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/cat/257b7bc7aa875450/ en-us Sun, 19 May 2013 09:28:47 -0400 Sun, 19 May 2013 09:28:47 -0400 30 South Florida drivers may soon find it a lot easier to fight those pesky red-light camera tickets.But, say traffic court lawyers, it might also become harder to win.A new rule, set up by a transportation bill not yet signed by ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214614020/scat/257b7bc7aa875450 Sun, 19 May 2013 08:02:05 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214614020/scat/257b7bc7aa875450 Florida Legislature is also flexing its muscle in the fight against the growth of adult-oriented massage establishments, places whose marketing and signage skews closer to adult entertainment than therapeutic well-being. In South Florida, they're known for their blacked-out windows, neon signs, late-night hours, and sexually suggestive postings in online classified ads. Many are listed on ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214614019/scat/257b7bc7aa875450 Sun, 19 May 2013 08:02:04 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214614019/scat/257b7bc7aa875450 Kids can bowl two free games a day at participating South Florida bowling centers through the end of the summer. Kids Bowl Free offers coupons for the free games at ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214614018/scat/257b7bc7aa875450 Sun, 19 May 2013 08:02:04 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214614018/scat/257b7bc7aa875450 One ticket sold in Florida has matched all six numbers for a record Powerball jackpot of more than $590 million, according to the Powerball website. The winning numbers in Saturday night's Powerball drawing were: 10, 13, 14, 22, 52 with a Powerball of 11. The ticket was sold, at 7838 Gall Blvd, Zephyrhills, and it was a quick pick. Florida Lottery secretary Cynthia O'Connell told The ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214614017/scat/257b7bc7aa875450 Sun, 19 May 2013 08:02:03 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214614017/scat/257b7bc7aa875450 Maria Elena Palacio was worrying her trapped pit bull wouldn't make it out alive from the blaze. This was when the businessmen began approaching her with sales pitches. "It got really crazy. The firefighters had to tell them to leave me alone," the Hollywood resident said Wednesday, the day after her house fire. "I couldn't think straight. There were so many of them. They ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214611324/scat/257b7bc7aa875450 Sun, 19 May 2013 02:07:09 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214611324/scat/257b7bc7aa875450 Frank Vogel went into that best-of-seven series accusing the Heat of flopping. Now, not only are the stakes higher, but the level of competition, as well. Not only have ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214611323/scat/257b7bc7aa875450 Sun, 19 May 2013 02:07:08 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214611323/scat/257b7bc7aa875450 Everglades , U.S. 27 seems far away from the hustle and bustle of interstate commerce. It has no strip malls, few stoplights and gas stations. Vast open land - sugar cane fields, farms, sawgrass - surrounds its four lanes in Broward ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214611325/scat/257b7bc7aa875450 Sun, 19 May 2013 02:07:06 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214611325/scat/257b7bc7aa875450 A woman’s airport visit to meet her husband, who was arriving from a flight, turned deadly when she tripped in a roadway and a charter bus ran over her. It forced the normally hectic four-lane arrivals section ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214611326/scat/257b7bc7aa875450 Sun, 19 May 2013 02:07:05 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214611326/scat/257b7bc7aa875450 Get your Marlins Tickets now! obviously haven't padded attendance enough through sweet deals like allowing fans over 55 into Thursday games free or giving away select tickets for a $1.25 service charge at select bars. So on Saturday night, they really ran a risky promotion to beef up their major league-worst crowds. Jeffrey Loria walked in the ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214611327/scat/257b7bc7aa875450 Sun, 19 May 2013 02:07:04 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214611327/scat/257b7bc7aa875450 Boca Raton 's landscape beauty may be in the eye of the beholder.And the city panel in charge of rewarding properties for their look thinks the town is getting a little rough around the edges.The city has come along way since the 1960s, when its main features were scrub pines, sugar sand and rattlesnakes. Over the past 30 years, Boca has become renowned as a South Florida showcase — an ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214611328/scat/257b7bc7aa875450 Sun, 19 May 2013 02:07:02 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214611328/scat/257b7bc7aa875450 West Palm Beach , which took place in January, pulled in $1.1 million, its lowest yield in at least five years, according to the affiliate's figures. Donations raised by the event, the largest fundraising effort for each Komen affiliate, have averaged about $1.7 million since 2009. Komen South Florida officials attributed the drop in fundraising — and a corresponding 9 percent dip in ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214611329/scat/257b7bc7aa875450 Sun, 19 May 2013 02:07:02 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214611329/scat/257b7bc7aa875450 Erik Spoelstra would rather avoid. Ever since he was put in this situation, he's run from the topic of his abilities as a coach. The everlasting smile disappears the moment Spoelstra, now in his fifth season with ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214611330/scat/257b7bc7aa875450 Sun, 19 May 2013 02:07:00 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214611330/scat/257b7bc7aa875450 A driver who crashed into a car that burst into flames saved the other driver, but couldn't rescue a passenger who was killed during the Saturday collision ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214610885/scat/257b7bc7aa875450 Sun, 19 May 2013 01:17:06 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214610885/scat/257b7bc7aa875450 Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office .The altercation occurred about 7:30 p.m. in the 17000 block of 40th Run North. Deputies found a man suffering from gunshot wounds, the Sheriff's Office said.The unidentified man was transported to St. Mary's Medical Center in critical ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214610886/scat/257b7bc7aa875450 Sun, 19 May 2013 