Recently added articles from South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL):
Killings, firebombing, drug dealing terrify residents near West Palm.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Leon Fooksman Oct. 10--Hours after two men were shot dead around the corner, Valarie Forbes packed her belongings, grabbed her two children and left her apartment for good. "You can't be safe here," said Forbes, 52, quickly filling her SUV with suitcases ....
Fort Lauderdale police defend Taser use, but warn of possible abuse.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Brittany Wallman Oct. 10--A young drug suspect riding away on a bicycle, a belligerent pregnant woman at a traffic stop, a mentally ill man cutting himself with broken glass. Police shocked them all with Tasers. The long arm of the law got 25 feet longer in ...
Ex-Parkland mayor Robert Marks takes plea deal: Marks likely will receive year's probation for perjury.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Lisa J. Huriash Oct. 10--Former Parkland Mayor Robert Marks will likely be sentenced to one year probation when he pleads guilty next month to a perjury charge, a prosecutor said Tuesday. Marks was charged with the misdemeanor offense by the State Attorney's ...
Broward School Board undecided on location of new Weston high school: Board asks for more analysis of two 'MMM' proposals.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Akilah Johnson Oct. 10--Instead of picking the location of a new Weston high school, the Broward School Board gave the superintendent homework. The assignment: Write reports on the safety hazards, environmental conditions, traffic and transportation concerns ...
Four-hour standoff ends in arrest of fugitive: Fugitive holds SWAT at bay for four hours.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Brian Haas Oct. 10--POMPANO BEACH -- A fugitive pulled a gun on deputies Tuesday morning and held off a SWAT team for four hours before being shocked with a Taser and arrested, authorities said. The police standoff with Kurt Gauer, 49, shut down the 300 block ...
Wal-Mart scraps Sunrise plans: Store would have been the third in city.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Jennifer Gollan Oct. 10--SUNRISE -- Wal-Mart has scrapped plans to build a third store in the heart of the city. In a letter to the city last week, Wal-Mart withdrew its application to build a 24-hour store at the southwest corner of Oakland Park Boulevard ...
Ultimate fighting champ teaches law enforcers new moves.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Chrystian Tejedor Oct. 10--WEST LAKE WORTH -- Officers usually have a few options when dealing with unruly suspects who would rather fight than go to jail. They have a baton, pepper spray and Taser, sure. But when an officer gets knocked to the ground, he may ...
West Palm to appeal ruling on City Center referendum.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Dianna Cahn Oct. 10--WEST PALM BEACH -- The city will fight an appeals court ruling that said it was wrong to deny citizens a referendum on the $154 million City Center project, Mayor Lois Frankel said Tuesday, even as she called for a commission workshop to mollify ...
Little change seen in Loxahatchee Groves.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Joel Hood Oct. 10--LOXAHATCHEE GROVES -- It was business as usual this week at The Cake Boutique off Southern Boulevard, where owner Judy Duke put the finishing touches on a custom-made groom's cake that eerily resembled a New York Mets baseball cap, right down to the ...
Wellington OKs manure-burning plant deal negotiations.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Stephanie Horvath Oct. 10--WELLINGTON -- The village may soon start transforming manure into electricity. On Tuesday night, the Village Council unanimously approved negotiating with a local company to build a manure-burning power plant here. If they reach an ...
Uh-oh: La Nina arrival could mean late-season storms.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Ken Kaye Oct. 10--Long expected, La Nina has finally arrived, government forecasters said Tuesday. The question now is whether the atmospheric condition, known for nurturing tropical systems, will have an effect on the rest of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane ...
Broward County commissioners again consider new downtown courthouse.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Scott Wyman Oct. 10--Despite the overwhelming disapproval of voters last fall, Broward County officials are taking a second look at building a new courthouse in downtown Fort Lauderdale. County commissioners ordered their staff Tuesday to begin investigating ...
Medical institute opens its doors in luxury Boca Raton Hotel & Club: Medical institute opens its doors in famed luxury hotel.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Doreen Hemlock Oct. 10--Talk about medical tourism, and many Americans think of traveling overseas for more affordable care. But there's a luxury end to the market too, highlighted by a preventive care center that opened Tuesday at the Boca Raton Resort & ...
Florida's high court reopens tax case: At issue is a way to pay for local redevelopment.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Jamie Malernee Oct. 10--TALLAHASSEE -- Lawyers clashed Tuesday before the Florida Supreme Court in a landmark case that may make or break millions of dollars worth of plans to improve blighted areas throughout South Florida, including efforts to redevelop a portion of ...
St. Andrew's School in Boca Raton plans to expand.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Rachael Joyner Oct. 10--BOCA RATON -- St. Andrew's School plans to expand -- adding more students and new buildings -- and hopes city officials will approve. The City Council tonight takes its first look at the measure, which would approve the annexation of ...
Palm Beach County schools consider bus radios with 'age-appropriate' music.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Marc Freeman Oct. 10--Look out, local disc jockeys. Palm Beach County school officials are ready to throw you under the bus. To seize control of radio broadcasts on school buses, the School Board today will consider accepting a free trial of a national radio ...
S. Florida-based customer service helps Amex charge to top of satisfaction ratings.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Marcia Heroux Pounds Oct. 10--Consumers credit American Express with the best customer satisfaction, according to a new survey released Tuesday by J.D. Power and Associates. South Florida played a big part in the company attaining the No. 1 ranking because ...
Girl, 9, says her mother put brother in scalding water.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Tonya Alanez Oct. 10--She fidgeted on the witness stand, alternately sucking her thumb, fingering the microphone and swiveling in her chair. Despite difficulties concentrating, Demerasia Stevenson, 9, told Broward jurors Tuesday that her mother put her ...
Detectives search for clues in West Palm area home where boy found mom slain.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Jerome Burdi Oct. 10--Detectives said they found several clues Tuesday while searching the home where Mary Lisa Mackey was killed. Mackey, 45, died of trauma in her home west of West Palm Beach, though detectives would not say much more. On Monday ...
Rule change would make it easier to use conservation land.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Andy Reid Oct. 10--Developers, cities and other landowners would have an easier time using land set aside for conservation under a proposal from the South Florida Water Management District. Instead of requiring a public hearing before the district's governing ...