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James and Wade Named to All-NBA Teams
The NBA announced today that Miami HEAT forward LeBron James has been named to the2012-13 All-NBA First Team and HEAT guard Dwyane Wade has been named to the 2012-13 All-NBA Third Team. James led all players with 595 points, receiving all 119 possible First Team votes. The honor marks his seventh overall First Team selection and six-straight. This marks Wade's eighth All-NBA honor and his ...
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Vernon Dolphins Youth Camper To Dolphins Draft Pick
. Vernon, now 22, remembers his experience at the team's youth football camp in 2003 like it just happened. It was then that Vernon decided for himself that football and not soccer was going to be his passion and he planned his future. "Actually, during my first week of OTAs last year that was going through my head," said Vernon, a defensive end who was chosen in the third round ...
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Embattled Tamarac commissioner files suit to stop recall
TAMARAC— City Commissioner Patte Atkins-Grad struck back against her critics with a lawsuit intended to prevent a recall effort from moving forward.Her lawsuit — filed in Broward Circuit Court on Wednesday and served to the recall committee Thursday morning — argues that a judge should stop the recall process from continuing because it's ...
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Up to 11 hurricanes predicted in active storm season | Weather alerts
Government forecasters predict an active to extremely active storm season with 13 to 20 named storms, including seven to 11 hurricanes, with three to six of those of those major. The primary ingredients expected to fuel storms: warm waters in the Atlantic and low levels of wind shear, ...
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Worker killed in Port of Palm Beach accident | Video
Port of Palm Beach is reported to have died. Riviera Beach police and a Port of Palm Beach spokeswoman reported a worker accident with a barge in Slip 3 at the port facility shortly before noon. The worker somehow got into a cavity in the barge that has a very small opening and rescuers were trying to get him ...
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Over 300 Republicans attend 2013 Broward Lincoln Day Dinner
Tom Truex announced Wednesday that over 300 Republicans attended the annual Lincoln Day Dinner at the Westin Beach Resort & Spa in Fort ...
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New evidence in George Zimmerman case Trayvon texted about being a fighter
George Zimmerman evidence photosThis photo of Trayvon Martin appearing between two individuals was released as part of George Zimmerman's defense ...
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Man mistaken as burglar bitten by Davie police dog
Roger Alvarez says he received these wounds from a Davie K-9 when he and a cousin were working on the roof of a restaurant about 2:40 a.m. Wednesday and they were mistaken for ...
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South Florida reels in filmmakers with backdrops tax incentives
Boca Raton jewelry shop, but the outlook for show business in Palm Beach and Broward counties has never been brighter. South Florida has always offered a lot for filmmakers to like - good weather and plenty of cool backdrops - but local film officials say other factors are making the region even more attractive. Chief among them are tax incentives, free permitting and staff to help make the ...
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Insurance agent accused of inventing clients for commission money
Ray Hamper didn't actually exist, but neither did Jim May or Kelly Kern.In fact, none of the dozens of names listed on 139 phony insurance policy applications filed by Frederick Edward Tanner were real, state fraud investigators said.Tanner, a ...
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Bicyclist in critical condition after Fort Lauderdale crash
. Fort Lauderdale police said Achille Alexandre, 40, of Fort Lauderdale was riding his bike on May 10 when he was hit by a gold 2007 Chevy Cobalt around 9:37 p.m. on the 1600 block of Northwest 24th Avenue. An ambulance rushed Alexandre to Broward Health Medical Center, where he remains in critical condition. The investigation is ongoing. Investigators are asking any witnesses to the crash to ...
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Chuck Norris comes to the defense of Tim Tebow
blog on Newsbusters.org . "He reminds me of myself when I used to compete in martial arts. "I would spar with my black belts in class, and sometimes they would outscore me. Yet in the tournaments, I would defeat them. My students used to ask me, 'Why is it that we can contend equally against you in class but can't beat you in the tournaments?' My answer was always the ...
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Dog that went missing back home with her family
PLANTATION— Izzy, the retired police dog who went missing during a thunderstorm Monday night, is back home with her family. The 7-year-old black Lab dashed out of her owners' house in Plantation about 9 ...
