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Retired police dog that ran off during storm back home with family
Izzy was found late Tuesday night and is back home with her family. Have you seen Izzy? The 7-year-old black Lab and retired police dog dashed out of her owners' Plantation house about 9 p.m. Monday in the middle of a severe lightning storm. "My 3-year-old son keeps asking, 'Izzy coming home, Izzy coming home?'" said Karla Becker. "We think someone picked her up ...
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Its official Rainy season has begun | Weather alerts
It's official: The rainy season is off and running - as anyone who's been soaked in a recent downpour would suspect. Actually, it started on May 18, two days earlier than the average start date of May 20, meteorologist Robert Molleda of ...
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Pompano man wins $500K via scratch-off | Lotto alerts
Jose Santibanez, 46, of Pompano Beach, claimed a $500,000 prize in the $3,000,000 Monopoly Scratch-Off game at Florida Lottery headquarters in Tallahassee. The winning ticket was purchased at Prip Mart, located at 1255 West Palmetto Park Road in Boca Raton. The $20 Scratch-Off game offers 10 top prizes of $3 million and 10 prizes of $500,000, in addition to lower and mid-tier prizes. There is ...
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Shoot hoops for a cause
Hoops of Hope is a nonprofit organization started in 2004 by then 10-year old Austin Gutwein, who wanted to bring awareness and raise funds for the more than 15 million children orphaned by ...
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Police Man in wheelchair seriously hurt in hit-and-run crash
A wheelchair-bound man was taken to Broward Health Medical Center with life-threatening injuries by a driver who police said fled an early morning crash Wednesday before being stopped a short time later. The driver of a black Ford Taurus that police said had front end damage was stopped by officers at Northwest 79th Avenue and Northwest 44th ...
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Appeals court rules real value of stolen coins not clear
North Palm Beach prevailed Wednesday in an appellate court ruling over how much he truly owes his victim in a 2010 case.Theodore Stanley Siuda, 44, pleaded guilty to burglary of a dwelling, grand theft, and false verification of ownership to a pawn broker, and he agreed at the time to pay restitution. He was sentenced to 25 months in state prison and 24 months probation.Siuda later appealed the ...
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SBA aims to expand veteran loan program
U.S. Small Business Administration announced a pledge with its national and regional lenders this week to increase lending activity to veterans by five percent a year for the next five years. Veteran-owned businesses can apply for the Patriot Express loan program as well as other SBA programs to help grow their companies. With the support of the SBA's top 20 national lending partners, and ...
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Terrorism suspected after attackers kill man in London
LONDON -- Two attackers wielding a number of weapons allegedly killed a man in broad daylight on a London street and then were shot by police Wednesday in an incident that may have been ...
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Memorial Day events in Broward County
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Report Marlins Park May Host Football Bowl Game
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Man charged with DUI after ramming another car three times
Sheriff's Office charged Denarius Demps, 22, with DUI, hit-and-run and driving with a suspended license. Deputies say Demps rolled up to a stoplight at Seacrest Boulevard and Woolbright Road at about 7 p.m. Tuesday. Demps then rammed his Ford Escort into the car in front of him three times, according to the arrest ...
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Jury awards $38.5 million in negligence case against doctors
Lauderdale Lakes man who was left in a vegetative state after undergoing a "manipulation under anesthesia" in 2008, and another $10 million to the man's two daughters.Dale Whyte, 37, never woke up after going into cardiac arrest while undergoing the controversial outpatient procedure at the Atlantic Surgical Center ...
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Teacher caught sleeping in class | Opinion
South Florida teacher nabbed napping in class. Blames his own baby. That’s rich. Patrick Geller, a science teacher at Cypress Bay High School in Weston, was caught sleeping at his desk by his own students. You know kids nowadays, quick to yank ...
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Israel Snipes warned to keep budgets lean | Video
The budget outlook is brighter, but it's not time for a taxpayer-funded spending spree, county commissioners told the sheriff and other top county leaders Tuesday. Property tax money has started flowing back in, thanks to rising property values. But county commissioners said they still want to run the kind of lean government they pared down to during the Great Recession. And they said ...
