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/cat/9406bbb67f053bb2/ en-us Tue, 21 May 2013 07:48:35 -0400 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:48:35 -0400 30 Miranda Kerr bared her boobs while shooting an ad for her new make-up range 'Kora Organics' on Miami Beach, Florida. The Victoria's Secrets beauty, 30, was spotted giggling as she struck a pose, the Sun reported. However, an assistant covered the Aussie star, who is married to actor Orlando Bloom. ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214655657/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Tue, 21 May 2013 03:10:02 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214655657/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 After being closed since December, the westbound ramp from Flagler Memorial Bridge to Flagler Drive will reopen this morning at 10.A temporary traffic signal has been installed at the end of the ramp and drivers headed north or south on Flagler will stop at the signal. That signal will remain there until the overpass at Flagler Drive is replaced with an at-grade intersection, according to the ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214659064/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Tue, 21 May 2013 06:28:27 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214659064/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 A zoo in Dubbo, Australia has showed off its latest addition - a male white rhino calf, weighing about 110 lbs. Officials say the calf is important to the area's breeding program, especially since poaching is on the rise in Africa. (May ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214659065/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Tue, 21 May 2013 06:28:26 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214659065/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 A man was arrested today at Palm Beach International Airport after security officers found a loaded gun in his carry-on bag.The man, whose name was not released, was at the checkpoint in the airport just after 9:30 a.m. when Transportation Security Administration officers found a loaded 9mm Kel-Tec in his carry-on bag. TSA then notified airport police who arrested the 70-year-old man, according ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214659066/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Tue, 21 May 2013 06:28:13 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214659066/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 OCALA, Fla. -- Police say a 28-year-old Ocala man died when a large oak tree fell on his vehicle during a thunderstorm.Ocala police Maj. Dennis Yonce told the Ocala Star-Banner ( http://bit.ly/17XE7af) that Christopher Harris was sitting in his Mitsubishi in the driveway of his home while a storm passed about 4:30 p.m. Monday.The storm which brought torrential rain and strong gusts uprooted a ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214659068/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Tue, 21 May 2013 06:26:40 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214659068/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Jacksonville's 24 Head Start centers are set to reopen after being shuttered when the federal government stopped providing the Jacksonville Urban League funding because of safety issues.The Florida Times-Union ( http://bit.ly/118ntMg) reports officials with the Florida Department of Children and Families spend the weekend pleading with federal officials to reopen the ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214659067/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Tue, 21 May 2013 06:26:40 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214659067/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 MIAMI -- Six months before a baby boy died after being left strapped in his car seat, the Florida Department of Children and Families concluded there was no evidence his mother's drinking endangered his life.The Miami Herald ( http://hrld.us/118kLX9) reports the agency closed the case on Catalina Marista Bruno in November following two incidents. Eleven-month-old Bryan Miguel Osceola died ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214659069/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Tue, 21 May 2013 06:26:40 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214659069/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Each city will get to make a 20-minute presentation inside the Hyatt Harborside Hotel on Boston Harbor. Super Bowl Bid Committee Chairman Rodney Barreto and former Miami Dolphins wide ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214659020/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Tue, 21 May 2013 06:26:33 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214659020/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 A flood watch was in effect for parts of Miami-Dade and Broward through 10 p.m. Tuesday after heavy rains swept through the area overnight and more downpours were expected throughout the ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214659021/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Tue, 21 May 2013 06:04:54 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214659021/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 The rainfall totals continue to accumulate as portions of South Florida were drenched again overnight Monday. There was a break early Tuesday as most of the storms remained offshore where bursts of lightning lit up the dark coastline. This morning, ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214659022/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Tue, 21 May 2013 06:03:48 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214659022/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 More than 2,500 positions will be available through employers scheduled for a job fair Tuesday, says sponsor Job News Corp. The job fair is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the hotel, 6842 Main St., ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214659023/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Tue, 21 May 2013 06:03:47 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214659023/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 A monstrous tornado as much as a mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods in Moore, Okla., setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214659025/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Tue, 21 May 2013 06:03:42 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214659025/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Broward County 's new sheriff wants more money. Some $93.7 million more.That amounts to a 14 percent budget hike — or about half the price of the new county courthouse under construction. Broward Sheriff Scott Israel would use the money to add 72 new employees, fill 21 open positions, replace computers and patrol cars, give raises and address problems with the homeless and young ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214659028/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Tue, 21 May 2013 06:03:37 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214659028/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Miramar manager Robert Payton, who quit earlier this year and left with a total benefits package worth $2.4 million. Broward's latest administrator drama is now playing out ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214659030/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Tue, 21 May 2013 06:03:36 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214659030/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Fort Lauderdale Police are seeking the drivers of a red Volkswagen Beetle and a black pickup truck in connection with a hit-and-run crash that injured a toddler last ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214659029/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Tue, 21 May 2013 06:03:35 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214659029/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 FORT LAUDERDALE— - A woman trying to save her poodle from being struck by traffic Sunday was hit by a car that did not remain at the ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214659032/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Tue, 21 May 2013 06:03:31 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214659032/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 SUNRISE — A seeing-eye dog had bleach squirted in its eyes at a Publix grocery store when a 67-year-old woman intentionally sprayed the animal in an unprovoked attack, a police report says.The 5-year-old yellow Labrador retriever appeared uninjured, the report said, but Patricia Lawler, of Sunrise, was cited for animal cruelty and given a notice to appear after the 4:15 p.m. Saturday ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214659033/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Tue, 21 May 2013 06:03:28 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214659033/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 A statement issued by the Syrian Armed Forces says its troops destroyed the vehicle "with those in it." It did not elaborate, but said any attempt to infiltrate Syria's sovereignty will face "immediate and firm retaliation. ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214658636/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Tue, 21 May 2013 05:48:33 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214658636/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 As in the All-Sports Trophy.For the 23rd time, the Gator athletic programs have won the award. It is presented by the Halifax Media Group, which owns 31 newspapers including The Gainesville Sun.Florida easily outdistanced second-place Georgia by winning eight SEC titles, which tied the record for most conference championships won. Texas A&M, in its first year as an SEC school, finished third ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214658074/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Tue, 21 May 2013 05:26:11 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214658074/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Los Angeles voters go to the polls on Tuesday, and they could make history by electing the city's first female mayor. The runoff election pits City Controller Wendy Greuel against City Councilman Eric Garcetti. (May ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214658075/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Tue, 21 May 2013 05:22:49 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214658075/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Ibis Golf and Country Club member Bill Blumberg says it's about time the West Palm Beach community expanded and updated some of its facilities.The 67-year-old Ibis board member, who's belonged to the community since 2000, said the project's been a nearly 2 1/2 year effort. He just hopes he's alive to see it ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214658076/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Tue, 21 May 2013 05:22:33 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214658076/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Police in West Valley City, Utah are ending their active search for Susan Powell, three and a half years after she disappeared and more than a year after her former husband Josh Powell killed himself and the couple's sons. (May ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214657090/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Tue, 21 May 2013 04:13:50 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214657090/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 ORLANDO, Fla. -- The last of the suspects to be charged with the death of a Florida A & M University drum major during a hazing ritual has a date in court.Darryl Cearnel has an arraignment Tuesday in state court in Orlando.Cearnel was charged with manslaughter and felony hazing last March, almost a year and a half after drum major Robert Champion died. Most of the other dozen or so other ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214657091/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Tue, 21 May 2013 04:12:07 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214657091/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Members of Florida's State Board of Education are getting an update on a series of education measures that were passed by the Florida Legislature this session.Board members have their monthly meeting in Jacksonville on Tuesday.Teacher salaries are at the top of the list of items on which they will be given an update. Also on the agenda is an update on Florida's ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214657092/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Tue, 21 May 2013 04:12:06 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214657092/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida Gov. Rick Scott is leaving the country for his eighth overseas trade-related trip in the last two-and-half years.The governor left late Monday for a trip to Chile in South America. He has previously visited far-flung places such as Brazil, Spain, Israel, and England. He heads to Paris next month.Scott has already taken more trips than former Gov. Charlie Crist. ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214656861/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Tue, 21 May 2013 04:12:06 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214656861/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 MIAMI -- Two female police officers with the Miami-Dade County school system have settled lawsuits accusing the former police chief of sexually harassing them.Cmdr. Deanna Fox-Williams and Officer Yewande Gibson claimed in the lawsuits that former chief Charles Hurley asked them for dates and then retaliated against them when they refused his advances over several years.Hurley denied the claims ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214657015/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Tue, 21 May 2013 04:12:05 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214657015/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 A homeless man whose face was mostly chewed off in a bizarre attack last year in Miami has learned to play guitar as he continues treatment for his ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214656834/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Tue, 21 May 2013 04:12:04 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214656834/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 As NBC 6’s cameras followed FHP troopers at ground level, Telemundo 51 flew with a FHP pilot 2,000 feet above Florida’s Turnpike – high enough where drivers had no idea the agency had an eye in the ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214657093/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Tue, 21 May 2013 03:51:53 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214657093/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 JERUSALEM (AP) -- The Israeli military says gunfire from Syria hit an Israeli patrol on the Golan Heights overnight, damaging a vehicle and prompting the troops to fire ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214656726/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Tue, 21 May 2013 03:35:45 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214656726/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 net income from fiscal year 2012, high net profit margins, major one-year growth in net income and CEO compensation to determine which U.S. companies owe their employees a raise ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214656147/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Tue, 21 May 2013 03:05:38 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214656147/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 New photos will be released at the Tuesday press conference of Ronald Poppo, seen here in an image from before the attack on him last Memorial Day ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214656148/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Tue, 21 May 2013 02:47:36 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214656148/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 A 36-year-old Lake Worth woman is facing battery charges after she allegedly attacked a 62-year-old woman with a lamp.Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office deputies also arrested Teri Beth Rivesman on Friday night on allegations of aggravated domestic battery, domestic battery by strangulation and grand theft auto.She remained in custody at the county jail Monday night in lieu of $9,000 ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214655289/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Tue, 21 May 2013 02:07:04 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214655289/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Dozens of people are dead after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City on Monday. Rescue crews are searching through the night for survivors and victims in an elementary school that the tornado destroyed. (May ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214655290/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Tue, 21 May 2013 02:07:03 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214655290/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 She was president of the Student Union, captain of the National Cadet Corps and an honor student set to pursue a PhD in sociology despite her modest family background -- her father used to work as a security guard in the eastern Indian state of ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214655291/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Tue, 21 May 2013 02:03:29 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214655291/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Giants 8, Nationals 0: Brandon Belt homered among his four hits and Ryan Vogelsong tossed five shutout innings before leaving with a broken right hand as San Francisco blanked visiting Washington in the opener of the three-game series.The Giants had a season-high 17 hits and won for the second time in their last seven games. The victory was tempered by the injury to Vogelsong (2-4), who was hit ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214655292/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Tue, 21 May 2013 02:03:28 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214655292/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Consumer Reports' medical experts say starting testosterone is a big deal. It should only be done after a long and careful conversation between doctor and ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214655293/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:44:55 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214655293/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Cole Hamels throws in the first inning during a baseball game against the Miami Marlins in Miami, Monday, May 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Lynne ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214654318/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:03:35 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214654318/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Setting aside emotion, there are two reasons for the Palm Beach County School Board not to spend $6.7 million to renovate the old Roosevelt High School for an all-boys academy. The district has a severe shortage of construction, renovation and maintenance money, and the proposed academy hasn't enrolled the necessary students.That said, appeals to emotion are a big factor in this issue. ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214654412/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:02:13 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214654412/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Highlights of this day in history: Aviator Charles Lindbergh lands in Paris, completing the first non-stop solo flight across the Atlantic; The American Red Cross founded; Susan Lucci wins a Daytime Emmy; 'Gypsy' opens on Broadway. (May ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214654411/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:02:13 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214654411/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds up to 200 mph. At least 51 people were killed, and officials said the death toll was expected to ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214654413/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:02:11 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214654413/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Charmaine Yoest, president of the anti-abortion rights group Americans United for Life, called the conviction of Kermit Gosnell a "landmark case" that will accelerate efforts to pass even more restrictive abortion laws. In fact, there is nothing landmark about it. Gosnell was a butcher whose actions already were illegal, hence the conviction.Pennsylvania bans abortion after 24 weeks. ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214654410/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:02:10 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214654410/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 If the horrific garment factory collapse last month in Bangladesh has any silver lining, it is the response from more than 30 of the world's leading apparel companies -- including Benetton, PVH, Abercrombie & Fitch, H&M, Inditex (Zara), Marks & Spencer and Tesco -- to sign an agreement to protect the safety and lives of that nation's workers, who make the companies' ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214654409/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:02:09 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214654409/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Yankees 6, Orioles 4 (10): Travis Hafner tied the game in the ninth inning with a solo home run and Vernon Wells delivered a go-ahead, ground-rule RBI double in the 10th as New York sent Baltimore to its seventh straight home ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214654414/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:58:23 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214654414/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Dodgers 3, Brewers 1: Clayton Kershaw turned in another gem and Andre Ethier and Matt Kemp hit home runs as visiting Los Angeles snapped a three-game losing ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214654415/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:58:22 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214654415/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 MIAMI (CBSMiami) -Fallon Fox, a controversial mixed martial arts fighter, is in South Florida. Recently, Fox has made headlines as some critics argue she shouldn’t be able to fight other women. Professional mixed martial arts cage fighter Fallon Fox's biography is different from other female fighters in the MMA. Fox was actually born a man. "I am a post-operative transsexual ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214654416/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:34:01 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214654416/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Port St. Lucie American Red Cross volunteer Mike Molyneux will deploy to Oklahoma on Tuesday to help support disaster relief efforts from today's tornadoes.He will serve as a disaster assessment manager for affected areas, a statement released by the Red Cross said. Molyneux, a Red Cross volunteer since 1995 has been deployed to 16 disasters."Our hearts go out to those that have been ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214653533/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 23:58:38 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214653533/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Anyone 16 years or older and in good health is encouraged to donate at any of the eleven OBI donor centers. Tulsa's OBI donor center is located at 4601 ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214653534/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 