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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: Florida Highway Patrol, Florida's Turnpike, Accidental Death, Miramar
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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 (Miami-Dade, Florida), Florida East Coast Railway, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Miami-Dade County, Pembroke Pines
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Most of I-95 in Palm Beach County excluded from plans for express lanes, for now
Express toll lanes on Interstate 95 will soon make their debut in Palm Beach County. But, depending on how you feel about them, most of the county may be losing out or be spared the lanes that require motorists to pay a toll to use them. The Florida...
Tags: Interior Policy, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Indiantown, Lantana
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Burger bash for a bear-y good cause
Josh, a 14-year-old black bear who's lived his entire life around adoring humans in South Florida, will be relying on the warm generosity of his fans during a fundraiser at Beef 'O' Brady's in Cooper City. The sports pub is hosting a Burgers for the...
Tags: Foods and Beverages, Environmental Issues, Fort Lauderdale, Wildlife, Hamburgers
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Stuck truck jams Friday morning turnpike commute near Griffin Road
The Friday morning commute along a northbound stretch of Florida's Turnpike came to a halt before dawn when the driver of a box truck lost control, struck a concrete barrier and blocked all northbound lanes for more than two hours, authorities said. All...
Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Florida Highway Patrol, Heavy Engineering, Florida's Turnpike
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Florida air show guide -- Thunderbirds, Blue Angels and other show schedules
Update: Because of government sequestration, both the Navy Blue Angels and Air Force Thubderbirds performance teams have been grounded. Check air show websites for updated performers.
There must be something in the air. Actually, there is, all over...Tags: Lee County (Florida), Titusville, Key West, Fort Lauderdale, Daytona Beach
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Conozca el Castillo de Coral en Homestead
El SentinelMIAMI -- No existe una fórmula mágica para superar una ruptura amorosa, pero Edward Leedskalnin encontró un particular método para mitigar su dolor: esculpió 1,100 toneladas de rocas de coral para construir un castillo y recrear la vida matrimonial que...Tags: Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Florida City, Mountains, Empire State Building, Landforms
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Suspected banditos fled from rear of home as deputies stood in front waiting for backup
FloriDUHTwo suspects, Silvestre Romero, 28, of Hialeah, and Andres Amador, 30, of Homestead, who were wanted for a 2011 Southwest Ranches burglary are noww behind bars, the Broward Sheriff's Office announced last Wednesday, reports the South Florida Sun-Sentinel....Tags: Broward County Sheriff's Office, Hialeah, Southwest Ranches
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Undocumented immigrants being released from Deerfield detention center in advance of sequester
Agustín Morales walked out of the Broward Transitional Center in Deerfield Beach on Tuesday, one of the scores of undocumented immigrants being released from South Florida detention facilties this week by federal officials who say they can no longer...
Tags: Florida City, Prisons, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Abusive Behavior
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Margaret "Ann" Terrett, 78
Margaret "Ann" Terrett, 78, passed away Feb. 21, 2013, at Meritus Medical Center near Hagerstown, Md. She was born March 22, 1934, in Washington, D.C. to Hoomes T. and Margaret C. (Williams) Garner. Ann grew up in Greenbelt, Md. She graduated from...
Tags: Chevy Chase, Methodist, Religion and Belief, Christianity, Silver Spring (Montgomery, Maryland)
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Some private schools can give FCAT next year, but, so far, they’ve shown little interest in FL’s standardized tests
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelUPDATE: An earlier version incorrectly said the school in Homestead had been approved by DOE. It has sent in a complete application but not yet been approved. Thanks to a new state law, private schools that take part in the Florida Tax Credit... -
SunPass mandatory when toll booths close?
Q: If Florida's Turnpike is gradually phasing out toll booths and will stop accepting cash, how will drivers who don't have SunPass be able to use the turnpike? Will they have to get a SunPass? Packard Larsen, Boca Raton You will not have to buy a...Tags: Road Transportation, Fort Lauderdale, Florida City, Broward County, Coral Springs
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