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 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:38:45 -0400 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:38:45 -0400 30 Residents can put up to 12 cubic yards of vegetation -- an amount equal to the size of two refrigerators -- on the street beginning Monday as part of the city's annual vegetation amnesty week.The week is intended to encourage the trimming of trees and shrubs before the start of the hurricane season. Residents should place vegetation on the street on their regular collection day.Vegetation ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741206/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:51:51 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741206/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Blake Shelton has a date and location for his benefit and fellow Oklahoman Carrie Underwood is writing a large check to help benefit those affected by this week's storms ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741207/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:51:50 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741207/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Continuing a 40 year tradition, the 3rd U.S. Infantry placed flags at the grave markers of those buried in Arlington National Cemetery ahead of Memorial Day. The practice is known as, "flags in." (May ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741209/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:51:47 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741209/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 A year after the state had to scramble to save face when Florida's writing FCAT scores plummeted, this year's writing FCAT results show Palm Beach County students scoring considerably better this time around.Overall, 67 percent of county fourth-graders received a "proficient" score on this ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741210/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:51:45 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741210/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Kennedy visited the country before World War II began and his notes show a man who was impressed with the nation and the work being done there.He even thought history would look back at Adolph Hitler with admiration.In one letter Kennedy said "Fascism? The right thing for Germany." And in another he asked "what are the evils of fascism compared to communism?"Then the man who ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741211/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:51:40 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741211/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 About 2,600 Palm Beach County students may have to repeat the third grade next year after failing the reading FCAT.The state Department of Education released the results of the 2013 third-grade reading and math FCATs this morning. The results show that county students slightly lagged their peers statewide on the important reading test, with 20 percent failing the reading portion of the ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741214/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:51:39 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741214/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Jennie Johnson (center) is supported by Nancy McBride, the director of the Center for Missing & Exploited Children, as they listen to Sheriff Ric Bradshaw comment during at press conference at PBSO headquarters in West Palm Beach on Friday, May 24, 2013. Johnson and PBSO once again made a plea to the community to help find her daughter Christy Luna, who has been missing for 29 years. ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741213/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:51:38 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741213/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 This Memorial Day Weekend, chances are, you will be heading to a cookout with family and friends. It's a pretty good bet that hot dogs will be part of the fare but Inside Edition reports on a fact you may not be aware of. Hot dogs are actually the number one cause of choking deaths in toddlers but there are ways to keep your family ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741212/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:51:37 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741212/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 INSIDE EDITION is there as super model Nina Agdal picks out a dress for her first prom. Meanwhile we catch up with Jake Davidson, the senior who asked Agdal to the dance, as he tries to find the perfect tuxedo to match his beautiful ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741216/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:51:35 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741216/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Video obtained by Reuters from onboard a British Airways flight shows the moment the jet was forced to make an emergency landing at Heathrow airport on Friday. The amateur video also shows passengers on the runway after leaving the plane. Passengers can also be seen exiting the plane using emergency slides. An unnamed passenger told Reuters that the "right-hand engine appeared to catch fire ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741215/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:51:34 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741215/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Peter Hobart Elementary 4th graders were at Lilydale Regional Park in St. Paul Minnesota, when the field trip took a deadly turn as a hill side gave way while students were looking for fossils. Two children were killed, and others injured. Lilydale Regional Park is a popular destination for school field trips because it is known as one of the best fossil hunting spots in the state. Groups do have ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741217/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:51:31 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741217/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Cops busted actress Amanda Bynes after she tossed a resin-coated water pipe out of a high-rise apartment window in midtown Thursday night, police sources ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741218/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:51:27 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741218/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Pool before First there was the Boca squatter, the 20-something called Loki Boy who fancied himself the Norse god of mischief. Now there's the not so fanciful Jason Friedman, a father of three, who moved into a 3,400-square-foot pool home in the Acreage claiming rights through the antiquated Florida law called adverse possession. Friedman, 37, filed his adverse possession claim with the ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741221/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:51:25 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741221/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Bridge collapse survivor Dan Sligh described his entire ordeal while talking to reporters in Washington State. Sligh was driving on the I-5 Bridge over the Skagit River when a section of it collapsed, sending his vehicle into the water. ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741219/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:51:24 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741219/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 A big part of the school district’s efforts to boost enrollment at John F. Kennedy Middle School by making the Riviera Beach school more attractive got an international endorsement this week. The International Baccalaureate, a Switzerland-based non-profit educational foundation that certifies international baccalaureate academic-themed programs at schools worldwide, gave its official ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741220/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:51:24 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741220/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Red Cross made their about face after pushback on their policy of sending the money that comes by text to their giant national fund.When that fact was pointed out social media lit up with complaints and the organization got calls and emails complaining.Once the organization saw the reaction they reversed their field and made the following ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741223/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:51:22 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741223/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 A 24-year-old Fort Pierce man was shot to death on a St. Lucie County street corner after a confrontation with someone just after midnight. Authorities are asking the public to help solve the crime.Thomas James Alexander was shot several times after a "brief confrontation" with someone at the corner of Glenview Drive and South Seventh Street, according to information released by Sheriff ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741222/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:51:21 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741222/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Update: At 6:56 a.m. traffic has begun to flow again as crews have cleared the injured from the scene of a tractor-trailer crash.Martin County Fire Rescue officials report the crash happened at 5:50 a.m. near Palm City in the northbound lanes of Interstate 95 and involved a pickup truck and a tractor-trailer. The crash trapped a person in the pickup. Rescue crews worked for 40 minutes to free ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741224/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:51:18 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741224/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 An employee at a Wellington Hallmark store was arrested this week for allegedly voiding sales and pocketing the cash.Caitlyn Cservenyak, 19, of West Palm Beach is accused of an organized scheme to defraud. She was arrested Wednesday and granted supervised release from the Palm Beach County Jail on Thursday.A manager at the Hallmark in the Mall at Wellington Green told Palm Beach County ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741226/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:51:16 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741226/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 A three-week investigation by the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office led to the arrest of a Wellington man after authorities found 153 marijuana plants and more than 30 pounds of marijuana in his house Wednesday morning.Ernest Paczuski, 27, was arrested on drug production and trafficking in marijuana charges, according to a sheriff's office arrest ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741225/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:51:16 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741225/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 SACRAMENTO – In the first disclosure of individual health insurance premiums by the nation’s largest state, California announced on Thursday a wide array of choices for the 5.3 million people expected to qualify to purchase coverage through its online marketplace established by the Affordable Care Act. The premiums, which aimed at a "just right" Goldilocks range, ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741227/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:51:11 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741227/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Dennis Crudele, acting president and CFO of Florida Atlantic University, Thursday May 23, 2013 at FAU in Boca Raton. (Bill Ingram/The Palm Beach ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741228/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:51:02 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741228/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Former Hialeah Mayor Julio Robaina pleaded not guilty Friday in Miami federal court to charges that he defrauded the U.S. government by failing to report potentially millions of dollars in income on tax returns, including receiving cash payments on high-interest loans he made to a convicted Ponzi schemer.About 30 supporters of the former mayor showed up in court to lend their support, and Robaina ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741229/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:48:57 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741229/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Foreclosure rates in the greater Miami area remain astonishingly high, but they’re headed in the right direction.In March, 13.25 percent of the outstanding mortgages in the Miami, Miami Beach and Kendall area were in some stage of the foreclosure process, according to CoreLogic. That was down from 17.51 percent a year earlier. But it was dramatically higher than the national foreclosure rate of ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214740970/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:48:57 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214740970/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Classes are canceled Friday at the North Campus of Miami Dade college “due to problems with the municipal water supply.”Classes at other campuses and at the Carrie P. Meek Center are open. North Campus classes will resume Tuesday, after the holiday, administrators ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214740334/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:48:56 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214740334/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 FILE - This Aug. 20, 2012 file photo shows the Cape Florida lighthouse at sunset at Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park, in Key Biscayne, Fla. Cape Florida State Park is number seven on the 2013 list of Top 10 Beaches produced annually by coastal expert Stephen P. Leatherman, also known as "Dr. Beach," director of Florida International University's Laboratory for Coastal Research. ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741231/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:48:56 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741231/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Miami Heat players aren’t the only hot ones. If you head outside Friday and the holiday weekend, be prepared to bake.High temperatures Friday are forecast to reach 90. On Saturday, the highs will be in the mid- to upper-80s.“The heat is on today...literally, with highs soaring to the low 90s, flirting with record heat,” CBS4 meteorologist Lissette Gonzalez said on Facebook. By Saturday ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741230/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:48:56 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741230/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 GAINESVILE, Fla. -- Graduates of the University of Florida's College of Veterinary Medicine will receive one final lesson before they get their diplomas.Personal finance guru Suze Orman will give advice on debt and money management during her commencement speech on Saturday.Orman, who lives in Boca Raton, also has a personal reason for speaking: Her niece is one of the 87 students ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214740043/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:48:55 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214740043/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 This Week in The Civil War, for week of Sunday, May 26: Fighting for control of the lower Mississippi River.Union forces acted this week in 1863 in a coordinated onslaught against Confederates holding Port Hudson, La., bidding to dislodge them while Ulysses S. Grant ratcheted up his offensive against the heavily fortified city of Vicksburg, further up the Mississippi River. The Union on May 27, ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741233/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:48:55 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741233/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 ORLANDO, Fla. -- A central Florida woman has reunited with her son almost 36 years after giving him up for adoption.The happy reunion took place Thursday at Orlando International Airport, where Andre "Dre" Knight arrived from Los Angeles on a one-way ticket to meet his mother, Robin West. He said he'll go back home when the time is right.Knight embraced his mother in the ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741234/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:48:54 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741234/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 FILE - Eighth graders have to take every FCAT exam (writing, math, reading and science). No other grade has to take as many exams in one year. Language arts students at Carver Middle School prepare for the FCAT as well as study their regular curriculum. Natalia Ramirez (cq) takes a practice test during ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741235/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:48:52 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741235/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 switch from right tackle to left tackle in his second season with the Miami Dolphins. Martin is as level headed as they come, especially for a football player making his living in the trenches. Much of that trait can be attributed to his being the son of two Harvard graduates - who found the fortitude to bypass the Ivy League school in favor of Stanford University. So as the questions continued ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741111/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:48:46 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741111/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Jorge Naranjo, a highly-respected executive with over 20 years of experience in entertainment, sports and marketing, has joined Sun Life Stadium as Senior Director of Events and Sales. In his new role, Naranjo will report to Senior Vice President, Todd Boyan, and will be responsible for producing festivals, concerts, trade shows and other special events at Sun Life Stadium. "Jorge Naranjo is ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741112/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:48:45 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741112/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 ATLANTA - Authorities say 18 people have been taken to the hospital following a crash between a hotel shuttle bus and a tractor-trailer near Atlanta's airport.Atlanta Fire Rescue Department spokeswoman Janet Ward says the accident happened around 10:30 a.m. Friday. She says it's not immediately clear what caused the accident.Ward says there were 18 people on the bus at the time of the ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214740996/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:47:24 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214740996/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 ReligionenLibertad, a Catholic website, blames the growing secularization of Spanish society for what it calls an increase in people asking for help with their ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214740583/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:31:20 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214740583/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Former Hialeah Mayor Julio Robaina pleaded not guilty to tax fraud charges during a formal arraignment Friday morning. He spoke with reporters following the brief ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741236/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:28:02 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741236/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 FCAT results released today by the Florida Department of Education. Compared to their peers across the state, third graders in both counties lag slightly behind in reading but are mostly on par in math. Results show 57 percent of Florida's third graders scored a three or above in reading (up slightly from last year's 56 percent) while 58 percent met the state's definition of ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741116/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:26:23 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214741116/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 A weak cold front will pass through South Florida on Saturday bringing lower humidity to carry us through Monday. Along with the comfortable air mass will come slightly below-average ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214739624/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:34:30 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214739624/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 MIAMI (CBSMiami) - Students at Miami-Dade College's North Campus will have a little extra vacation over the Memorial Day weekend after all classes and activities were cancelled Friday at the ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214739553/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:27:45 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214739553/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Shane Battier may have committed a dirty play in the first quarter of Wednesday's Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. Battier was called for an offensive foul after charging into Hibbert in the paint. Battier extended his knee on the drive, hitting Hibbert in the groin area. Hibbert made no mention of the play during practice interviews but unleashed his feeling on social media. "U ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214738726/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:37:29 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214738726/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Market Data Terms of Service Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes, and Market Data and Analysis © 2012 CNBC LLC. All Rights ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214737432/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:59:14 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214737432/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 AmericanAirlines Arena . "We have to push to get to another level," Spoelstra said. "It was a very competitive game, both teams were laying it all out there. But we're trying to push to another level that we think we can get to." With 41 total turnovers and 58 total fouls, Game 1 was as sloppy for extended stretches as it was scintillating late, with Pacers ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214737914/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:43:44 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214737914/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Residents of a rural Lake County community long complained that a colossal four-footed creature had been feasting on their garbage and leaving damaged property in its wake. After an epic trajectory as the region's most prolific dumpster diver, officials trapped the massive bruin Thursday and at a whopping 620-pounds, the husky beast became the largest black bear ever caught in state ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214737913/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:43:43 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214737913/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 MIAMI BEACH (CBSMiami) – Barricades are being deployed and signs banning parking being put in place as Miami Beach prepares for a massive influx of