In what has already been a vicious, drawn-out divorce, Dwyane Wade now
requested his soon-to-be-ex wife undergo a psychological examination,
and that he be given sole custody of their two sons.
The government-backed corporation that often fronts the money for mortgages is making things a bit easier for owners looking to buy or sell condominiums in Florida’s inflated real estate market. Freddie Mac is waiving some of the lending rules that made it harder to buy and sell units in many condo buildings.
Two weeks after she was savagely beaten and kicked at a bus stop near Deerfield Beach Middle School, 15-year-old Josie Lou Ratley is fighting another life-threatening problem: pneumonia. The Ratley family’s attorney said she has “responded poorly” to the latest medical treatment.
Family vacations are common during Spring Break, but for some South
Florida families, this week is more than time off. The week provides a
way for them and their special needs children to feel like everyone
else.
Florida’s economy is built on the fragile, shifting sands of tourism and
a chill spread across the seascape with the news from the Obama
Administration. President Obama moved Wednesday to open huge areas of East Coast waters
from Delaware to Central Florida to exploration for oil and gas.
U.S. authorities in Miami Massage Parlors announced the arrests of 16 people who were
part of a $7 million money laundering scheme that involved moving drug
money on commercial flights from Puerto Rico to Miami Massage Parlors and other
locations as well.
Animals of all shapes and sizes will be on display Easter Sunday at a
unique program near Key West. Organized by the sheriff’s office in the Florida Keys, the Children’s
Animal Farm on the grounds of the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office
detention center near Key West showcases more than 250 domestic and
exotic animals.
Frequented on the weekends by families who love to fish and boaters, the
recreation and rest stop areas along Alligator Alley are quite popular.
On Wednesday, however, divers with the Broward Sheriff’s Office
found more than just bass and Florida gar in the waters of a rest stop
located at Mile Marker 31.
The official autopsy results of a SeaWorld Orlando trainer killed in an
altercation with a killer whale say she suffered blunt-force trauma to
her head, neck and torso before she drowned.
Broward teachers upset about changes being made to their livelihood in Tallahassee get an “A” but a “C-” for a attendance at a rally on Wednesday morning. Only about 25 to 30 teachers and supporters showed up a street corner rally on the corner of University Drive and Sample Road to protest a number of bills that would not only affect their pay, but would mean more testing in the classroom and cuts in arts in schools.