Jurors reflect on complexities of Zimmerman case

The Miami Herald - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

Prosecutors and defense attorneys personally interviewed 58 potential jurors over seven days about their media exposure to the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin by former neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman last year in Sanford, Fla. They have asked 40 jury candidates to return for the next round of questioning and dismissed scores of others. They eventually must whittle ...

Organizers of St Petersburg Economic Forum recommending official dress style

Itar Tass - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

St PETERSBURG, June 19 (Itar-Tass) - Organizers of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum /SPIEF/ have drafted a memorandum that will prompt the participants in and guests of the conference how to ensure the most convenient conditions of work, traveling around the city and spending free time. It is believed that transportation may pose one of the biggest problems during the forum. ...

Ticket prices heat up for NBA finals in Miami

China Daily - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

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 ...

Runner-Up Candidate Files Suit To Get North Miami Mayor Out of Office

NBC 6 - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

Anna Pierre, a registered nurse and one of seven candidates who was looking to become the city's mayor during Tuesday's election, claimed she was being endorsed by Jesus Christ. Pierre, former mayor Kevin Burns and voters Grover Rawlings and Ann Simpson ...

2 current PSC members asking for new terms

The Miami Herald - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Two current members of the Florida Public Service Commission are trying to keep their jobs on the utility-regulation panel.PSC Chairman Ronald Brise and Commissioner Art Graham are among 24 people who applied for upcoming vacancies on the five-member commission. Brise and Graham's current terms end in January 2014.The application deadline was Tuesday. A 12-member ...

Fugitive wanted on child porn charge caught in Fla

The Miami Herald - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A fugitive featured on the TV show "America's Most Wanted" has been caught after authorities say he failed to move over for an officer conducting a traffic stop.The Florida Highway Patrol reports that a deputy pulled someone over in Brevard County last week, but Brett Bowyer didn't move into another lane. Florida law requires drivers to move out of the ...

No charges in Fla. WaveRunner theft shooting

Miami Herald - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

MIAMI -- Prosecutors in Miami-Dade County have decided not to file charges in the fatal 2011 shooting of a deaf-mute man who tried to steal a WaveRunner from a waterfront home.Prosecutors decided Tuesday that a boy who was 14 at the time should not be charged for shooting 20-year-old Reynaldo Munoz with a shotgun outside the home. Munoz was deaf and could not speak but prosecutors say the boy ...

Law enforcement investigates cold case lead

Miami Herald - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

BROOKSVILLE, Fla. -- The FBI and local authorities in Florida are chasing a lead in the 20-year-old unsolved murder of a 12-year-old girl.The officers converged on a lake in Pasco County on Tuesday.Hernando County Sheriff Al Nienhuis says he is hopeful that there will soon be a break in the unsolved murder of Jennifer Odom. He added that it's one of hundreds of leads received in the ...

Pembroke Pines BTU Deal Cuts Charter School Teacher Salaries

NBC 6 - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

As children gathered around iPads, their parents were glued to the bargaining table at Pembroke Pines City Hall. City officials including the city's manager, attorney and human resources director met with the Broward Teachers Union to resolve a labor dispute ...

Minnesota Twins Elizabethton team bus in fatal Florida crash

Pioneer Press - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

Members of the Minnesota Twins' Elizabethton, Tenn., minor league team transfer their equipment after the bus they were in was struck head-on by a car in Florida. The car's driver died. (FCN-TV: Jacob ...

Miami forces Game 7 with OT victory

The Seattle Times - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

MIAMI - For years, Ray Allen’s routine has not changed. Show up for work hours earlier than just about everyone else, go onto the court and take hundreds of jump shots. It paid off for him on Tuesday. And he’ll be back out there on Thursday - since the Miami Heat season still has one game remaining. Allen’s three-pointer with 5.2 seconds left in the fourth quarter capped a ...

Officials Vote for 70-Cent Tolls on Dolphin Airport Expressways

NBC 6 - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

After three hours of public commentary and board discussions, the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority voted 7-5 in favor of a 70-cent toll fare on the Dolphin and Airport expressways ...

Spurs Left to Rue Missed Opportunities Against Miami

New York Times - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

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MLB Arizona 3 Miami 2

Middle East Times - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

Paul Goldschmidt homered in the bottom of the ninth Tuesday to lift the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 3-2 win over the Miami Marlins. Goldschmidt sent the second pitch ...

Miami produce miracle comeback to force decider

TVNZ - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

As it happened: NBA Finals - Heat v Spurs VI The Miami Heat produced an extraordinary comeback to beat the San Antonio Spurs 103-100 in overtime today to force a decisive seventh game in the NBA ...

Miami Beat San Antonio in Overtime to Force Game Seven

New York Times - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

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Florida Southern Athletes Keep Piling Up Awards

The Ledger - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

Former Moccasins softball player Megan Brown was inducted to the Sunshine State Conference Hall of Fame on Monday and current Moccasins men's golfer Tim Crouch and swimmer Alli Crenshaw were named the recipients of the Hal Smeltzly Award as Florida Southern's Outstanding Male and Female Student-Athletes.Brown is now one of seven former Moccasins in the SSC Softball Hall of Fame. She ...

Couple Files Legal Action Against Shuckers

NBC 6 - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

On Tuesday, Ellemberger was still in a neck brace and had her hand bandaged. Her husband Reynaldo Reyes says he hurt his head. The couple says the night of fun with their son, which turned into horror when the deck collapsed ...

Dont write off Alex Sink running for Florida governor just yet

Tampa Bay Times - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

TAMPA -- Alex Sink barely lost the 2010 governor's race to Rick Scott, and as she weighs whether to take him on again there is no shortage of armchair shrinks speculating about her thinking: o The sudden death in December of her husband, former gubernatorial candidate Bill McBride, was too big a blow for her to run another grueling campaign without him. o Sink wants to run because she ...

Police visit home of Patriots TE Aaron Hernandez

San Diego Union-Tribune - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

FILE - In this Dec. 10, 2012 file photo, New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez (81) holds his helmet as he steps onto the field before an NFL football game between the New England Patriots and the Houston Texans in Foxborough, Mass. State and local police spent hours at the home of Hernandez on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 as another group of officers searched an industrial park about a mile ...

George Zimmerman trial Juror says civil rights were violated

News 13 - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

Jeff Counelis was dismissed from the jury pool in the George Zimmerman trial last Wednesday, reportedly because of a post he made on Facebook earlier this ...

Ireland Nugents new legs get finishing touches

News 13 - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

ORLANDO -- A lot of work went into making 2-year-old amputee Ireland Nugent's new legs. After days of fittings and measurements, prosthetists spend Tuesday put the finishing touches on the limbs, which are custom fit to size and style. What's a girl to do with so many fashion fabrics to choose from? Ireland didn't pick just one pattern, Minnie Mouse is on her right leg, Dora ...