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Tommy Lee Facing Legal Battle
No stranger to the legal system, Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee is facing a new courtroom clash after a Florida man filed a civil lawsuit against the rocker, claiming Lee assaulted him on a Florida beach last summer. According to the Broward Palm Beach...
Tags: Motley Crue (music group)
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A license plate for every cause, but how much is raised?
Do you care about the survival of sea turtles? Dolphins? Do you ride horses, watch whales or fish for large-mouth bass? Did you serve as a paratrooper – or care for someone who did? If so, you can tell the world -- with your license tag. These...
Tags: Aquaculture, Florida Atlantic University, Awards and Prizes, American Red Cross, Juno Beach
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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: Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida's Turnpike, Travel, Traffic
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A Florida first: UF offering cheaper online degrees
If you're a student, established professional or business owner, an initiative recently approved by the Florida Legislature may change how you pursue a college degree, advance your career or locate your company. All you need is a computer, time and the...Tags: Gainesville, Fort Lauderdale, Miramar, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Science and Technology
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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: Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Florida East Coast Railway, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Highway Transportation, Florida's Turnpike
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Arena deal keeps tilting in Panthers' favor
Now that the Dolphins' request for public money to renovate their private stadium has been shot down, team officials have hinted they would be open to moving to some imagined new home in Palm Beach County. Like I always say in these situations, buyer...Tags: Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Accounting and Auditing, National Football League, Broward County, Carolina Panthers
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Year-old funding scandal hurt local Race For the Cure, officials say
It's been more than a year since Susan G. Komen For the Cure Foundation was rocked by its short-lived but controversial decision to defund Planned Parenthood. But South Floridians, it appears, have a long memory. Susan G. Komen South Florida recently...
Tags: Family Planning, Social Issues, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), West Palm Beach, Planned Parenthood
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Unemployment continues to fall as consumer confidence rebounds
A surging stock market and rebounding housing prices are translating into a robust job market in South Florida. South Florida's unemployment continued its decline in April, dropping a notch to 5.6 percent in Broward and 6.8 percent in Palm Beach County,...Tags: Executive Branch, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Labor Legislation, Rick Scott, Land Price
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Courthouse blogger faces Bar scrutiny after criticizing judges
A Fort Lauderdale lawyer whose courthouse blog trades in news and gossip about South Florida's legal community is fighting off an investigation by the Florida Bar after publishing articles that criticized judges in Palm Beach and Broward counties. Bill...
Tags: Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Lawyers, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Fort Lauderdale, Social Media
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Dual enrollment change could cost schools millions
Broward and Palm Beach County schools could face a tough choice next year: pay millions of dollars or allow fewer students to take dual enrollment classes in local colleges. Broward schools may have to pay at least $4 million more next year, and Palm...
Tags: Florida Atlantic University, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Broward College, Palm Beach State College, Valencia College
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Sheriff's plan to urge people to report suspicious behavior unleashes storm of criticism
A program in Palm Beach County intended to encourage residents to report suspicious behavior is attracting resistance from around the state. Under the proposed "Violence Prevention Program," anyone who sees a potentially dangerous situation — a...
Tags: Executive Branch, Government, Rick Scott, Nazi Party, Behavioral Conditions
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Unemployment drops to 7.2 percent in Florida, lower in South Florida
South Florida's unemployment continued its decline in April, dropping to 5.6 percent in Broward and 6.8 percent in Palm Beach County, the state said Friday. Florida's rate fell to 7.2 percent, the lowest since September 2008. The official rate...Tags: Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Employment Opportunities, Labor Legislation, Rick Scott, Unemployment Rate
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