University hopes to make the most of first regional final (Miami Herald)
Sat, 27 Feb 2010 06:48:45 GMT
University School defied the odds to reach its first FHSAA boys' basketball regional final but remains far from satisfied. The Suns (24-6) have rallied around their underdog status and are ready to play party crashers when Pine Crest's 6-4 star guard Brandon Knight, the nation's No. 1 prospect, plays his last home game in the 4-3A Finals on Saturday.
Number of pain clinics in county grows despite legal pressure (The Jupiter Courier)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:00:00 GMT
At least 45 pain clinics have opened in Palm Beach and Broward counties in the past year, even after state legislators, police and federal agents turned up the heat on suspected pill mills.New centers issuing narcotic pain medications open monthly, pushing the number in Palm Beach to 108 and in Broward to 122, according to a running tally by the Florida Department of Health. Thats more than ...
Blue Thunder scores shutout victory in Pembroke Pines soccer (Miami Herald)
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:29:51 GMT
Richard Colas had a goal and two assists as the Blue Thunder/Team No. 6 defeated Team No. 1 5-0 in under-10 boys of Pembroke Pines Parks & Recreation soccer.
Weston U10 girls capture soccer cup (Miami Herald)
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 03:59:48 GMT
The Weston FC Barcelona under-10 girls' soccer team went undefeated to win the championship in the Premier Division of The Weston Cup. Weston finished ahead of West Pines, Naples and two Miramar teams.
All-star matches mark Hollywood Wildcat soccer season's end (Miami Herald)
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 03:54:51 GMT
Hollywood Wildcat rec soccer had its annual end-of-the-season, all-star matches. This season, the all-star boys played at Boggs Field, and the all-star girls competed at Dowdy Field.
Fla. man gets 20 years for sex tourism (UPI)
Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:55:28 GMT
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., March 3 (UPI) -- A Florida man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for traveling to the Philippines to have sex with two sisters when they were 11 and 12.
Florida Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Traveling to the Philippines in Sex Tourism Case (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)
Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:59:00 GMT
WASHINGTON, March 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Donald Mathias of Davie, Fla., was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for engaging in sex tourism in the Philippines, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida Jeffrey H. Sloman and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Assistant Secretary John Morton.
Gov. Crist faces tough legislative session (WPTV West Palm Beach)
Tue, 02 Mar 2010 06:39:37 GMT
Florida's legislature convenes today with very tough choices to make
Lame-duck Gov. Crist faces tough legislative session (Sun-Sentinel)
Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:47:21 GMT
Tallahassee - Florida's tanned optimist-in-chief, Gov. Charlie Crist , used to love proclaiming a "golden era" in the state Legislature. Not anymore. Entering his final legislative session, the Republican Crist is battling diminished political clout and yet another monumental budget challenge.
A lame-duck Gov. Crist faces tough legislative session (Sun-Sentinel)
Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:04:18 GMT
Florida's tanned optimist-in-chief, Gov. Charlie Crist, used to love proclaiming a "golden era" in the state Legislature.