From the monthly archives:

January 2010

Fake grenade brings teen real trouble

Sun Sentinel

14-year-old Pines boy charged with possession of hoax bomb

A 14-year-old high school student has been charged with possession of a hoax bomb after bringing a fake hand grenade to a Pembroke Pines charter school Monday, Pembroke Pines police said.


January 31, 2010

New route offers express ride from Pembroke Pines to downtown Miami

Sun Sentinel

A new express bus service is linking riders from Pembroke Pines to downtown Miami.


January 30, 2010

Pines woman rescued — by a virtual neighbor

Topix

The rubble pinned Mireille Dittmer on her knees. Cloaked in the darkness of the collapsed Port-au-Prince supermarket, the Pembroke Pines woman could hear the voices of other survivors.

January 30, 2010

Chew On This: SoFla Company Makes Sex Gum

Topix

Gum has long been used for a lot of things: fresh breath, hunger suppressant, quitting smoking.

January 28, 2010

Former Cop and HGTV star suing for being fired for appearing in gay porn

Topix

One year ago, Michael Verdugo – a one time contestant on HGTV’s Design Star – was fired from the Hollywood, Florida, police department for appearing in a kinky gay rope-tying movie, according to GayWired.com . Now, the sacked submissive is suing his the Police Department for preventing him from having the mre pleasure of putting on his uniform …

January 28, 2010

FREE PANCAKES AT IHOP 2.23.10

Topix

Tuesday, January 23, 2010 you can get free short stack pancakes from 7am-10pm at all participating IHOP restaurants. All they ask is that you consider making a donation to support local children’s hospitals through Childrens Miracle Network.

January 27, 2010

Miami dad with no known enemies missing since Jan. 15

Topix

Javaughn Johnson was last seen wearing black jeans and a plaid button-down shirt with a black undershirt.

January 25, 2010

Rescued from the rubble, blind violinist might not play again

Topix

When Itzhak Perlman begins to talk about one of Beethoven’s violin works — specifically the C minor sonata, Opus 30, No.

January 23, 2010

3 rescued from rubble of grocery store

Topix

When the woman’s sister arrived on the scene to check on survivors, Zahralban recognized her and told her, “Congratulations, your sister is alive.” “She dropped to her knees and thanked us,” he said.

January 22, 2010

U.S. offers protected status for Haitian immigrants

Topix

Haitians and their supporters protest in front of the Border Patrol office where more than 100 Haitian migrants who landed on Hallandale Beach north of Miami are being processed March 29, 2007 in Pembroke Pines, Florida.

January 21, 2010

Woman Saved Alive After 5 Days Trapped

Topix

Sunday, Jan. 17 9:48am The woman we saw pulled out of the rubble of the grocery store lives in Pembroke Pines, Florida.

January 21, 2010

$500,000 Mega Money ticket sold in Broward

Sun Sentinel

A Mega Money ticket sold in Pembroke Pines won $500,000 in Tuesday night’s drawing while two Fantasy 5 tickets sold in Broward took shares of Tuesday’s Fantasy 5 jackpot.


January 21, 2010

$500,000 Mega Money ticket sold in Pembroke Pines

Sun Sentinel

Two Fantasy 5 winning tickets also sold in Broward

A Mega Money ticket sold in Pembroke Pines won $500,000 in Tuesday night’s drawing, while two Fantasy 5 tickets sold in Broward County took shares of Tuesday’s Fantasy 5 jackpot.


January 20, 2010

South Florida woman found after five days buried in Haiti rubble

Topix

She was trapped in the rubble in Haiti for five days and 12 hours, until a stranger from South Florida saved her.

January 20, 2010

Pembroke Pines woman recounts ordeal in rubble of Haiti’s earthquake

Topix

Bruises on Mireille Dittmer’s hand who was air lifted to Boca Raton Community Hospital, after being trapped for 5 days in a grocery store in Haiti.

January 19, 2010

Consultant advises Pines to outsource more services to save money

Sun Sentinel

The city should consider outsourcing more jobs to contractors to save money, improve the contracting process and consider scrapping take-home cars for police officers living outside the city, a consultant said in a study presented Tuesday.


January 18, 2010

Consultant advises Pines to outsource more services to save money

Sun Sentinel

The city should consider outsourcing more jobs to contractors to save money, improve the contracting process and consider scrapping take-home cars for police officers living outside the city, a consultant said in a study presented Tuesday.


January 18, 2010

Haiti aftermath

Topix

In Haiti today, there is growing frustration that much-needed aid isn’t getting to earthquake victims fast enough.

January 18, 2010

Rick Ross To Run Blood Drive For Haiti

Topix

Rapper Rick Ross is hosting a charity drive to collect blood donations desperately needed to help aid Haiti’s injured citizens following Tuesday’s devastating earthquake.

January 18, 2010

Pembroke Pines woman recovering in Boca after being rescued in Haiti

Sun Sentinel

After being trapped under the rubble of a Port-au-Prince supermarket for five days, Mireille Boulos Dittmer is safe and recovering at a Boca Raton hospital this morning.


January 18, 2010

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