Provides the latest RSS feeds for Miami News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Florida State News.net http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/cat/9406bbb67f053bb2/ en-us Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:52:58 -0400 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:52:58 -0400 30 San Antonio Spurs outscored defending champion Miami Heat 114-104 with the help of outstanding performances of GDP (Manu Ginobili, Tim Duncan and Tony Parker) and shooter Danny Green, moving within one win to their fifth NBA title. It was Ginobili's first starting in more than one year. The 11-year veteran, who had scored a total of 30 points in the first four games, rewarded Spurs coach Gregg ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215242007/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 04:20:01 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215242007/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Serena Williams flaunted her toned figure while on a holiday in Miami to celebrate her French Open win. The tennis player, 31, who will be competing for her sixth Wimbledon title soon, wore a bikini to the beach, the Sun reported. The multi-millionaire star looked stunning in her two-piece that showed off her wash-board abs and toned arms and legs. Williams' kept her eyes hidden behind ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215240851/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 03:20:01 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215240851/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Israel has warned the international community not to ease sanctions on Iran following the election of a moderate president. Israel said Iran's nuclear efforts remain firmly in the hands of the country's extremist ruling clerics. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued the warning a day after Hasan Rowhani won the presidential election in Iran. According to news24, although Rowhani is ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215240828/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 02:50:02 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215240828/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 We get why taxpayers will grumble if the Palm Beach County School Board covers Jennifer Prior Brown's $15,000 in expenses incurred defending herself against ethics allegations filed by a principal and parent. With schools chronically short of money for kids, who wants to spend $15,000 on a squabble among adults? But reimbursing Ms. Brown would be the right thing to do.Public officials who ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215261976/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:22:58 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215261976/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 U.S. begins discussions on arming Syrian rebels," House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and the rest of the GOP pressured President Barack Obama to aid the rebels of Syria, and he has given in. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., flew to Syria to meet the rebels. He spoke to al-Qaida members, Islamic fundamentalists and whomever else, and agreed that they needed anti-tank guns and anti-aircraft guns, ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215261975/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:22:57 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215261975/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Like hundreds of other drivers on Interstate 95, Coral Love sits in her stopped vehicle each morning backed up at the southbound Lantana Road exit ramp, warily watching her rear-view mirror."It's no good being at a dead stop when people driving like maniacs whiz by you at 70 mph," said the 22-year-old Greenacres resident who works at Little Caesars Pizza in the Publix plaza at that ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215261977/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:22:56 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215261977/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Judge Ronald Alvarez congratulates Veronica Limia after he swore her in as an attorney in his courtroom at the Palm Beach County Courthouse juvenile division on Monday afternoon. Alvarez had once sentenced Limia to the Florida Institute for Girls, but the troubled teen turned her life around with help from the judge and her mother and ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215261978/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:22:43 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215261978/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 White Sox 4, Astros 2: Dayan Viciedo highlighted a four-run sixth inning with a three-run triple as visiting Chicago salvaged the finale of the four-game ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215261979/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:18:47 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215261979/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Shelby Miller pitched five shutout innings before leaving with an injury while Yadier Molina played the starring role offensively as the Cardinals notched a rain-delayed 5-2 win over the Chicago Cubs at Busch ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215261980/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:18:45 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215261980/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Bystanders called 911 at 7:43 p.m., and rescuers arrived two minutes later. They found the victim not breathing and intubated him, and then got a pulse, Garcia ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215261982/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:59:25 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215261982/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 MIAMI (CBS4) - Panhandling and trespassing are the targets of possible new ordinances by the South Miami City Commission, Tuesday. The first of two new ordinances would make it illegal to panhandle, "by trick or fraud," or to help someone violate the ordinance and prohibit panhandling while trespassing. To go along with the first ordinance, CBS4 News partner ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215261881/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:54:02 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215261881/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Please don't submit copyrighted work; original poems, songs or prayers welcomed. Legacy.com reviews all Guest Book entries to ensure appropriate content. Our staff does not correct grammar or ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215261159/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:19:35 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215261159/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 An aspiring New York City actress has finally faced down the suspect she helped police capture in connection with her father's 1986 ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215260921/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:17:07 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215260921/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 . "Well, can you tell me if you're switching the booze?" asked Palombo. "No. We can't have any of the cameras inside," the manager replied. "I believe it was Absolut," said Lisa Lizano, an Applebee's customer. "I would like to think I did, but now, I'm not sure." In Dec. 2012, state inspectors originally cited Our Place in Fort ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215261160/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:15:27 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215261160/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Email PHOENIX -- Chris Coghlan saw a spine specialist on Monday in Dallas and the doctor confirmed that the 27-year-old won't need surgery on his injured back. Instead, the Marlins outfielder, who was placed on the 15-day disabled list on June 9, will treat the injury with rest. "He's just going to take time," Marlins manager Mike Redmond said. "He'll take it easy ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215261164/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:00:24 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215261164/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Email PHOENIX -- With Nathan Eovaldi set to enter the Marlins' rotation and make his season debut Tuesday, Marlins manager Mike Redmond announced Monday that Kevin Slowey will move to the bullpen and serve as the club's long-reliever. "I just think Slowey has pitched in that role before and he's better equipped to handle it," Redmond said. "So that'll be how it ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215261163/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:00:24 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215261163/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Email PHOENIX -- Giancarlo Stanton isn't sure why, but whenever the Marlins' outfielder plays in National League West parks, his bat seems to have even more pop to it than normal. In 47 career games in NL West stadiums entering Monday's series opener at Chase Field, Stanton has launched 23 home runs, a pace of one long ball almost every other game. "I don't know, if I ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215261162/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:00:24 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215261162/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Email PHOENIX -- After missing the last four games due to back tightness, Logan Morrison returned to the lineup Monday against the D-backs, batting fifth and manning first base for the Marlins. Morrison, who missed the first two months of the year rehabbing from offseason knee surgery, hadn't played since last Tuesday against the Brewers. "He's feeling good," Marlins manager ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215261165/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:00:23 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215261165/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Want to get access? If you are a subscriber to The Palm Beach Post, you already have total access to MyPalmBeachPost.com. Just register your account here for uninterrupted access, included in your ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215260372/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:17:02 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215260372/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 The South Miami City Commission will consider on Tuesday two ordinances that would restrict panhandling and bolster the city’s trespassing laws. The first would make it unlawful to panhandle, “by trick or fraud,” or to help someone violate the ordinance. It would also prohibit panhandling while trespassing on private or public property. The second ordinance would define and ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215260373/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:12:17 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215260373/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Republican complaints about the use of aliases and secret e-mail accounts by Obama Administration officials suddenly gained new attention on Monday, as Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) sent President Obama a letter demanding that the White House be more open to journalists and Congress alike."Four years ago you pledged to usher in a new era of government transparency," McCain wrote to the ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215259488/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:10:53 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215259488/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 City Manager Wadie Atallah received a glowing evaluation Monday from the mayor and most members of the city