Posts in category Around South Florida

Palm Beach County LIFE SENTENCES Former Florida Atlantic University police officer Jimmy Ho rejected a 30-year plea offer and has been sentenced to two consecutive …

Palm Beach County PROBATION  VIOLATION John Austin Kinley, 24, of Boca Raton has been charged with lewd behavior with a child under the age of …

ATM ATTACKS Federal regulators are warning banks about cyber attacks on automatic teller machines (ATMs). Thieves stole more than $40 million using numbers from 12 …

WIRELESS SPOTLIGHT In coming months, the public will learn more about the devices that can track the locations of their cell phones and other devices …

State TAKING ITS TOLL The Florida’s Turnpike intends to push new rules whereby vehicle owners will be blocked from renewing their tags until they pay …

ON THE WATCH The parent company of Albertsons, the nation’s fifth largest grocery store chain, has reached agreement to purchase Safeway, the second largest grocer …

MIAMI GARDENS —Gathering together to form voting blocs and learning more about Florida’s Stand Your Ground law were the main take-aways on a forum about …

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Florida Gov. Rick Scott is being sued over his decision to leave the post of lieutenant governor vacant for nearly nine …

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – The Florida lawyer whose firm was handling tens of thousands of foreclosure cases at the height of the financial crisis is …

INSURANCE SCHEME The state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. was established in 2002 after some private insurers refused to write windstorm and other homeowners policies in …