the BankUnited Center at the University of ...
FCAT reading scores middling; writing high — after tweaking
Sun-SentinelFCAT scores released Friday spelled out both good and bad news about the reading and writing skills of South Florida's students.The good news: About 50 percent of ninth- and 10th-graders ...
Witness: I'm not sure Zimmerman cried for help
Sun-SentinelGeorge Zimmerman , pinning him to the ground, changed his story once prosecutors took control of the case. The man, identified in prosecution documents as "Witness 6," originally said ...
Spence-Jones appoints ousted Miami official to help oversee millions in spending by department he left
The Miami HeraldThe city of Miami’s former capital improvements director, who was ousted in 2010, will sit on a board with oversight of the very department he was accused of ...
Hazmat incident prompts airport evacuation
Local 10Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport spokesman Gregory Meyer said the incident happened about 5:10 p.m. at the Concourse D checkpoint in Terminal 2. Meyer said that apparently, an aerosol ...
Man testifies in penis amputation case
Local 10A man whose elective surgery to put the spark back in his marriage went very wrong described his personal horror via Skype from Peru during a malpractice trial ...
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