council.The exception was the evaluation given by Councilman Jonathan Pearce, who questioned Atallah's contract negotiations and criticized him for not doing more to generate revenue for the city and for not working more with residents and business ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215259487/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:10:51 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215259487/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 The proposed 29-story condo building at 1112 S. Flagler Drive doesn't have a name yet, but neighboring residents have come up with their own names for what would be the tallest tower near downtown West Palm Beach."Just call it eye sore," shouted one resident at a neighborhood meeting Monday with designer Urban Design Kilday Studios and the Golub Group, one of the project's ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215259490/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:10:48 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215259490/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Ken Ferrigni has spent a lot of time thinking about why selling Florida to China makes sense."Florida is a peninsula, and by Chinese standards, it's drastically underpopulated." Ferrigni said. "And everything strange happens in Florida."Ferrigni, 37, is the playwright who ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215259489/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:10:47 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215259489/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 The weekly food truck event attracts 1,800 to Young Circle every Monday night. But city leaders want to make sure they’re not taking business away from restaurants and ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215259033/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:08:14 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215259033/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 A nasty contract dispute between the Broward Teachers Union and Pembroke Pines city leaders now threatens to completely dismantle the highly-successful Pines charter schools, as the city has unexpectedly released a privatization plan that could lead to hundreds of teachers losing their jobs. “It would be terrible for them to do this,” said Pines charter parent Linda Lougedo. ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215259491/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:08:12 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215259491/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 "It says that any building and or structure that will have any type of occupancy where 10 or more people will be standing on, it has to be part of the report," Rodriguez ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215259492/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:47:17 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215259492/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 A legal showdown between the Palm Beach County School District and the city of West Palm Beach over hundreds of thousands of dollars in unpaid stormwater fees now appears inevitable this summer.The school district, now facing a July 1 deadline to pay up, formally sued the city on Friday. Both sides accuse the other of putting children in ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215258561/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:08:03 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215258561/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Delray Beach has a chance to get out of an overpriced trash-hauling contract. The city commission should take the chance.At tonight's meeting, the commission will discuss the analysis from Fort Lauderdale attorney Jamie Cole of the five-year, $65-million contract extension a different commission approved last August with Waste Management. The contract has not gone out for bid since 2001. The ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215258563/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:07:57 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215258563/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 An appeal is now the next step for the one-time Delray Beach commissioner recently sentenced to seven years in prison after a jury earlier this year convicted her of running a Ponzi scheme.Charlotte Durante, 69, has already been in jail for more than three years as she awaited trial on charges of money laundering and organized scheme to defraud. It took six jurors just 12 minutes of deliberations ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215258562/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:07:56 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215258562/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 In this daily horoscope, Kelli Fox, The Astrologer says: "Timidly you put one toe across the border. Maybe you'll be welcome here after all. Try making bigger, bolder gestures ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215258564/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:06:57 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215258564/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 MIAMI -- A South Florida man was killed during a police-involved shooting after authorities say he apparently stabbed three people.The Miami-Dade Police Department reports that officers responded to a domestic violence call at a Miami home Sunday and found that three females had been stabbed.Officials say 48-year-old Joe White III tried to flee but was confronted by officers. Shots were fire, ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215258565/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:05:14 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215258565/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Concerned that another round of changes to Florida’s testing and school grading formula will paint a dire picture of improving education systems, officials from Miami-Dade and elsewhere on Tuesday are headed to Tampa to urge the State Board of Education to reconsider the way schools are judged.This year, important letter grades will be based in part on new exams, higher proficiency cut ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215258566/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:05:13 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215258566/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Ecuador passed a sweeping new media law Friday that will increase the number of state-run and community run broadcasters at the expense of private ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215258567/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:05:12 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215258567/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Before Game 1 of the NBA Finals, the Miami Heat threw an official block party for Miramar superfans Ana Muñoz, husband Robert, 50, and her sons Daniel, 10, and Wilfred, 13. Before and during Heat games, the family fills their house with white candles, don white-hot Heat gear and sit in very specific places of the sofa so they don't jinx the ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215258523/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:43:05 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215258523/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 PEMBROKE PINES— The city's nationally recognized charter school system may be privatized as early as this week and more than 300 teachers could lose their jobs.Students, parents, and teachers fear that this change will lower the quality of education at the schools. But city officials say Pines doesn't have enough money to keep the A-rated schools open and that privatizing them ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215258524/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:43:04 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215258524/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Maybe money can't buy happiness, but $300 million can buy a floating palace where you can be miserable in staggeringly luxurious style. That's how much the "A" cost, a 394-foot-long behemoth of a mega-yacht owned by reclusive Russian billionaire Andrey Melnichenko. Resembling a military sub - or futuristic star cruiser, or Bond villian's seagoing lair - the ultra-sleek ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215258526/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:43:03 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215258526/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 President Barack Obama put his second-term appeal to the test Wednesday in Boston and Florida, seeking to boost Democratic candidates as a fundraiser and a political drawing card even while trailed by controversies over government ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215258209/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:33:47 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215258209/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Clashes between protesters and police continued in Istanbul and Ankara on Monday, as the country's deputy prime minister suggested the armed forces could be called up, if needed, the first time the possibility of a military role has been raised. Mana Rabiee ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215257413/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:07:26 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215257413/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 The Dow has its fifth triple-digit move in five sessions, but this time it was to the upside. Blue chips jumped 109 points, the S&P 500 rose 12 and the Nasdaq bounced 28 points. Fueling the rally: hopes that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will use this week's press conference to temper fears he is close to scaling back the Fed's historic stimulus efforts. But in a sign ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215257545/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:04:25 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215257545/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Michelle Obama and her daughters Malia and Sasha attended the Gaiety Theater in Dublin on Monday for a special performance of Riverdance. They were accompanied by Sabina Higgins - wife of the Irish President Michael Higgins, Fionnuala Kenny - wife of Taoiseach Enda Kenny, and a group of Irish teenagers, including some from Moneygall, where Mr Obama's ancestors lived. She revealed she and her ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215257546/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:04:23 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215257546/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 The day after Justin Rose became the first Englishman for 43 years to win the US Open, a friend from his old golf club has spoken about Rose's talent as a young ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215257547/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:04:21 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215257547/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 President Barack Obama and other leaders at the G-8 Summit are debating ways of halting the bloodshed in Syria in the aftermath of his move to send arms to the rebels. (June ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215257548/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:04:19 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215257548/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Russian President Vladimir Putin told President Barack Obama on Monday that their positions on Syria do not coincide but both leaders agree on the need to push for negotiations in Syria's two-year-old civil war. (June ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215257549/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:04:18 