Provides the latest RSS feeds for Fort Lauderdale News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Florida Statesman.com http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/10/id/257b7bc7aa875450/ en-us Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:19:39 -0400 Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:19:39 -0400 30 If the unthinkable happens — your child is abducted — are you prepared to help law enforcement respond as rapidly as possible? Do you have a recent, clear photo of your child? Do you kn... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15984252/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:28:48 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15984252/ Florida Department of Transportation wants to know if you use Interstate 95 in Palm Beach and Broward counties.Starting Tuesday, workers will hand out questionnaires to drivers stopped at traffic sign... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15984251/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:28:46 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15984251/ Video: Kids playing with fireworks set house on fire FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (WSVN) -- Officials said kids playing with fireworks caused a home to go up in flames on Friday. Firefighters arrived at an ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15983871/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:07:01 -0400 7 News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15983871/ Video: Repeat bike robbers MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (WSVN) -- Police want to catch a pair of repeat bicycle thieves who were caught on surveillance video. Cameras captured the two crooks in broad daylight w... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15983872/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:06:45 -0400 7 News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15983872/ WEST BROWARD, Fla. -- A brush fire that sparked in western Broward County on Friday is now 100 percent contained.The fire burned 200 acres just west of U.S. 27 and south of Interstate 75.Forestry offi... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15983283/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:45:40 -0400 Local 10 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15983283/ In a throwback to the pre-humidor days, Colorado homered six times and beat the Florida Marlins 18-17 after trailing by nine runs in the biggest comeback in Rockies history. Chris Iannetta singled hom... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15981490/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:09:30 -0400 Tampa Bay Online http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15981490/ Palm Beach County officials to eliminate the use of a sign-language interpreter during live local emergency broadcasts. Because of budget cuts this year, the county's interpreter services may be disco... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15980689/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:17:32 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15980689/ Palm Beach County School Board District 1 pits incumbent Monroe Benaim against two challengers making their first attempts at elected office.A Jupiter eye surgeon elected in 2002, Benaim hopes voters ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15980685/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:17:29 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15980685/ Delray Beach - Former Police Chief Larry Schroeder is changing jobs. But to many, the 30-year veteran of the department will always be "the chief.""We are going to call him chief," said Atlantic High ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15980690/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:17:24 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15980690/ When it comes to lightning everyone should be careful. But the odds of being struck by lightning or finding yourself in the path of a lightning-caused brush fire are different depending on where on th... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15980682/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:17:21 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15980682/ Boca Raton police are investigating a crash at West Yamato Road and Jog Road that injured two drivers about 12:40 a.m. Thursday. Marisa Pettigrew, 24, of Lighthouse Point, who was driving a Kia, was r... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15980687/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:17:20 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15980687/ Contemplating divorce? As of Tuesday it cost you an extra $45. Forget to buckle your seat belt? Prepare to fork over an additional $14.50. Want to evict that tenant delinquent in the rent? It's an ext... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15980683/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:17:25 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15980683/ When a police officer is on the side of a road, it's not only important to slow down or move over, it's the law. Florida law enforcement officers have been working hard to enforce the Move Over Law si... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15980688/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:17:19 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15980688/ Fourth of July sand-sculpting contest Friday on the beach. The theme this year was treasures of the sea. and entrants took the theme to heart, carving turtles, treasures and mermaids. Repeat visito... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15980686/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:17:28 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15980686/ More than just having starters go nine innings, the Marlins are looking for their starting rotation to go deeper into games, at least six or seven innings. An occasional eight-inning stint also makes ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15979917/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:58:41 -0400 Florida Marlins http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15979917/ Marlins could be buyers at deadline DENVER -- Watching Dan Uggla take a bat into the cages on Friday afternoon was a welcome sight for the Marlins. Recovering from a sprained left ankle, Uggla spen... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15979915/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:58:39 -0400 Florida Marlins http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15979915/ Broward Center for the Performing Arts , 201 SW Fifth Ave., Fort Lauderdale. Picnic baskets, blankets, chairs, dogs and children allowed. Free. Call 954-462-0222. http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15979541/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:34:55 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15979541/ DENVER, Colorado (Reuters) - The Colorado Rockies scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to complete a record-breaking 18-17 home victory over the Florida Marlins on Friday. http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15978684/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:53:50 -0400 Reuters http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15978684/ Gov. Charlie Crist had no authority to allow blackjack and other table games at the casinos, new questions have arisen, while old ones linger. Here are answers to some of the major questions. But k... