Workers rescued from drawbridge in Pompano Beach (Bradenton Herald)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:15:06 GMT
POMPANO BEACH Four workers are safe after getting stuck on a drawbridge fixed in the air in Pompano Beach.
Westminster prevails in boys' volleyball (Miami Herald)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:36:57 GMT
Jimmy Jennings had 11 kills, two aces and a block, helping Westminster Christian open the boys' volleyball season with a 25-10, 25-14, 25-18 victory over Archbishop Carroll.
Police and Community Briefs for March 10, 2010 (The Ocala Star-Banner)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:31:57 GMT
A roundup of news briefs from around the region.
Palmetto sweeps in girls' tennis (Miami Herald)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:39:18 GMT
The Palmetto girls' tennis team picked up an easy 7-0 match victory over Coral Reef on Monday afternoon. Katherine Castro won the No. 1 singles match 6-0, 6-0. Also sweeping their opponents were Marissa Levine and Dylan Schlesinger.
'Bomb' was just theater student's prop (The Ocala Star-Banner)
Sun, 07 Mar 2010 11:32:33 GMT
By Austin L. Miller Staff writer A fake bomb forced the evacuation of some theaters at Hollywood 16 on Saturday and kept hundreds of moviegoers from their cars.(Doug Engle/staff photographer)
Capital Comment: Suggestions to patch a budget hole (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
Sun, 07 Mar 2010 06:04:25 GMT
Florida lawmakers are confronting a $3 billion hole in the annual state budget. Florida TaxWatch, a nonpartisan research group, has come up with list of 88 ways the state government could save more than $3 billion. Problem solved? If only the world were that simple.
Police beat and community briefs for Saturday, March 6 (The Ocala Star-Banner)
Sat, 06 Mar 2010 11:32:10 GMT
Staff reports A single vehicle crash in north Marion County snapped a power pole in half, destroyed a transformer and knocked out power for a number of hours Friday.
Police and community briefs for March 5 (The Ocala Star-Banner)
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:32:58 GMT
Staff report Detectives: Man had drugs and guns in his car Ocala police detectives recovered pills, handguns, ammunition and drugs from a vehicle occupied by a 30-year-old man Wednesday. Detectives went to an apartment in the 3900 block of Southeast 17th Avenue to talk with McKenzey Carl Johnson about an ongoing investigation.
Task force arrests 5 fugitives (The Gainesville Sun)
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:16:15 GMT
By Karen Voyles Staff writer The U.S. Marshals Service, operating with local agencies as the Florida Regional Fugitive Task Force, picked up five fugitives in five different counties on Wednesday.
Ocala man charged with racketeering sentenced to 8 years (The Ocala Star-Banner)
Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:47:12 GMT
BY SUEVON LEE Staff Writer An Ocala man who posed as a mortgage broker and submitted falsified loan documents to a now-fallen national mortgage home lender has been ordered to serve an 8-year prison sentence.