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215257549/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Here's the latest news for Monday, June 17th: U.S. to host trade talks with EU; Deadly torrential rains hit India; FBI searches field in connection to Hoffa case; Former NFL player Johnson ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215257550/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:04:11 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215257550/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Family members of former South African president Nelson Mandela visited the elderly statesman as he spent his 10th day in a Pretoria hospital on Monday for a recurring lung infection. (June ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215257551/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:04:09 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215257551/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 The Residence Inn Coconut Grove has been sold for $21.8 million to a Philadelphia-based company. New owner Hersha Hospitality Trust has said that it plans a “significant upgrade” at the extended-stay hotel starting next year.Commercial real estate investment banking firm HFF, which marketed the 140-room property at 2835 Tigertail Ave. on behalf of the seller, announced Monday that the ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215257552/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:02:00 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215257552/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Heat fans plan to do all they can – pray with a rosary in hand, eat chicken wings or sit in lucky chairs – to assure a win Tuesday night in Game 6 of the NBA ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215257419/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:01:59 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215257419/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 A leading rival of U.S. Rep. Joe Garcia released a new poll Monday that shows the incumbent has a double-digit lead but a major vulnerability: the absentee-ballot fraud scandal haunting his campaign.The poll shows Garcia, a Miami Democrat, leading 46 percent to 34 percent in a potential 2014 matchup against Republican Carlos Curbelo, the Miami-Dade School Board member who commissioned the ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215257418/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:01:58 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215257418/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 SANFORD -- After an eventual verdict in the George Zimmerman case, the names of jurors will be kept secret — but for how long remains to be seen.Seminole Circuit Judge Debra S. Nelson said Monday the names of the six jurors will be kept anonymous “for some time,” but she won’t rule on the length of time until later in the trial, or possibly after.Zimmerman is charged with ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215257553/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:01:58 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215257553/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 A key agency has issued a strong credit rating for Miami-Dade’s upcoming bond sale to finance repairs to its antiquated water and sewer system. But Moody’s Investors Service also warned that if the county doesn’t hike user rates as planned, the rating could slip.Miami-Dade is preparing to issue nearly $445 million in bonds to help pay for pipe fixes required by a federal ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215257102/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:01:58 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215257102/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Our governor was deeply offended by a burst of unkind aspersions after an insurance company that didn’t exist 11 months ago finagled a $52 million deal out of the state-run Citizens Property Insurance Company.Heritage Property and Casualty Insurance landed the very sweet package — all that money to take over 60,000 windstorm policies from Citizens — just two months after ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215257554/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:01:57 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215257554/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 North Bay Village leaders were unable to say for certain Monday whether the deck at Shuckers Bar & Grill that collapsed last Thursday has ever been ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215257555/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:00:26 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215257555/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 "He sits down. He uses a lighter to get some vision, some light in here," said Rodriguez. "He didn't want to, you know, burn his identity by turning on the ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215257556/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:00:25 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215257556/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Joselyn Martinez was just nine years old when her father was gunned down outside their family's restaurant. Twenty-seven years later, she was able to use some Internet sleuthing to track down the man accused of killing her ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215257557/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:41:34 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215257557/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 On Tuesday, South Florida residents who want try it out for themselves with Rohrback can. She will be at the Seminole Casino at Coconut Creek from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., leading a contest, where participants will do their own version of the ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215257558/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:41:33 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215257558/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 FORT LAUDERDALE— There won't be any All-America City signs going up in the city this year. When the winners of the annual recognition were announced by the National Civic League over the weekend, the city finished as a runner-up in the award program. The city was one of 20 finalists that competed in ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215257512/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:40:01 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215257512/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Seven months after being arrested for using a fake $100 bill, Monalisa Cardozo is again behind bars, accused of repeating the same crime.Cardozo, 29, ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215257513/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:40:00 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215257513/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Jean Makihotch, 24, of no fixed address, was arrested Friday, June 14, 2013 at a Best Buy in Wellington, according to a Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office arrest ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215256967/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:39:58 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215256967/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Randy Ramsey, 25, of Boynton Beach, is facing charges after a Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office deputy pulled him over because he wasn't wearing protective eyewear, according to an arrest ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215257518/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:39:58 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215257518/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 MIAMI (CBS4) – Howls and meows of agreement may be heard from the Miami-Dade animal control shelter Tuesday, after County Commissioners give expected approval to a plan to improve the life expectancy of dogs and cats taken there. Each year approximately 37,000 canines and felines make their way to the shelter, and about one-third don’t make it out alive. They are gassed – or, ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215257426/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:36:12 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215257426/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 MIAMI (CBS4) – A little girl injured during a drive-by shooting in Miami on Sunday has been released from the hospital. Miami Police are investigating the incident after 8-year-old Danejah Peterson and another man were shot. According to the girl's grandmother, Danajah was walking home with her mother near Northwest 12th Street and First Place in Overtown just before midnight when ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215257160/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:36:11 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215257160/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Former NFL star Chad Johnson is released from jail after apologizing to a judge for lack of respect when he slapped his attorney on the backside in court last ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215256075/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:04:11 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215256075/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Governor Rick Perry of Texas is on a job shopping trip in the Northeast. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Texas and South Dakota’s governors weren’t pulling any fast ones in visiting Connecticut today to try and woo away gun makers threatening to leave the state after gun restrictions were slapped down in April in response to the school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown.Gun-making ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215256477/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:01:11 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215256477/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 The chief financial officer of state-run insurer Citizens, who grew up in Palm Beach County, is leaving to take a job at a Florida-based insurer, Citizens announced Monday.Sharon Binnun will resign effective July 5 after a six-year tenure with Citizens. Her new employer was not identified but is expected to be announced shortly. Citizens said the company has not done "depopulation ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215256479/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:01:10 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215256479/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet on the sidelines of the G8 meeting in Northern Ireland, against the backdrop of the war in Syria where the world powers are backing opposing sides. But as the two met face to face for the first time in more than a year -- they focused on common ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215256478/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:01:07 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215256478/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Iran's Presidential election showed popular discontent with the Tehran government, but that it was unlikely to bring about REAL change in Iran's nuclear ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215256480/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:01:06 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215256480/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Marcia Clark made a name for herself as the high profile prosecutor in the Los Angeles trial of O.J. Simpson. She stops by HuffPost Live to talk about her new book "Killer Ambition" and crime stories in the ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215256483/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:01:03 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215256483/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 "Man