party-goers this weekend. Memorial Day weekend on Miami Beach caps off Urban Beach Week. Thousands of people are expected to pack South Beach for a weekend of partying. In the past, crowds have surged from upwards of 300,000 to 350,000 people ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214737878/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:38:35 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214737878/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 The kayak was spotted in the sand Thursday afternoon. But there's still no sign of 21-year-old Joe Kane, who went missing May 13. He went kayaking from a spot near Sherman Cove at Pensacola Naval Air Station with his dog ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214737167/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:53:35 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214737167/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Brian Howell, who survived a raging inferno and shootout with police at a West Kendall grow house earlier this year that ended in two deaths won't face charges in the incident, his attorney Alexander Michaels said ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214737086/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:50:01 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214737086/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- An Ohio police officer and his wife face aggravated child neglect charges after their young children were left unsupervised in a truck outside a Panama City Beach ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214736440/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:00:52 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214736440/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thirteen years after it began, Urban Beach Week is back again in full force this weekend. Business owner Adrian Gonzalez and Program coordinator Ed Harris ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214736411/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:57:01 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214736411/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 OCALA, Fla. (AP) -- A special events coordinator, a concert promoter and a kayak-tour company have tentatively made the cut to provide services when the Silver Springs attraction becomes a state ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214735754/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:08:01 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214735754/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 COCONUT CREEK— City Manager Dave Rivera resigned at a commission meeting Thursday night.He left at the behest of three commissioners, who said he was routinely disrespectful and had anger management issues that led him to yell at them and at residents ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214735683/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:03:26 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214735683/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Should be a great holiday weekend for a backyard barbecue or to play outdoors. While today should be hot, with feels-like temperatures close to 100 degrees, the remainder of ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214735682/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:03:25 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214735682/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 f The Miami Heat Golden Oldies (left to right ) Julee Nairn from North Miami Beach, Jean Hungler from Pembroke Pines, Keith Buehner from Miami Beach and the dance team rehearse Thursday at the Focal Point Senior Center in Pembroke Pines in preparation for their performance on Friday at the Game 2 of the Heat vs Pistons playoff. Grandma and grandpa were never like this. The Miami Heat’s ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214735684/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:03:24 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214735684/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 MT. VERNON, Wash.— A massive emergency effort is under way after a bridge collapse across the Skagit River in western Washington sent cars and people into the water Thursday evening, Spokane television ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214735685/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:03:23 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214735685/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 MIRAMAR —— Wearing what appeared to be bulletproof vests with law enforcement insignia, the three men came knocking in the dead of night claiming to be police. They were not, and now the real police are searching for the gang of home-invasion robbers who posed as cops to gain entry into ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214735687/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:03:22 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214735687/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 FORT MYERS - The Archbishop McCarthy baseball team had piled onto the infield in celebration before. This time it was special, what dreams are made of. Brandon Vicens' two-run double in the bottom of the third inning was all McCarthy needed to defeat Lynn Haven Mosley 5-2 for the Class 6A state championship at jetBlue Park on Thursday. The victory made the Mavericks the first high school ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214735686/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:03:22 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214735686/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Lew Crampton, president and CEO of the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium, inside the new viewing tank. After a $5 million renovation, the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium is set to reveal its new look on June 7. The museum is looking to engage children and adults with hands-on, mind-on exhibits that promote science, technology, engineering and math skills to fill the widening ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214735710/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:02:38 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214735710/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Washington State officials say a truck apparently hit a part of a bridge, before a section of the bridge collapsed into the Skagit River. Three people were rescued. Officials are certain that everyone who went into the water is accounted ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214734286/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:12:52 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214734286/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 The photo of the mom carrying her daughter from the destroyed school in Moore, Oklahoma has been used in hundreds of newspapers. LaTisha Garcia talks about what happened next. She says her 8-year-old daughter, Jazmin Rodriguez, is okay. ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214734287/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:12:51 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214734287/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Highlights of this day in history: Samuel Morse opens America's first telegraph line; Four men sentenced for the 1993 World Trade Center bombing; Britain's Queen Victoria born; The Brooklyn Bridge opens; Singer-songwriter Bob Dylan born. ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214734288/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:12:49 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214734288/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 The Interstate 5 Bridge over the Skagit River in Northwestern Washington State collapsed on Thursday evening, dumping vehicles and people into the river. State troopers are not certain if there were any injuries or deaths. (May ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214734289/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:12:47 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214734289/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Regarding the commentary "Scott's veto helped only divorce attorneys": The governor's veto of the alimony bill was not only a personal disappointment to me, but a miscarriage of justice to all Floridians. In his veto letter, the governor took a one-sided, old-world view. That is not what is happening today in mine.Gov. Scott makes the grand assumption that women are staying ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214734291/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:12:41 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214734291/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Authorities say it does not appear the killing of two young brothers in a Utah subdivision was planned. Blood but no weapon was found on the 15-year-old brother of the dead boys, ages 4 and 10, when he was arrested. (May ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214734294/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:12:31 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214734294/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 President Obama is standing by the use of drone-launched missile strikes. But he's also moving to limit them as part of a refocusing of the fight against Islamist terrorists that also includes a new push to close Guantanamo Bay. (May ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214734295/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:12:30 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214734295/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Outrage swirling around the arrest of an 18-year-old Vero Beach cheerleader for having consensual sex with a 14-year-old classmate has been fueled by claims that she is being punished for being a lesbian.Some Palm Beach County defense attorneys say the concern is ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214734293/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:12:29 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214734293/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Jurors have deadlocked on a verdict of life or death for Jodi Arias in the 2008 killing of her one-time boyfriend. The judge declared a mistrial in the penalty phase. (May ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214734296/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:12:29 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214734296/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 A day after invoking her Fifth Amendment rights before a U.S. House committee, IRS official Lois Lerner refused a request from the new head of the tax agency to resign from her post, and was then placed on administrative leave, as the fallout spread from the IRS targeting of more conservative organizations."My understanding is the new acting IRS commissioner asked for Ms. Lerner's ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214734297/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:12:27 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214734297/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 The Boy Scouts of America threw open its ranks Thursday to gay Scouts but not gay Scout leaders, a move that LGBT activists are calling the "first step" to full inclusion of gays in scouting. (May ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214734298/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:12:23 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214734298/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 The 2013 hurricane season, which starts June 1, will produce an above-average number of systems, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecast Thursday.NOAA gave a 70 percent likelihood that 13 to 20 systems would reach at least tropical-storm status and gain names, with seven to 11 of those becoming hurricanes and three to six major hurricanes, at Category 3 or