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Florida man in hot water after bust on turnpike reveals undersized lobster tails
OutpostsAuthorities on the Florida Turnpike made a mouthwatering discovery after a traffic stop on Wednesday: 232 lobster tails, 167 of them undersized. Palm Beach County sheriff's deputies figured something was amiss when they discovered the tails lined inside a... -
Robbers impersonate police to invade home, beat Miramar man
Wearing what appeared to be bulletproof vests with law enforcement insignia, the three men came knocking in the dead of night claiming to be police. They were not, and now the real police are searching for the gang of home-invasion robbers who posed...
Tags: Miramar, Computer Networking and Internet, Fort Lauderdale, Theft, Crime, Law and Justice
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4 teams make finals for I-4's $2.1B makeover
Four teams made up of some of the largest companies in the world are in the final running for the $2.1 billion makeover of Interstate 4 through Metro Orlando, state officials said Tuesday. Three other consortia was eliminated during a scoring and ranking...
Tags: Federal Communications Commission, Interstate 4, Science and Technology, Teresa Jacobs, Finance
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Auditor balks at public backing of I-4 bonds
Orlando, Orange and Seminole counties could be on the hook – at least a little bit – for up to $1.5 billion that a private company would need to build four toll lanes on Interstate 4 through the heart of Metro Orlando. Orange County...
Tags: Local Government, Interstate 4, Finance, Teresa Jacobs, Economy, Business and Finance
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Miramar woman killed in fiery Turnpike crash named
The woman killed in a fiery crash on Florida's Turnpike has been identified as Nathalie Vazquez, a 28-year-old Miramar resident, the Florida Highway Patrol said Monday. Vazquez was a passenger in a 2004 Hyundai XG 350 that was stopped in the left lane...Tags: Miramar, Accidental Death, Hospitals and Clinics, Florida Highway Patrol
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Traffic: S.R. 417 in Seminole slow because of crash
The right lane of the Central Florida GreeneWay is blocked before Exit 52 in Seminole County because of a crash. The trouble spot is just before the Exit, which leads to County Road 46A.
Tags: Orange City, Seminole County, Interstate 4, Orange Blossom Trail, State Road 408
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Where to go during a hurricane: Central Florida evacuation routes
It's not a matter of "if", it's a matter of "when" Central Florida will fall victim to a hurricane strike. Should you evacuate as the storm nears? The answer depends largely on where you live, the intensity of the storm, from where it's coming and its...
Tags: Natural Disasters, Interstate 4, Hurricanes
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Crash victim saves driver, unable to rescue passenger in fiery fatal crash
A driver who crashed into a car that burst into flames saved the other driver, but couldn't rescue a passenger who was killed during the Saturday collision on Florida's Turnpike in Miramar, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The fiery accident occurred on...Tags: Miramar, Accidental Death, Homestead, Florida Highway Patrol
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The Miami Herald David J. Neal column
Miami HeraldThe Heat gets who in the NBA Eastern Conference finals? Indiana? What, no (censored) Knicks? The NBA playoffs must shatter conspiracy theorists' core beliefs. Sort of like the first time someone tried to break the news about Santa Claus. Or if newly...Tags: Golden State Warriors, David West, Roy Hibbert, Peyton Manning, Micky Arison
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New signal timing on U.S. 1 has some fuming
Q: For years, I have traveled south on U.S. 1 across Commercial Boulevard to Holy Cross Hospital. It was the best intersection in the county. Now it is a total mess, and I take any other route to avoid it. It seems the signals now only allow one leg of...Tags: Road Transportation, Transportation, Traffic, Fort Lauderdale, Travel
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Broward drivers navigate the I-595 nightmare
Miami HeraldLet the countdown for aggravated east-west motorists in Broward begin: less than one year to go until the $1.2 billion Interstate 595 project is finally done. But for more than three years, drivers using the main east-west thoroughfare in Broward County...Tags: Miramar, South Miami, The Miami Herald, Pembroke Pines, Fort Lauderdale
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05/20: Business events
Advertising American Advertising Federation-Daytona Beach, "Getting Out of Chase Mode" with Eric Shulman of Sander Training, 11:30 a.m. networking, noon-1 p.m. luncheon May 21, Vince Carter's Restaurant, 2150 LPGA Blvd., Daytona Beach. Admission to...
Tags: Daytona State College, Manufacturing and Engineering, Orange County Convention Center, Leesburg, Concourse
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