Wind and rain no match for Westminster Christian's Ian Facey
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:36:10 -0700
No other golfer at the Biltmore Golf Course on Tuesday morning braved the windy and often rainy conditions like Westminster Christian senior Ian Facey.
Psychologists needed
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:06:41 -0700
In the aftermath of the botched attempt to rescue 22 Chinese tourists from a policeman-hostage taker, many suggestions are being made to improve preparations and procedures for dealing with possible hostage situations in the future.
Restitution ordered in Scott Rothstein case, but pot `limited'
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:42:48 -0700
A federal judge Monday ordered convicted con man Scott Rothstein to repay $363 million to some 320 victims of his investment racket. But the vast majority will be lucky if they get back pennies or dimes for every dollar they invested with the one-time Fort Lauderdale lawyer, who sold $1.2 billion in fake legal settlements -- a Ponzi scheme that became South Florida's largest financial fraud.
Other complaint of painkiller theft lodged against ex-FHP trooper in October
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:32:00 -0700
ST. LUCIE COUNTY The former Florida Highway Patrol trooper who faces a federal drug charge following a DEA investigation was the subject of an internal review regarding the alleged theft of about a half dozen OxyContin pills last year during a traffic stop, according to recently obtained FHP records.
Burned Scott Rothstein clients to get their day in court
Sat, 28 Aug 2010 19:16:43 -0700
Sorting out the financial wreckage of Scott Rothstein's $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme is an ever-changing math problem, with federal prosecutors and bankruptcy attorneys for his defunct law firm competing over who gets what -- likely to be pennies or dimes on the dollar for his victims.
Crime drops in Boca Raton in 2010, police say
Sat, 28 Aug 2010 10:00:48 -0700
Crime drops in Boca Raton in 2010, police say
Public Meetings for Palm Beach County, Treasure Coast
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:21:04 -0700
Public Meetings for Palm Beach County, Treasure Coast
Officials probe possible carbon monoxide poisoning
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:12:43 -0700
Authorities are investigating a possible carbon monoxide poisoning after a South Florida woman was found dead and a man was discovered unconscious inside a home.
Pembroke Pines basketball team a national runner-up
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:28:33 -0700
The Jr. Kings 13-and-under boys' basketball team, based in Pembroke Pines, was runner-up at the USSSA Nationals in Cocoa Beach. The Jr. Kings, sponsored by Hollywood's Big Al's Security Training Center, ended the season 52-27, competing in AAU, YBOA and USSSA.
FBI Arrests Bank Robbery Shooting Suspect
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 19:14:17 -0700
The FBI announced Wednesday that it arrested Michael Anthony Price, 43, of Coconut Creek, for allegedly robbing two banks in South Florida. During the second robbery, the FBI said Price jumped the teller counter at the Amtrust Bank located at 3600 West Hillsboro Boulevard in Deerfield Beach and took money from multiple teller drawers before shooting a 67-year-old male customer with a small ...
Boca Raton bank teller accused of stealing thousands from customer accounts
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:37:03 -0700
Boca Raton bank teller accused of stealing thousands from customer accounts
Bank teller accused of stealing $36,800 from customers
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:07:35 -0700
A JP Morgan Chase bank teller is accused of stealing nearly $40,000 from customers at the Boca Raton branch where he worked so he could pay his bills, according to an arrest report.
Spoils of South Florida burglary ring posted online
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 09:10:35 -0700
A new website shows photographs of jewelry stolen by a South Florida burglary ring and asks owners to contact police agencies if one of their items is pictured.
Hodgson Russ Partners Sued Over Fla. Office Closure
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:08:34 -0700
Claiming breach of contract and other charges, five former partners from the defunct Boca Raton, Fla., office of Hodgson Russ are suing top partners of the Buffalo, N.Y.-based law firm. The former Boca Raton partners insist they were blindsided by the firm's decision last year to close the office, which they claim violated their rights under the firm's partnership agreement. The shutdown came in ...
Fired Delray cancer patient wins $8.1M
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:41:54 -0700
Let go while undergoing chemotherapy
Soured land deal leaves Ocala family fuming
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:58:45 -0700
A South Florida man indicted on more than a dozen counts of bank fraud involving $7.5 million in phony land sales apparently left his mark in Marion County, as well.
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Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:58:44 -0700
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Fired Delray cancer patient wins $8.1 million from Michaels
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:17:19 -0700
Kara Jorud hopes her dual battle inspires people to stand up and fight back A federal jury on Wednesday awarded a 47-year-old Delray Beach woman $8.1 million in a lawsuit in which she claimed Michaels Stores, Inc. violated federal employment law for repeatedly criticizing her work performance, then firing her while she was suffering from cancer and undergoing chemotherapy.
POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 01:43:33 -0700
The CNN Washington Bureaus morning speed read of the top stories making news from around the country and the world. WASHINGTON/POLITICAL For the latest political news: www.CNNPolitics.com CNN: Obama declares 'combat mission in Iraq has ended' President Obama declared that "the American combat mission in Iraq has ended" in his primetime address Tuesday. "Operation ...
Man Tried to Sell Stolen Fishing Poles to Fla. Detective
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 01:05:42 -0700
Police say a South Florida man tried to sell some expensive fishing poles stolen from a Port Canaveral business to an undercover detective.