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 Statesman.com http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/10/id/9406bbb67f053bb2/ en-us Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:19:39 -0400 Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:19:39 -0400 30 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/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15983871/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:07:01 -0400 7 News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15983871/ Lesser Antilles by Saturday night.Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph with some higher gusting. The storm could gradually strengthen by Sunday.It's still too early to say if or where Bertha will h... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15984470/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:48:40 -0400 Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15984470/ 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/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15983872/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:06:45 -0400 7 News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/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/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15983283/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:45:40 -0400 Local 10 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15983283/ MIAMI -- Miami firefighters said an apartment fire that broke out Saturday morning was the work of an arsonist. Investigators believe the fire may be linked to a murder investigation.The early morning... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15984612/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:45:38 -0400 Local 10 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15984612/ Polk County, Fla. -- Polk County police are looking for a hit and run driver who killed a pregnant woman and then drove off.Jennifer Prokop, 34, was walking in the grass along U.S. 27 Wednesday night ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15984611/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:45:37 -0400 Local 10 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15984611/ BIG SUR, Calif. -- An aggressive air attack is planned on a wildfire threatening thousands of homes around Goleta. It will include drops from a huge DC-10 air tanker that made a single pass over the f... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15983371/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:45:30 -0400 Local 10 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15983371/ SAN DIEGO -- Police said former Chargers safety Terrence Kiel has died in a car accident. Police Sgt. Alan Hayward said the 27-year-old Kiel was driving alone in a Chevy Sedan at about 10:15 p.m. Frid... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15984610/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:45:29 -0400 Local 10 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15984610/ Posted on: Saturday, 5 July 2008, 06:00 CDT By Ana Veciana-Suarez, The Miami Herald Jul. 5--Most people are as happy as they make up their minds to be. -- Abraham Lincoln In these rollercoaster times... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15981483/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:35:41 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15981483/ 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/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15981490/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:09:30 -0400 Tampa Bay Online http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15981490/ Marlins ' visit here to do a little advance planning. Castilla, a Rockies special assistant and the presumptive WBC manager for his native Mexico, took two of his favorite countrymen out to lunch on T... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15981021/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:17:29 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15981021/ Cantu exceeding expectations in '08 DENVER -- The next time Josh Johnson takes the mound, he will likely be in a Marlins' uniform. The 24-year-old right-hander threw eight scoreless innings on Frid... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15980140/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:58:41 -0400 Florida Marlins http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15980140/ 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/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15980139/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:58:39 -0400 Florida Marlins http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15980139/ 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/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15980138/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:58:43 -0400 Florida Marlins http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15980138/ You might want to rethink any outside activities planned for the weekend in South Florida. More rain is on the way.Mornings should be dry in both Palm Beach and Broward counties today and Sunday, but ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15979534/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:34:51 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15979534/ Gov. Eliot Spitzer has dropped a Miami lawsuit against "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis.Court documents show Ashley Dupre voluntarily dismissed the $10 million federal lawsuit Thursday accusing F... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15979532/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:34:50 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15979532/ Florida Department of Transportation wants to know if you use Interstate 95 in Broward and Palm Beach counties.Starting Tuesday, workers will hand out questionnaires to drivers stopped at traffic sign... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15979533/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:34:48 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15979533/ 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/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15979535/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:34:47 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15979535/ Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services warns that anecdotal evidence points to an increase in recent fuel thefts from vehicles in parking lots and driveways. Farm equipment appears to... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15979536/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:34:46 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15979536/ 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/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15979147/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:19:33 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15979147/ 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/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15979146/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:19:31 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15979146/ 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/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15978684/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:53:50 -0400 Reuters http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15978684/ 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/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15977980/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:39:41 -0400 MSNBC http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15977980/ OMAHA, Neb. -- Michael Phelps has set another world record, beating Ryan Lochte in the 200-meter individual medley at the U.S. Olympic trials. Phelps claimed his fourth individual victory of the trial... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15977268/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:57:45 -0400 Local 10 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15977268/ 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/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15975598/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:31:57 -0400 Florida Marlins http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15975598/ 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/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15975685/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:26:46 -0400 7 News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15975685/ 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/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15975683/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:26:45 -0400 7 News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15975683/ 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/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15975684/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:26:44 -0400 7 News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15975684/ 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/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15975599/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:31:58 -0400 Florida Marlins http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15975599/ 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/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15976860/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:17:52 -0400 NBC 6 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/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/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15976859/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:17:50 -0400 NBC 6 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/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/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15974133/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:56:17 -0400 7 News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/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/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15974131/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:56:10 -0400 7 News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15974131/ 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/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15974431/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:46:44 -0400 NBC 6 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15974431/ CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Protestors marred a Fourth of July nationalization ceremony while President George W. Bush saluted new American Citizens.Bush brushed off the cries for his impeachment at Monti... