From the monthly archives:

December 2009

Facility for drug-addicted moms scraping for funds

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There’s a three-month waiting list at the Susan B. Anthony Recovery Center, a program that allows drug addicted mothers to get treatment while living with their children instead of putting them in foster care and going to prison.

December 31, 2009

Clinical Trials Update: Dec. 29, 2009

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Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com : Migraine This study will evaluate a vaccine for migraines.

December 29, 2009

Stabbing suspect turns himself in to Pembroke Pines police

Sun Sentinel

A man accused of stabbing another man in the stomach walked into the Pembroke Pines police station and turned himself in, a few hours after the alleged attack Tuesday morning.


December 29, 2009

Police Need Help Finding Man Wanted In Stabbing

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Pembroke Pines police are asking for the public’s help in tracking down a man who allegedly stabbed another man during an argument.

December 29, 2009

Pembroke Pines stabbing suspect turns himself in

Sun Sentinel

A man accused of stabbing another man in the stomach walked into the city police station and turned himself in, a few hours after the alleged attack Tuesday.


December 28, 2009

Pembroke Pines police search for stabbing suspect

Sun Sentinel

Pembroke Pines police are searching for a man who they say stabbed another in the stomach Tuesday morning.


December 28, 2009

FBI Searching For Christmas Eve Bank Bandits

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Share + Dec 27, 2009 10:31 am US/Eastern Pembroke Pines police and the FBI are asking for the public’s help in finding two men who held up a bank Christmas Eve.

December 28, 2009

Chip-A-Tree program has drop-off sites in Miramar, Pembroke Pines and Cooper City

Sun Sentinel

If you live in southwest Broward and want to get rid of your Christmas tree, three county parks will take it off your hands for you.


December 26, 2009

Special-needs school finds home at church

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A group of parents of special-needs children fought an uphill battle to open a charter school.

December 26, 2009

FBI: Robbers hit Pines bank on Christmas Eve

Sun Sentinel

Two armed robbers held up a bank on Christmas Eve, forcing employees into the vault and pointing a gun at a father and his 8-year-old son, authorities said Saturday.


December 25, 2009

Man found fatally shot in Miami

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A man was found shot to death in the parking lot of a Pembroke Pines retirement community early Monday morning, police said.

December 24, 2009

Florida Guard soldiers head back to Iraq

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Soldiers headed to war pack light. What does not fit in a duffle bag they must carry in their hearts.

December 23, 2009

Woman robbed at Pembroke Lakes mall parking lot

Sun Sentinel

A woman was robbed inside her car at the Pembroke Lakes mall parking lot Tuesday night.


December 22, 2009

School Board Member Indicted in Florida on Public Corruption Charges

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Jeffrey H. Sloman, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and John V. Gillies, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Miami Field Office, announced the filing of an Indictment charging Beverly Gallagher, 51, of Pembroke Pines, Florida, with committing extortion under color of official right, bribery …

December 21, 2009

Pembroke Pines school names scholarship for student who died of cancer

Sun Sentinel

Shontel Medwynter wasn’t able to attend Pembroke Pines Charter High School for all four years, but a new memorial scholarship named for her will create an enduring impact.


December 19, 2009

Pembroke Pines church has one-year hiatus for annual Christmas extravaganza

Sun Sentinel

Those driving on Flamingo Road north of Pembroke Road during December are used to seeing the enormous light display at Oasis Church.


December 19, 2009

Gallagher Indicted On Public Corruption Charges

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Share + Dec 17, 2009 4:23 pm US/Eastern FORT LAUDERDALE A federal grand jury indicted former Broward School Board Member Beverly Gallagher on several public corruption charges Thursday.

December 19, 2009

Poetic Justice: SoFla Schemer Got Schemed

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Another day, another big Fort Lauderdale Ponzi scheme, but in this one the bad guy may have gotten a taste of his own medicine.

December 18, 2009

Florida teen live-streams his suicide online

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A Florida teenager who used a webcam to live-stream his suicide Wednesday was reportedly encouraged by other people on the Web site, authorities told ABCNews.com. Authorities say that approximately 1,300 people watched him take his own life.

December 17, 2009

Suspended School Board member indicted

Sun Sentinel

Beverly Gallagher faces public corruption charges

Suspended School Board member Beverly Gallagher was indicted Thursday on federal public corruption charges, an indication that her efforts to negotiate a plea agreement have not worked out — so far.


December 16, 2009

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