Rough Surf, Rip Currents Blamed In Man's Death
Strong rip currents along Miami Beach are blamed for the death of one man and sending two others to the hospital.
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Strong rip currents along Miami Beach are blamed for the death of one man and sending two others to the hospital.
The Broward Sheriff's Office has released surveillance video of an armed robbery at a Walgreens in the hopes someone might recognize the suspects.
The Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission is reporting that two people have been killed in a boating accident in Biscayne Bay. Miami-Dade Fire-Rescue responded to an emergency call mid-day Monday that two boats had collided and one person was missing.
The Palm Beach County Health Department says two more people have been bitten by an aggressive and possibly rabid otter trolling the Boca Raton area. William Gibbons was bitten by the animal as he videotaped it floating in a canal behind his home.
The annual World Golf Championship event held in March at the Doral Golf Resort & Spa has a new corporate sponsor. The tournament will now be called the Cadillac Championship.
Those merry bell ringers asking for donations of holiday cheer are offering a new option at their red kettles this year --- donations by plastic. The Salvation Army of Broward County will launch its electronic kettle feature Nov. 30 at "Christmas on Las Olas" where donors can now use their Mastercard, Visa and Discover cards instead of cash.
Miami-Dade has released their employment numbers for October and they're up just slightly of the previous month.
The Supreme Court won't force Florida water managers to get permits to pump contaminated water from farmland into Lake Okeechobee. The high court refused to hear an appeal from the Friends of the Everglades, the Florida Wildlife Federation and other groups.
The family of Lynn University student who died in the January earthquake in Haiti plans to build an orphanage there in her honor.
The on-again, off-again, on-again boil water order in North Lauderdale is off-again. In other words, North Lauderdale residents no longer have to boil their drinking or cooking water. According to Jen Johnson with the City of North Lauderdale, the boil water order, which was put into place twice since Thanksgiving Day, was lifted Monday afternoon after all tests for bacteria came back negative in the drinking water.
Eight peacocks that had been living in the backyard of a Plantation Acres home have been packed up and carted off to a new home in Cooper City.
South Florida is the perfect place to celebrate the New Year. The weather is very mild at this time of year, compared to other parts of the country. From parades to fireworks to food, there are plenty of fun ways to ring in 2011 in South Florida.
Family and friends will gather Monday to mourn the loss of a Davie man who died while serving his country in Afghanistan.
It's the Monday after Thanksgiving. You know what that means don't you? Not only is it the first day back to work after the long Thanksgiving holiday, it's also a day when retailers are hoping you'll spend big bucks online.
