Miami Florida County News
- Palm Beach County reports most school bullying incidents, though numbers might be skewed Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:20PMPalm Beach County reports most school bullying incidents, though numbers might be skewed
- Deal includes free tickets for Homestead officials Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:42PMHomestead officials will get free tickets to events at the city’s baseball stadium as part of a lease with a private company.
- Today at the Capitol Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:37PMOIR LOOKS AT CASTLE KEY HIKES: The Office of Insurance Regulation will hold a hearing to consider proposed property-insurance rate increases by Castle Key Insurance Co. and Castle Key Indemnity Co., which are affiliates of Allstate. (9 a.m., the Capitol, 401 Senate Office Building, Tallahassee.)
- Board Grants Waivers For 3 Miami Low Performing Schools Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:36PMThe Florida Board of Education agreed Tuesday to allow eight low performing schools, including three Miami-Dade schools, the chance to continue under district management for another year rather than be closed or turned into a charter.
- Police: Teen Forced Into Prostitution; 10 Arrested Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:04PMTen suspects are arrested and police are searching for two more after a teen was sexually battered and forced into prostitution, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Office.
- 2011 SEASON Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:57PM Although the threat of NFL lockout is imminent, high school football fans in Edgecombe County can anticipate a full season of Gridiron action as all three varsity high school teams' 2011-2012 schedules have been released with Tarboro and SouthWest playing 10 regular season games each and North Edgecombe nine.
- Military News Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:51PMMILITARY NEWS
- Docs’ suit against gun law gains more firepower Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:46PMThe Florida ACLU and Palm Beach County Medical Society are among a half-dozen organizations that Tuesday sought to join a lawsuit aimed at stopping a new state law restricting health care professionals from asking patients about firearms in their homes. “The government is trying to play referee on conversations by ruling some topics out of bounds while other subjects [...]
- 4imprint Announces $57,000 in Gifts to Nonprofits in First Half of 2011 Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:07PMThrough its one by one™ philanthropic giving program, promotional products retailer 4imprint donated $57,000 in-kind to more than 114 nonprofit organizations and charities throughout the United States and Canada in the first two quarters of 2011.
- Fla. Police Benevolent Association suing to block the state's prison-privatization plans Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:36PMFlorida Police Benevolent Association officials have filed suit to block the state's prison-privatization plans and plan a news conference Wednesday in Miami.
- Carlos Gimenez lies already Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:46AMUncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke, who lost in a bid to become Miami-Dade mayor, says new top man Carlos Gimenez bent over for the Florida Marlin...
- Flying high Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:34AMOkaloosa County Airports Director Greg Donovan was awarded the state’s top aviation honor this morning during the Florida Airports Council’s annual conference. In receiving the Aviation Professional of the Year, Donovan beat out nominees from the...
- Holy Trinity's Maye picks Gators Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:43AMHoly Trinity's Marcus Maye has had a big summer, topped off with a commitment to Florida. / Justin Dernier, for FLORIDA TODAY file Marcus Maye already knew what he wanted to do, so on Monday he got it out of the way.
- Childrens Services Council of Broward County Partners with BankAtlantic to Support Financial Literacy for Children Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:41AMBankAtlantic (NYSE: BBX), Floridas Most Convenient Bank, announced today that it is pleased to partner ...
- Children’s Services Council of Broward County Partners with BankAtlantic to Support Financial Literacy for Children Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:37AMFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BankAtlantic partnered with the Children's Services Council of Broward County (the 'CSC') in support of Financial Literacy for Children.
- Guard says he was ordered not to call 911 before sick Fort Pierce teen died | Video Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:21AMA guard who was on duty when a Fort Pierce 18-year-old died at a West Palm Beach juvenile detention center stepped forward Monday, saying that he was ordered not to call 911 when he thought something was wrong.
- 'America's Marriage Doctor' Offers Keys to Marital Happiness Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:17AMMIAMI, July 19, 2011 / Christian Newswire / -- Many couples struggle with marital conflict because they've lost the "vision" for their marriages.
- Did Mother Lose Custody Over Poppy Seeds? Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:42AMA Pennsylvania woman is suing the Lawrence County Department of Children and Youth Services for taking custody of her newborn son after she tested positive for opiates, a result her lawyer says, of her eating poppy seeds.