higher on the ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214734299/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:12:20 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214734299/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Palm Beach County commissioners should consider putting its embattled corruption watchdog under the clerk's office, to allow its investigations more independence, County Mayor Steven Abrams said this week.The Office of Inspector General, formed three years ago after a series of corruption scandals, has been hamstrung by legal battles over its funding and pushback over its ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214734300/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:12:18 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214734300/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Miami International Airport on Friday will unveil a new canine training area for the Miami-Dade Police’s Airport District canine unit. The training area is dedicated in honor of U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal Colton W. Rusk, of Miami, killed by an enemy sniper in Afghanistan on Dec. 6, 2010 while he and his canine partner, Eli, were in the process of clearing an IED or improvised explosive ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214734056/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:10:15 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214734056/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 A dozen members of the Santiesteban pot-peddling ring were sentenced in Miami federal court Thursday to prison for terms ranging from three years to life.The Santiestebans — a family headed by patriarch and Mariel boatlift refugee Gilberto Sr., and joined by sons Derrick, Gilberto Jr., Alexander and Darvis — were charged along with 13 others last June with operating 20 hydroponic ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214734055/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:10:15 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214734055/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 State transportation officials trying to fix a critical engineering snag at the new train station under construction at Miami International Airport’s $2 billion transportation hub have backed off the cheapest fix: closing off Northwest 25th Street. But they must now choose from a menu of alternatives that are all substantially more complex, costly and time-consuming.The bottom line, engineers ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214734054/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:10:14 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214734054/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- More than 400,000 travelers are expected to fly in and out of the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport this Memorial Day weekend.The statement from the Broward County Aviation Department says the airport is ready to accommodate the high volume of passengers during the holiday period that runs Thursday through May 30.The department said it anticipates an ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214734301/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:10:13 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214734301/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 MIAMI -- The mayors of two South Florida cities are planning a charity fight to determine who is tougher.Hialeah Mayor Carlos Hernandez and Miami Lakes Mayor Michael Pizzi are set to duke it out Aug. 16 at Milander Auditorium in Hialeah. The pre-fight weigh-in will be two weeks earlier at the Miami Lakes Automall.The Miami Herald (http://goo.gl/5M1ii) reports that tickets are expected to go on ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214734302/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:10:13 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214734302/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Alison Thompson has a headache or other bodily pain, it’s not from a stressful day at the office. The Coconut Grove-based volunteer humanitarian has been called into action time and time again over the years, from the Sept. 11 attacks and Asian tsunami to the Haitian earthquake and Superstorm Sandy.See the native Aussie’s deserved moment in the sun in an advertorial running Monday in ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214734305/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:10:12 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214734305/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 MIAMI -- Authorities say a child abuse investigator may have falsified the substance abuse screening of a South Florida mother who later left her baby to die in a hot car.Based on Shani Smith's report last fall, officials determined it was not necessary to protect 11-month-old Bryan Osceola or his siblings from his parents. Then last week authorities say the child's mother, Catalina ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214734304/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:10:12 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214734304/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 NEW YORK -- The forecast for summer travel, 2013: Partly sunny.Airlines, hotels and campgrounds are commanding higher rates and seeing more customers than a few summers ago, and luxury hotels are selling out. Local businessmen and state officials are optimistic.But for a travel industry still stinging from the Great Recession, the best it can likely hope for is another summer of steady, but ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214734303/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:10:12 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214734303/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 The sudden closure of westbound lanes on the bridge came after restricting heavy vehicles on the roadway caused supply problems in Key ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214733773/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:10:10 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214733773/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 A retired Broward Sheriff's Office deputy who was shot in the head during a traffic stop in 2007 has reached a deal that could lead to his domestic violence charges being ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214734307/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:08:28 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214734307/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 An elementary school principal has inspired the University of Wisconsin-Madison to create a new wheelchair lift that could help make more places wheelchair accessible. The invention process began three years ago when the principal at Emerson Elementary School in Madison, Karen Kepler, told a school donor her biggest wish was for her building to become accessible to everyone. All four entrances ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214732768/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 03:53:15 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214732768/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 By JENNIFER KAYAssociated Press MIAMI (AP) - The National Hurricane Center is changing the way it talks about storm surge in hopes that emergency officials, the media and the public can better understand the dangerous phenomenon. Storm surge is the hurricane hazard that poses the greatest threat to life and property. It is the abnormal rise in sea water during a hurricane, and it can happen ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214732560/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 03:18:17 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214732560/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Police said that two men were found dead inside a house at 10203 NW 12th Ave. after police received an anonymous call about a check on the welfare of the individuals inside the ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214731440/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 01:25:21 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214731440/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 MIAMI BEACH (CBSMiami) – Miami Beach Police officers are being credited with saving a suicidal man from jumping off a roof of a South Beach parking garage. The 50-minute ordeal happened Tuesday at the garage on 16th Street and Collins Ave., according to the police ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214730705/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fri, 24 May 2013 00:23:58 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214730705/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Tow truck drivers are leaving misery in their exhaust fumes, operating in frequent and flagrant violation of a new Broward law meant to protect drivers from towing abuses, a Sun Sentinel investigation has found. The newspaper analyzed more than three years' worth of official towing data, reviewed consumer complaints and interviewed tow truck drivers and motorists and found the county rife ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214729865/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 22:39:54 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214729865/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Taxi driver Joseph Gutierrez de Pineres was attacked when he went to collect the fare from two female passengers while driving his cab. He fought them and jumped ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214729324/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 21:44:06 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214729324/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 It's the yucky part of high school science classes - dissecting frog organs or slicing open a stretched-out earthworm. But in Palm Beach ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214729304/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 21:42:29 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214729304/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Ding, dong, the witch is not guilty. Because because because because becaaaaause… she's insane.That was the verdict reached by a jury of students after a mock trial using the plot of "Oz the Great and Powerful" as the basis of an attempted murder trial at St. Anthony Catholic School ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214729305/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 21:42:27 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214729305/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Greg Nelson/SI MIAMI -- The Mohawk had been lacquered and spiked while Chris "Birdman'' Andersen was making his large yet minimalist impact on Game 1 of the Eastern finals Wednesday night. On Thursday after practice he and his hair were more relaxed. The hair lay tousled along the top of his head like a strip of highway median. His tattooed skin was like cheerful pop-art ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214728585/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 20:56:02 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214728585/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Add another title to the Most Fun Small Town in America: 'Best Restored Beach' for 2013.The American Shore & Beach Preservation Association bestowed the award ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214728638/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 20:45:36 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214728638/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Western High students, from left; Frank Tucker, 17, Amanda Santos, 18, Ashley Wolf, 18, Brittany Carel, 18, and Krista Pulcini, 17, receive awards from the Weston Rotary Club for helping at a roadside crash while on their way to their high school ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214728640/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 