23:58:36 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214653534/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Search and rescue efforts are underway in parts of Oklahoma City after a massive tornado leveled homes and buildings. Two hospitals have received dozens injured from the tornado. Several are in critical condition. The widespread debris has left many to fear the worst. A young man who worked in a stable ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214653535/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 23:58:35 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214653535/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 From Monday afternoon: This was live coverage of a large tornado moving through the south side of the Oklahoma City metro area, specifically Moore, ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214653536/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 23:58:34 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214653536/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 rented for security lived hungry and covered in fleas and ticks. The ordinance goes before the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners on June 4. "It was an issue that needed to be addressed so I'm glad my colleagues thought it was timely," said Miami-Dade Commissioner Sally ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214653537/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 23:55:13 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214653537/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 The Phillies could not figure out Jose Fernandez either of the first two times they saw him, but they will get another crack at the Marlins' rookie phenom Tuesday night. Two of Miami's 13 wins this season came in starts Fernandez made against Philadelphia. In those two outings, the 20-year-old starter has combined to strike out 14, while allowing just two runs in 13 innings. ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214653538/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 23:40:55 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214653538/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Miami Marlins' Justin Ruggiano (20) and Marcell Ozuna, right, high-five after scoring on a single by Nick Green in the eighth inning during a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies in Miami, Monday, May 20, 2013. The Marlins defeated the Phillies 5-1. (AP Photo/Lynne ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214652580/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:56:38 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214652580/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Rick Scott tonight said the GOP should win every election if Republicans do a better job of telling their story to voters. Scott, who was narrowly elected in 2010 and faces a tough re-election fight next year, exhorted the party faithful at the Broward County Republican Party’s annual Lincoln Day dinner. ';I have not met one Floridian that should be anything but a Republican,'; ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214652628/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:54:56 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214652628/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin says "hearts are broken" for parents who are wondering about the fate of their children after the tornado that devastated suburban Oklahoma City. (May ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214652627/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:54:55 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214652627/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 PHI@MIA: Ruggiano crushes opposite-field RBI double MIAMI - Mired in an 0-for-18 slump, Justin Ruggiano needed a hit. With two outs and a man on second in a tie game in the sixth inning, so did the Marlins. Ruggiano delivered, doubling a Cole Hamels offering off the right-field wall and plating Placido Polanco for the go-ahead run in the Marlins' 5-1 win over the Phillies on Monday night ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214652629/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:36:13 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214652629/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Rick Scott sought to energize Republican activists and donors Monday night with a call to evangelize on behalf of the party’s pro-business, small government ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214652581/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:30:09 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214652581/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Haiti with false promises of steady paying jobs in construction or on farms, the hope of getting permanent residency and making a life in the U.S., they said.But when they arrived, they found the jobs didn't exist, and they were left to fend for themselves — the victims of a fraud perpetrated by two Broward women, prosecutors said.The plot was so audacious that one of the women, Jetta ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214652395/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:30:06 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214652395/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Justin Ruggiano knocked in a pair of runs Monday in the Miami Marlins' 5-1 win over Philadelphia. Sanabia (3-6) broke a five-start losing streak with his first victory since April 16. The right-hander limited the Phillies to one run on seven hits, walking one while fanning three. Ruggiano's RBI double in the sixth inning broke a 1-1 tie and he doubled the advantage with a run-scoring ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214652684/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:20:35 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214652684/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 MIAMI | The longest Burmese python ever caught in the state -- 18 feet, 8 inches long and 128 pounds -- was found alongside a rural South Florida road, wildlife officials said ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214651677/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 21:52:45 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214651677/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 A South Florida woman has been charged with visa fraud after authorities say she falsely promised 143 Haitians and told the federal government there were jobs waiting for them in the ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214651678/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 21:52:44 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214651678/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin says "hearts are broken" for parents wondering about the fate of their children after a tornado devastated suburban Oklahoma City and officials say the search ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214651679/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 21:49:27 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214651679/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 With nothing more than a smartphone, one man walks through a neighborhood in Moore, Okla. where homes have been reduced to rubble by a tornado. (May ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214651680/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 21:49:27 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214651680/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 With signs mounting that Palm Beach County's economy may finally be on the mend, Clerk and Comptroller Sharon Bock said Monday that county commissioners should focus on building up reserves and paying off debt.Bock, who serves as the accountant and financial manger over all county money, said that countywide revenues were up for the budget year that ended Sept. ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214651681/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 21:49:17 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214651681/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Nearly 80,000 supporters since Friday have signed an Internet petition demanding felony sex charges be dropped against an 18-year-old lesbian who dated a 14-year-old high-school basketball teammate.Kaitlyn Hunt of Indian River County is charged with two felony counts of lewd and lascivious battery on a child 12 to 16 years old. If convicted, she would be given a sentence ranging from probation to ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214651411/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 21:47:26 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214651411/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Just about everybody at the Broward school district agrees the Facilities & Construction Department is dysfunctional — even project manager David Herrmann, who’s worked there nearly a decade and is fighting hard to keep his job. “You know those commercials, where they say, ‘Are you tired of working with monkeys?’ ” Herrmann said. “Well, that’s ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214651682/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 21:47:24 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214651682/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Email MIAMI -- After using 43 lineups in the first 44 games, Marlins manager Mike Redmond decided to try some continuity. After defeating the D-backs and left-hander Wade Miley, 2-1, on Sunday to snap a season-long seven-game losing streak, Redmond batted the same first eight against Phillies southpaw Cole Hamels on Monday. "We won yesterday, but [today's starter] was another ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214651683/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 21:30:41 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214651683/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Email MIAMI -- The Tigers designated Duane Below for assignment on April 24 to create a roster spot for closer Jose Valverde. One day later, the Marlins claimed the left-hander. "It just happened so fast that it really doesn't give you an opportunity to think too much about it," Below said. Now Below is on the other side, recalled late Friday from Triple-A New Orleans after Miami ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214651686/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 21:30:40 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214651686/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Email MIAMI -- Ranked last in the Major Leagues in runs scored, the Marlins received a helping hand from Hall of Famer Tony Perez on Sunday. Perez, a special assistant in the organization, touched every bat in the bat rack before Sunday's game against the D-backs. It's not like the Marlins had a huge scoring outburst, but they did win, 2-1, snapping their seven-game losing streak. ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214651685/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 21:30:40 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214651685/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Email MIAMI -- The Marlins' disabled list continues to grow. Matt Diaz is the latest to land on the DL. He's the 13th Miami player to be sidelined this season. On Monday afternoon, the team placed Diaz on the 15-day disabled list with a left knee bone bruise. Filling Diaz's roster spot is Jordan Brown, who had his contract selected from Triple-A New Orleans. Diaz has seen ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214651684/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 21:30:40 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214651684/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Condemned prison guard killer William Van Poyck should die by lethal injection on June 12 as scheduled, a deeply divided Florida Supreme Court ruled late Monday.By a 4-3 vote, the high court dismissed claims by Van Poyck's attorneys that they are ill-prepared to launch his critical last-ditch appeals. They also ignored concerns from some of the state's top lawyers that the rights of the ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214650671/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:43:36 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214650671/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 This photo provided by KFOR-TV shows a house fire outside Moore, Okla., Monday, May 20, 2013. A monstrous tornado as much as a mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school. (AP ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214650672/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:43:33 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214650672/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Several children have been pulled out of the rubble alive at a school in an Oklahoma City suburb. Rescue workers lifted children from the rubble before they were taken to a triage center set up at Plaza Towers Elementary School. (May ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214650673/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:43:32 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214650673/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 The city council Monday approved a zoning change needed for Braman Honda to build a car-storage lot on the site of the Bohemian Garden restaurant on Lake Worth Road.The council unanimously approved the change on first reading to commercial intensive from commercial general, following recommendations of the city's staff and the planning ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214650675/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:43:30 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214650675/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Two suspects arrested for breaking into a car in Central California accidentally called 911 on a cellphone. A dispatcher listening to the 35-minute conversation, directed police to their location. (May ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214650676/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:43:27 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214650676/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 A monstrous tornado as much as a mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods in Moore, Okla., setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school. (May ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214650674/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:43:26 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214650674/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Ousted Palm Beach County School Superintendent Art Johnson is slated to start work on Tuesday representing school principals. And according to a legal opinion from an attorney hired by the school district, the school board can't stop the controversial former superintendent from taking the job."The plain language in Section 7 of the Agreement ... does not support the conclusion that Dr. ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214650677/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:43:21 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214650677/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Authorities have identified the man who died Sunday afternoon after he lost control of his motorbike.Florida Highways Patrol said Gardy Louissaint, 31, of Miami was driving an Honda 1000 on Ives Dairy Road east of Northeast 10th Avenue at 1.50 PM when he attempted to change lanes to overtake another vehicle and lost control.He slammed into a utility pole and was pronounced dead at the scene, ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214650514/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:41:18 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214650514/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Catalina Marista Bruno had been arrested three times on charges involving drugs or alcohol. She had been drinking last July when police arrested her husband for beating her in front of her children. And she was deemed to be drunk in November when she reportedly clipped several walls before passing out with her infant son untethered in the front seat with her.Still, state child welfare ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214650678/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:41:18 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214650678/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 In the absolute silence of the U.S. Southern Command Headquarters, the family members of fallen servicemen and women walked to the center of the room as the name of their loved one was called out. The walk back seemed to be the hardest part. Tight-lipped and pink-nosed, some clutching tissues, they looked down as a bell was rung in honor of the one who had just been named. One woman made the sign ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214650679/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:41:17 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214650679/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 North Miami Beach’s runoff election will be held Tuesday, but with one caveat: The city’s canvassing board cannot certify the official results until further order from the courts. Judge Darrin Gayles of the 11th Judicial Circuit Court made that decision Monday after a hearing in which Seat 4 candidate Yvenoline Dargenson’s residency came under question due to a lawsuit ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214650180/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:41:14 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214650180/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 BATON ROUGE, La. -- A Louisiana judge has ordered former Miami Dolphins running back Cecil Collins held without bond until a probation hearing July 1.The Advocate ( http://bit.ly/12pRZDO) reports that District Judge Mike Caldwell will decide whether Collins violated probation on Louisiana charges by committing a burglary in Florida in late 1999.Collins was released from a Florida prison May 1 ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214650836/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:41:14 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214650836/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Snake handler with record prizeJason Leon, an experienced snake handler from Miami, with his record Burmese python, 18 feet, that he captured in a rural section of Miami-Dade ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214650619/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:19:34 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214650619/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Attorneys for Dennis DeMartin, the former John Goodman juror fighting a criminal contempt charge, on Monday filed their strongest attack yet against ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214650176/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:19:23 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214650176/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 LOS ANGELES -; U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Los Angeles have made some unusual seizures, including elephant meat, a dead primate and hundreds of handbags made from the skin of snakes, lizards and ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214648959/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:32:07 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214648959/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 A monstrous tornado as much as a mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods in Moore, Okla., setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school. (May ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214649501/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:30:33 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214649501/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Gov. Rick Scott signed into law a $74.1 billion state budget for the year beginning July 1, after vetoing $368 million Monday from the proposal approved by lawmakers earlier this month.Erased with the vetoes was $6.5 million sought by Palm Beach State College for a new campus in Loxahatchee Groves -- the third time such funding has been wiped out by a Florida governor. Another $325,000 in ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214649500/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:30:33 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214649500/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 A 38-year-old Palm Beach Gardens man who pleaded guilty to robbing five banks has been sentenced to more than five years in prison, the U. S. Attorney's Office said today.U.S. District Judge Kenneth A. Marra sentenced Crispian Carl Sprague, to 66 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release.Sprague was also ordered to pay $11,620 in restitution.He pleaded guilty to ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214649502/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:30:31 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214649502/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 The rainy season has not yet officially started in South Florida, but Palm Beach County welcomed it a little early on Monday.With reports of up to eight inches of rain in western Boynton Beach and more than 5 inches in Boca Raton and Riviera Beach, much of the county was drenched by lunch time Monday. The wet weather also caused traffic snarls, troubles at school dismissals and even some flight ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214649503/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:30:30 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214649503/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 The board of state-run insurer Citizens will meet Wednesday to approve the transfer of up 60,000 customers to Heritage Property and Casualty Insurance Co., removing $14 billion in exposure from Citizens personal lines and coastal accounts.Heritage, a St. Petersburg-based start-up licensed last August, already has about 54,000 customers, Citizens spokesman Michael Peltier said.The new additions ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214649504/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:30:29 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214649504/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Here's the latest news for Monday, May 20: Another tornado in Oklahoma; Carney: Senior White House staff knew of IRS probe; Attacks kill more than 90 in Iraq; Big Yahoo ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214649506/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:30:27 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214649506/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 A gunman storms into a bank in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba on Monday, killing four people and taking a hostage before killing himself, police said. (May ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214649505/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:30:27 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214649505/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 City commissioners on Monday struck back at Mayor Jeri Muoio for implying that they weren't being transparent in their process for selling valuable city-owned land at Okeechobee Boulevard and Dixie Highway. Commissioners last week said that rather than put the property for sale by open bidding, they wanted to first consider several companies that requested confidentiality and and to deal ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214649507/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:30:26 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214649507/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Credit the wisdom of Miami-Dade voters. They saw through Julio Robaina.Two years ago, county mayoral candidate Robaina had twice as much money in his campaign account as rival Carlos Gimenez. Robaina had endorsements from Jeb Bush and from Mario and