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Home invasion robbers pose as police, beat Miramar man
Wearing what appeared to be bullet proof vests with law enforcement insignia, the three men came knocking in the dead of night claiming to be police. They were not, and now the real police are searching for the gang of home invasion robbers who posed...
Tags: Laws, Law Enforcement, Fort Lauderdale, Crime, Law and Justice, Miramar
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4 teams make finals for I-4's $2.1B makeover
Four teams made up of some of the largest companies in the world are in the final running for the $2.1 billion makeover of Interstate 4 through Metro Orlando, state officials said Tuesday. Three other consortia was eliminated during a scoring and ranking...
Tags: Federal Communications Commission, Interstate 4, Florida Department of Transportation, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance
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Auditor balks at public backing of I-4 bonds
Orlando, Orange and Seminole counties could be on the hook – at least a little bit – for up to $1.5 billion that a private company would need to build four toll lanes on Interstate 4 through the heart of Metro Orlando. Orange County...
Tags: Interstate 4, Finance, Local Government, Florida Department of Transportation, Economy, Business and Finance
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Miramar woman killed in fiery Turnpike crash named
The woman killed in a fiery crash on Florida's Turnpike has been identified as Nathalie Vazquez, a 28-year-old Miramar resident, the Florida Highway Patrol said Monday. Vazquez was a passenger in a 2004 Hyundai XG 350 that was stopped in the left lane...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Accidental Death, Miramar, Florida Highway Patrol
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Traffic: S.R. 417 in Seminole slow because of crash
The right lane of the Central Florida GreeneWay is blocked before Exit 52 in Seminole County because of a crash. The trouble spot is just before the Exit, which leads to County Road 46A.Tags: Altamonte Springs, Volusia County, Orange Blossom Trail, Oviedo, Osceola County
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Where to go during a hurricane: Central Florida evacuation routes
It's not a matter of "if", it's a matter of "when" Central Florida will fall victim to a hurricane strike. Should you evacuate as the storm nears? The answer depends largely on where you live, the intensity of the storm, from where it's coming and its...
Tags: Interstate 4, Natural Disasters, Hurricanes
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Crash victim saves driver, unable to rescue passenger in fiery fatal crash
A driver who crashed into a car that burst into flames saved the other driver, but couldn't rescue a passenger who was killed during the Saturday collision on Florida's Turnpike in Miramar, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The fiery accident occurred on...Tags: Homestead, Accidental Death, Miramar, Florida Highway Patrol
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New signal timing on U.S. 1 has some fuming
Q: For years, I have traveled south on U.S. 1 across Commercial Boulevard to Holy Cross Hospital. It was the best intersection in the county. Now it is a total mess, and I take any other route to avoid it. It seems the signals now only allow one leg of...Tags: Boca Raton, Broward County, Road Transportation, Fort Lauderdale, Travel
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Railroad coming to U.S. 27? A new vision emerges
A scenic highway on the edge of the Everglades, U.S. 27 seems far away from the hustle and bustle of interstate commerce. It has no strip malls, few stoplights and gas stations. Vast open land — sugar cane fields, farms, sawgrass — surrounds...
Tags: Miami-Dade County, Lake Okeechobee, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Orlando, Palm Beach County
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05/20: Business events
Advertising American Advertising Federation-Daytona Beach, "Getting Out of Chase Mode" with Eric Shulman of Sander Training, 11:30 a.m. networking, noon-1 p.m. luncheon May 21, Vince Carter's Restaurant, 2150 LPGA Blvd., Daytona Beach. Admission to...
Tags: Apopka, Manufacturing and Engineering, Orlando Hotels, Marketing, Kissimmee
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Sumter detectives ask public for help in identifying body found near I-75 and Florida's Turnpike
WILDWOOD — She was a heavy-set white woman, more than 50 years old who wore glasses, probably had dentures and suffered osteoarthritis and high blood pressure. But Sumter County detectives have few other clues about the homicide victim, who was...
Tags: High Blood Pressure, Highway Transportation, Murder
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Detectives seek help in identifying murder victim killed near I-75 and Turnpike exit
Sumter County detectives need help in identifying the murder victim whose body was found near the highway exit where Interstate 75 and Florida's Turnpike intersect. The unidentified woman, who was a white, heavy set, woman more than 50 years old, was...
Tags: High Blood Pressure, Highway Transportation, Murder
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