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DCF investigating Coconut Creek foster baby’s injuries

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The Florida Department of Children & Families is investigating how an 11-month-old boy in foster care wound up hospitalized Wednesday afternoon with serious injuries.

February 9, 2011

West Melbourne ticket shares Fantasy 5 jackpot

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Four winners of the “Fantasy 5″ game, including one in West Melbourne, will collect $56,932.43 each, the Florida Lottery said Wednesday.

February 9, 2011

Junk Food Associated With Lower IQ in Kids: Study

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Kingsize candy bars sit on a sales racks at a 7-Eleven store in Pembroke Pines, Florida.

February 8, 2011

Thumb down: Get your picture taken with Senate President Haridopolos for a price

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SAY CHEESY: Here’s the chance you’ve been awaiting for. On Monday, starting at 6:30 p.m., you can get a framed picture of yourself taken with Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolos, R-Merritt Island.

February 5, 2011

Worker sanctioned for alleged stealing

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A former employee of Power Financial Credit Union in Pembroke Pines was sanctioned by Florida regulators for allegedly stealing $228,000 in supplies from the credit union.

February 3, 2011

Florida Highway Patrol On High Alert After Threat

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The Florida Highway Patrol is warning it’s officers to be careful after a South Florida man made a death threat against officers, referencing the man who shot and killed two Miami-Dade Police officers last week.

January 27, 2011

Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz urges ‘new tone of civility’

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Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz says the shooting of Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is a reminder that the country must remain vigilant in pursuing the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s teachings of nonviolence.


January 17, 2011

Florida woman accused of claiming false tax credits and deductions,…

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A federal court has granted a permanent injunction, barring a Pembroke Pines, Florida woman from preparing federal income taxes for others after federal investigators found she falsely claim tax credits and deductions, including the first-time-homebuyer credit, for her customers.

January 14, 2011

Football great Lawrence Taylor pleads guilty to sexual assault

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Football legend Lawrence Taylor of Pembroke Pines, Florida Thursday pled guilty in Rockland County Court to sexual misconduct and patronizing a prostitute in the third degree, both misdemeanors.

January 13, 2011

Florida Heart Specialists Of Pembroke Pines, Hollywood And Weston Join Top Social Media sites

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Fort Lauderdale, FL. – Florida Heart Specialists of Pembroke Pines in an effort to stay connected and current in the cardiovascular care market has joined Twitter, YouTube, Facebook and a variety of social media sites.

January 3, 2011

Church breaks Nativity scene record

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A Florida pastor said members of his church set a world record by gathering 2,150 Nativity scenes in the same place.

December 13, 2010

Fla. woman accused of making threats appears in LA

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A Los Angeles federal judge on Wednesday ordered a woman charged with making threats that caused 300 schools to be locked down in Florida to be transferred back to that state.

November 24, 2010

School shooting threat locks down Florida schools

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School shooting threat locks down Florida schools Broward County, the 2nd-largest county in FL, has locked down educational facilities due to a danger of a shooting.

November 15, 2010

Trick Daddy Hits Barnes & Noble; Parties To Celebrate Autobiography

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Miami, Florida rapper Trick Daddy will host two high profile events to celebrate the release of his book Magic City: Trials of a Native Son, which is due in stores this week.

November 14, 2010

Cameras Could Catch Speeders

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Cameras that catch speeding drivers could soon come to Florida. State Rep. Evan Jenne co-sponsored Florida’s red light enforcement bill, which went into effect in July.

November 9, 2010

Mother Makes Emotional Plea to Texting Teens

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It’s National Teen Safe Driving Week. Do you know where you’re teenager is? More importantly, do you know how he or she is getting there, who’s driving, and how responsible the driver is? Does your kid follow safe driving practices? These are questions the Florida Highway Patrol wants every parent to be asking, because car crashes are the number …

October 20, 2010

Crist Feels ‘Morally Obligated To Win’ Senate Race

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Gov. Charlie Crist, the now-independent candidate for Florida’s open U.S. Senate seat, spoke Wednesday in Pembroke Pines about a judge’s decision to allow him to keep millions from Republican donors.

September 22, 2010

a oeDanger Thumbsa campaign launched

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Verizon Wireless and the Florida Highway Patrol announced today the launch of the a oeDanger Thumbsa campaign to make the statea s roads safer by urging young Florida drivers to stop texting on their wireless phones when behind the wheel.

September 9, 2010

Gainesville pastor’s plan to burn Quran sparks opposition across S. Fla.

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Virgil Villalta believes his son, a U.S. soldier who left last week to return to his post in Kuwait, is fighting for many things dear to our country, including a Florida pastor’s rights to burn the Muslim holy book on the anniversary of the 9-11 attacks.

September 9, 2010

Evangelical Christian Group in Florida Plans to Burn Korans

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A small evangelical Christian group in the southeastern U.S. state of Florida on Saturday plans to burn Korans as a protest against violent Islamic extremists.

September 7, 2010