Jun 17 2009
Worker dies from injuries in Lighthouse Point crane collapse
LIGHTHOUSE POINT – A construction worker hurt when a crane fell on him Tuesday has died from his injuries, police said.
Albert “Tiger” Phillips, who helped improve seawalls and docks as an employee for Ray Qualmann Marine, was taken to North Broward Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead Tuesday evening, Detective Joseph Tavares said.
Jun 12 2009
Two lawsuits accuse pair of Broward puppy stores of selling sick dogs
32 puppies rescued from Pembroke Pines store
By Susannah Bryan | South Florida Sun Sentinel
6:03 PM EDT, June 11, 2009
A sign on the door said “No more puppies available,” but dozens of abandoned dogs could be heard barking inside the darkened Pembroke Pines pet shop Thursday morning.
By mid-afternoon, rescuers from the national and local Humane Societies arrived at the Wizard of Claws store and found 33 puppies, one of them dead in its cage.
The puppy shop at 9113 Taft St. is one of two stores in Broward County battling lawsuits alleging they sold puppies that died or got sick within days or weeks of purchase. The lawsuit against Wizard of Claws, filed in 2007, is pending.
May 22 2009
Miami mother charged after toddler found dead in truck outside her work
Sun-Sentinel.com, The Miami Herald and CBS4
MIAMI – Police have arrested the Miami mother of an 18-month-old boy who investigators say was left unattended inside his mother’s vehicle at her workplace.
Apr 07 2009
Jerome Burdi | South Florida Sun Sentinel
TALLAHASSEE – Former Palm Beach County Circuit Judge Jorge Labarga will be sworn in as Florida’s 84th Supreme Court justice this afternoon in Tallahassee.
Mar 05 2009
Grand jury indicts suspects in Dunkin’ Donuts slaying
By Tonya Alanez and Rafael A. Olmeda | South Florida Sun Sentinel
FORT LAUDERDALE – A Broward County Click here for restaurant inspection reports grand jury on Wednesday indicted three men for a Tamarac doughnut shop killing and a Lauderhill shooting death.
Feb 15 2009
(CNN) — The peanut processing company at the heart of a national salmonella outbreak, Peanut Corp. of America, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation in court Friday in Lynchburg, Virginia.
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Feb 14 2009
By EVAN BERLAND | Associated Press Writer
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Police in the South Carolina county where Michael Phelps was photographed smoking from a marijuana pipe have been arresting people as they seek to make a case against the superstar swimmer, lawyers for two arrested people said Thursday.
Feb 13 2009
Fallout keeps snowballing for Chris Brown
BY MICHAEL HAMERSLY
mhamersly@MiamiHerald.com
Prosecutors in Los Angeles said Tuesday they want more evidence from police before determining whether to press charges against R&B singer Chris Brown, who’s accused in a domestic dispute that reportedly involves pop star Rihanna.
Feb 12 2009
Court: Measles vaccine not to blame for autism
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a big blow to parents who believe vaccines caused their children’s autism, a special court ruled Thursday that the shots are not to blame.
The judges in the cases said the evidence was overwhelmingly contrary to the parents’ claims — and backed years of science that found no risk.
Ruling in three test cases, special masters appointed by the U.S. Court of Claims have found that parents of children with autism failed to prove that certain vaccines combined with a preservative caused their children’s neurological condition.
Feb 12 2009
The Associated Press
A group of prepaid calling card companie, including Pembroke Pines-based Alternatel Inc., have agreed to pay a $2.25 million to settle a civil suit brought by the Federal Trade Commission, the first major settlement in the government’s effort to curb deceptive marketing tactics in the industry.