of Steel," the big-budget reboot of the Superman franchise, leaped over the competition, collecting a muscular $125 million since its opening to lead the domestic box office with the year's second-largest debut weekend and the biggest June opening ever. It also added an additional $71.6 million from overseas box offices in 24 ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215256481/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:01:02 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215256481/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Bright-eyed ... and bushy-tailed, five lemurs from Madagascar have a new home at the San Diego Zoo in California. The ring-tailed primates, one male and four females, got acquainted with visitors to the zoo's new Lemur Walk. Ninety-one percent of the world's lemur species are either endangered or vulnerable, a sharp increase from a 2005 ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215256482/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:01:02 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215256482/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Vincent Kelly was just shopping with friends when a man tried to rob an in-store bank branch. Kelly noticed when the crook jumped over the counter with a duffle bag dressed completely in black and began to run from the store. Kelley ran after him, it turned out to be a mistake. Kelley’s friend described what happened "the guy pulled the gun on Vinnie right outside the store, and Vinnie ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215256484/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:01:00 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215256484/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 A construction worker was injured this afternoon at the Port of Palm Beach after he fell from a piece of machinery into the path of another car, which then hit him in the leg, according to Riviera Beach spokeswoman Rose Anne Brown.The man, identified only as being in his 40s, was taken to the hospital after rescue crews thought he might have fractured his foot or leg or suffered back injuries, ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215256485/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:00:55 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215256485/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 A man killed by police on Sunday had stabbed three relatives and confronted arriving police officers, Miami-Dade police said on Monday.Police said the domestic violence incident began at around 5:30 p.m. when units were called to a home at 15015 Monroe St. on a report that three woman had been stabbed.The suspect, Joe White III, 48, had attacked his mother and two sisters. As the officers tried ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215255890/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:58:24 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215255890/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Starting July 1, drivers will have another way to fight back against cities using red light cameras, but if they lose in court, it could cost them ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215256487/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:57:00 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215256487/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 The video from July 2012 shows an incident between David Baier, a former teacher at the Alternative Education Foundation in Davie, and the 12-year-old boy. The incident happened after the student was put in Baier's care because he was misbehaving on a school field ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215256486/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:57:00 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215256486/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 The Pembroke Pines City Commission is scheduled to vote Wednesday to give Charter Schools USA a no-bid contract to take over the financially struggling ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215256488/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:56:58 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215256488/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 "Sleep deprivation, besides causing sleepiness, causes problems with concentrating, focusing on a job that has to be done, attention span is shorter, and the ability to do simple tasks and respond quickly -- that'll all be diminished," said Dr. Laurence Smolley, the medical director of the Cleveland Clinic Sleep ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215256489/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:56:57 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215256489/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 The FBI announces the arrest of Cedric C. Williams, 33, of Miami Gardens, Florida, and Burnett Malik Godbee, 32, of Miami, Florida, for their alleged involvement in an armed robbery this morning, June 17, 2013, at the Winn-Dixie Supermarket located at 701 NW 99th Avenue in Pembroke Pines, Florida. Godbee was taken into custody in Pembroke Pines, Florida, without incident by the Pembroke Pines ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215256345/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:54:43 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215256345/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 The FBI is releasing photographs from a robbery that took place June 17, 2013, at approximately 11:10 a.m. at the Wells Fargo Bank located at 1051 NW 14th Street in Miami, Florida. A robber entered the bank and demanded money from an employee. Money was taken, but the amount will not be released at this time. There were customers in the bank at the time of the robbery. There were no shots fired ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215255852/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:54:40 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215255852/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 NBA pre-season for 2013-2014 probably starts next week, along with all the opportunities it brings to bet anew in office pools, deconstruct bad ref calls, and gossip about the marital infidelities of the players. A Heat victory ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215256430/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:36:41 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215256430/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 MARGATE — Police have recovered the body of a man who died late Saturday when the car he was driving veered off Royal Palm Boulevard and plowed through two fences, a hedge and knocked over a tree before flipping into a canal.The body of Parasram Nandalall, 21, surfaced and was pulled from the water at 2:30 a.m. Monday from the canal near the crash site in the 6800 block of Royal Palm, ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215256429/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:36:41 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215256429/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Pam Bondi announced Monday that Lifestyle Lift Holding, Inc., has agreed to change the marketing on its facial rejuvenation services "to eliminate any possible consumer confusion about its ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215256432/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:36:39 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215256432/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Polk Child Predator BustFloyd Edward Weir was arrested on 6/14/13 and charged with: Traveling to Meet a Minor, Use of Computer to Solicit Child, Unlawful Use of Two-Way Communication Device, Attempted Lewd Battery after driving to an undercover location to have sex with a 14-year old female. Weir brought sex toys, pillows and lubricant. (Photo provided by Polk County Sheriff's ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215256433/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:36:37 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215256433/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Comments Sun Sentinel, 500 E. Broward Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394 Winner of the 2013 Pulitzer Prize Gold Medal in Public ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215256434/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:36:35 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215256434/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 MIAMI - With the final week of the NBA season now here, ticket prices are going into overdrive.The online ticket resale site StubHub showed just about 3,000 tickets were available for purchase on the secondary markets in Miami for Game 6 of the NBA Finals between the Heat and the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night.Standing-room only prices were bottoming out at $185. For an actual seat, the ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215256349/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:35:27 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215256349/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 MIAMI - A tropical depression has formed off the coast of Belize and forecasters say it is expected to bring as much as five inches of rain to parts of Belize, Guatemala and northern Honduras. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said the Atlantic season's second tropical depression formed Monday. The depression has winds of 35 mph (56 kph). Some weakening is expected after the depression ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215255863/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:35:11 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215255863/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 DORAL (CBSMiami) -Doral residents should get ready for an invasion of young beautiful women, tons of hairspray and full glitz because the Miss USA pageant is coming to South Florida. Donald Trump, who owns the pageant, announced Sunday that he will move Miss USA out of Las Vegas and to his golf resort in Doral for the next three years, according to CBS4 news partner ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215256490/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:32:54 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215256490/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Horse owners in a Florida town said motorists in the area have taken to trying to startle the animals into throwing their riders as part of an ongoing dispute. Walter Campbell, an attorney for three non-horse-owning households in Parkland, said his clients are suing the city of Parkland for allowing the Pine Hollow horse center to expand in two years, the South Florida Sun Sentinel reported ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215256617/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:28:49 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215256617/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Jacques Roizen of New York says the man aboard United Airlines Flight 116 on Monday was clearly unstable and "very paranoid." Roizen says he and other passengers and a flight attendant jumped on the man and subdued him when he started reaching for his pockets about six hours from the flight's destination in Newark, ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215254976/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:58:27 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215254976/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Torrential rains and the swelling of River Ganga caused flash flooding in northern India, leaving at least 50 people missing and 11 feared dead in Uttarakhand state on Monday. The monsoon rains came earlier than expected, hitting about two-thirds of the country. The rainfall has been heavier than normal, but weather officials are sticking to their forecast for average rains during the entire ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215255338/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:57:08 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215255338/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 The yard at Lima's Lurigancho prison comes to life as 1,200 inmates take part in a massive aerobics class - possibly the world's biggest says the center's ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215255339/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:57:04 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215255339/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 BBC's James Copnall has been outside the hospital where the former president is staying and well-wishers have gathered to sing songs of ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215255340/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:57:03 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215255340/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Investigators are getting closer to pinpointing where Colorado's most destructive wildfire started. Nearly 500 homes have been lost in the fire and two people who were trying to flee were found dead in the rubble. (June ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215255341/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:57:00 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215255341/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 The owner of a West Palm Beach patio furniture store that burned down last week said burglars stole a generator, tools and a blower from the store's warehouse this week.John Bender, owner of Sunniland Patio Furniture, said the burglars "found a little hole to get ... themselves through" Sunday night. The stolen tools and blower, Bender said, were being used to clean up what was ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215255342/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:56:56 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215255342/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 The Florida Association of City Clerks celebrates its 40th anniversary this year with a new president, one whose passion for education has guided her throughout her long career in municipal government.Lori McWilliams, Tequesta's village clerk since 2007, was sworn in last week to oversee the Tallahassee-based professional ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215255343/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:56:55 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215255343/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Britain's Prince Philip was discharged from a London hospital on Monday, ten days after undergoing exploratory surgery on his abdomen. The husband of Queen Elizabeth II turned 92 on June 10. (June ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215255344/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:56:52 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215255344/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 The racial dimension of Trayvon Martin's shooting and what prospective jurors were exposed to in the media became the focus of questioning Monday as jury selection in George Zimmerman's trial entered its second week. (June ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215255345/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:56:51 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215255345/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 With the president locked in high-level meetings at a secluded hotel in Northern Ireland first lady Michelle Obama and her daughters visited Dublin. The first lady and daughters Malia and Sasha - casually dressed in jeans and jackets against the rainy Irish weather, in contrast to their mother's sharp suit - were given a tour of the vaulted, book-lined library at Trinity ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215255346/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:56:26 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215255346/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 In Florida, television viewers often see ads starring singer Debby Boone touting the “revolutionary procedure” in facial rejuvenation offered by the Lifestyle Lift surgical procedure. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Monday her office has reached a settlement with the company to stop some of its claims. The settlement follows the office's investigation of allegations ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215255348/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:54:33 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215255348/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 School’s been out less than a week, and already it’s started:“I’m so BOOOOOORRRRED!”Fear not, Mom and Dad. Summer is the time when aspiring hip-hop artists can master how to be the next Macklemore, budding scientists can learn how to design a skyscraper with straws and animal lovers can get personal with an 18-foot great white shark.Such are the fun-filled ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215255347/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:54:33 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215255347/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 AT&T offers the fastest cellular service in the Miami area, though Verizon proved to be more reliable.That’s the conclusion of a driving survey by PC Mag, which tested how various smart-phone services worked throughout the country. AT&T’s LTE service scored a 99 on PC Mag’s Mobile Speed Index in Miami, compared to a 91 for Verizon LTE. Verizon LTE took second place in ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215255206/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:54:33 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215255206/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- A north Florida deputy fatally shot a man after authorities say the deputy took a shot to his body armor.The Alachua County Sheriff's Office reports that Deputy William Frank Williams and another deputy responded to a disturbance Saturday night at Tower Oaks Glen apartments. The deputies were speaking with 33-year-old Recardio Shormon Clark when officials say Clark ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215255349/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:54:31 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215255349/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 TAMPA, Fla. -- A toddler whose feet were amputated after her father accidentally backed over her with a riding lawnmower took her first steps on her new prosthetic test legs Monday.Ireland Nugent has been in a wheelchair and undergone seven surgeries since the April 11 accident. Doctors warned she may be hesitant at first after being fitted for the test legs, but the little girl promptly took ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215255350/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:54:31 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215255350/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 It was two years ago, the end of the first season of "Big Three" basketball in Miami. The situation: Heat down 3-2, hosting Game 6 of the NBA Finals, only two home wins separating them from what would have been James' first ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215255351/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:53:10 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215255351/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Florida's Citizens Property Insurance Corp.'s chief financial officer is stepping down. The state-created insurer announced the resignation of CFO Sharon Binnun on Monday. It said she will be taking a job with a private Florida insurer that hasn't done business with Citizens in its effort to shed policies. Citizens is the insurer of last resort and ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215254800/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:41:10 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215254800/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 1 of 5. Yellow crime tape surrounds a field which investigators are prepared to dig up for the remains of former Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa in Oakland Township, Michigan June 17, ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215255012/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:33:10 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215255012/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Graphics depicting the locations of 7-Eleven stores involved in a federal indictment are shown after a news conference at the U.S. Attorney's office, Monday, June 17, 2013, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. United States Attorney Loretta E. Lynch has announced the indictment of nine individuals involved in a multi-state scheme to conceal the systematic employment of illegal immigrants and ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215255017/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:30:01 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215255017/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Iranian President-elect Hassan Rohani assured Iranians on Monday he'll keep his campaign pledge to improve Iran's relations with the world in order to see sanctions ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215254190/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:54:19 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215254190/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 A Jupiter man who was convicted of ripping off two former New York Mets favorites and an airline pilot for $1.3 million was sentenced today to 15 years in prison.Despite assurances from the former head of the county Republican Party that Brent Cormier is a good man who contributed mightily to the community, Palm Beach County Circuit Judge John Kastrenakes said the 52-year-old's good works ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215254191/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:54:16 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215254191/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 The success of the fantasy television drama 'Game of Thrones' is having a huge affect on tourism in its spiritual home of Northern Ireland. The series is filmed there and has already boosted its economy by an estimated $100 million. (June ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215254192/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:54:16 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215254192/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 FBI agents are going to meet an incoming flight at a New Jersey airport after reports that a passenger claimed that everyone aboard had been poisoned. (June ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215254193/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:54:14 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215254193/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 The plane everyone is talking about at the Paris air show isn't actually IN Paris. Airbus flew its new A350 for the first time on Friday, and the most Paris will see is a quick flypast, if that. But it sets the agenda for the show, as it's Airbus's response to Boeing's 787 Dreamliner. These planes compete in a key segment of the market - large, long-range, twin-engined jets ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215254194/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:54:09 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215254194/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Nuts about Obama? Or do you prefer a White Russian? A store in Northern Ireland is making eight different ice creams in honor of the G8 summit being held nearby. Manager Una Lilley says some research went into choosing ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215254195/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:54:07 