With so many offices in play in Collier and Lee counties, and with vacations, and with early voting starting – this is not a typo – on July 30, we had to get moving.

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Small plane in distress lands on Sheridan Street | VIDEO

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A small plane in distress made a forced landing on a Cooper City roadway Saturday afternoon, and the two people aboard managed to walk away with no serious injuries.

May 19, 2012

Small plane makes emergency landing on Pembroke Pines#xA0;street

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Two people onboard  a small plane were not injured when they were forced to make an emergency landing on a busy Broward street Saturday afternoon.

May 19, 2012

Small plane makes emergency landing on Pembroke Pines street

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Two people onboard  a small plane were not injured when they were forced to make an emergency landing on a busy Broward street Saturday afternoon.

May 19, 2012

Miami Dominicans to vote for first-ever exterior representatives

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Dominican officials say that about 70 percent of Dominican registered voters in South Florida are expected to cast ballots Sunday in elections for president and Congress back home.

May 18, 2012

Miami Dominicans to vote for first-ever exterior representatives

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Dominican officials say that about 70 percent of Dominican registered voters in South Florida are expected to cast ballots Sunday in elections for president and Congress back home.

May 18, 2012

Rockers in Recovery concert: Buy your tickets now

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An all-star rock band of 1970s- and ’80s-era musicians will host a three-day campout music fest at C.B. Smith Park in Pembroke Pines.

May 18, 2012

Are take-home cop cars worth the cost? | Poll

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During Monday’sA press conference , when four Broward Sheriff’s deputies were commendedA for facing off against a gunman and coming to the aid of wounded Key Biscayne and ICE officers during the May 10 mayhem onA Florida’s Turnpike, Broward Sheriff Al Lamberti took the opportunity toA promoteA the importance of take-home cars for law enforcement … (more)

May 18, 2012

Broward mail-sorting operations to shift to Miami

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In an effort to stanch its gusher of red ink, the U.S. Postal Service announced Thursday it will close two major mail-processing centers in Broward and send their work to Miami.

May 17, 2012

Fort Lauderdale postmark soon to be history as postal centers close

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Say goodbye to that smudgy black postmark reading “Fort Lauderdale.” Bid farewell also to speedier delivery of mail, at least outside South Florida.

May 17, 2012

Pines delays vote on providing services to proposed detention center

Miami Herald

Commissioners say they need more information, including what legal ramifications they face, before they can vote.

May 17, 2012

Workforce agencies have placed more than 3,500 people in jobs

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Workforce agencies in Broward and Palm Beach counties have placed more than 3,500 individuals who were seeking work in jobs during the month of April, according to a report by Florida’s Workforce Florida; this information was contained in an article by Marcia Heroux Pounds in the May 16 Sun Sentinel.

May 16, 2012

FBI raids FastTrain college offices

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The Business Journal observed an FBI agent outside the temporarily closed FastTrain campus in Pembroke Pines.

May 16, 2012

Weather alert: Rainy season is here, more storms in forecast

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The National Weather Service said the recent string of dark skies and wet roads point to a May 8 start of South Florida’s annual rainy season, almost two weeks earlier than average.

May 16, 2012

Lotto scammers washing cars with Champagne

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Lottery scammers in Jamaica are earning thousands of dollars a week and using Champagne to wash their cars in a boastful lifestyle, police from the Organised Crime Investigation Division have reported.

May 16, 2012

Pembroke Pines Relay for Life event rescheduled and relocated

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Pembroke Pines’ rained out Relay for Life event has a new date and location. The event will run from 5 to 11 p.m. May 26 at City Center, 10300 Pines Blvd. The luminary lighting ceremony will take place at 9 p.m. The Relay for Life will raise money for the a href=”http://www.cancer.org/”American Cancer Society/a. For more information, call 954-564-0880, ext. 7518. — Chris Guanche a href=”http://blogs.trb.com/community/news/sunrise/forum/facebook_logo.jpg”img alt=”facebook_logo.jpg” src=”http://blogs.trb.com/community/news/sunrise/forum/facebook_logo-thumb.jpg” width=”40″ height=”40″ //a strong Follow us on Facebook by clicking /strong a href=”http://www.facebook.com/BrowardForum” target=”_blank”here/a! /strongimg width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’http://sunsentinel.feedsportal.com/c/34258/f/623305/s/1f638fc9/mf.gif’ border=’0′/div class=’mf-viral’table border=’0′trtd valign=’middle’a href=”http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=entitle=Pembroke+Pines+Relay+for+Life+event+rescheduled+and+relocatedlink=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.trb.com%2Fcommunity%2Fnews%2Fpembroke_pines%2Fforum%2F2012%2F05%2Fpembroke_pines_relay_for_life.html” target=”_blank”img src=”http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif” border=”0″ //a/tdtd valign=’middle’a href=”http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Pembroke+Pines+Relay+for+Life+event+rescheduled+and+relocatedlink=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.trb.com%2Fcommunity%2Fnews%2Fpembroke_pines%2Fforum%2F2012%2F05%2Fpembroke_pines_relay_for_life.html” target=”_blank”img src=”http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif” border=”0″ //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href=”http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204537587/u/49/f/623305/c/34258/s/1f638fc9/a2.htm”img src=”http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204537587/u/49/f/623305/c/34258/s/1f638fc9/a2.img” border=”0″//aimg width=”1″ height=”1″ src=”http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204537587/u/49/f/623305/c/34258/s/1f638fc9/a2t.img” border=”0″/
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May 15, 2012

Pembroke Pines pedestrian dies after being hit by truck

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A Pembroke Pines man who was hit by a pick-up truck while crossing Pines Boulevard has died, police said.

May 15, 2012

American Craft Beer Week. Day 2

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American Craft Beer Week is here and in full force. We’re on day 2 so here’s a quick look at what events will be happening through out South Florida today.

May 15, 2012

Man who fled relieved that feds, not the mob, were chasing him

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When the early morning knocking started on his front door, Robert Lis fled in his pajamas, scaled two fences and was eyeing a third when he realized the people chasing him were the feds – not the mob.

May 14, 2012

Altman Companies planning 1,100 apartments in South Florida

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Multifamily developer The Altman Companies has announced plans for the development of rental communities in Boynton Beach, Coconut Creek, Pembroke Pines and Kendall.

May 14, 2012