20:45:35 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214728640/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 North Lauderdale , and another man were playing a dice game outside the Champion Food Store, at 2409 NW 15th Court, about 1 a.m. May 16, shortly before the shooting.According to ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214728639/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 20:45:35 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214728639/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 The Dolphins have only produced one losing record in 12 seasons the team had a starting quarterback produce an 85-plus passer rating the past three ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214728643/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 20:45:33 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214728643/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 MIAMI (AP) — Even though John Danks is about to begin his seventh season in the majors, he admits he will have some nerves heading into his first outing in more than a year for the Chicago White Sox. Danks will make his first start since arthroscopic shoulder surgery in Friday night’s opener of a three-game home set against the Miami Marlins. The left-hander last pitched May 19, ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214728591/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 20:40:03 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214728591/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Veteran Moises Castro hugs his service dog, Salsa, inside the 211 Palm Beach/Treasure Coast offices in Lantana. Castro served in Kuwait from 2005-2006 and returned home experiencing three to four seizures a day, PTSD, panic attacks, and was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2010. "Salsa" has had a tremendous impact on Moises' quality of life. (Richard Graulich/The Palm Beach ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214727682/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 19:59:15 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214727682/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 A teenager was arrested Thursday in the deaths of his two younger brothers, ages 4 and 10, at the family home in a Utah subdivision of new homes and tidy lawns, police said. (May ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214727683/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 19:59:12 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214727683/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 For the first time in its history, NextEra Energy, Florida Power & Light's parent company, Thursday held its annual shareholder meeting outside of Florida at the Renaissance Hotel ballroom in Dallas.Another first was the lack of questions from shareholders at the meeting. When Jim Robo, Next Era CEO and President, called for questions, there was not a single one. The meeting was ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214727684/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 19:59:10 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214727684/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 As Gov. Rick Scott considered budget vetoes last week, some of the state's best-known hospitals, including St. Mary's Medical Center and Bethesda Memorial Hospital, feared he would slice $65 million that lawmakers had set aside to help the industry move to a new Medicaid payment system.So hospital chief executives from across the state sent nearly identical letters to Scott that offered ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214727685/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 19:59:09 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214727685/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida is dipping into a high-profile federal grant designed to improve the state's schools in order to end a bitter contract dispute.Education Commissioner Tony Bennett earlier this month agreed to settle a lawsuit filed against his department by a Tallahassee-based technology company.The Department of Education is paying $1.25 million to Infinity Software ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214727686/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 19:57:19 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214727686/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 MIAMI -- A dozen people have been sentenced in a South Florida grow house operation that ended after the murder of a man suspected of stealing their marijuana, federal prosecutors said Thursday.According to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Miami, Derrick Santiesteban, whose family ran the operation, was sentenced to life in prison for drug distribution, money laundering and kidnapping with ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214727687/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 19:57:19 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214727687/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Make sure to save Aug. 16 on your calendar.That’s the newly announced date when Hialeah Mayor Carlos Hernandez and Miami Lakes Mayor Michael Pizzi will go head-to-head in the octagon at Milander Auditorium in Hialeah. “Since the fight will be at Milander Auditorium, the pre-fight weigh-in will be two weeks before the fight in the parking lot of the Miami Lakes Automall,” ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214727688/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 19:57:18 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214727688/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 LeBron James delivered a win in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals when he hit a layup at the buzzer in overtime. Miami prevailed 103-102, and James picked up his ninth career playoff triple double with 30 points, 10 points, and 10 ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214727689/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 19:36:14 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214727689/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 The resolution was adopted with more than 60% of the vote. The vote to allow gay youth in Scouting - but not gay adult leaders - was held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Central time during the group’s annual meeting in the Dallas suburb of Grapevine. After about 1,400 members of the Boy Scouts national council voted by secret ballot, their votes were tallied by an outside balloting firm, ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214727638/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 19:34:36 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214727638/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2013, file photo, Senate Armed Services Committee member Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., right, questions Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The committee's ranking Republican Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla. listens at left. A long-simmering feud in the Senate between establishment Republicans and tea ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214726048/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:48:38 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214726048/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 This May 4, 2013 police photo provided by the Orange County Corrections Department in Orlando, Fla., shows Ibragim Todashev after his arrest for aggravated battery in Orlando. Todashev, who was being questioned in Orlando by authorities in the Boston bombing probe, was fatally shot Wednesday, May 22, 2013 when he initiated a violent confrontation, FBI officials said. (AP Photo/Orange County ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214726333/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:48:38 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214726333/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 A simulated bolt of lightning hits a post insulator during a tour of Florida Power & Light's Reliability Assurance Center in Riviera Beach on Thursday. (Richard Graulich/The Palm Beach ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214726444/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:47:12 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214726444/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 In a place where there is so much devastation and heartache, FOX23's Sharon Phillips found one woman who is using flower petals to bless the victims and their ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214726445/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:47:10 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214726445/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Here's the latest news for Thursday, May 23: Obama sets new guidelines on drones; More arrests in suspected London terror attack; Young Okla. tornado victim remembered; Penguins are cool in ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214726446/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:47:09 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214726446/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 City officials from Moore, Oklahoma, showed reporters for the first time a close look at the destroyed Plaza Towers Elementary School, where seven students were killed in Monday's tornado. (May ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214726447/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:47:08 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214726447/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Letters began rolling out to thousands of homeowners in Palm Beach County Thursday as company officials defended a $52 million deal to transfer up to 60,000 Citizens insurance customers to a start-up company that gave to Gov. Rick Scott's political committee, but one lawmaker blasted it."Tallahassee is for sale and this is a perfect example," said state Rep. Mike Fasano, R-New Port ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214726448/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:47:07 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214726448/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 It turns out that when it comes to "financial literacy" I am, well, semi-literate.I learned that this week while taking an online financial literacy course offered by the Debt Management Credit Counseling Corp., a Broward County-based nonprofit company that educates state workers, college students and high school students on understanding money management and the financial world we all ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214726449/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:47:04 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214726449/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 FOX23 tagged along with some Tulsa County Sheriff's office deputies and found that helping out isn't always the most exciting thing, but it still makes a huge ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214726451/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:47:01 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214726451/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/214726450/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:47:01 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214726450/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 A preliminary hearing for two brothers accused in the quadruple murder of four women at the Fairmont Terrace Apartments will continues on ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214726452/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:47:01 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214726452/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 From the more than 3,000 families who live in Wellington for the equestrian season to the 168,000 people who attend the Honda Classic to the 160,000 who watch spring training games, sports events generated an estimated $260 million in Palm Beach County in the past year."It impacts our quality of life in Palm Beach County," Business Development Board President and CEO Kelly Smallridge ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214726453/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:47:00 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214726453/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thai worker installs a bamboo scaffolding during renovation work of China Gate in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, May 23 , 2013.