01:17:04 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214610886/scat/257b7bc7aa875450 Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. The owners chose to name the 3-year-old thoroughbred after their city of residence. City of Weston competed in the $100,000 Chick Lang Stakes among eight other ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214610887/scat/257b7bc7aa875450 Sun, 19 May 2013 01:17:02 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214610887/scat/257b7bc7aa875450 NBA Eastern Conference finals after they closed out their semi-final series against the New York Knicks in six games with a 106-99 victory on Saturday. The Pacers thrilled their home crowd with the win to take the seven-game series 4-2 and advance to the finals for the first time in nine ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214610349/scat/257b7bc7aa875450 Sun, 19 May 2013 00:47:49 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214610349/scat/257b7bc7aa875450 Brandon McCarthy fired his second career shutout Saturday, baffling the Marlins on three hits in the Arizona Diamondbacks' 1-0 decision over Miami. McCarthy (1-3) earned his first win of the season in his ninth start after firing eight shutout frames in his previous outing -- a no-decision against the Phillies. The right-hander allowed two walks and struck out five in the 100-pitch ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214609376/scat/257b7bc7aa875450 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:34:07 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214609376/scat/257b7bc7aa875450 SOUTH FLORIDA -- A Miami Heat basketball star created a truly magical prom night for a South Florida teenager. It all started when Nicole Nuxo made a YouTube video last month asking star player Dwyane Wade to be her date at her high school prom in Coral Gables, Florida. Wade surprised the senior and her classmates at the dance Friday night. It took all of four seconds for all of her ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214608381/scat/257b7bc7aa875450 Sat, 18 May 2013 21:07:14 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214608381/scat/257b7bc7aa875450 A bus struck and killed a pedestrian at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport Saturday afternoon.The Broward Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that the private charter bus hit the person on Terminal Drive outside the lower level of Terminal 4.BSO Fire Recue personnel responded to the crash and declared the pedestrian dead at the scene. 10 passengers on the bus were not ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214606497/scat/257b7bc7aa875450 Sat, 18 May 2013 18:28:32 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214606497/scat/257b7bc7aa875450 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 ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214606165/scat/257b7bc7aa875450 Sat, 18 May 2013 17:08:37 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214606165/scat/257b7bc7aa875450 The sudden, mysterious death of 13-year-old Braulio Salas, a seventh grade student at Indian Ridge Middle in Davie, shocked parents and fellow students. But they have quickly rallied to raise more than $4,000 (and counting) to help the Salas family to offset the costs of the burial and funeral services. "It will never take away what happened but at least it will help ease the financial ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214605636/scat/257b7bc7aa875450 Sat, 18 May 2013 16:19:42 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214605636/scat/257b7bc7aa875450 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 ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214605017/scat/257b7bc7aa875450 Sat, 18 May 2013 15:35:16 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214605017/scat/257b7bc7aa875450 1 of 4. Passengers wait to be picked-up after two commuter trains collided in Bridgeport, Connecticut causing one to derail injuring numerous passengers, May 17, 2013. Some 20 to 25 people were injured on Friday in a train accident near Fairfield, Connecticut, a Fairfield Police spokesman said on ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214603693/scat/257b7bc7aa875450 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:27:37 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214603693/scat/257b7bc7aa875450 It weighed 80 pounds and was just over 1 foot wide, but it was going incredibly fast, traveling through space at speeds of 56,000 mph. And when it collided with the moon, it exploded with the force of 5 tons of TNT, sending off a flash of light bright enough to see from here on Earth. It was the largest explosion that scientists monitoring lunar impacts had ever witnessed, and it likely made a ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214603938/scat/257b7bc7aa875450 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:24:22 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214603938/scat/257b7bc7aa875450 MIAMI (AP) — It turns out atripto Miami may have been just what the Arizona Diamondbacks needed to heat up their bats. Nothing seems to be doing that for the Marlins. Arizona looks to build on one of its best offensive performances of the year and extend light-hitting Miami’s losing streak to seven Saturday night. The Diamondbacks (24-18) tied a season high with three home runs in ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214603340/scat/257b7bc7aa875450 Sat, 18 May 2013 12:18:16 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214603340/scat/257b7bc7aa875450 A group of South Florida attorneys has negotiated a projected settlement of more than $19 million to resolve a class-action case brought on behalf of thousands of homeowners across the state who, through their Wells Fargo Bank mortgages, were subjected to so-called force- or lender-placed insurance.As many as 24,000 Floridians — many in Broward ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214601540/scat/257b7bc7aa875450 Sat, 18 May 2013 09:18:39 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214601540/scat/257b7bc7aa875450 Hatchet-wielding hitchhiker is arrested in killing of N.J. lawyer The prosecutor in Union County, N.J., Theodore J. Romankow, said McGillvary would be brought to New Jersey to face charges he murdered 73-year-old Joseph Galfy Jr. on Sunday night. Romankow said the move could be delayed if McGillvary fought extradition. It took just a few hours for law enforcement to track McGillvary down after ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214601541/scat/257b7bc7aa875450 Sat, 18 May 2013 09:18:36 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214601541/scat/257b7bc7aa875450