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Gov. Scott vetoes 3% tuition hike, $368M in projects
TALLAHASSEE – Gov. Rick Scott vetoed $368 million in lawmaker pet projects Monday and blocked a 3 percent tuition hike for Florida colleges and universities. The tuition increase passed earlier this month was a small piece of the overall $74.1...
Tags: Land Resources, Politics, Pine Hills, Satellite Technology, Crime, Law and Justice
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Mark Guandolo, Twan Russell among OBIEs honorees
Last December, Mark Guandolo helped Cypress Bay make history. The veteran football coach led the Lightning football team to its first state championship berth, and in the process became the first coach in Florida to lead three separate schools to a state...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Atlanta Falcons, Broward County, National Football League, Washington Redskins
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El 10 de junio arranca el juicio a George Zimmerman
En cuestión de días en una corte de Sanford, en el condado de Seminole, arrancará el juicio de George Zimmerman, el vigilante voluntario de origen hispano que mató de un disparo al joven negro Trayvon Martin, cuyo proceso se ha convertido en uno de los...
Tags: George Zimmerman, Sanford, Trayvon Martin, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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Would-be robber accused in fatal Hollywood shooting
A month ago, friendly fire killed a 20-year-old man during a shootout with a would-be robber outside a Hollywood apartment, police say. Richard Biennestin was fatally wounded by his cousin, Mervin Nhomme, who shot him three times while fending off the...
Tags: Lauderdale Lakes, Hollywood (Broward, Florida), Career and Workplace, Aventura, Criminals
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Indocumentado recibe una quinta oportunidad de permanecer en Estados Unidos...por ahora
El SentinelUn indocumentado mexicano de 42 años y padre de cuatro hijos que esperaba su inminente deportación en el centro de transición de Broward ha recibido una quinta oportunidad. Así es…quinta. René Riva, quien cuatro veces ha sido deportado a México...Tags: Pompano Beach, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Immigration
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Derby wagering at Calder in question
A contract dispute between horsemen and Calder Casino & Race Course has the potential to block the track's ability to accept wagering on the Kentucky Derby for the second time in five years. On Wednesday, the Florida Horsemen's Benevolent and...Tags: Kentucky Derby, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Equestrian
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Miami Dolphins job opportunities attract hundreds of people
Hundreds of South Floridians showed up at Sun Life Stadium on Thursday for what the Miami Dolphins dubbed an "opportunity fair" for job seekers interested in helping modernize the venue. South Florida Workforce, the agency helping identify the workers,...Tags: Sun Life Stadium, Employment Opportunities, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Miami-Dade County, Deerfield Beach
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Kentucky Derby Day action at pari-mutuels
Horseracing’s biggest day means festivities at South Florida pari-mutuels Saturday. Gulfstream Park Racing and Casino in Hallandale Beach, Calder Casino and Race Course in Miami Gardens and the Palm Beach Kennel Club will be offering mint juleps...
Tags: Kentucky Derby, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Churchill Downs, Gulfstream Park, Equestrian
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Zimmerman attorneys depose Trayvon Martin's step-mother, cousin
Attorneys in the George Zimmerman second-degree murder case have deposed Trayvon Martin's step-mother and cousin, according to records made public today. Tomorrow several of the defendant's neighbors from the Sanford subdivision where Trayvon was shot...
Tags: George Zimmerman, Defendants, Trayvon Martin, Crime, Law and Justice, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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Former Calder security worker sentenced for role in fatal shooting of Brinks guard
A former security worker was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for his role in the August 2011 robbery and fatal shooting of a Brinks guard at the Calder Race Track and Casino on the border of Broward and Miami-Dade counties. Reginald Mitchell, 28,...
Tags: Hollywood (Broward, Florida), Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Theft, Justice System
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Dolphins make stadium funding pitch about jobs
The Miami Dolphins are beginning the process of hiring workers to rebuild Sun Life Stadium, even though funding for the project still must be approved by state legislators and Miami-Dade County voters. The Dolphins will host the first in a series of job...Tags: Sun Life Stadium, Politics, Employment Opportunities, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Elections
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Florida Dems conflicted about restoring airport control towers
Some Florida Democrats had mixed feelings about their vote on Friday to help travelers and prevent flight delays by averting furloughs of air traffic controllers. They joined the majority House vote of 361 to 41 to pass the transportation bill but...
Tags: Politics, Joe Garcia, Career and Workplace, Air Transportation Delays, Federal Aviation Administration
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