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15978196/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:46:01 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15978196/ DENVER - The blasts returned to Coors Field long before the fireworks. In a throwback to the pre-humidor days, Colorado homered six times and beat the Florida Marlins 18-17 on Friday night after trail... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15977980/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:39:41 -0400 MSNBC http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15977980/ LAUDERDALE LAKES - Baby Destiny, the newborn whose mother last month allegedly placed her in a trash bag for disposal, looked fine Thursday, cooing and then sleeping in the arms of her temporary caret... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15977978/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:30:14 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15977978/ Venus Williams , right, chats with her sister and teammate Serena during their doubles tennis match of the 2008 Wimbledon championships. They will be opponents on Sunday. http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15977332/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:14:10 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15977332/ Boynton Beach , hasn't forgotten her panic on the night Hurricane Jeanne thundered into South Florida nearly four years ago. And unless you are hearing impaired, you can only imagine her fright. Li... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15977536/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:14:09 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15977536/ Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport could be soundproofed or purchased beginning early next year as part of plans to build a second major runway. Owners of more than 2,000 homes, from M... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15977537/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:14:07 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15977537/ Video: Woman found dead inside home SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, Fla. (WSVN) -- Police are investigating the discovery of the body of an elderly woman found inside her home along with dozens of caged cats Th... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15975683/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:26:45 -0400 7 News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15975683/ Buy Marlins tickets DENVER -- As the All-Star break approaches, there is a natural focus on the standout players from the first half of the season. More than likely, Marlins third baseman Jorge Can... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15975251/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:31:57 -0400 Florida Marlins http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15975251/ Video: Lightening ignites South Florida home PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. (WSVN) -- A strike from the sky caused a South Florida home to catch fire. Home video rolled on a house as lightening struck it and s... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15975684/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:26:44 -0400 7 News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15975684/ Heavy rain and severe weather forced the Palm Beach Kennel Club to postpone 14 races today and reschedule them for 12:40 p.m. Monday. The races will be Monday afternoon, including the running of th... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15976231/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:52:22 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15976231/ Video: Pet health, safety stressed for festivities MIAMI (WSVN) -- Humans and their pets don't see eye to eye on how to celebrate the Fourth of July. Ringing in our nation's Independence day with fla... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15975685/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:26:46 -0400 7 News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15975685/ Cantu exceeding expectations in '08 DENVER -- It's getting close to the time that the Marlins will decide if they want to sell or buy. At the rate they've been going, they project to remain in the ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15975252/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:31:59 -0400 Florida Marlins http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15975252/ Miami-Dade County .Figueroa's family, though, said Figueroa brought joy to his family and his girlfriend."There is definitely more to my brother than just what has been written in the reports," said F... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15976860/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:17:52 -0400 NBC 6 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15976860/ WEST BROWARD CO., Fla. -- Fire fighters were working on Friday to contain brush fires in West Broward, authorities said.More than 150 acres have burned near Holy Lakes Trailer Park, located off http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15976859/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:17:50 -0400 NBC 6 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15976859/ Watch Now: Suspected repeat carjacker stopped OPA-LOCKA, Fla. (WSVN) -- Police say they have caught a carjacker who took two young children on a wild ride earlier this week when he stole a mini van wi... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15974133/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:56:17 -0400 7 News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15974133/ Video: Man suffers burns after his van explodes MIAMI (WSVN) -- A South Florida man is recovering at the hospital after he lit a cigarette and his vehicle exploded. Surveillance videos at a convenien... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15974131/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:56:10 -0400 7 News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15974131/ MIAMI - The call girl involved in a scandal that brought down New York's former governor has dropped a lawsuit claiming "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis exploited her image and name on the Intern... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15974083/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:51:40 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15974083/ U.S. in Dead Horse, Alaska."Either I'm crazy or I'm a great guy," Betton said.Betton planned to take off on his motorcycle from his job at U.S. Southern Command in Doral on July 4. http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15974431/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:46:44 -0400 NBC 6 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15974431/ Video: 2 suspects rob South Florida tire store MIAMI (WSVN) -- Police are looking for two suspects who robbed a South Florida tire store. Miami Police responded to the robbery at the 1700 Block of No... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15971595/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:07:58 -0400 7 News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15971595/ Video: Manatee crossing sign confuses motorists SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, Fla. (WSVN) -- Manatees are not ready to walk among us, no matter what a South Florida roadway's sign will have you believe. The ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15972693/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:48:04 -0400 7 News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15972693/ Former Sen. Jesse Helms, who built a career along the fault lines of racial politics and battled liberals, Communists and the occasional fellow Republican during 30 conservative years in Congress, die... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15973036/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:38:25 -0400 NBC 6 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15973036/ Paris . The welcome is being shown live on French television.France is to throw Betancourt, her family and supporters a party in the presidential palace Friday. http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15972298/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:57:41 -0400 NBC 6 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15972298/ Video: Police searching for armed attempted robbery suspect MIAMI SPRINGS, Fla. (WSVN) -- Police are searching for an armed man who attempted to rob two employees at a South Florida gas station. Poli... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15971594/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:08:04 -0400 7 News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15971594/ SAN ANTONIO - Three Americans held hostage by leftist insurgents for five years in the Colombian jungle were reunited with their families on Thursday, their first day of freedom in the United States a... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15971563/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:02:47 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15971563/ Video: One dead in possible act of road rage OAKLAND PARK, Fla. (WSVN) -- A minor car crash and a possible act of road rage has left one person dead. Homicide officials are investigating the scene at... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15971596/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:07:54 -0400 7 News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15971596/ North Carolina Sen. Jesse Helms died early Friday of natural causes at the age of 86. Funeral arrangements are pending. The conservative first became known to http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15972297/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:57:39 -0400 NBC 6 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15972297/ Whiteside has been charged with transmission of pornography by electronic device, computer pornography, traveling to meet a minor and sexual performance by a child.Whiteside is believed to be wanted a... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15972296/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:57:37 -0400 NBC 6 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15972296/ Daryl Domning , a professor of anatomy at Howard University, helped piece together the 6-foot animal, which he said probably lived about 5 million years ago in the http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15972294/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:57:32 -0400 NBC 6 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15972294/ , 5-10 p.m., along Flagler Drive, West Palm Beach. Free. Call 561-822-1515.The following streets are closed in conjunction with the Fourth on Flagler celebration: Flagler Drive from Banyan Boulevard t... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15969820/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:36:33 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15969820/ Ron Klein announced a "Declaration of Energy Independence" Thursday, a plan he hopes to push through Congress that he says will help the country with what he calls an "addiction to oil." Klein, D- http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15969822/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:36:28 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15969822/ Boca Raton police as an absconded sex offender is suspected in two April robberies of the same victim, but police have not been able to locate him.Jonte Riley, 32, of http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15969823/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:36:19 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15969823/ Lauderdale Lakes , died en route to Broward General Medical Center, the Broward Sheriff's Office said.The man accused of shooting him, Thomas Thompson, 50, of http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15969825/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:36:25 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15969825/ MyGallons.com pay a membership fee and buy gallons of gas from the Web site. If the price of gas goes up in their area, they can use a pre-paid debit card to buy the gas at the lower price.But before ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15970591/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:59:14 -0400 NBC 6 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15970591/ Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said high gas prices could keep many boaters closer to shore, creating congestion problems.The commission plans to have additional patrols on the wate... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15970592/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:59:07 -0400 NBC 6 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15970592/ It's still too early to say if or where Bertha will hit land.The first named storm this year, Arthur, formed in the Atlantic the day before the season officially started June 1 and soaked the http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15970590/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:59:06 -0400 NBC 6 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15970590/ Look for more Miami-Dade School Board articles on WSVN.COM MIAMI (WSVN) -- The budget battle over teacher pay raises will stretch into the weekend when union and school board members plan to meet on S... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15967063/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:34:43 -0400 7 News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15967063/ Video: Fire rips through family's South Florida home WEST MIAMI-DADE, Fla. (WSVN) -- A fire ripped through a family's South Florida home early Friday morning while they were on vacation. Miami Dade F... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15967066/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:34:52 -0400 7 News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15967066/ FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (WSVN) -- Police are searching for a female crook accused of robbing a drugstore last Sunday. According to surveillance cameras, the woman entered a Walgreen's along the 2700 Bl... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15967061/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:34:42 -0400 7 News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15967061/ MIAMI (WSVN) -- Police have arrested a man and accused him of traveling from Canada to South Florida to meet up with a 10-year-old girl for sex. Police arrested 53-year-old Chris Whiteside in Miami B... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15967064/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:34:44 -0400 7 News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15967064/ Miami-Dade County home that was destroyed by flames overnight Thursday.The fire broke out at a two-story house in the 15000 block of Southwest 23rd Lane. http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15967548/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:24:14 -0400 NBC 6 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15967548/ MIAMI -- Police have arrested an unlicensed contractor after he was accused of leaving a 69-year-old woman's house in shambles. All this elderly woman wanted to do was make some repairs and upgrades ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15967062/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:34:43 -0400 7 News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15967062/ AAA estimates that more than 2.3 million Floridians will be on the roads this weekend. The Florida Highway Patrol says it will have extra troopers on the highways to watch for speeders and drunk dr... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15967055/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:29:49 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15967055/ You can probably guess why: gas prices.But that doesn't mean roads and airports will be empty. About one in eight Americans is expected to travel this weekend, but it's costing them more to do it this... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15967547/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:24:10 -0400 NBC 6 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15967547/ Florida Highway Patrol said it will have extra troopers on the highways to watch for speeders and drunk drivers.The patrol reported 27 deaths over the 96-hour Memorial Day weekend in late May, includi... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15967546/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:24:04 -0400 NBC 6 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15967546/ BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. (WSVN) -- A water advisory in Broward County has been lifted. According to the Health Department officials, it is now safe to fish and use personal watercraft in the Northeast Fo... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15965426/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:55:39 -0400 7 News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15965426/ Shop for Marlins gear DENVER -- Scott Olsen's drought is a little misleading. The 24-year-old Marlins left-hander has not experienced a win since May 6, when he worked 8 2/3 innings while allowing ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15961232/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:18:31 -0400 Florida Marlins http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15961232/ OAKLAND PARK, Fla. -- A man was shot dead in a case of road rage Thursday morning, police said.Police were called to the 3400 block of North Dixie Highway at 11:20 a.m., where they found the driver of... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15962912/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:02:15 -0400 NBC 6 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15962912/ Palm Beach County within the past year was deemed a flight risk and a danger to the community by a federal judge Thursday and ordered imprisoned until trial. Luis Perez, 30, is one of six Cuban nat... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15959726/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:36:57 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15959726/ . "I was impressed by how big it is on the inside," said Dixon, 13, a student at Roosevelt Middle School. "You could never tell by looking at it from the outside." West Palm Beach Mayor http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15959727/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:36:55 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15959727/ BOCA RATON - A man struck by a Tri-Rail train and killed along the CSX tracks near Clint Moore Road was identified by authorities Thursday as Roy Ernest Risch, 49, of http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15959730/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:36:52 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15959730/ Boynton Beach commissioners on Tuesday decided to hold off on annexing five enclaves, for a total of 16 acres of land, citing costly infrastructure repairs. The enclaves are pockets of unincorpora... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15959729/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:36:50 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15959729/ Shop for Marlins gear DENVER -- The optimist in him hopes to be back sometime during the four-game set at Colorado. The realist in Marlins second baseman Dan Uggla understands it may be San Diego on M... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15958649/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:18:03 -0400 Florida Marlins http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15958649/ Hialeah . The next, his van explodes. And it's all caught on video.The flash-fire and flying debris wreaked havoc through the day.A home video taken by a neighbor shows the van on fire right after the... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15960319/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:02:08 -0400 NBC 6 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15960319/ WEST PALM BEACH - Palm Beach County should launch an inquiry into ways to avoid the "mishaps and irregularities in vote tabulation" that have plagued elections in recent years, County Commissioner Jef... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15956175/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:28:10 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15956175/ MARATHON - Officials say one person died and seven people were injured when two boats collided off the Florida Keys. According to a preliminary investigation by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conser... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15953812/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:28:10 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15953812/ Shop for Marlins gear DENVER -- Among the many hats a manager has to wear is occasionally one of a lobbyist. During the Marlins' four-game series with the Rockies at Coors Field, Florida manager Fr... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15953970/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:04:17 -0400 Florida Marlins http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15953970/ Video: Dogs found living in filth in the Florida Keys MARATHON, Fla. (WSVN) -- More then 40 mixed breed puppies were found living in filth inside a South Florida warehouse. Officials found the puppie... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15954840/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:57:55 -0400 7 News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15954840/ ST. PETERSBURG - Florida Gov. Charlie Crist is engaged to a woman he met last September during a trip to New York, according to a published report Thursday evening. Crist asked Carole Rome, his gir... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15954759/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:52:44 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15954759/ Video: Two construction workers injured by lightning MIAMI (WSVN) -- Two construction workers are recovering after falling victim to a severe thunderstorm when lightning struck a crane as they worked ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15951613/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:15:20 -0400 7 News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15951613/ FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (WSVN) -- Air Rescue transported a driver to the hospital after he crashed into a canal on Alligator Alley. The driver of a box truck was airlifted to Broward General Medical Ce... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15951614/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:15:19 -0400 7 News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15951614/ Utah will be getting one every week. In an effort to cut energy use, the state of Utah is giving its employees a longer weekend. Utah is about to become the first state to switch to a four-day workwee... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15950886/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:28:23 -0400 NBC 6 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15950886/ Police said someone reported hearing a gunshot at about 9:30 p.m. in the area.When police arrived, they were told that Thompson was injured in a drive-by shooting. Investigators later determined that ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15950887/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:28:19 -0400 NBC 6 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15950887/ Miami have indicted two foreign-born men on charges of illegally providing U.S.-made military aircraft parts to Iranian buyers.An 11-count indictment released Thursday charges Hassan Saied Keshari, of http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15950885/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:28:17 -0400 NBC 6 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15950885/ Video: Girl struck in the street recovering at hospital MIAMI (WSVN) -- A South Florida girl is recovering at the hospital after a vehicle struck her. Alyssa Torres is heavily medicated at Miami Chil... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15948999/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:57:37 -0400 7 News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15948999/ Video: Homeowner shoots intruders HIALEAH, Fla. (WSVN) -- Police are investigating the fatal shooting of one man and the critical wounding of another who allegedly broke into a home. Hialeah Police s... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15948998/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:57:36 -0400 7 News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15948998/ Boise , Idaho, in a chair suspended from 150 helium-filled latex party balloons.It'll be his third attempt. Last year, he flew 193 miles before running low on helium and landing in a patch of sagebrus... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15949612/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:47:16 -0400 NBC 6 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15949612/ Cuba 's charge that American diplomats were instigating opposition protests linked to American independence day."If they are planning something, I don't have any advance knowledge," said http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15949613/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:47:14 -0400 NBC 6 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15949613/ Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink announced Thursday that the My Safe Florida Home program will meet the Legislature's goal of approving 400,000 homeowners for free wind inspections a year ahead of sc... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15949614/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:47:09 -0400 NBC 6 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15949614/ Look for more Timothy Schlafer articles on WSVN.COM FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (WSVN) -- Bond has been denied for a young man who stands accused of trying to kidnap an 11-year-old girl, while she slept in ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15947613/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:15:42 -0400 7 News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15947613/ MARATHON, Fla. (WSVN) -- The Coast Guard saved four boaters at sea after their boat began taking on water. The boaters were on a small vessel near Marathon when it began taking on water Wednesday aft... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15947612/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:15:41 -0400 7 News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15947612/ LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE, TEXAS - Three American hostages rescued from leftist guerrillas in Colombia were back in the United States Thursday, more than five years after their plane went down in rebel-... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15947204/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:10:15 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15947204/ Gov. Charlie Crist signed with the Seminole Tribe to expand gambling at its casinos.The court ruled Thursday that Crist doesn't have the constitutional authority to enter into the agreement that allow... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15948255/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:04:37 -0400 NBC 6 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15948255/ Video: Miami-Dade commissioners approve airport train MIAMI (WSVN) -- Miami-Dade commissioners have approved a deal to build and run an airport train. The train will run between Miami International A... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15947611/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:15:41 -0400 7 News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15947611/ Earron Haley was rollerblading against traffic north bound across the westbound lanes of Pines Boulevard with three of his friends when a car hit him.After striking Haley, http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15948256/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:04:34 -0400 NBC 6 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15948256/ spring training at adjacent Fort Lauderdale Stadium. D. Kirk Shaffer, the agency's associate administrator for airports, also told Fort Lauderdale City Manager George Gretsas in a letter Wednesday ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15946927/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:52:43 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15946927/ WASHINGTON -- Employers cut payrolls by 62,000 in June, the sixth straight month of nationwide job losses, underscoring the economy's fragile state. The unemployment rate held steady at 5.5 percent. T... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15946705/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:22:52 -0400 NBC 6 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15946705/ Though brown-bagging a lunch may seem less appealing than the sandwich shop down the street, the price is not. Given a $9/day, five days a week price tag for most lunches, you can save up to $2,350 a ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15946704/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:22:48 -0400 NBC 6 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/257b7bc7aa875450/id/15946704/