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Push is on to reward South Florida’s WWII vets who served in France
Miamiherald.com Plantation
Feb 06It was 1944 and 22-year-old sailor Joe Sandor was about to take part in the Normandy Invasion when his ship — twice — was attacked by the Nazis, leaving hundreds of his shipmates dead.“You never forget, never,” said Sandor, now 89 and living in Plantat... »
Man Gets Life For Killing Jewelry Store Owner
WPBF Local News
Feb 04A South Florida man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing a West Palm Beach jewelry store owner during a robbery. A Palm Beach County judge sentenced 30-year-old Arron Smith on Friday after he was convicted of first-degree murder and other c... »
Mother Turns In Son Wanted In Auto Burglaries
WPBF Local News
Feb 03A Tequesta man wanted in connection with a series of auto burglaries has finally been caught -- thanks to his mother. Tequesta police initially arrested Deborah Uhland in early January. Police said she acted as a lookout for her son, Andrew Uhland. The... »
Man confesses to teaming with mom to commit car burglaries
Miamiherald.com Florida
Feb 03A 29-year-old man suspected of pulling a string of car burglaries with his 49-year-old mother as a lookout is in jail today after being picked up by authorities on unrelated charges, Tequesta Police Department spokesman Lt. Jason Turner said Friday.Teq... »
Unwanted pythons retire in Jupiter after import ban
Miamiherald.com Florida
Feb 03A retirement home for Burmese pythons has been established in northern Palm Beach County, now that the federal government has banned imports and interstate commerce in the snakes.The Burmese Python Initiative has been set up by a group of reptile deale... »
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From the City Manager's Report of 2/3:
Wes Blackman's City of Lake Worth Blog
Feb 03"A public meeting was conducted on January 25, 2012, at the Shuffleboard Court Building to discuss the scope of improvements to be made to the exterior of the site with an allocation of $62,000 in Community Development Block Grant funds from Palm Beach... »
Your Evening Sift
South Florida Daily Blog
Feb 03So I guess it's 6 more weeks of winter...as if we've had one. Hey, check out the SFDB Weekend Widget in the right sidebar. It's quite magnificent, just like your evening Sift.A- So I had to lead off with this post from Eye on Miami.B- Carlos Miller Arr... »
Redistricting maps are reshuffling Florida's political landscape
Naked Politics
Feb 03For the last year, Broward Democratic Rep. Marty Kiar planned to run for the state Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Nan Rich of Weston. But when the Senate released its redistricting maps in November, the Davie lawmaker was faced... »
New Boynton Beach Mayor could be appointed later this month
Palm Beach Politics
Feb 01Boynton Beach city attorney Jim Cherof sent commissioners a recommended timeline in proceeding with filling the mayoral seat during Jose Rodriguez’s suspension. On Thursday, Rodriguez was charged with unlawful compensation or reward for official behavi... »
Palm Beach County Republican leader hoping for smooth vote count
Palm Beach Politics
Jan 31No news was good news Tuesday morning for Palm Beach County Republican Party Chairman Sid Dinerstein. So far, he heard no major problems locally with getting polling places open or casting votes in today’s Florida Republican presidential primary. Palm ... »