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Fort Lauderdale prepares to nearly double downtown population
FORT LAUDERDALE— There's a wave heading toward the city's downtown and it's full of economic promise.It's carrying thousands of new residents who will be calling downtown home as new construction is completed and additional projects get underway. The downtown's estimated population of 8,200 based ...
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UF Fun Fit Families program aims to create lifelong healthy habits
"Flush tag," which will prompt a discussion about the importance of hydration and water, is just one of the games that a new weight management program will feature in June.The University of Florida will offer the Fun & Fit Families program, geared toward the families of overweight children in Alachua County. It is a family-based lifestyle intervention that allows children and ...
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Biscayne National Park drops fishing ban plan
Biscayne National Park has dropped a controversial proposal to ban fishing across nearly 16 square miles of coral reef, after vigorous opposition from anglers and members of Congress.The park, which encompasses southern Biscayne Bay, had proposed a no-fishing zone to help coral reefs recover from decades of heavy fishing that had devastated snapper, grouper, lobster and other creatures that make ...
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Maersk Brings Transpacific 7 to Port Miami
Maersk Line, the global containerized division of the A.P. Moller - Maersk Group, and the leading container shipping company in the world added PortMiami to its Transpacific 7 (TP7) ...
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Winning ticket for 590-mln-dollar Powerball jackpot sold in Florida
WASHINGTON, May 18 (Xinhua) -- A winning ticket has been sold in Florida for a record Powerball jackpot of 590.5 million U.S. dollars, lottery officials said late Saturday. The winning ticket was sold at a supermarket in Zephyrhills, Florida. No further details on the lone winner was available. The numbers drawn Saturday were: 10, 13, 14, 22 and 52 with a Powerball number of 11. The chances of ...
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Whats closed for Memorial Day
Due to the Memorial Day holiday, residential curbside collection service for solid waste, recycling and yard trash will be delayed one day for the entire week. The regular schedule for these services will resume on June ...
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Suwannee County man 27 dies in accident
A Suwannee County man was killed early Saturday morning when he drove off a dirt road and struck two trees, reported the Florida Highway ...
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Elderly Man Found Shot in Car Near Winn Dixie
A landlord shot and killed his evicted tenant in front of a Hialeah home early Thursday morning after the tenant arrived at the landlord's home with a baseball bat, police said. NBC 6's Ari Odzer spoke with neighbors about the ...
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Gov. Rick Scott to Sign Texting While Driving Ban
Florida Governor Rick Scott could sign or veto a texting while driving ban as soon as the weekend but so far, he has given no indication which way he is leaning. Attorney David Seltzer comments on the ...
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Foiled kidnapper told victims wife her husbands hand would be delivered in a box
Palm Beach County Sheriff's detective who posed as a kidnapper and Melillo was arrested on May 29, 2012, when he came to a parking lot to pick up what he thought was a $12 million payoff, negotiated down from the initial $20 million demand.During one phone call to an undercover agent posing as the victim's wife, Melillo threatened that if she didn't pay, "The victim's ...
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Living blind How Causeway Cannibal victim and others forge on
In a briefing on the medical condition of Causeway Cannibal victim Ronald Poppo, doctors and therapists last week expressed confidence that the longtime homeless man blinded in a vicious assault could once again lead an independent life.But in the year since Poppo was disfigured in the unprovoked attack, progress has been slow."At first, he didn't even want to learn to walk," said ...
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Broward man gets break in tax fraud case
A Broward man got a break after a judge found he was less responsible than two other men who also pleaded guilty to a $14 million stolen identity fraud that submitted 5,000 tax returns — mostly for dead people, court records show.Finshley Fanor, 34, ...
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Beware Killer bees swarming in search of homes
We've entered swarm season for Africanized honey bees, as colonies split and clouds of the winged insects roam South Florida in search of new nesting sites.You may see thousands clinging to a tree branch, waiting for the return of scouts looking for ...
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Hawaii bans text messaging while driving
Hawaii has become the 40th state to ban text messaging while driving, government officials said Saturday. The fight against distracted driving began in earnest in 2007, when smartphones with text message capabilities came into widespread use. The Governors Highway Safety Association said Rainbow State drivers have been given a clear message. "This action sends an important message to all ...
