Miami-Dade Commission authorizes sewer repairs
The Miami-Dade County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday authorized $4.2 billion in bonds to rebuild leaky and old water and sewer lines, pumping stations, and water treatment ...
View ArticleAlexis Berger Reflects On Youth Football Camp
Football is widely considered a man's sport, and it may be a daunting task for some women who want to play. But, former Miami Dolphins summer camper, Alexis Berger, seems to embrace that challenge....
View ArticleJudge denies injuction sought by senior arcades
TALLAHASSEE -- A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a request by two Broward County senior arcades to block key parts of a new law that stemmed from a statewide crackdown on Internet cafes.U.S. District...
View ArticleMiami-Dade commissioners sign off on initial fee hike to pay for water sewer...
Miami-Dade commissioners gave the go-ahead Tuesday for the county to raise its water and sewer fees to help pay for a multi-billion dollar plan to repair an antiquated water and sewer system.Fees will...
View ArticleMiami Heat discount increases at Miami Seaquarium
Miami Heat fans can turn their enthusiasm into double-digit savings when they wear Heat garb to the Miami Seaquarium during the NBA Finals.The attraction at 4400 Rickenbacker Causeway is offering a 40...
View ArticleXtreme Waterparks visits Orlando twice this season
Travel Channel 's "Xtreme Waterparks" will visit Orlando twice this season, but Central Florida didn't make the season premiere. The show returns at 8 p.m. Sunday with stops in Vail, Colo.; the Jersey...
View ArticleLawsuit New Jersey woman mistaken for prostitute beaten at Florida hotel
NEWARK, N.J. – A New Jersey woman says she was mistaken for a prostitute at a Miami Beach hotel, but that wasn't the worst of it. Anna Burgese says in a federal lawsuit a group of women she believes...
View ArticleWoman Designs Toilet Paper Wedding Dress
Carol Touchstone designed her "Coastal Wave" dress out of about 20 rolls of Vintage Pink Charmin. She will be competing against two other participants to be crowned the queen of toilet paper wedding ...
View ArticleFla. assures it will offer kosher in all prisons
MIAMI (AP) -- Florida is moving ahead with a plan to offer kosher meals in all state prisons by the end of the year, a corrections official testified at a hearing Tuesday on a U.S. Justice Department...
View ArticleTampa officer fired for drinking was also dismissed previously
Tampa police officers Paul Madsen and Antonio Ortega were fired last Friday after an investigation found they were drinking on duty at the Penthouse Club. Madsen also was fired from the force in ...
View ArticleSoldier surprises family at brothers Lake Wales High graduation
Sgt. Robert Clinton Tolson surprised his brother and mother this week, showing up at his brother's graduation at Lake Wales High ...
View ArticleMarion man accused of molesting child
Agustin Soto was arrested Monday, June 3, 2013 and booked into the Marion County Jail without bond. (PHOTO/Marion County Sheriff's ...
View ArticleDeputies Ex-employee hit Spring Hill bowling alley for $10K
Detectives say Steven Paxton admitted to burglarizing his Spring Hill Lanes, his former place of employment, and that he returned most of the $10,000 taken. Paxton was charged burglary of an unoccupied...
View ArticleDeLand ordinance protects feral cat colony supporters
DELAND -- Bob Baird no longer has to worry about working in the shadows to care for feral cats in his neighborhood. The city of DeLand passed an ordinance Monday night which protects caregivers like...
View ArticleChildren jump from car with drunk father driving
PALM COAST, Fla. -- Florida authorities say three children visiting from Ohio jumped out of a moving car with their drunken father behind the wheel.Demitri Nicholas of Piqua, Ohio, was arrested Monday...
View ArticleFla. judge denies effort to block gaming ban
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- A federal judge has denied an attempt by operators of two Broward County arcades that sought to block enforcement of part of new law banning simulated slot machines or other...
View ArticleSystem likely to soak Florida
A disorganized mass of storms and clouds stretching from the Yucatan Peninsula to South Florida has a shot at becoming the hurricane season’s first named storm.But even if it doesn’t, forecasters...
View ArticleHarris Teeter pulls berry blend from shelves
A statement from the store Tuesday said Harris Teeter Organics Antioxidant Berry Blend supplied by Townsend Farms Inc. is being taken off the shelves because the Food and Drug Administration is...
View ArticleAppeals court says defense can interview Martin family attorney
The attorney for the family of Trayvon Martin must answer questions from lawyers representing the man who killed him, a Florida appeals court has ruled. The Fifth District Court of Appeal said...
View ArticleTeen charged with planting fake bomb at Florida middle school
A 13-year-old South Florida boy was charged Tuesday with placing a fake bomb that led to the evacuation of two schools. The Millennium Middle School in Tamarac was evacuated Monday afternoon, WBFS-TV,...
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