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Dwyane Wade Receives 2012-13 Seasonlong Kia Community Assist Award
The Miami HEAT announced today thatDwyane Wade is the recipient of the "2012-13 Seasonlong Kia Community Assist Award" in recognition of his outstanding efforts in the community and his ongoing philanthropic and charitable work.The award recognizes the NBA player who best reflects the passion that the league and its players have for giving back to their communities. This year marked ...
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Deputies Searching for 2nd Suspect in Fort Lauderdale Shooting
Kevon J. Obas, 20, was arrested Tuesday in Lauderhill for his suspected connection with the May 16 shooting at the Champion Food Store on 2409 NW 15 Court, according to the Broward Sheriff's ...
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Two-vehicle crash leaves three critically injured in Davie
Davie Police are investigating a two-vehicle crash in which three people were critically injured Thursday. The 4 a.m. incident happened when an SUV carrying two men north on Davie Road was hit by a westbound car at Southwest 38th Court. "The car was driven by a male and it failed to stop at a stop sign," Davie Police Capt. Dale Engle said. "The car T-boned the SUV, and it ...
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Mayo A poetry slam against Citizens giveaway
Lots of things I'd like to lay down an angry rap about today (the Boy Scouts' pending half-baked, half-hearted stand on gays, the state's looting of Citizens' insurance reserves to give to politically-connected private upstarts, the Dolphin/NFL's efforts to extort public money for private stadium improvements), but I'll settle for the next-best thing: Judging a ...
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Woman keyed Kia with image of male genitalia cops say
It was high noon in this Publix parking lot in Wesley Chapel as a woman allegedly keyed a Kia SUV belonging to a 63-year-old female customer, reports ...
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The heat is on Wear a seat belt or face a fine
Memorial Day weekend is coming up and state troopers are cracking down. Their target: those who refuse to wear seat belts. Last year, there were 205,633 of you. And that doesn't sit well with ...
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Marlins Blanked Again Lose 3-0 To Phils
MIAMI (AP) -- Marlins starter Kevin Slowey took the mound for the sixth inning Wednesday night and failed to make it through the warmup pitches. Slowey exited with a strained left lat muscle and took the loss in the Philadelphia Phillies’ 3-0 victory. Cliff Lee (5-2) threw a three-hitter for his 12th career shutout and Delmon Young homered for the second consecutive night. The Marlins ...
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Miami Heat Edge Pacers in East Finals Opener
LeBron James delivered in the nick of time. James hit the game-winning layup as time expired in overtime Wednesday, lifting the Miami Heat to a thrilling 103-102 victory over the visiting Indiana Pacers in the opener of the Eastern Conference finals. "Two teams fought hard," said James after collecting 30 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for his ninth career playoff ...
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4-pound hairball in stomach of 400-pound Florida tiger | Video
While Ty reclined drowsily in the back of Vernon Yates' white pickup, about a dozen reporters and photographers stood less than 2 feet from his open cage, snapping photos of him - and of themselves, standing within inches of the 400-pound Siberian ...
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911 pocket-dialer arrested in Florida
Police said they have arrested a Florida man who mistakenly pocket-dialed 911 while planning a killing earlier this month. Scott Simon, 24, is heard talking to another person on the May 5 recording. He says he is going to follow Nicholas Romondo Walker, 33, out of his home and kill him, a release from the Broward County Sheriff's Office states. Just a few minutes later, Walker was fatally ...
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Woman accused of coercing $35000 in bank withdrawals
A woman is accused of driving an elderly man to multiple banks and coercing him to withdraw more than $35,000, all so she could steal the funds, according to ...
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Tow truck driver accused of pepper-spraying baby offering deputy bribe
A routine trip to tow an illegally parked car ended up with a baby being pepper-sprayed, a false report of shots fired and the tow truck driver arrested on bribery charges. It all began shortly before 7 p.m. Sunday, when Carmel Towing driver Ronald Tyler showed up to a large party to tow away illegally parked vehicles inside the Olive Glen Community complex in Pompano Beach. Witnesses told ...
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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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