Lincoln Diaz-Balart and other powerbrokers in South Florida’s political establishment.And Robaina had a ready retort for his critics. When ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214649386/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:28:25 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214649386/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Jay I. Kislak, 90, a Miami philanthropist and real-estate kingpin, was awarded Spain’s Order of Civil Merit for his work in preserving the cultural heritage of Spain and the early Americas. “This well-deserved distinction is an official recognition on the part of Spain for the extraordinary work Jay Kislak has done to preserve our common heritage and to strengthen the ties between ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214649508/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:28:22 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214649508/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 TAMPA, Fla. -- The parents of a Tampa woman who says she was tricked by her boyfriend into taking a pill that led to a miscarriage spoke out Monday, saying no woman should ever have to endure such a "horrific act."James and Rosa Lee told a news conference their 26-year-old daughter Remee is struggling after losing her 6-week-old embryo, but is holding up. Remee Lee is not speaking to ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214649509/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:28:20 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214649509/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 SAN FRANCISCO -- After falling woefully out of fashion, Yahoo wants to be cool again while catering to the capitalistic demands of its shareholders. That goal led CEO Marissa Mayer to make a $1.1 billion bet on online blogging forum Tumblr in a risky acquisition that revolves around the vision and instincts of a 26-year-old entrepreneur who dropped out of high school to pursue his dream of ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214649511/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:28:19 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214649511/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Robin Lunceford, the blunt and eccentric inmate who was the star witness in the trial of a woman accused of murdering Miami foster child Rilya Wilson, is free from prison.The convicted armed robber walked out of custody late last week after Miami-Dade prosecutors told a judge that Lunceford had served her 10-year sentence with credit for good behavior.“It was the right thing to do. She was ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214649510/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:28:19 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214649510/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 The Wrecking Crew was a famed Los Angeles collective of studio musicians who backed everyone from Simon & Garfunkel to the Beach Boys in the 1960s, and the Carpenters to the Captain & Tennille in the 1970s. Spec’s Records & Tapes, a fixture on U.S. 1 for six decades, certainly sold thousands of albums over the years featuring those players. But after closing its doors for ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214649512/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:28:18 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214649512/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 As Kansas Citians clean up after Sunday night’s severe storms, another ominous front is taking aim at the metropolitan area. The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch through 10 p.m. on Monday for Kansas City and much of the surrounding area. Thunderstorms are expected to roll in early Monday ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214649209/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:26:55 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214649209/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Two boys, a 16-year-old and 17-year-old, are charged with burglary and grand theft of a home in Lighthouse Point, according to Police Chief Ross ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214649513/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:06:31 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214649513/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 NORTH MIAMI (CBS4) – In a return to primitive election tabulation, North Miami candidates painstakingly hand counted almost 7,000 ballots Monday. Doctor Joseph Smith, who came in third place for the mayoral vote, paid almost $500 fee to see every vote. When CBS4's David Sutta commented to Smith about reverting to this old school way of counting votes, he responded, "Correct. And ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214649396/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:58:35 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214649396/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 ROSENHEIM, GERMANY (CBS SF/CBS LA) – Ray Manzarek, the founding keyboardist of The Doors, died Monday morning of bile duct cancer in Germany, according to a post on the group's official Facebook page. Manzarek was ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214649217/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:58:29 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214649217/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 NEW ORLEANS -; A federal judge on Monday dismissed one of the two counts in the indictment of a former BP executive who was charged with concealing information from Congress about the amount of oil that was leaking from the company's blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico in ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214643909/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:24:49 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214643909/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, one of the authors of the Senate immigration reform bill, Monday announced an amendment by a GOP senator that will make it a criminal offense to use a fraudulent immigration document.Many undocumented workers currently use counterfeit green cards in order to find work. The amendment by Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, makes that a crime and also the use of any other fraudulent ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214644385/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:23:33 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214644385/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 U.S. Supreme Court rejects Florida death penalty challenge The U.S. Supreme Court declined to take up a case that tested the constitutionality of part of Florida's system for imposing the death penalty. The 1991 case, Evans v. Crews, stemmed from a customary practice in Florida of judges holding hearings and making factual findings on aggravating and mitigating factors to help determine ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214644384/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:23:33 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214644384/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 This frame grab provided by KWTV shows a tornato in Oklahoma City Monday, May 20, 2013. Television footage shows flattened buildings and fires after a mile-wide tornado moved through the Oklahoma City ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214644387/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:23:29 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214644387/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 A mile-wide tornado churned through the Oklahoma City suburbs, destroying homes for the second day in a row Monday, as part of a severe weather outbreak that was expected to spread to other parts of the Plains and Midwest. (May ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214644388/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:23:26 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214644388/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 The juror who won Wellington polo mogul John Goodman a new DUI manslaughter trial now wants a judge to keep the same prosecutors who convinced him of Goodman's guilt away from his contempt of court case.According to paperwork filed in the court this afternoon, Dennis DeMartin's defense attorneys -- Joseph Walsh and Robert Gershman -- want Circuit Judge Jeffrey Colbath to reconsider his ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214644389/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:23:24 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214644389/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Two cats and a dog were rescued from a house fire this afternoon, Palm Beach County Fire Rescue said.Firefighters were called at about 4 p.m. to reports of a fire at a home in the 2000 block of Shaughnessy Drive, across State Road 7 from the Mall at Wellington Green. On arrival, crews found light smoke, said Capt. Albert Borroto, Fire Rescue spokesman.They entered the home and found a small fire ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214644390/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:23:24 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214644390/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 A mile-wide tornado chewing through the Oklahoma City area has reduced neighborhoods to rubble and left cars and trucks crumpled on the sides of ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214644391/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:23:21 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214644391/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Drivers are urged to take care while driving in Palm Beach County this afternoon as several wrecks are blocking lanes both on major roads and Interstate 95.Florida Highway Patrol is reporting at least four wrecks that are blocking both southbound and northbound lanes on ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214644392/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:22:58 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214644392/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Your daily look at news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today.SMALL FLORIDA CITY WONDERS WHO SNAGGED WINNING POWERBALL TICKETResidents in the small Florida city of Zephyrhills are wondering who hit the historic $590.5M Powerball jackpot. The winner still hasn't come forward. Florida has more Powerball winners than any other state. SCOTT VETOES NEARLY $400 ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214644393/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:21:08 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214644393/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 City National Bank of Florida’s net income: 2007: $68.4 million 2008: $42.5 million 2009: ($9.0 million) 2010: ($436.5 million) 2011: $34.4 million 2012: $190.2 ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214644068/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:21:07 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214644068/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 The victim who had much of his face chewed off continues to recover at a long-term care facility in Cutler Bay, where he has learned to dress himself and play guitar, doctors with Jackson Memorial Hospital said ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214644394/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:19:29 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214644394/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 More layoffs are slated for Broward County Public Schools, and many of those targeted say this time the layoffs are politically motivated and ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214644395/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:19:29 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214644395/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Miami Police said they have recovered the 2010 Mazda involved in a hit-and-run crash that killed Ana Mares, 52, in