- Police: Fla. teen killed parents, then had party Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:41AMA Florida teen is accused of posting a Facebook invite for a house party, killing his parents with a hammer and then hosting dozens of people while the adults' bludgeoned bodies were locked in the master bedroom.
- U.S. midsection to swelter another day in merciless heatwave Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:30AM(CNN) -- High temperatures in America's Plains States are expected to rival those in Death Valley again Monday, according to the National Weather Service, which predicts a heat wave to roast the county's midsection for yet another day as it spreads to the east.
- BankUnited Names Christopher Sanz, VP Healthcare Banking Segment Leader Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:41AMMIAMI LAKES, FL -- BankUnited has hired Christopher Sanz as vice president and healthcare banking se...
- Bullrun Rally driver in Audi sports car arrested after crash Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:56AMJust what our Sunshine State needed — a pack of party animals racing on our highways.
- Casey Anthony Lies Low On 1st Free Day Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 7:18PMAnthony walked out of the front door of the Orange County Jail at 12:09 a.m. with her lawyer by her side. ORLANDO, Fla. -- This is what freedom looks like for Casey Anthony: $537.68 from her jail account, no job, estranged parents, a criminal record, lawsuits pending against her and the hatred of multitudes who think she got away with murder.
- Casey Anthony lies low on first day of freedom Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 7:14PMThis is what freedom looks like for Casey Anthony: $537.68 from her jail account, no job, estranged parents, a criminal record, lawsuits pending against her and the scorn of multitudes who think she got away with murder.
- Novack murders shockingly brutal Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 7:12PMAlejandro Guttierez-Garcia spent his boyhood years wandering the streets of Nicaragua before coming to Miami on a worker's visa in 2005. With a dragon tattoo on his arm and a drooping right eye, Gutierrez-Garcia's menacing face blended into South Florida's criminal underworld. Within two years, he ran up a daunting rap sheet, from theft to violent crime.
- Don't bother coming home: Parents tell Casey Anthony to stay away as she flees prison mob under armed guard Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 7:07PMCasey Anthony has fled to a secret location after her parents told her that she was not welcome to come home.
- Photos: Miss Florida USA Pageant Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 6:08PMMiss South Florida, Karina Brez, is the new Miss Florida.
- Clermont Joins MIAMI Association of Realtors Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 4:07PMDanielle Y. Clermont has joined the executive team of the 24,000-member MIAMI Association of Realtors (MIAMI) as Vice President of Marketing & Business. Formerly with the Realtor Association of Greater Fort Lauderdale (RAGFL), her primary responsibilities focus on serving MIAMI’s more than 5,000 members in Broward and expanding the association’s operations and presence in South Florida. (PRWeb ...
- Mom acquitted of daughter's murder leaves US jail Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 3:41PMORLANDO, Fla. - Casey Anthony walked out of jail a free woman under heavy guard early Sunday, facing shouts of "baby killer" from a heckling crowd less than two weeks after she was found not guilty of murder in the death of her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee.
- Costs of Casey Anthony case not just measured in dollars Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 3:02PMA granddaughter was lost, a family was torn apart, relationships permanently damaged, futures in doubt.
- Anthony lies low on first day of freedom Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 2:28PMCasey Anthony left the Orange County Jail just after midnight amid shouts from protesters.
- Casey Anthony released from jail, slips from view Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 10:50AMORLANDO, Fla. — Casey Anthony walked out of jail a free woman under heavy guard early Sunday, facing shouts of "baby killer" from a heckling crowd only days after a nation in rapt attention watched as she was acquitted of murder in the death of her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee. The 25-year-old woman, who had spent years in the spotlight's glare including two months of nationally televised trial ...
- Sex Scandal involving Sharpton Associate Continues to Heat Up Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 10:34AM*The fur is still flying for Sharon Song Byrd, who continues to “call out” Tony Wafford, the West Coast Director of the Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network. Byrd, who recently won a sexual harassment and battery lawsuit against Wafford, went back to court to file a civil suit against him. Byrd said that since [...]
- Casey Anthony freed from prison Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 10:13AMCasey Anthony, acquitted earlier this month of murdering her toddler daughter in a high profile case that riveted the U.S. public, walked out of a Florida jail early Sunday under tight security.
