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Charges Dropped Against Ex-NFLer Accused of Armed Robbery, Victims' Attorney Charged With Extortion
Charges have been dropped against a former NFL player accused of committing an armed robbery in South Florida, after police say an attorney representing the victims attempted to extort money from the former player in exchange for altered testimonies. In May, former New York Giants cornerback DeAndre Baker and Seattle Seahawks cornerback Quinton Dunbar turned themselves in to Broward County…
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Police in Florida Hope DNA, Digital Imaging Can Help Solve 1975 Killing
Police are hoping new DNA and digital imaging technology can help them solve a nearly 45-year-old killing of a young woman in Davie.
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Jamaicans in Florida Energized by Harris on 2020 Ticket
President Donald Trump and Joe Biden are entering the final stretch of the campaign in a fierce battle for Latino voters who could sway the results in Florida and determine who wins the White House. But in this ultimate battleground state where nearly 10 million voters participate in elections often decided by a mere percentage point, other communities could suddenly…
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Twisted Sister Singer to Anti-Maskers: Don't Use Our Song
Twisted Sister singer Dee Snider took to social media to condemn anti-maskers who ripped off their masks inside a Florida Target store while blaring the group’s hit “We’re Not Gonna Take It.”
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Florida Restaurant Chain Fined More than $314K for Stealing Tips, Wages
Federal officials say a Florida restaurant chain with six locations has been fined more than $314,500 for taking employee tips and wages.
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Trial in Parkland School Shooting Off Indefinitely: Judge
The death penalty trial of the man charged with killing 17 people at a Florida high school is off indefinitely because of restrictions related to the coronavirus
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NFL Star Antonio Brown Gets Probation for Fight With Driver
NFL free agent Antonio Brown will serve two years of probation for charges related to a fight with a moving truck driver outside his South Florida home earlier this year
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Fla. Sheriff Didn't Mention in Job Application He Killed a Man
Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Gregory Tony sheriff in the state’s second-largest county without knowing Tony shot a man to death in self defense when he was 14.
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Couple on Cruise Ship Carrying Coronavirus Patients Sues for $1M
A couple who was aboard a cruise ship carrying passengers who tested positive for coronavirus has filed a $1 million lawsuit, alleging that the company exposed them to the disease. Ronald Weissberger, 74, and his wife, Eva Weissberger, 69, of Broward County, Florida, boarded the Grand Princess in San Francisco on Feb. 21 for what was supposed to be a relaxing vacation to...
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US Coronavirus Deaths Rise After 2 Die in Florida
Two people in Florida who tested “presumptive positive” for the novel coronavirus have died and two new cases in Broward County were announced late Friday by the Florida Department of Health. The three new “presumptive positive” cases are two people in Broward County who are in isolation and one person in Lee County, who officials said is deceased. One previously…
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Meowing Kitten Found Stuck in Deerfield Beach Wall
Firefighters have rescued a kitten that was trapped inside the wall of a South Florida home, bringing an end to a family’s confusion about where a certain meowing sound was coming from.
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Pair Arrested After 7-Year-Old Found Alone in Car at Seminole Hard Rock Casino Garage
A couple from Ecuador is facing charges in Broward County after authorities said they left a 7-year-old girl in a car while they were in the casino at the Seminole Hard Rock.
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Florida Senate Votes Against Reinstating Scott Israel as Broward Sheriff
The Florida Senate voted Wednesday to permanently remove former Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel, who Gov. Ron DeSantis accused of bungling the handling of last year’s Parkland school shooting that killed 17 people.
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Panel Backs Removal of Sheriff Over School Shooting Response
The tragedy of the Parkland school massacre framed a developing political drama in Florida’s capital, as a divided legislative panel on Monday sided with the state’s Republican governor in removing a county sheriff accused of mishandling the response to the shooting that killed 17 people. The mostly party line vote by Florida’s Senate Rules Committee sends the matter to the...
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Venezuelan Smugglers Had $5M in Gold at Fort Lauderdale Airport: Feds
Two Venezuelan nationals were arrested at a South Florida airport after authorities say the small plane they were in was carrying $5 million in gold bars.
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Mar-a-Lago Trespassing Trial: Jury Hears Opening Arguments in Case of Chinese Businesswoman Accused of Lying Her Way Into Trump Club
A Chinese businesswoman defending herself on charges that she trespassed at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club and lied to Secret Service agents gave one of the shortest opening statements in legal history Monday, proclaiming her innocence and appreciation for the country that may put her prison. After a federal prosecutor gave a 20-minute opening statement laying out Yujing Zhang’s alleged...
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Two Dead; Pit Bull Killed; Rifles and Apparent Explosive Found After Coconut Creek Shooting
A shotgun-wielding suspect injured an officer who responded to a domestic violence report Saturday. Officers then found two dead people, a dead pit bull, several rifles and what appeared to be an explosive device.
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Florida's ‘Pill Mills' Were a Gateway to the Opioid Crisis
The Florida clinics started in the 1990s and began proliferating in about 2003, their parking lots filled with vehicles sporting license plates from Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia and elsewhere.
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Florida Supreme Court Suspends Broward Judge for Grabbing Employee
The Florida Supreme Court is suspending a Broward County judge without pay for grabbing a courthouse employee by the neck and shaking him.
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Massive South Florida-Linked International Weapons Trafficking Operation Busted
More than two dozen suspects have been arrested and thousands of weapons and explosives were seized as part of a crackdown on a massive South Florida-linked international weapons trafficking operation, authorities said Friday.