Broward County

Man Accused Of SICK Crime Against Dog

Posted 04.17.2012

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A Fort Lauderdale man was arrested Sunday for having sex with a dog and then resisting arrest. Fort Lauderdale police report that a witness saw Jen...

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Florida Man Accuses Sheriffs Of Shooting Him While Napping In Car

The Huffington Post | David Moye | Posted 04.04.2012

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Deputies in Broward County, Fla., are coming under fire from a man who says he was shot multiple times by police while he was napping in a car. The...

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Judge's Stolen Nameplate Spotted On Facebook

AP | Posted 05.09.2012

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Authorities in South Florida say a man is facing charges after he was seen in a photo on Facebook holding a judge's stol...

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WATCH: Whitney In Miami

Posted 04.14.2012

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Anyone who's ever watched The Bodyguard will remember Whitney Houston belting out the hits that would define her career, along with Kevin Costner's at...

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Daily Show Skewers Broward GOP Over Vote Against Muslim Member

Posted 03.08.2012

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It wasn't the first time the Daily Show has sunk its teeth into the South Florida, but it's certainly one of the funniest: Thursday night Jon Stewart'...

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Trymaine Lee

Republican Congressman Allen West Hurt By Republican-Led Redistricting

HuffingtonPost.com | Trymaine Lee | Posted 01.05.2012

Read More: Florida Redistricting, Allen West, Florida Politics, Redistricting, Broward County, 2012 Election, Congressional Redistricting, Black Voices News

Like clockwork every 10 years, after the completion of the census, controlling parties in state legislatures across the country reapportion congressio...

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Another Bus Driver Attacked

Posted 12.08.2011

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It's a bad time to be a Broward County bus driver. On November 18, a 19-year-old, santa-hat-wearing passenger hurled a rock at a Lauderdale Lakes bus ...

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Man Sues Southwest Ranches For $1.25

Posted 12.06.2011

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A Southwest Ranches resident has sued the upscale town and its mayor for $1.25, claiming they violated public records law -- and then didn't give him ...

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Ex-Dolphins Player Among 280 Arrested In Broward Drugs and Prostitution Sweep

The Huffington Post | Amanda McCorquodale | Posted 12.02.2011

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South Florida has 280 less reasons to worry after a massive multi-agency bust in Broward County. Nearly three hundred street-level drug dealers, prost...

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Florida Muslim Denied Membership In County Republican Party

McClatchy | Marc Caputo | Posted 11.27.2011

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MIAMI -- Islam and tea party activism clashed at a raucous meeting Monday night when a group of Broward County Republicans blocked a Muslim activist a...

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Biden, Broward County and a Bounty of Electoral Votes

The Huffington Post | Ron Levitt | Posted 11.08.2011

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FORT LAUDERDALE, FL –- The Democratic National Committee announcement over Labor Day weekend that Vice President Joe Biden will speak at Florida...

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Elise Foley

Proposed Detention Centers Draw Criticism From Residents, Immigrant Groups

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 10.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Proposed immigration detention facilities in Florida and New Jersey will be ringed with barbed wire and house people against their will ...

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Bride Charged With Domestic Battery During Honeymoon

Posted 08.21.2011

Read More: Wedding, Dumb Crime, Crime, Bite, Honeymoon, Newlywed, Bernadette Besario Catan-Keeler, Florida, Broward County, Weird Florida, Domestic Battery, Domestic Violence, Crime News

Till death -- or arrest -- do us part. Police in Broward County, Fla., hauled a newlywed away in handcuffs for allegedly attacking and biting her h...

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The Christmas Miracle: An Update on Betsie Gallardo

Bil Browning | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Miami, Broward County, Medical Clemency, Governor Crist, Betsie Gallardo, Jessica Bussert, Healthy Living News
Bil Browning

When I put out the call on Thursday for a Christmas miracle for Betsie Gallardo, a young HIV+ Haitian woman dying of gallbladder cancer in a Florida p...

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Broward County Schools Lift Lockdown In Florida (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post/AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. (AP) -- Florida authorities lifted the lockdown of all schools in the nation's sixth-largest district Wednesday after police said...

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Randy H. And Randy W. Tundidor Indicted In Nova Southeastern Professor Joseph Morissey Slaying

miamiherald.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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A Broward County grand jury swiftly indicted a father and son Wednesday on first-degree murder and numerous other charges in the home-invasion robbery...

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Broward County Sherriff's Office Solves Problem to Tweet or Not to Tweet?

Lon S. Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lon S. Cohen

When Twitter didn't work for the Broward County Sheriff's Office due to the size and scope of the agency, PR manager Lynne Martzall created Cybervisor -- Twitter for law enforcement.

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"Negro" Used On School Form

Miami Herald | Patricia Mazzei | Posted 05.25.2011

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Faced with complaints from parents and students about racial insensitivity, state and local education officials have dropped the word negro from a rac...

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Notes from the Swamp - Regional McCain Manager Denies Obama's Citizenship

Stephen Elliott | Posted 05.25.2011

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Stephen Elliott

For Halloween I stopped by the John McCain office in Pompano Beach, Florida.

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Notes From The Swamp, Florida In The Final Days Of The Election 2 - Where's The Evil?

Stephen Elliott | Posted 05.25.2011

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Stephen Elliott

The Florida GOP this year are like puppies on valium. They're so convinced they've lost it's seeming like a self-fulfilling prophecy. Even Roger Stone thinks McCain will lose Florida.

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Pennsylvanians On Guard Against GOP Voter Suppression

Denise Dennis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Denise Dennis

In 2000, it was Florida. In 2004, it was Ohio. This year, the war over vote counts and GOP suppression efforts seem to be shifting. Some analysts hav...

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Notes From The Swamp -- Florida in the Final Days of the Election

Stephen Elliott | Posted 05.25.2011

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Stephen Elliott

This year Governor Crist has extended early voting, which many see as waving a white flag. One Republican operative accused Crist of giving the election to Obama.

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Half-Vote Florida Solution: A Mixed Semi-Ending

Ron Levitt | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ron Levitt

The DNC's decision to give Florida delegates half votes got mixed reviews. The decision left many local party activists less than happy and supporters of Sen. Hillary Clinton combative.

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Anybody For Mud Wrestling?

Mitch Ceasar | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mitch Ceasar

Each passing day, I feel more wanted. It's my status as one of the remaining uncommitted superdelegates. I feel like a character in an ultimate reality game show entitled the Democratic Nomination.

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Dean's Waffling Over FL Delegates Frustrating Key Voters

Ron Levitt | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ron Levitt

Despite DNC pledges that Florida will be allowed to participate at the Denver convention, questions abound, increasingly frustrating FL Democrats, who may refuse to vote come November.

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