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215254195/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Moors Murderer Ian Brady has appeared in public for the first time in decades, at a hearing considering his sanity as he seeks to end his own ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215254196/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:54:04 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215254196/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 The G8 summit marks the first trip to Northern Ireland for President Obama and he used the trip to praise the peace process saying "it gave the world ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215254197/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:54:01 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215254197/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 The bad guy was hiding in the third row of Dorothy baker’s minivan. He waited until she was about to drive home when he popped up with a knife and told them he wanted all of their cash.Baker asked Ismael Martinez how much he needed and he answered saying $200.Baker told Martinez she only had $20 but he threatened to harm her kids if she didn’t come up with it.Baker was driving and ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215254199/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:53:39 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215254199/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Two men have been arrested for operating a Hollywood boiler room operation that allegedly sold fake precious metals totaling more than $2 million to investors across the country, many of whom were senior citizens. Manuel Frade, 38, of and Angel Quinones, 53, were arrested last week by the Broward Sheriff’s Office and charged with one count each of organized fraud and grand theft and two ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215253718/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:51:49 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215253718/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 "The Miami-Dade Police Department has received information about a message being circulated on social media sites claiming that there has been a kidnapping in Dadeland Mall... at this time, the Miami-Dade Police Department has not received any reports to substantiate these ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215254201/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:50:17 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215254201/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Of course, George's hands were probably just as unclean as anybody else's, considering only 5% of us actually wash properly in the first place, according to a new trending study from Michigan State ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215254202/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:50:16 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215254202/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Miss Utah Marissa Powell is making headlines for flubbing her way through a question about pay inequality for women during the 2013 Miss USA Pageant. Among other things, she said we need to "create education better" to solve the problem. Needless to say, she didn't win. Here's a look at other beauty pageant blunders in recent ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215254203/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:50:14 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215254203/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 1 of 5. Miami Heat's LeBron James loses the ball while driving to the net on San Antonio Spurs' Tiago Splitter during the fourth quarter in Game 5 of their NBA Finals basketball series in San Antonio, Texas, June 16, ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215254481/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:34:13 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215254481/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 601 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, FL 33132, USA That was the sole theme as the Heat took flight deep into the night Sunday after an uneven week deep in the heart of Texas. Down 3-2 to ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215254147/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:30:33 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215254147/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 When architecture student Chris Torres sketched a design for a school contest, he didn't think his idea would end up on display in The Gardens Mall. Torres began sketching after his professor, Dharmesh Patel, announced the architecture club at Palm Beach State College had been asked to participate in Canstruction, a project to raise awareness of world hunger. The nonprofit organization ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215254148/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:30:33 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215254148/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Residents of some South Florida neighborhoods said the damaged green iguana population has rebounded -- and the creatures are destroying their plants. Locals in Sunrise and other locations said the green iguanas, which experienced a sharp population drop due to the harsh 2010 winter, have rebounded and are targeting their orchids and hibiscus blooms, the South Florida Sun Sentinel reported ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215254311/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:22:58 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215254311/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 start of summer , Oreo has rolled out its latest limited-edition flavored cookie --watermelon.Photos of Watermelon Oreos are popping up on blogs, proving the odd-flavored cookies exist.But how do they taste? Junk food web ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215253092/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:57:51 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215253092/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 A Port St. Lucie woman has been arrested for child neglect after officials say she left her 2-year-old child in this car while she shopped at Walgreens. The right rear window was rolled down and the child was unrestrained in a car seat inside the car, police ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215253153/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:52:34 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215253153/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 A 30-year-old man was arrested this morning after Palm Beach County Sheriff's deputies say he fatally struck a man riding his bicycle on Kirk Road.Victor Gutierez of West Palm Beach was driving a 1999 Ford north on Kirk Road at Selberg Lane around 3 a.m. today. A man riding his bike was also heading north along the northbound lane of Kirk Road when Gutierez drove into the back of the ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215253152/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:52:34 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215253152/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 The new BMW 4 Series Coupe heralds the dawn of a new coupe era at BMW. Launched as the fourth generation of BMW's sporty mid-size Coupe, the new BMW 4 Series Coupe embodies the very essence of aesthetic appeal and dynamics in the premium segment. The "4" in its title headlines this new era for the Coupe and emphasizes not only its stand-alone design, but also an even greater ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215253154/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:52:33 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215253154/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 As Vladimir Putin arrives for the G8 summit in Northern Ireland Russia is already signaling its concern that Western governments may push for a no fly zone in Syria. On Monday Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said it would be an illegal ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215253155/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:52:23 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215253155/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 A call to end tax dodging - anti-hunger campaigners take to the waters in Northern Ireland to make their point. Wearing giant heads depicting the Group of 8 leaders, they sailed two Viking boats on a lake in Enniskillen - just a couple of miles from the luxury golf resort where the real G8 leaders were set to meet on Monday. The 'Enough food for Everyone If" campaign wants the ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215253156/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:52:22 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215253156/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 The real-life G8 leaders arrived at the Lough Erne golf resort in Northern Ireland by air. But they did have something in common with these anti-hunger campaigners. Both are keen to tackle corporate tax ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215253157/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:52:19 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215253157/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Park Vista captured its first district championship in girls basketball Thursday night when the No. 10 Cobras rallied to upset sixth-ranked Boca Raton 65-59 in the District 10-8A final in Boca Raton. The victory earns Park Vista (17-9) home-court advantage for the first round of the Class 8A playoffs next ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215253158/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:52:06 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215253158/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 A North Bay Village building official said it appears the concrete blocks covering reinforced steel supporting the deck at Shuckers’ Bar & Grill had deteriorated and that much of the steel itself was corroded.Raul Rodriguez, chief building official, said Monday that after closely studying a required 40-year inspection for the bar, he did not find any mention of an inspection for the ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215252538/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:50:13 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215252538/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 In an effort to ensure fans purchase authentic BCS National Championship gear in Miami-Dade, a sweep for counterfeit material will be conducted at Sun Life Stadium on Monday, Miami-Dade police announced ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215252838/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:50:12 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215252838/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 The Miami Heat weren't supposed to be in this situation. Not now, anyway. Coming home from Texas with their season on the line in 2011 was one thing. They were at the end of their first year together LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh were still ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215261981/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:44:00 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215261981/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 CBS Chicago (CBS/AP) INDIANAPOLIS - Paula Cooper. who was sentenced to death at age 16 after she confessed to her part in the torture and murder of a 78-year-old bible studies teacher, has been released from an Indiana prison after spending 25 years behind bars. Cooper, whose death sentence in 1986 enraged human rights activists and drew a plea for clemency from Pope John Paul II, left the ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215252447/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:26:56 