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From Alaska to Florida Americans take to streets against Monsanto and GMOs
USA Protesters across the US are joining the worldwide rally against biotech giant Monsanto and genetically engineered crops. The mass protest comes shortly after the Senate turned down a bill that would allow states to require the labeling of GM foods. Organizers of the major rally ...
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Anti-Monsanto protesters pack downtown Orlando
Protesters worried about genetically modified foods and plants took the streets in Orlando today as part of the global March Against Monsanto.About 800 people gathered with signs, pamphlets and speeches in front of Orlando City Hall this afternoon.Maryann Wilson of Clermont brought her daughter to the protest that started at 2 p.m. to "make sure they don't secure a monopoly on ...
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Zoo Miami Animal Artists Paint for Charity
Zoo Miami animals are creating paintings for "Savage," an art exhibit made by animals to benefit animals. The art will be auctioned off at the Bakehouse Art Complex on June 1. Proceeds will support species conservation and research both locally and ...
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Woman charged in hit-run that hurt toddler
police said Saturday.Lisa Gail Quiggins, 45, is charged with leaving the scene of an accident involving serious injury.The May 14 incident happened about 6 p.m. near Northeast ...
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Miami Heat vs Indiana Pacers Live Stream Free Watch Online NBA Playoffs Eastern Conference Finals Game 2 Basketball
Miami Heat rookie Norris Cole (left) celebrates with LeBron James (right). Miami Heat vs Indiana Pacers Game 2 takes place on Friday night in the NBA Playoffs Eastern Conference Finals, with the Pacers looking to push the Heat all the way again but hopefully this time end up on the right side of the result. The game is scheduled to tip off at 8.30 p.m. ET and can be watched online through free ...
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Woman Arrested for Hit-And-Run Involving 3-Year-Old Police
Fort Lauderdale Police said Monday that they have found and seized the red Volkswagen Beetle involved in a recent hit-and-run crash with a young boy - and now need the public's help identifying the driver. Isaac Cruz's mother, Jenny Rivera, pleaded for the driver to turn himself or herself ...
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Up to seven hurt in Sawgrass Expressway crash
Coral Springs Saturday, including a child who was transported by air to Broward Health Medical Center, according to a Coral Springs Fire Department official.The crash occurred about 1 p.m. on the southbound lanes of the expressway at Atlantic Boulevard, according to ...
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Miami Beach gets ready for Urban Beach Weekend
Put 250,000 people ready to party and ignorant of local rules in a 20-block radius and you end up with one mess bigger than a teenage girl's car. Yet, this is the scenario that Miami Beach has to deal with one weekend a year since 2001 during the animated Urban Beach Weekend that takes place ...
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Defying odds bicycle shops thrive in Orlando
who help keep sales healthy. "Our area is a great area because it's gotten very bike-friendly," said Jessica Kinnee, co-owner of Retro City Cycles north of downtown Orlando. And, she said, "we can do this 365 days a year." One of the latest stores to open here is Performance Bicycle, a nationwide dealer that expanded into Florida this year. It has four Florida shops so ...
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Two women accused of attacking robbing cab driver
police said on Saturday. The women, Kimberly Amber Parker, 29 and Jessica Lee Dennis, 21, are both charged with carjacking, strong-arm robbery and battery. Both were being held at the North Broward Jail ...
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S Florida town puts unwanted bridge up for sale
What they got, though, is considered an eyesore. It turns out that the design plans were never reviewed, so the construction firm built a bridge designed for vehicle traffic and not horses or ...
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Horticultural therapy for war veterans.
There are still Vietnam veterans living in poverty or on the street in the United States today, everyday many commit suicide from despair. Since the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, suicide rates among veterans have spiked again as sufferers of a range of mental and physical injuries fall through the net. Veteran Farms are one way in which these veterans can be helped.
Adam Burke is a man with a mission, to help war veterans returning to the United States after tours abroad, particularly in Iraq and Afghanistan, that have struggled to reintegrate with society. This may be due to PTSD (Post-traumatic stress disorder), physical injuries, such as disability, or a sense of a loss of purpose after the harried action of a war zone. Read more
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