- PHOTOS: South Florida School Expo Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 9:38AMHundreds participated in the South Florida School Expo at Aventura Mall.
- CASEY ANTHONY FREED FROM FLA. JAIL Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 1:49AMORLANDO, Fla. — Casey Anthony was freed from a Florida jail early today, 12 days after she was acquitted of murder in the death of her 2-year-old daughter Caylee in a verdict that drew furious responses and even threats from people across the U.S. who had followed the case with rapt attention.
- Casey Anthony freed from jail; her future uncertain Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 1:18AMCasey Anthony has been released from a Florida jail, 12 days after she was acquitted of murder in the death of her 2-year-old daughter. She spent her last day in jail Saturday preparing for an uncertain future after nearly three years behind bars.
- Casey Anthony freed after US child murder aquittal Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 1:12AMMIAMI (AFP) - Casey Anthony, a young US woman who spent nearly three years in jail on suspicion of killing her toddler daughter, was released early Sunday after a jury found her not guily of murder, authorities said.
- Casey Anthony freed from Fla. jail early today Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:57AMORLANDO, Fla. - Casey Anthony was freed from a Florida jail early Sunday, 12 days after she was acquitted of murder in the death of her 2-year-old daughter Caylee in a verdict that drew furious responses and even threats from people across the U.S.
- Casey Anthony leaves Florida jail early today Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:50AMORLANDO, Fla. - Casey Anthony was freed from a Florida jail early today, 12 days after she was acquitted of murder in the death of her 2-year-old daughter Caylee in a verdict that drew furious responses and even threats from people across the U.S. who had followed the case with rapt attention. Talk about this topic
- Volusia County public records for July 16, 2011 Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 12:39AMCOUNTY JAIL DOCKET (The following people were booked into the Volusia County Branch Jail on felony charges yet to be proven in court.): Nichol Kristine Pedersen, 26, Port Orange, grand theft of more than $5,000; Erin E. Anderson, 31,...
- Panel looks for ways to help Hispanic students succeed Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 12:23AMAlthough Florida has made gains in narrowing the achievement gap for Hispanic students, the nation's education system overall lacks accountability and needs significant changes, said Michelle Rhee , the controversial former Washington, D.C.
- Educators looks for ways to help Hispanic students succeed Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 12:10AMAlthough Florida has made gains in narrowing the achievement gap for Hispanic students, the nation's education system overall lacks accountability and needs significant changes, said Michelle Rhee, the controversial former Washington, D.C., schools chancellor.
- Mile Markers Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 12:08AMMIAMI Cubans, Haitians returned The Coast Guard stopped 34 Cubans and five Haitians at sea in five separate incidents since July 1, and returned all but two of the Cubans to... read more
- State fires two Palm Beach Regional detention center employees after teen's death Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 10:11PMThe state has fired two detention-center employees who had been put on paid administrative leave after a teen died in custody this week, a Florida Department of Juvenile Justice spokeswoman said on Friday.
- Opposition grows to detention center in Southwest Ranches Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 9:57PMResidents worried site may bring crime, traffic, decreased home values Residents opposed to an immigration detention center that may be coming to Southwest Ranches plan to hold a protest rally Saturday afternoon.
- Shaquille O'Neal can loom large as TV hoops analyst on TNT Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 8:29PMDear consumer: Please go to best Buy or Costco or some other place that sells electronics and compare prices on the biggest flat-screen, high-def TVs for sale.
- I-Team: A Family Owned Daycare’s Troubling History Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:10PMDid the owners of Jomiba Learning Center change the name of the daycare because of problems at a previous center? The CBS4 I-Team digs into a troubling history of state violations.
- How to avoid costly mistakes when hiring a mover Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:01PMHow to avoid costly mistakes when hiring a mover
- For Gov. Rick Scott, enforcing the death penalty is a tough part of the job Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 6:51PMBy Steve Bousquet, Times Columnist Friday, July 15, 2011 When Rick Scott was running for governor last year, he never fully contemplated one of the gravest responsibilities he would face if elected. Signing a death warrant. Florida ranks second only to California in the number of inmates on death row, with 398. One of them is Manuel Valle, 61, who has spent nearly half his life wearing the ...