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15973883/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:36:38 -0400 Local 10 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15973883/ 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/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15972693/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:48:04 -0400 7 News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15972693/ 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/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15971596/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:07:54 -0400 7 News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15971596/ 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/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15972298/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:57:41 -0400 NBC 6 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15972298/ 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/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15971595/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:07:58 -0400 7 News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15971595/ 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/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15973036/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:38:25 -0400 NBC 6 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15973036/ 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/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15971594/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:08:04 -0400 7 News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15971594/ 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/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15972297/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:57:39 -0400 NBC 6 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/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/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15972296/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:57:37 -0400 NBC 6 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/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/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15972294/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:57:32 -0400 NBC 6 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15972294/ TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida wildlife authorities are urging boaters to be careful over the holiday weekend.Paul Ouellette of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says high gas prices... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15972306/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:45:24 -0400 Local 10 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15972306/ NEW YORK -- Joey Chestnut has reclaimed the top spot as winner of the annual hot dog eating contest in Coney Island after first tying with archrival Takeru Kobayashi in a 10-minute chow-down and then ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15972309/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:45:18 -0400 Local 10 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15972309/ WIMBLEDON, England -- Rafael Nadal has set up a third straight Wimbledon final against five-time defending champion Roger Federer by beating Rainer Schuettler 6-1, 7-6 (3), 6-4 Friday. Nadal has lost ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15972308/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:45:17 -0400 Local 10 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15972308/ Marlins ' second baseman was still encouraged.Uggla did some light jogging during the afternoon at Coors Field and took some flips in the indoor batting cage. Although his ankle remains sore and swoll... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15970462/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:36:28 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15970462/ Dwyane Wade is willing to share the load when it comes to the Heat's search for answers at point guard. But he insists he is not the solution. Despite starting his http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15969340/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:36:25 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15969340/ 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/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15970591/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:59:14 -0400 NBC 6 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/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/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15970592/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:59:07 -0400 NBC 6 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15970592/ 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/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15967064/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:34:44 -0400 7 News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15967064/ 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/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15967063/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:34:43 -0400 7 News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/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/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15967066/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:34:52 -0400 7 News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/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/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15967061/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:34:42 -0400 7 News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15967061/ 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/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15967547/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:24:10 -0400 NBC 6 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/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/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15967546/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:24:04 -0400 NBC 6 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15967546/ 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/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15967062/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:34:43 -0400 7 News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15967062/ 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/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15967548/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:24:14 -0400 NBC 6 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15967548/ LANSING, Mich. -- Lots of the possessions of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks, including the hat she may have worn when she wouldn't give up her seat on a bus, will soon be auctioned off.A probate cour... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15967565/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:11:38 -0400 Local 10 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15967565/ SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, fla. -- Miami-Dade firefighters had a tough time battling a house fire in Southwest Miami-Dade Friday morning.The fire broke out just after 4:00 a.m. at 15219 S.W. 23rd Lane.The ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15966520/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:41:49 -0400 Local 10 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15966520/ MIAMI, Fla. -- A local soldier returned who home from Iraq Thursday night will be honored by the City of Miami Beach.Zacory Ruiz, 22, spent 14 months in Iraq. It was his second tour of duty as a Marin... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15966081/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:41:47 -0400 Local 10 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15966081/ With gas prices at record highs, U.S. auto sales took a sharp dive in June.General Motors' light vehicle sales were down 18 percent from last year. Local dealers have also seen sales drop.GM Tropical ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15966519/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:41:44 -0400 Local 10 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15966519/ 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/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15965426/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:55:39 -0400 7 News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15965426/ Boca Raton , thinks the plan, unveiled at a news conference, , could work to lower gas prices in the near future. The five-point plan consists of: • Imposing criminal penalties for gas pri... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15964610/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:08:57 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15964610/ TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Gov. Charlie Crist won't be sleeping alone in the governor's mansion much longer -- he is engaged to a woman he met in New York City last September who quickly captured his heart.... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15965985/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:34:17 -0400 Local 10 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15965985/ the Seminoles are under legal threat to shut down their new high-stakes card games and Las Vegas-style slots.Legal experts say they have at least 15 days to figure out their next move. That's how much... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15964609/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:08:56 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15964609/ 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/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15964607/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:08:53 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15964607/ That tied the Nationals for the longest such drought in major-league history, Washington finally having squeezed out a complete game on May 31. It will be up to Scott Olsen, who fell one strike shy... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15962802/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:37:34 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15962802/ Uggla looking for quick return DENVER -- Of late, the Marlins have celebrated their share of walk-off wins. They had the tables reversed on Thursday night. After grabbing the lead in the 11th innin... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15961534/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:18:32 -0400 Florida Marlins http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15961534/ 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/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15961535/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:18:30 -0400 Florida Marlins http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15961535/ Palm Beach County , up from 11 cases in the first six months of both 2007 and 2006. All the infected horses this year have died. But encephalitis is unlikely to spark the kind of epidemic that the ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15962749/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:08:01 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15962749/ South Florida Water Management District . The June-November rainy season produces an average of 35 inches of rain, which is two-thirds of the region's annual rainfall. Between Memorial Day and the ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15962748/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:08:00 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15962748/ 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/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15962912/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:02:15 -0400 NBC 6 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15962912/ 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/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15958965/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:18:03 -0400 Florida Marlins http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15958965/ 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/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15960319/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:02:08 -0400 NBC 6 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15960319/ OMAHA, Neb. -- Nebraska Beef Ltd. is expanding a recall announced earlier this week to include all 5.3 million pounds of meat produced for ground beef between May 16 and June 26. Federal investigators... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15958282/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:50:29 -0400 Local 10 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15958282/ ALTON, Ill. -- An Illinois woman said her beloved miniature dachshund gnawed off her right big toe while she was asleep. Linda Floyd told the Alton Telegraph for a story Wednesday that her beloved Ros... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15960331/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:50:28 -0400 Local 10 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15960331/ reports. While a shaky economy is forcing the ubiquitous coffee purveyor to downsize, the food distributor of UF was assured that the four locations on campus were safe from closure. Not surprisingly... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15953322/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:09:29 -0400 U.S. News & World Report http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15953322/ Miami Heat 's summer camp, the No. 2 pick out of Kansas State was back on the court today at AmericanAirlines Arena. Beasley was held out of this morning's session, before returning to the court fo... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15953323/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:47:37 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15953323/ Federal prosecutors in Miami have indicted two men on charges of illegally providing U.S.-made military aircraft parts to Iranian buyers.An indictment released Thursday charges Hassan Saied Keshari (H... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15953321/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:46:49 -0400 Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15953321/ Toni Garner . "They need a person to basically walk them through getting the forms filled out. ... The veterans are so lost in trying to become reacclimated into a normal life."The local VA center has... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15956914/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:51:30 -0400 Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15956914/ American League umpire for 25 years who now operates a professional umpire school in Kissimmee, breaks them down into four categories he calls "LIPS" for short. He teaches his students how to handle e... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15957269/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:28:14 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15957269/ 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/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15954622/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:04:16 -0400 Florida Marlins http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15954622/ 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/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15954840/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:57:55 -0400 7 News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15954840/ PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. -- Lightning from a strong band of storms that moved across Broward County Thursday afternoon sparked a small fire on the second floor of a home in Pembroke Pines.The home is loca... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15957575/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:36:43 -0400 Local 10 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15957575/ TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The high price of gasoline might not keep boaters off the waterways this holiday weekend, but state officials believe they may stay closer to shore and that could mean a lot of co... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15957576/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:36:42 -0400 Local 10 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15957576/ FARGO, N.D. -- Democrat Sen. Barack Obama struggled Thursday to explain how his upcoming trip to Iraq might refine, but not basically alter, his promise to quickly remove U.S. combat troops from the w... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15953163/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:36:34 -0400 Local 10 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15953163/ SOUTH FLORIDA -- With the rainy season in full swing, the Broward County Health Department has issued a health alert that affects all South Floridians.Scientists said that eliminating mosquito breedin... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15951144/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:53:36 -0400 Local 10 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15951144/ WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon has extended the tour of 2,200 Marines in Afghanistan, after insisting for months the unit would come home on time. The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which is doing combat... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15952274/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:53:25 -0400 Local 10 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15952274/ MIAMI, Fla. -- A Plantation man is facing an 11-count indictment that alleges he shipped parts for U.S. made military aircraft to Iran. Federal prosecutors say Traian Bujduveanu violated arms export l... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15951128/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:53:37 -0400 Local 10 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15951128/ CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. -- Christie Brinkley testified at her divorce trial Thursday that the day she learned her husband was having an affair with a teenager was the day her world was "completely shatter... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15952275/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:53:24 -0400 Local 10 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15952275/ 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/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15951613/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:15:20 -0400 7 News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15951613/ 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/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15950887/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:28:19 -0400 NBC 6 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15950887/ 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/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15950886/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:28:23 -0400 NBC 6 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15950886/ 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/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15951614/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:15:19 -0400 7 News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15951614/ ORLANDO, Fla. -- Walt Disney World believes it is exempt from a new state law that allows Florida residents to keep firearms in their vehicles while at work.That's according to an internal memo by Sha... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15950901/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:16:38 -0400 Local 10 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15950901/ AAA reported that regular gasoline is averaging $4.098 per gallon, up from Wednesday's high of $4.092 per gallon. The price of gas last year on the Fourth of July was $2.95 per gallon.Alaska has the h... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15950903/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:16:28 -0400 Local 10 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15950903/ NEW YORK -- Brian McNamee is asking a federal court to dismiss Roger Clemens' defamation lawsuit or move the case to New York. The seven-time Cy Young Award winner sued McNamee in January after his fo... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15950900/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:16:27 -0400 Local 10 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15950900/ The body makes chemicals similar to THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, to help the skin, scientists reported.In the journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, rese... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15950902/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:16:26 -0400 Local 10 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/9406bbb67f053bb2/id/15950902/