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215252447/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Local historians who'd unsuccessfully lobbied the city to name a tiny downtown park for the city's original settlers have asked it to reconsider.In February 2012, the commission deadlocked 2-2 on a request to rename Veterans Park, a half-acre tract at the northeast corner of Ocean Avenue and Northeast Fourth Street, for Fred S. Dewey and his wife, Byrd Spilman Dewey, who bought the 40 ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215252046/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:50:36 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215252046/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Jessica Cody had 21 points and 10 rebounds, leading Seminole Ridge to a 55-16 rout of John I. Leonard in a District 10-8a girls basketball quarterfinal Tuesday night in Boca Raton.Cristina Richards added 14 points and eight rebounds for the fifth-seeded Hawks (15-11), who will face Boca Raton in the ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215252048/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:50:35 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215252048/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Quinn Cole scored 19 points to lead third-ranked Palm Beach Lakes to an 82-77 victory over Palm Beach Gardens in a boys basketball matchup Thursday night in Palm Beach Gardens.Quincy Rideau added 18 points for the Rams (21-3).Brandon Stevens had 32 points and six rebounds for Gardens (3-21).No. 6 Lake ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215252047/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:50:33 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215252047/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 The first impression is sometimes the most important one, especially when it comes to the first date. Luckily, 'The Bachelorette' Emily Maynard (who has been on quite a few first dates), has some helpful beauty advice. She shares what type of makeup men love and which hairstyles they prefer. Emily also lets us know what the biggest dating faux pas ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215252049/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:50:30 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215252049/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Katherine Rigby, 40, with her son, Devin, 13. The two were bicycling on Tangerine Boulevard near 120th Avenue North when she was struck by a hit-and-run ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215252050/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:50:28 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215252050/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida's infant mortality rate is at an all-time low.State health officials credit improved prenatal and infant health care for the good news.The infant mortality rate dropped from 6.4 out of every 1,000 live births in 2011 to 6 in 2012. Florida's Department of Health announced the news on Monday. The department said four factors that are key in keeping the ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215252051/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:47:37 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215252051/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 they were young and decided to stay, becoming unauthorized immigrants with no legal status. Now, one year after President Barack Obama announced an executive order allowing young people living in the U.S. illegally to stay and work, nearly 300,000 young adults previously living illegally in the United States have been granted permission to stay and work through the program, the most significant ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215251418/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:37:00 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215251418/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 The Orlando Sentinel's Rene Stutzman discusses day 6 of jury selection in the trial of George Zimmerman in connection with the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. (via WOFL Fox ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215252013/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:26:55 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215252013/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Hallandale Beach three years ago.Lynda Meier, 40, was last seen in the pre-dawn hours of June 4, 2010.Hallandale Beach police, with the assistance of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and police from ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215252015/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:26:54 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215252015/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 The long-range forecast takes TD-2 over Belize, Guatelmala and southern Mexico before emerging over the southern Gulf of Mexico late on Tuesday. If it holds together, it might wobble ashore mainland Mexico on Thursday. Its main threat is heavy rain over Central America and eastern ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215252014/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:26:54 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215252014/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Nova Southeastern University in Davie: "IT employees receive 10 days of training annually and, along with their spouses and dependents, are eligible for tuition waivers for undergraduate, master's and doctoral coursework." "The best IT workplaces are constantly raising the bar with great benefits, new learning opportunities, access to cutting-edge technologies and challenging ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215252012/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:26:53 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215252012/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 NBA Finals between the Heat and Spurs, you know what I'm talking about. If you didn't, here's a quick recap before we answer the question at the top of this blog. Green was on fire from 3-point land in Game 5 -- setting the record for most 3-pointers made in the NBA Finals. As the first half ended, the Spurs headed to the locker room, but Green was asked to remain on the court for ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215252016/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:26:52 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215252016/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Keeping things going, though, could prove difficult against the undefeated Patrick Corbin. The Marlins open a three-game set against Corbin and the slumping Arizona Diamondbacks, who try to avoid a season worst-tying fourth consecutive defeat Monday night. Although light-hitting Miami (21-47) ranks last in the majors in several offensive categories, manager Mike ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215252052/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:23:14 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215252052/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 David Cameron and Barack Obama pay a visit to a school in Enniskillen, attended by both Protestants and Catholics. Rough Cut (no reporter ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250403/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:50:54 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250403/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Talks between Britain and Ecuador have ended with no breakthrough over Julian Assange, nearly a year after the WikiLeaks founder fled to the Ecuadorean embassy in London to avoid extradition to Sweden. Hayley Platt ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250425/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:50:52 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250425/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 A family of Japanese tourists is caught in clashes between police and protestors on Saturday, shortly before the Confederations Cup's opening match between Brazil and Japan at the Mane Garrincha National ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250828/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:48:27 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250828/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Anti-G8 demonstrators march through central Belfast on Monday carrying red flags and anti-G8 placards, as world leaders gathered in Northern Ireland for the start of a Group of Eight summit. Amid tight security, riot police were quick to intervene in the flash protest and escort a handful of demonstors away from the scene. Meanwhile, politicians such as French President Francois Hollande and ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250831/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:48:26 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250831/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Today's Daily Digit is $113.1 million. That's enough to put "Man of Steel", the Warner Bros. remake of the Superman franchise, into the history books, and that's just preliminary figures for the weekend. The more than $113 million debut at the domestic box office makes it the biggest June opening in Hollywood history and the second-best weekend start to the year. If you ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250832/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:48:23 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250832/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 What's News: Investor pressures Smithfield Foods to break itself up. The West plans to resume talks and press Iran on nukes after election of centrist president. Justin Rose wins the 113th U.S. Open golf championship. Joanne Po reports. Photo: ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250833/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:48:22 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250833/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 A bloody end to a simple morning meal. Seven people in the town of Taji north of Baghdad were killed on Monday, when a bomb exploded at this modest restaurant during the start of their work day. A shop owner nearby described the ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250834/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:48:21 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250834/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Park Vista captured its first district championship in girls basketball Thursday night when the No. 10 Cobras rallied to upset sixth-ranked Boca Raton 65-59 in the District 10-8A final in Boca Raton. The victory earns Park Vista (17-9) home-court advantage for the first round of the Class 8A playoffs next ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250830/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:48:18 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250830/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 The U.S. Department of Agriculture said today it is taking action to manage the domestic sugar surplus that will avoid more costly sugar loan forfeitures.The alternative program will cost about $38 million, or about one-third of the expected cost of forfeitures, and could remove about 300,000 tons of sugar from the U.S. market, the USDA said.Record-breaking yields of sugar crops and a global ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250836/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:48:13 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250836/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 The FBI says it is searching a field in suburban Detroit based on information involving the disappearance of former Teamsters leader Jimmy Hoffa. (June ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250835/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:48:12 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250835/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Chris Kreis of Fort Myers, Fla. was out on the water with his dad and a group of friends when they came across a massive whale shark near their boat. The teen jumped in the water, and briefly caught a ride with the giant sea creature. ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250837/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:48:10 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250837/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Kyle Edmonds scored two goals, leading fourth-ranked Royal Palm Beach to a 5-1 victory over Lake Worth in a District 14-4A boys soccer quarterfinal Tuesday night in Royal Palm Beach.The top-seeded Wildcats (22-1) advance to face second-seeded Port St. Lucie in Thursday's semifinals.Palm Beach Lakes 2, Olympic Heights 1: Sam ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250838/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:48:07 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250838/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Quinn Cole scored 16 points, leading third-ranked and second-seeded Palm Beach Lakes to a 71-32 rout of third-seeded Santaluces in a District 13-7A boys basketball semifinal Wednesday night in West Palm Beach.Lakes advances to face Royal Palm Beach in Saturday's district final.No. 10 Royal Palm Beach 66, Forest Hill 28: ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250839/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:48:02 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250839/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 College football coaches annually flock to Palm Beach County searching for prospects to sign with their programs. Most tend to bypass Forest Hill High during their recruiting trips.Forest Hill has been mired in mediocrity for several years. Winless or 1-9 seasons have been the norm at the West Palm Beach ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250840/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:48:00 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250840/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Kylie Borislow had two goals and an assist, leading fourth-ranked Benjamin to a 6-3 victory over Lincoln Park Academy in a girls soccer match Thursday night in Fort Pierce.Giovanna Giraldo added two goals for the Buccaneers (13-0-1).Lincoln Park fell to 8-3-1 on the season.No. 1 American Heritage 5, Pope John ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250841/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:47:58 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250841/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 President Obama's approval rating dropped to 45% over this past month, his lowest rating in over a year and a half. The eight dropped percentage points are largely due to the ongoing scandals in ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250843/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:47:54 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250843/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 More than half of the 100 United States senators opted out of a meeting with Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, NSA Director Keith Alexander and other ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250844/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:47:52 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250844/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 A five-year-old girl set up a lemonade stand in front of the Westboro Baptist Church selling pink lemonade for peace. While the church, known for it's bigotry, tried to shut down the stand, the young girl still raised hundreds of ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250845/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:47:48 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250845/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) ripped "corporate interests" that are putting "enormous resources toward influencing the courts" on Thursday, claiming "power is not balanced" in ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250846/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:47:46 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250846/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 We look forward to seeing you frequently. Visit us and sign in to update your profile, receive the latest news and keep up to date with mobile ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250847/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:47:44 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250847/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 This past week Radford High School graphics design teacher Lane Yokoyama learned two of his students won recognition for their submissions to the Premier Print Awards, including the highest honor, a ""Benny" as it's known. The first time anyone in Hawaii has won ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250848/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:47:43 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250848/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon Jun 17, 2013 12:47pm EDT * Pact could encompass half the world's economy * Accord could boost both EU, U.S. by $100 bln a year * Both sides want deal by end of 2014 By William Schomberg and Roberta Rampton ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland, June 17 (Reuters) - The United States and European Union launched negotiations on one of the world's most ambitious free-trade agreements on Monday, ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215252255/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:47:38 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215252255/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Washington, Jun 17 (Prensa Latina) Cuban judo celebrates today the third place by countries obtained at the Grand Prix of Miami, USA, with two gold medals, one silver and two bronze. The incomplete male and female teams of the largest Caribbean island (2-1-2) were third after Russia (2-4-2) and France (2-1-3), in that order. The female performance was outstanding, concluding in the second place, ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250503/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:47:32 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250503/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Under the Pentastar covers this week's top stories from the Chrysler brand, including: 2014 Jeep Cherokee pricing list is out, FIAT 500 by Gucci is back by popular demand, and Chrysler supports LGBT rights at the 2013 Motor City ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250851/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:47:30 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250851/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Ford built the 1978 Lincoln Continental Mark V Diamond Jubilee Edition to celebrate the company's 75th year in the automobile business. A grand total of just 5,159 cars were built. To help celebrate the the 75th anniversary, and to distinguish the car from other Lincoln Mark V, the Diamond Jubilee was available in only two colors, Diamond Blue and Jubilee Gold. Episode ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250850/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:47:26 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250850/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Carey Gandy became an unlikely hero when he chased after and tackled a purse-snatching suspect who punched a woman in the face, helping police to catch her in West Palm Beach, ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250853/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:47:25 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250853/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 The Ritz-Carlton Palm Beach will lay off 452 employees at the end of the month, according to a notice to the state Department of Economic Opportunity, but they have an opportunity to work for the newly named Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa.All employees have been offered their jobs "at existing pay and benefits" including tenure and sick days, according to a statement from hotel owner ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250855/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:47:21 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250855/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 The standoff continues at Greek state TV broadcaster ERT after the government abruptly pulled the plug on the channel a week ago. Employees, who have occupied the headquarters, are still broadcasting via the internet and smaller TV stations. They hope government coalition talks will lead to the re-opening of the channel - and have vowed not to budge until it does. TV presenter Chrissa Roumelioti ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250854/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:47:21 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250854/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 KEY LARGO, Fla. -- The grandson of ocean exploration pioneer Jacques Cousteau plans to spend a month in an underwater research laboratory in the Florida Keys.Fabien Cousteau and a team of filmmakers and scientists will dive to Aquarius Reef Base on Sept. 30. They'll spend 31 days testing experimental equipment and conducting research on the underwater effects of climate change.Aquarius sits ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250857/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:44:50 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250857/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 HORSESHOE BEACH, Fla. -- A search continues for two north Florida men who went missing in the Gulf of Mexico.Florida Fish and Wildlife officials say 63-year-old Thomas E. Morrison of Jacksonville and 70-year-old Glen S. Harris of Keystone Heights have been missing since their boat overturned Saturday about 14 miles offshore of Horseshoe Beach in Hernando County.Wildlife officials say the boat ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250858/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:44:49 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250858/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Stilwell suffered bone fractures and some internal injuries but is otherwise "fine" and "a very lucky man," his friends told New Zealand's Fairfax ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250860/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:43:09 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250860/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Miami-Dade Police are looking for a pair of burglars who went through a roof to steal from a business. Police released surveillance video of the ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250863/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:25:24 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250863/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Lynda Meier was last seen on June 4, 2010, leaving her Hallandale Beach condo. Meier's car, a red Cadillac Escalade, was found a week after her disappearance, abandoned in a parking lot in ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250861/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:25:23 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250861/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 It was moving toward the west-northwest at 13 miles per hour. This motion, with some decrease in forward speed, was expected over the coming days. The center was expected to move inland over southern Belize Monday afternoon and may emerge into the Bay of Campeche on ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250862/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:25:23 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/215250862/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2