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Cooper City Commissioner Neal de Jesus resigning
3 Sep 2010 at 2:53pm
Voters can choose his replacement in Nov. 2 election

Commissioner Neal de Jesus is leaving office, effective Election Day.

MySpace Internet encounter leads to sexual battery charges for Davie man
3 Sep 2010 at 1:33pm
Alleged victim is 13-year-old girl

Police arrested a Davie man Thursday on charges of felony sexual battery after they say he met a 13-year-old girl on the MySpace online social network.

Section of Seacrest Boulevard reopens after porch fire
3 Sep 2010 at 12:03pm
Authorities have reopened a section of North Seacrest Boulevard they shut down while putting out a house fire Friday morning.

Davie mobile home fire displaces five people
3 Sep 2010 at 9:04am
Five residents were displaced after their large mobile home caught fire late Thursday night, a fire official said.

Shots fired at repo man in North Miami Beach, man thought it was a thief, pol...
3 Sep 2010 at 7:31am
A man who fired a MAC-10 semi-automatic gun at a repo man and then accidentally shot himself in the stomach has been charged with attempted murder and may face future weapons charges, police said.

St Lucie County teacher who led vote against autistic child again faces discr...
3 Sep 2010 at 7:17am
Wendy Portillo, who two years ago led her kindergartners to vote an autistic student out of class, has again been accused of discrimination against a student with a disability.

Ask a real estate pro: What's driving up closing costs?
3 Sep 2010 at 7:00am
Louis Spagnuolo of WCS Lending in Boca Raton answers reader questions about the housing market. To ask a question that Louis may answer next week, click here. Q: I just bought a new home but did not see any difference in costs compared with my la...

Man being questioned in Miami airport evacuation released
2 Sep 2010 at 11:52pm
Investigators on Friday released a scientist detained at Miami International Airport after screeners spotted a metal canister in his luggage that looked like a pipe bomb, prompting an evacuation, a senior law enforcement official.

Rubio, Meek debate postponed
2 Sep 2010 at 11:50pm
-- A nationally-televised debate Sunday between U.S. Senate candidates Marco Rubio and Kendrick Meek has been postponed due to Rubio's ailing father.

Suspect in Bandaged Bandit robbery spree arrested
2 Sep 2010 at 11:22pm
A skull tattoo on Zachary Villa's forearm was so distinctive, it prompted him to cover it up with a bandage as he robbed stores across Broward County, authorities say.

First of two men who smuggled Haitians in deadly voyage sentenced
2 Sep 2010 at 9:02pm
At least 9 people died when the crowded boat capsized

A couple watched helplessly as the sea swallowed their 9-month-old daughter.

Sept. 3 deadline looms for filing Chinese drywall claims
2 Sep 2010 at 3:20pm
Homeowners with tainted Chinese drywall have until 5 p.m. Friday (Sept. 3) to be included in the lawsuit filed in federal court against foreign drywall manufacturers and other parties. Boca Raton attorney Allison Grant says this may be the last t...
Pending home sales rise in July
2 Sep 2010 at 12:08pm
Pending home sales across the country increased 5 percent in July from June but remain 19 percent lower than a year ago, the National Association of Realtors said Thursday. In Broward County, pending sales rose about 5 percent in July from June a...
Here's an idea: Banks, borrowers help each other out of Housing Hell
2 Sep 2010 at 10:27am
Yale economist Robert Shiller said this week the government needs to come up with more "inspirational" housing policies. Read the Wall Street Journal's account here. Shiller, who helped create the respected Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller Home Pri...

HOA, Delray cop compromise on 'God Bless America' sign
1 Sep 2010 at 7:15pm
He fought the good fight, but Joe Milenkovic said being a good neighbor is sometimes as important as being a good American.