(AP Photo/Sakchai ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214726454/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:46:57 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214726454/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Visitors to New York's Times Square take in the sight from the top of the TKTS staircase, Thursday, May 23, 2013 in New York. According to the Times Square Alliance an average of 370,000 pedestrians enter the Times Square area each day.(AP Photo/Mary ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214726455/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:46:56 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214726455/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 People admire and take pictures of a racing car parked in front of a hotel in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, May 23, 2013. The car is one of many participating in the international Gumball 3000 rally, an event in which unusual and high power cars drive some 3,000 miles (4,800 kilometers) through Europe. (AP Photo/Czarek ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214726456/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:46:56 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214726456/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Yemeni potter Yousef Abdullah, 25, works on clay kilns used to make bread at a pottery workshop on the outskirts of Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Hani ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214726458/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:46:54 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214726458/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 In this photo taken May 21, 2013, Bellevue Middle School 7th grader Nyla Swett, 13, and 8th grader Khalin Sargent, 14, are introduced as the king and queen of the school during a coronation ball in Memphis, Tenn. For the 21st straight year the students at the school won the Kids Kan food drive by collecting more food for the Mid-South Food Bank than any other school in the tri-state region. ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214726459/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:46:53 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214726459/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 A Bangladeshi woman walks on a waterlogged street with her children after heavy rainfall in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, May 23, 2013. (AP Photo/A.M. ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214726461/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:46:52 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214726461/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 U.S. Army Pfc. Corey Shelton, of Virginia Beach, Va., uses a wooden stick to drive flags into the grass on Boston Common in advance of the Memorial Day weekend in Boston, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214726460/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:46:52 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214726460/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 A Kashmiri Bakarwal girl plays on a swing as others wait their turn on the outskirts of Srinagar, India, Thursday, May 23, 2013. Bakarwals are nomadic herders in Jammu Kashmir state, who wander in search of good pastures for their cattle. (AP Photo/Mukhtar ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214726462/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:46:49 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214726462/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Photo credit: Getty Images | Members of Scouts for Equality hold a rally to call for equality and inclusion for gays in the Boy Scouts of America as part of the "Scouts for Equality Day of Action" in Washington, DC. (May 22, ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214725991/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:46:01 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214725991/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 KISSIMMEE -- Ibragim Todashev, the Chechen martial-arts fighter killed by an FBI agent in Orlando on Tuesday, was a bit of a mystery to his neighbors in his modest gated community in Kissimmee.They knew little about his lifestyle, his travels or his relationship with one of the two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing.They did know him as the kind of guy who helped neighbors in the ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214726054/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:44:57 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214726054/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 ORLANDO, Fla. -- George Zimmerman's attorney says he is going to ask a judge to sequester not only the jury but the jury pool in the upcoming trial of the Florida neighborhood watch leader.Attorney Mark O'Mara said Thursday that may involve sequestering 500 potential jurors in order to find six people who can serve on the jury.O'Mara says he hasn't ever heard of 500 people ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214725837/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:44:55 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214725837/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 The residents of Sunset Islands 3 and 4 have settled their differences with the developers of a mixed-used condo building at the foot of an historic bridge leading into the island community. The agreement, which was submitted to the city on May 13, marks an end to dozens of hours of hearings, rehearings, appeals and private meetings regarding the project, slated to take the place of what’s ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214726276/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:44:54 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214726276/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Electricians were working to fix the elevator on Thursday evening. An inspector didn't expect the elevator to be up and running by the end of the ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214726466/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:43:14 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214726466/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 "The fact that the detective broke down and cried, you have to put it out of your mind," Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Jorge Rodrigez-Chomat told ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214726464/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:43:14 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214726464/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 The city estimates 200,000 people will make their way to South Beach through Memorial Day. Officers patrolled Ocean Drive ahead of road closures on ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214726465/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:43:13 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214726465/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Indiana Pacers coach Frank Vogel told his players on Tuesday that they would win Game 1. He was wrong on that front, and many will say he also was wrong to remove his shot blocker and defensive enforcer, Roy Hibbert, on two late defensive sequences in which LeBron James drove undeterred for layups, including a basket just before time expired. Vogel said a strong case could have been made ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214726277/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:42:27 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214726277/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Miami -Dade State Attorney's Office said Thursday. Instead, Hernandez will enter a pre-trial intervention program at the request of his wife, Miami-Dade police officer Yvonne Linen, said State Attorney's Office spokesman Ed Griffith. The agreement was made Thursday in a Miami-Dade ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214726389/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:22:21 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214726389/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Navy reservist Joes Boza does pushups with 6th graders (red shirt) Alex Garbee and (stripped shirt) Kaelan Joseph as their classmates from Pembroke Pines Charter Middle School watched Thursday morning during a visit. The school wrote letters to naval reservists on tour in Afghanistan. The soldiers recently made the trip home and offered to visit the students that wrote them every few weeks. The ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214726115/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:22:17 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214726115/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 It's a problem one would imagine is a good one to have -- so many donated items coming in to help tornado ravaged Moore and Oklahoma City they don't have any place to put it all.But actually, it's been a logistical nightmare, according to officials with the Red Cross and the Salvation Army, as well as government entities which truly appreciate the help, but don't know where to ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214724903/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 17:39:35 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214724903/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 FILE - This May 6, 2013 file photo shows neighbor Charles Ramsey speaking to media near the home where missing women Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michele Knight were rescued in Cleveland. Ramsey, the man who famously put down his Big Mac to help rescue three women held captive for a decade in an Ohio house will never have to pay for another burger in his hometown. Ramsey has been promised free ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214724328/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 17:35:05 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214724328/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry is working with USDA-APHIS Veterinary Services to provide support for pet and livestock owners affected by the ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214724992/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 17:33:29 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214724992/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 The murder of a British soldier on the streets of London appears to be the work of Islamic radicals. Police arrest two more suspects. British Prime Minister says the attack will "bring us ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214724991/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 17:33:28 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214724991/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 In his column "Utilities go nuclear to protect their interests," Randy Schultz quotes state Rep. Mike Fasano, R-New Port Richey, as saying, "We were lied to" when he supported 2006 legislation that allows cost reimbursements for nuclear plants to be sought on a period basis rather than waiting many years for such plants to start operating. I was there in 2006. There is nothing ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214724993/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 17:33:26 