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  • Hialeah police on a weirdness streak

    The jokes came easy when a Hialeah police sergeant blamed his girlfriend’s pimp for setting him up when he was arrested on cocaine charges in April.But it’s no laughing matter that his arrest follows a string of headline-grabbing incidents involving Hialeah cops during the past few years. There was a husband-and-wife police team charged with illegally selling hundreds of guns. A ...

  • UCF students blood tested for alcohol after crash kills Orlando man

    University of Central Florida student's blood was tested for alcohol after she was accused of causing a fatal head-on crash at 5:30 a.m. Saturday.Dana McKinnon, 22, ...

  • LeBron James Named to NBA All-Defensive First Team

    The NBA announced today that Miami HEAT forward LeBron James has been named to the 2012-13 NBA All-Defensive First Team. This marks the fifth time in James' career that he has earned NBA All-Defensive First Team honors, all in consecutive seasons. He previously earned First Team honors during the 2011-12, 2010-11, 2009-10 and 2008-09 seasons. It also marks James' third All-Defensive ...

  • The March Against Monsanto also in Marathon Florida

    Monsanto is spreading to every person in the United States. For those who have not heard about it, the March against Monsanto that is happening in over 360 locations and 36 countries around the world is on May 5, ...

  • Woman Fatally Struck by Bus at FLL

    The woman was struck in front of Terminal 4, spokesman Greg Meyer said. She was pronounced dead on the scene by Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue after the crash on the lower level, the Broward Sheriff's Office said in a ...

Movie Review

Deep Rising

"Deep Rising" is a hybrid movie, a cross between "Aliens" and "The Posiedon Adventure." There's nothing particularly original about it -- in fact, it's really an assembly of parts from other movies, ranging from "It Came From Beneath the Sea" (1955) to "Predator" (1987). It's goofy science fiction junk food that can be swallowed in one easy gulp; it's not all that smooth going down, but its certai ... ...

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  • No tickets wins Mega Money game

    TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- No tickets matched all four numbers plus the Mega Ball in the Mega Money game so the jackpot rolled over to $550,000, the Florida Lottery said Saturday.Six tickets won $1,153.50 for picking 4-of-4; 52 tickets won $291.50 each for picking 3-of-4 plus the Mega Ball number; 1,076 tickets won $42 each for picking 3-of-4; 1,630 tickets won $19 each for picking 2-of-4 plus the ...

  • Paul McCartney kicks off Out There tour in US

    ORLANDO, Fla. -- Paul McCartney is kicking off the North American leg of his "Out There" tour in Orlando.The massive production, which requires 31 trucks worth of equipment, includes lasers, huge pyrotechnics, and state of the art video displays, according to the website of the former Beatles star.McCartney performed the show to a sold out crowd of 55,000 people in Brazil earlier this ...

  • 4 Fantasy 5 players share $58228 top prize

    TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Four winners of the "Fantasy 5" game will collect $58,228.92 each, the Florida Lottery said Saturday.The winning tickets were bought in Tarpon Springs, Miami, Homestead and St. Petersburg, lottery officials reported.The 371 tickets matching four numbers won $101.00 each. Another 12,091 tickets matching three numbers won $8.50 each, and 108,031 tickets won a Quick ...

  • Ex-NBA Player Stabbed Former Miami Heat Player Seriously Injured in Early Morning Brawl

    Ex-NBA player Predrag Danilovic was stabbed early Saturday morning during a brawl in a cafe in Belgrade, Serbian police say.The Associated Press reports that Danilovic is undergoing surgery for injuries to his abdomen, head and arms.The Serbian player was part of the Miami Heat from 1995 to 1997, and then played for the Dallas Mavericks in 1997. He is considered one of the best European shooting ...

  • The Miami-Dade mother accused of leaving her child to die in a hot car will remain in jail pending trial

    Declaring it was necessary to “protect the safety of the community” and the “integrity of the [court] system,” a judge ordered a western Miami-Dade woman to remain in jail, at least for now, while she awaits trial on charges she killed her infant son by leaving him to bake in a hot car.Catalina Marista Bruno was given a $250,000 bond on aggravated manslaughter charges ...

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