Brickell on March 22. Miami Police spokesman Sgt. Freddie Cruz said the car was turned over through the owner's attorney. Police said they are still investigating who was behind the wheel on the night of the crash. The victim's sister, Adriana Mares, spoke about the ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214644396/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:01:57 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214644396/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Delray Beach . Once conceived as a way to attract visitors to downtown shops and restaurants, special events are now viewed as a nuisance keeping regular patrons and Delray residents from visiting businesses downtown. "We don't need them anymore," said Bruce Gimmy, owner of the Trouser Shop on Atlantic Avenue, at a recent workshop meeting. "They are counterproductive to ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214644339/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:00:11 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214644339/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Rick Scott has ramped up execution orders of late, approving three death penalty warrants in less than a month, officials said. Scott signed off on only six death penalty warrants in the first three years of his term. Critics say the governor is trying to burnish his law-and-order credentials ahead of his re-election bid next year. Scott's office denied the charge, saying he'd done ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214644525/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:52:01 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214644525/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 A south Florida woman was suffering from postpartum depression when she left her baby to die shut in a sweltering car, her lawyer said. Police have charged Carla Bruno of West Miami-Dade with aggravated manslaughter after she left her 11-month-old baby in the back seat of a Chevrolet Impala alongside her purse and a case of beer. It took the baby's father four hours to realize the baby was ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214644003/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:51:59 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214644003/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 A mile-wide tornado chewing through the Oklahoma City area has reduced neighborhoods to rubble and left cars and trucks crumpled on the sides of ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214643151/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:19:29 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214643151/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 South Olive Elementary Principal Hank Smith has been handed a verbal warning for publicly airing his grievances against school board member Jenny Prior Brown.But Smith, who has been principal at the high-profile, A-rated school for seven years, disputes that he did anything wrong, as is evidenced by what he wrote below his signature on the letter detailing his violations and ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214643155/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:19:28 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214643155/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 A 97-year-old Broward County woman has died as a result of injuries from a head-on crash this weekend in suburban Boynton Beach, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.Cecile Steingart, of Coconut Creek, died Saturday at Delray Medical Center after a two-vehicle crash near the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and El Clair Ranch Road.The crash occured shortly before 1 p.m. ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214643153/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:19:26 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214643153/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Wells Fargo Bank and insurer QBE have agreed to pay an estimated $19.25 million to more than 24,000 Florida homeowners under a proposed settlement that plaintiff attorneys call "unprecedented."Without admitting wrongdoing, the firms would settle claims they inflated premiums -- often to five or six times above normal rates -- for "force-placed" insurance. Lenders may impose ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214643152/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:19:26 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214643152/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 A daycare center planned for the same site as Wellington Charter School has gotten a thumbs up from a village advisory board.And a push to open both the daycare center and school soon, on 8 acres along State Road 7 about a mile south of Forest Hill Boulevard on State Road 7, prompted the property owner to agree to initially foot the bill for a nearby traffic light on the ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214643157/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:19:22 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214643157/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 City commissioners on Monday struck back at Mayor Jeri Muoio for implying that they weren't being transparent in their process for selling valuable city-owned land at Okeechobee Boulevard and Dixie Highway.Commissioners last week said that rather than put the property for sale by open bidding, they wanted to first consider several companies that requested confidentiality and and to deal with ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214643156/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:19:21 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214643156/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said on Monday that President Barack Obama is endorsing a federal shield law for reporters seeking to protect their confidential sources, and 'is very happy to see the Senate take it up again." (May ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214643158/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:19:20 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214643158/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 When movie stars become unbankable, they’re no longer a slam dunk at the box office. When investments become unbankable, they’re relegated to the junk pile. For ordinary Americans deemed unbankable, those who don’t have a traditional checking or savings account, it can be hard to simply pay bills. And that is about to become a big problem for those who also lack health coverage ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214643159/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:19:13 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214643159/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 One year after surviving a savage, bizarre attack in Miami that left him blind, beaten and facially disfigured, Ronald Poppo is continuing his recovery at a long-term care facility in Cutler Bay. Poppo’s caregivers said he is in good spirits and plays guitar every day in his room at Jackson Memorial Perdue Medical Center, and he has put on about 50 pounds since the Memorial Day weekend ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214642706/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:17:34 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214642706/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 SAFETY HARBOR, Fla. -- — For 10 years, political pros have taken it almost as gospel that the strongest statewide Democratic candidates are centrists from Florida’s top battleground region of Tampa Bay.2014 gubernatorial hopeful Nan Rich says that’s bunk.“We tried that three times, and we had three good candidates — we had Jim Davis, Alex Sink and Bill ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214643161/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:17:33 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214643161/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 A member of the Santiesteban clan’s pot-peddling ring bear-hugged his defense attorney Monday after he was acquitted of killing a rival gang member who stole a load of marijuana from the Southwest Miami-Dade grow-house organization. Norge Manduley was found not guilty of kidnapping and killing the robber after a handful of government witnesses testified in federal court that he was the ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214643160/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:17:33 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214643160/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 WASHINGTON -- A new government report details 87 shipwrecks - most sunk during World War II decades ago - that could pollute U.S. waters with tens of millions of gallons of oil.Even so, the potential for pollution is less than scientists had expected. The report released Monday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration concludes "the scope of the problem is much more manageable ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214643162/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:17:32 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214643162/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 "I just love to paint. Just like those boys love to play basketball, I just love to paint," said Serge Toussaint, who painted the mural on a wall along Northeast 29th Street between Miami Avenue and 1st Avenue. "I definitely think I am part of the Heat team. Only thing -- I don't have a ring ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214643163/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:16:11 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214643163/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Atlanta Braves: 1. ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214643164/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:02:17 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214643164/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 The impact caused the Hyundai to burst into flame, police said. Soto and another witness helped pull the driver, Jeffrey Steven Bryce Jr., 33, to safety but were unable to rescue Vazquez, said police. Bryce was in critical condition Sunday at Jackson Memorial Hospital's Burn Center in Miami, according to FHP. Hospital officials said Monday they did not have permission to update his ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214643111/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:56:41 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214643111/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Boating safety classes for children between 12-17 are planned this summer by the village police department. Classes are scheduled to start June 8. Planned club activities include: pool day, boating safety education, snorkeling, boat operation and navigation, fishing education on gear and regulations, bottom fishing trip, trip to a marine life center, paddle boarding, canoeing trip to Trapper ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214641955/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:15:53 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214641955/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 After reading dozens of stories about how the IRS demanded mounds of information from Republican-leaning groups that were seeking tax exempt status, two key Senators have turned the tables on the Internal Revenue Service, asking for detailed information on what tax agents were looking for and exactly who made the decisions involved in this matter."Provide a copy of any and all questions, ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214641956/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:15:51 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214641956/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Miami and Wynwood’s O Cinema have won a combined $350,000 from a national foundation that supports the arts.They were among 54 organizations picked from more than 1,200 applicants across the country for grants from ArtPlace, an initiative funded