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214724993/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Get ready for another busy hurricane season, maybe unusually wild, federal forecasters say. Their prediction calls for 13 to 20 named Atlantic storms, 7 to 11 that strengthen into hurricanes and 3 to 6 that become major hurricanes. (May ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214724994/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 17:33:24 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214724994/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Carol Clayton of Takoma Park, Maryland is the mother of a 14-year-old Boy Scout. She says the Boys Scouts of America should allow gay scouts and leaders. (May ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214724996/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 17:33:24 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214724996/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Jennifer Prior Brown is a thoughtful, effective member of the Palm Beach County School Board. Hank Smith is the long-serving principal at South Olive Elementary in West Palm Beach, one of the best schools in the state.They should be allies. Instead, they've carried on a grinding battle. A district investigation has not fully explained their high-profile fight over how he runs the school that ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214724995/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 17:33:22 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214724995/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 A group of residents met at Benny's on the Beach Thursday to focus on a common goal: getting the city pool open this summer.Organized by resident Jennifer Gillen, the group of "merry pool pirates" is considering the formation of a nonprofit organization called Friends of the Lake Worth Pool that would hold fundraising events and take donations to help cover pool ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214724997/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 17:33:22 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214724997/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Aldi plans to open 60 stores like this one on Okeechobee Boulevard in West Palm Beach in a region extending from Miami-Dade to Indian River ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214724999/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 17:33:20 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214724999/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 The city council is considering whether to allow stores to sell alcoholic beverages beginning at 7 a.m. on Sundays instead of waiting until noon as required by the city code.Councilman John Tharp said making Greenacres stores wait until noon to sell alcohol doesn't make sense because stores in unincorporated parts of Palm Beach County -- and in neighboring cities such as Palm Springs, ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214724998/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 17:33:20 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214724998/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 On Friday, SeaWorld Orlando opens its "Antarctica _ Empire of the Penguin" attraction. With a ride, restaurants and 250 live penguins, it's the largest expansion in the park's history. (May ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214725000/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 17:33:17 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214725000/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Dennis Crudele, who is serving as acting president of Florida Atlantic University after the resignation of embattled former president Mary Jane Saunders, Thursday defended Saunders' decision to support the acceptance of a donation from a private prison group, but made it a point to say he wanted to be "responsive, precise and transparent" during his tenure at the helm of the ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214725001/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 17:33:16 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214725001/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 m.palmbeachpost.com into the browser on your mobile device and select the "Hurricanes and Tropical Weather" link for the latest news in a mobile-friendly ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214725002/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 17:33:15 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214725002/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 In the months and days before his shooting death, Trayvon Martin was getting in fights, getting high on marijuana, getting suspended from school and talking with friends about getting a gun, according to cell-phone text messages defense lawyers for shooter George Zimmerman released Thursday. Trayvon’s chronically misspelled slang-filled messages — as well as pictures of a ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214725003/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 17:31:23 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214725003/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 NEW ORLEANS -- Gulf of Mexico anglers will have a longer red snapper season than they thought.Federal regulators had said the season would be nine to 28 days depending on the state. But a week before opening, NOAA Fisheries announced that the recreational red snapper season in federal waters will be 17 to 34 days.NOAA says updated recreational landings data and new information from Louisiana and ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214725005/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 17:31:22 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214725005/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 An anonymous call led police Thursday afternoon to a Northwest Miami-Dade home where the bodies of two men were found.Miami-Dade police have not released their names, but family identified them as Willie “Skipp” Lewis, 26, and Saintomas “Todo” Oscar, 35.Police were waiting for legal permission to enter the home in the West Little River area to examine the bodies, a ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214725004/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 17:31:22 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214725004/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 The Department of Children and Families on Thursday fired an employee who was investigating a couple whose son died last week. Officials with DCF said Shani Smith, who was investigating Catalina Bruno and her husband, falsified records. Both parents have a history of domestic violence and Bruno was charged with DUI. "Our computer systems don't show that any of these services were ever ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214725006/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 17:29:32 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214725006/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 A mother charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child in the death of her 11-month-old son was ordered held without bond Saturday. Miami-Dade Judge Andrew Hague ordered Catalina Marista Bruno, 30, held on no bond in connection with a previous case involving her son. He set her bond at $250,000 for the new case, and set numerous conditions if she posts ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214725007/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 17:09:59 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214725007/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 MIAMI - When Cuban hunger striker Guillermo Farinas arrived in Miami, he said he was prepared to face rejection from radical members of the Cuban-American community who do not believe in pacific opposition. The reaction has been far different. When he went to the Versailles restaurant, a traditional gathering spot for older exiles in the city's Little Havana neighbourhood, he was embraced. ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214724576/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 17:06:51 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214724576/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 MIAMI (CBS4) – Miami-Dade Police are searching for answers Thursday evening after an anonymous call led them to two dead bodies in a ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214724846/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 17:02:38 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214724846/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 HOLLYWOOD (CBSMiami) – At a time when the music industry was dominated by the British invasion, four young men from the Northeast rose to the top becoming one of the most important American bands in rock and roll history. For the first time in 42-years The Rascals, formerly known as The Young Rascals, are back on stage and in the spotlight. On Thursday morning, media was invited to a ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214724460/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 17:02:38 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214724460/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 MIAMI -; When Cuban hunger striker Guillermo Farinas arrived in Miami, he said he was prepared to face rejection from radical members of the Cuban-American ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214723111/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 16:20:30 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214723111/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 President Barack Obama announced a renewed push to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center in Cuba, including lifting a moratorium on prisoner transfers to Yemen. (May ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214723570/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 16:18:55 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214723570/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 In a wide-ranging national security speech, President Barack Obama was interrupted several times by a woman urging the immediate closing of the Guantanamo Bay detention camp. (May ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214723569/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 16:18:55 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214723569/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Declaring America at a "crossroads" in the fight against terrorism, President Barack Obama on Thursday revealed clearer guidelines for the use of deadly drone strikes. (May ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214723572/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 16:18:53 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214723572/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 A German auctioneer is selling one of Apple, Inc.'s original 50 computers on Saturday. The Apple I computer is with a black and white monitor and original tape deck is expected to sell for upwards of $250,000. (May ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214723571/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 16:18:51 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214723571/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 In response to the tornado that struck the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore on Monday, the Oklahoma City All Sports Association and the Big 12 Conference announced today a ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214723573/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 16:18:47 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214723573/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Photos: Frantic 911 call leads to 3 missing women in Ohio The woman's voice was frantic and breathless, and she was choking back tears. "Help me. I'm Amanda Berry," she told a 911 dispatcher. "I've