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South Florida home prices surge by more than 20 percent
South Florida home prices soared by more than 20 percent in April for a fifth consecutive month as buyers face strong competition and shrinking ...
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Existing home prices up double digits in Broward from year earlier
South Florida’s housing market continued to sizzle in April.The median price of an existing single-family home in Broward County jumped 22 percent to $250,000 in April from a year earlier, according to the Greater Fort Lauderdale Realtors. The median price for Broward condominiums and townhouses climbed 24 percent to $105,000 year over year, the group said. April sales of single-family ...
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Man shot by FBI in Central Florida during Boston bombing questioning | Video
Boston Marathon bombings .The FBI told the Orlando Sentinel that during the early morning hours Wednesday, an FBI agent — along with two Massachusetts State Police troopers and other law enforcement personnel — were interviewing 27-year-old Ibragim Todashev in connection with the Boston Marathon bombing investigation when a violent confrontation was initiated by Todashev."During ...
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HEAT Miami-Dade Broward County Public Schools Announce Wite Hot HEAT Day
by both Miami-Dade and Broward County Public Schools. All students, teachers, faculty and administrators are encouraged to wear white to support the HEAT as they take on the Indiana Pacers during the 2013 NBA Eastern Conference Finals. The franchise also encourages all South Florida HEAT fans to elevate their support of the team by wearing white throughout the day and into the night on Friday, ...
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Report Barbara Walters daughter accused of DUI in Naples
Jacqueline Danforth, the adopted daughter of television personality Barbara Walters, was charged with driving under the influence in southwest Florida on Sunday, the Daily Mail reported. According to the publication's online item, Danforth, 44, was released by the Collier County Sheriff's Office shortly after posting a $1,000 bond. Walters has written and spoken about her ...
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About 2M Floridians traveling during holiday weekend
The anticipated dip in holiday travel is mainly due to a decline in air travel of eight percent, fee fatigue among travelers and a waffling economy, AAA ...
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$38.5M awarded in Broward medical negligence case
Left to right: Tina McGee, Carol Whyte, Dale Whyte and Shellyann Watson. Dale Whyte was left in a vegetative state after a botched medical procedure in Dec. ...
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19 area hospitals get A grade from health advocates
Palm Beach county hospitals, like those across the rest of the nation, have received their spring report cards as scored by a nonprofit organization that advocates for safer health-care delivery.Nineteen local hospitals earned A grades, ...
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Phillies KO Marlins 7-3
MIAMI, FL – MAY 21: Jose Fernandez #16 of the Miami Marlins looks on during a game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Marlins Park on May 21, 2013 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty ...
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Orlando man killed by FBI had links to Boston bombers friend says
The FBI says it was involved in a fatal shooting near Universal Studios in Orlando, Fla. CBS News senior correspondent John Miller tells "CTM" the victim was a friend of Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the older brother suspected in the Boston Marathon ...
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Sexting scandalized Weiner running for NYC mayor
Former House Member Anthony Weiner announced his bid for Mayor of New York, in a video released on You Tube Tuesday night. Weiner is trying to make a political comeback, two years after he resigned after posting raunchy pictures on Twitter. (May ...
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Miami's zoo gets new name and upgrade
Zoo Miami is the name of our city’s zoo for marketing purposes, this important public resource is officially 30 years old, but has a history that starts long before 1980. Miami News.net has chosen the zoo as its feature on Miami in this milestone year for the facility.
Zoo Miami is the new name of one of the most famous, most visited and most award-winning zoo’s in the United States. Consistently rated among the top ten zoos in the country, many Miami residents may not realize what an immense resource this facility is to the city. In 2010 the zoo turned 30, but its roots can be traced back much further, in this landmark year for Miami-Dade Zoological Park and Gardens (the official new name of the centre) Miami News.net pays homage to the only sub-tropical zoo in North America. Read more
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