by the Knight Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation and other major companies as ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214641957/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:13:58 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214641957/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 ORLANDO, Fla. -- Universal Orlando has raised the price of a one-day, single-park ticket to $92.The price increase, up from $89, went into effect this past weekend.Single-day admission for both Universal parks - Universal Studios Florida and Universal's Islands of Adventure - went from $124 to $128. Similar increases were applied to multiday passes. Universal spokesman Tom Schroder says ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214641958/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:13:57 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214641958/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Back in 2011, before LeBron won his first NBA title, Pippen believed that while Jordan was the greatest scorer to play the game, it was LeBron who may be the greatest player to ever play ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214641960/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:12:25 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214641960/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Richardson said doctors at Baptist Hospital of Miami gave her a month-long prescription of antidepressants. She then visited a clinic, where doctors again diagnosed her with postpartum depression but didn't prescribe her any more ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214641959/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:12:25 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214641959/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 It's high school graduation time, and the number of high schoolers finishing their education is at its highest level since 1976, according to the U.S. Department of Education. Here are the 25 states with the highest ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214641961/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:12:24 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214641961/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 A weekend event in Wisconsin was all about pugs. Hundreds of pugs and their owners dressed in costumes, took part in competitions and just enjoyed the pug life. (May ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214640720/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:11:38 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214640720/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Registration remains open for Wellington Chamber of Commerce's Wednesday event, "Branding -- It's not just an Icon." Topics will cover design, advertising, icons, vision, mission and customer service. From 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. the event will be at Wellington Commons, 8461 Lake Worth Road. A $10 fee includes light hors d'oeuvres and cocktails/beverages, a networking reception ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214640719/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:11:38 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214640719/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 A San Francisco company is taking paperless to the next level, converting all conventional mail and sending it to your smartphone or tablet. (May ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214640718/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:11:36 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214640718/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 The village on July 4 will hold a "Firecracker Golf Tournament" at the Village Golf Club. The event, which starts at 8 a.m., will feature a scramble format, a longest drive and a closest to the pin contest. A barbecue lunch will be provided. Cost is $65 for one player, $260 for a foursome. Cost for a hole sponsor is $100. Registration forms are available online at www.royalpalmbeach.com ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214640717/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:11:35 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214640717/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Annexation of about five acres south of Indiantown Road just east of Interstate 95 is scheduled for an initial vote at Tuesday's 7 p.m. town council meeting.Known as Island Way Land Holdings, the property owned by Jupiter resident Josh Simon is now in unincorporated Palm Beach County, near the land known as the Hawkeye property. The Island Way property is planned for the extension of Island ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214640723/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:11:35 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214640723/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Northern Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce members and local residents will be among the few Americans to travel to Cuba this summer as part of the Chamber's Discover Cuba program.The seven-night trip, which departs Aug. 2, provides travelers the opportunity to gain a new perspective on Cuba's history, culture and cuisine through cultural interactions and ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214640716/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:11:35 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214640716/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Five vests to protect K-9 dogs from bullets and stabbings are scheduled to be donated to the Riviera Beach Police Department and four to the Jupiter Police Department. The vests cost about $1,000 each. The custom-made vests provide coverage to the dog's vital organs and have a rear extension panel for dogs with longer torsos. The vests are being donated by PetArmor, a Yardley, ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214640722/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:11:34 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214640722/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Local author James D. Snyder is scheduled to be the featured speaker Tuesday at the Palm Beach Gardens Historical Society meeting from 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. The meeting, which is free and open to the public, is scheduled at 5312 Northlake Blvd. For more information, go to PBGHistoricalSociety.org.BILL ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214640721/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:11:32 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214640721/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 The Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse & Museum at 500 Captain Armour's Way will host a Moonrise Tour from 7:15-8:30 p.m. Friday. Participants will have the opportunity to view a full moon from the top of the tower. Tour time is about 75 minutes. Cost is $15 for members and $20 for nonmembers. Tours are weather permitting. Children must be at least 4 feet tall to climb the lighthouse. Reservations ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214640724/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:11:30 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214640724/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 A Miami man is being credited today for not only capturing a Burmese python, but for capturing the largest Burmese python ever to be captured in the state.Jason Leon was driving in a rural area in southeast Miami-Dade County on Saturday, May 11 when he and his passenger spotted a python partially sticking out of some bushes, according to a release from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214640725/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:11:30 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214640725/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Yahoo's acquisition of Tumblr will give the struggling Internet pioneer a much-needed boost to attract and retain younger users, says S&P Capital's Scott Kessler. (May ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214640726/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:11:29 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214640726/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Homeowners who have a beef with Citizens, Universal Property or other insurers can tell it to state advocates in person this week.Florida's Insurance Consumer Advocate Robin Westcott offers homeowners an opportunity to "share their insurance claim experiences and improve the claim-handling process" at an Insurance Consumer Forum Wednesday in Boca ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214640727/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:11:29 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214640727/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 FedEx Corp. said its FedEx Express unit recently launched an upgraded version of its SameDay City service in Miami. The Memphis-based delivery giant has provided same-day delivery in Miami and 27 other U.S. cities since 2008, but now provides pickup and delivery in as short as three hours in the Miami area, the company said.Miami is among nine U.S. cities getting the faster service. Others are ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214640524/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:09:37 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214640524/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 When Sara Fuenmayor, an eighth-grader at Gulliver Academy, was in a Nigerian village last summer, she was astounded at what she saw:The village’s communal water supply was a large jug, refilled by kids who would skip school to trek miles to the river.“It’s unfair that I can get water whenever I want and these kids have to work so hard to get it, then they don’t even get ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214640728/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:09:35 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214640728/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 The Miami-Dade school district has settled two lawsuits by female officers who said the former chief of schools police sexually harassed them for years.An attorney representing Cmdr. Deanna Fox-Williams and Officer Yewande Gibson announced in court Friday that they’d reached a settlement and agreed to dismiss their cases. The women filed suit in January against former police chief Charles ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214639996/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:09:35 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214639996/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 MIAMI -- The longest Burmese python ever caught in the state - 18 feet, 8 inches long and 128 pounds - was found alongside a rural South Florida road, wildlife officials said Monday.About 3 feet of the snake was spotted sticking out of some roadside brush May 11 by Jason Leon of Miami and some friends as they drove late at night through a rural area of southeast Miami-Dade County, according to ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214640729/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:09:34 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214640729/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 The southbound I-75 ramp to westbound Griffin Road will remain closed through the evening rush hour Monday after an early-morning crash damaged the ramp's ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214640730/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:08:00 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214640730/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Surveillance video showed two people walk in to the Miami-Dade County Animal Services Department shelter, where they stole Django, a 1-year-old Belgian ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214640732/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:07:59 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214640732/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 