been kidnapped and I've been missing for 10 years and I'm, I'm here, I'm free ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214723574/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 16:18:42 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214723574/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 More than 400 people attended the 18th annual Cooking Gents Affair charity dinner at the Doubletree by Hilton Miami Airport Hotel and Convention Center on Saturday, May 18. The event featured scores of men from the community cooking their favorite dishes and benefited the Miami Alumnae Chapter of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, which has awarded about $25,000 in scholarships this year and nearly ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214722848/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 16:16:38 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214722848/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 WASHINGTON -- Expect another busy Atlantic hurricane season, government forecasters said Thursday.Hurricane season officially begins June 1, and the early forecast predicts 13 to 20 named storms, seven to 11 that could become hurricanes and three to six major hurricanes that could be category three or higher, said Kathryn Sullivan, acting administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214723575/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 16:16:38 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214723575/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 DURHAM, N.C. -- Nick Howard and Kenny Towns each drove in two runs, while Scott Silverstein flirted with a complete-game performance to help Virginia beat Georgia Tech 8-2 on Thursday in pool play at the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament.Silverstein (9-1) allowed two runs in 8 2/3 innings for the third-seeded Cavaliers (46-10), who rebounded from Wednesday's loss to Virginia Tech in ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214723576/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 16:16:37 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214723576/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- An eighth person has pleaded guilty to his role in a $30 million fraud and bribery scheme that duped NASA into awarding contracts to companies that falsely claimed eligibility for preferences granted to minority-owned businesses.On Thursday, 59-year-old Michael Dunkel of Merritt Island, Fla., pleaded guilty in federal court in Alexandria to fraud for illegally receiving more ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214723578/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 16:16:37 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214723578/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Miami commissioners voted Thursday to allow some of the city’s senior-most executives to return to work after retirement and collect a pension on top of their salaries. Before the 3-2 vote, Commissioner Wifredo “Willy” Gort and Commission Chairman Marc Sarnoff denied accusations that the change is designed to favor two top assistant attorneys who are set for retirement in ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214723577/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 16:16:37 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214723577/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Hialeah police have questioned and released a man who reportedly shot and killed his former tenant Thursday morning.According to authorities, the tenant had been evicted Wednesday by Miami-Dade police from the home in the 5600 block of West 10th Avenue. But police say he returned to the property about 1:20 a.m. Thursday and began arguing with the landlord in the front yard.The dead man, whose ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214723579/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 16:16:35 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214723579/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 A South Florida woman is facing a grand theft charge after she drove an elderly man to Broward County banks and made him withdraw tens of thousands of dollars, authorities ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214723581/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 15:54:21 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214723581/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 The NBA announced today that Miami HEAT forward LeBron James has been named to the2012-13 All-NBA First Team and HEAT guard Dwyane Wade has been named to the 2012-13 All-NBA Third Team. James led all players with 595 points, receiving all 119 possible First Team votes. The honor marks his seventh overall First Team selection and six-straight. This marks Wade's eighth All-NBA honor and his ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214723536/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 15:42:54 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214723536/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 An affiliate of Peak Rock Capital has acquired Atlas Paper Mills LLC, a Miami-based tissue paper maker. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, according to a news release. A spokesman for Austin-based Peak Rock declined to reveal the name of the affiliate company. Atlas Paper Mills, founded in 1981, manufactures tissue products using 100 percent recycled fiber. It employs 2,000 workers, ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214723424/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 15:40:51 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214723424/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 South Beach ACE is one of the development groups vying for the chance to overhaul the Miami Beach Convention Center. Its plan focuses on orienting the convention center toward the east and developing a small amount of retail, in addition to an 800-room hotel as part of the convention center. Miami Beach commissioners will vote July 8 on which of two developers will overhaul its convention center ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214722870/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 15:13:10 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214722870/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Few things in life are better than a huge, perfectly grilled steak, especially when it's covered with shallot and tarragon Bearnaise ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214722059/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 15:03:16 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214722059/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 How sweet it isn't: Scientists find how some cockroaches resist the sugary lure of poisons. It turns out glucose activates taste nerves that tell the brain 'yuck!' instead of 'yum.' (May ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214722060/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 15:03:13 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214722060/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Describing what it called a "damning indictment" of representation for poor criminal defendants, the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the Miami-Dade County public defender's office could withdraw from a large chunk of felony cases because of excessive workloads.The court divided 5-2a, with Justice Peggy Quince writing a majority opinion that said attorneys who represent ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214722061/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 15:03:12 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214722061/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 The truck sits alongside I-95 Wednesday afternoon as authorities continued to investigate the scene where Jorge Barahona was found with his acid-splashed adopted son in the front seat and the acid-soaked corpse of his adopted daughter in the truck bed. (Lannis Waters/The Palm Beach ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214722063/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 15:03:10 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214722063/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 It's a small fish -- literally -- in the federal government's ocean of red ink.But eliminating a catfish inspection program administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture is one "baby step" toward reducing the deficit and improving cooperation between Democrats and Republicans in Washington, says freshman U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214722062/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 15:03:10 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214722062/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 President Obama on Thursday spoke at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C., outlining his vision for the future of the U.S. fight against terrorism.Here is the text of the speech, as provided by the White ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214722064/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 15:03:09 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214722064/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Governor Mary Fallin announced a memorial and prayer service will be held this Sunday, May 26, at the First Baptist Church in Moore, ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214722065/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 15:03:07 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214722065/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Justin Riney is living his dream.The 31-year-old from Vero Beach is spending a year touring Florida’s coastline on a paddleboard to raise public awareness of pollution of the state’s waterways and beaches.His only possessions: a paddleboard, a knife and machete, an iPhone, a waterproof case and a bundle of necessities. With 2013 marking the 500-year anniversary of Florida, Riney ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214722066/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 15:00:42 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214722066/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 As I have done in the past, sharing information with you, this week I want to share with you a program that has truly made a difference in our community. I want to thank Janelle Hall from the Miami-Dade corrections department, who was kind enough in providing the information for you the readers. Just so you know, what sparked my interest in this program was I met some young men at an event that ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214722067/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 15:00:41 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214722067/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Miami Heat's LeBron James makes the winning shot in overtime of the Miami Heat vs Indiana Pacers NBA Eastern Conference Finals, game 1 at AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami on Wednesday, May 22, ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214722068/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 15:00:39 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214722068/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 . Vernon, now 22, remembers his experience at the team's youth football camp in 2003 like it just happened. It was then that Vernon decided for himself that football and not soccer was going to be his passion and he planned his future. "Actually, during my first week of OTAs last year that was going through my head," said Vernon, a defensive end who was chosen in the third round of ... http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214722009/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Thu, 23 May 2013 15:00:29 -0400 http://www.florida.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214722009/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2