A 14-year-old boy who jumped onto the outside of a Broward County bus was hospitalized after he was run over by the bus in Pompano Beach Friday morning, officials said. Bus rider Brian Clark and Broward Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Dani Moschella spoke about the ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214640635/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:47:16 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214640635/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Stopping to steal beer while running away from cops may sound silly, but this is South Florida. The illegal beer run occurred early Sunday morning after a burglary suspect was allegedly caught in the middle of looting ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214639954/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:45:38 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214639954/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Jason Leon (left) captured and killed record-setting Burmese python in Miami-Dade. it measured 18-feet, 8-inches and weighed 128 pounds. (Source: ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214640296/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:40:15 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214640296/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Learning In A War Zone Discussion (Source: CBS4) We devote the entire half-hour of this week’s Facing South Florida with Jim DeFede to what life is like for students at Booker T. Washington High School, both at school and away from school. The format is roundtable with Miami-Dade Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, as well as Booker T’s principal, and one of its teachers. To ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214640733/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:40:14 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214640733/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Chad Johnson was arrested Monday morning after twice not reporting to his probation officer, court records said. A warrant was issued after Johnson left the Miami area and missed two check-ins, in February and March. The Broward County Sheriff's Office confirmed Johnson appeared in court Monday to answer to his probation violations, and was subsequently ordered to jail. His Twitter account ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214640224/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:36:03 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214640224/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Aerovent is building an 8,500-square-foot warehouse behind its 75,000-square-foot air handling system manufacturing facility in Covington. A manufacturing plant in Covington is expanding to accommodate a new product line and almost doubling its employment. Aerovent, a subsidiary of Minneapolis-based Twin City Fan Company, is building an 8,500-square-foot warehouse behind its 75,000-square-foot ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214640048/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:56:18 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214640048/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 A 66-year-old man died Saturday after he was involved in a car accident on Interstate 95 in the week.Jean G. Fanfan, of Delray Beach, died Saturday at Delray Medical Center, where he had been since the May 13 wreck.Fanfan, according to Florida Highway Patrol, was driving a 1996 Toyota Camry north on I-95 in the outside center lane near Congress Avenue around 1:30 p.m. Fanfan, who was not wearing ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214639321/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:55:37 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214639321/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Deuce, a yellow Labrador retriever, swims with his fetching stick in the Saco River while his owner chats with fellow lobstermen, Friday, May 17, 2013, at Camp Ellis in Saco, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214639326/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:55:36 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214639326/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 A Sri Lankan man reacts to the camera as he shivers in the cold on a rainy morning at a market place in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, May 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Eranga ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214639322/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:55:36 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214639322/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 A lens flares caused by backlighting, as the sun sets on a couple, at Tiergarten park in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, May 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Gero ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214639325/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:55:32 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214639325/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Workers push sections of a huge bamboo raft as others try to dismantle parts of it in Sittwe, northwestern Rakhine State, Myanmar, Monday, May 20, 2013. Workers started to unlash thousands of bamboo poles that they floated down a river for three days to a construction goods distribution site. (AP Photo/Gemunu ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214639324/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:55:31 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214639324/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Commuters from Connecticut endured long, slow trips into work following last week's train collision that that injured 72 people and disrupted rail service into New York City. (May ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214639329/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:55:30 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214639329/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Delray Beach has been named one of the seven best restored beaches in 2013 by a national coastal advocacy group.Delray Beach was included in the list along with Long Beach, Conn.; Sargent Beach, Texas; Nags Head Beach, N.C.; Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, Mass.; Pelican Island, La.; and Venice Beach, Calif., announced by the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214639330/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:55:29 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214639330/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 An invasive species of ant has become a nuisance in the Gulf Coast area of the southern United States. Known as raspberry crazy ants, or by their official common name Tawny crazy ants, they have taken over by killing off other ant ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214639331/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:55:28 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214639331/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 How do you feel about apostrophes? A mountain naming committee in Thurman, New York recently learned that there's been a silent war of sorts being waged against the ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214639328/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:55:28 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214639328/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mustache implants are big business in Turkey. Still trying to nail down your summer vacation plans? Why not ring your travel agent and book a Turkish transplant package?A little shopping, some sightseeing, and a mustache transplant are among the features included in the trip. Mustaches aren't fashionable among Turks at the moment, so the clientele is mostly ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214639333/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:55:18 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214639333/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Butt dialing is something we try to avoid altogether, especially when committing a crime. Two Fresno, California men learned that lesson the hard ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214639334/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:55:17 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214639334/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 "Today in Cuba, there is no independence, no liberties, and that's why we're reaching out to countries who love freedom and peace, searching for that support," said ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214639335/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:52:04 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214639335/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 A Miami man caught a record-setting 18-foot, 8-inch Burmese python, larger than the one in this photo, in a rural area of southeast Miami-Dade County. (PHOTO: National Park ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214639166/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:47:04 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214639166/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 sheriff's budget have emerged: He's asking for a $93.7 million increase in spending, or 14 percent more than was approved last year. To put the number into context, it's about half the price of the new county courthouse that's under construction now. It's double the cost of a countywide regional dispatch system. The county is expecting an increase in the tax roll this ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214639284/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:32:27 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214639284/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Some buyers are solving their house-searching woes through prose. They're not writing poems or romantic novels - just notes to sellers, telling them how happy they'd be to buy their homes. The simple gesture is paying off in today's ultra-competitive market, where inventory is tight and bidding wars are typical. "Money talks, but a letter gives a human element to an ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214639287/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:32:26 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214639287/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 MIAMI (CBSMiami) - As President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act begins to take effect, the costs of health care are finally being revealed to customers. The numbers show wildly different charges for similar procedures across the country and no real explanation of why the prices vary so much. ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214638797/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:26:57 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214638797/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Dr. Omar Monteagudo, SAS Principal (Source: CBS4) South Florida’s School for Advanced Studies is honored by Newsweek magazine as the sixth best in the nation. We take you inside SAS to see what makes it so special and talk with the school’s principal and two of its students. Click on above picture to watch entire ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214639337/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:26:57 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214639337/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Tia Frost, Ms. Florida Plus America 2011 (Source: CBS4) The second annual event presented by the Center for Independent Living Broward supports the 20-year mission of the center: to empower and offer asistance to people with disabilities. We focus on how the unique fashion show changes lives. Click on above picture to watch entire ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214639336/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:26:57 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214639336/scat/9406bbb67f053bb2