Posts in category Around South Florida

State PITIFUL POLICIES Lottery Secretary Cynthia F. O’Connell is gushing over the record sales of Florida Lottery games, even though the agency has been put …

MIAMI — The return for a seventh season of Free Gospel Sundays has been announced by the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of …

Palm Beach County Animal attack Three children aged 2, 4 and 13 were attacked by three dogs belonging to a neighbor in the Lantana apartment …

PALM BEACH COUNTY Abuse charges Cassandra Denise Edmonds, 36, of Riviera Beach was charged with two counts of aggravated battery. Her teenage son showed up …

Palm Beach County Chapel demolished Chapel by the Lake, a downtown West Palm Beach waterfront park and landmark, has been demolished. The site, which sits …

State WIRELESS WARS AT&T has purchased Leap Wireless International and its Cricket Wireless brand, which will replace AT&T’s no-contract carrier Aio. T-Mobile CEO John Legure …

MUGSHOT REMOVAL The Legislature is considering a bill that would make it illegal for so-called “mugshot” websites to charge people to remove their booking photos …

          PARALYZATION PROBLEM Officials are investigating cases of children being afflicted with muscle weakness and even paralysis after suffering severe respiratory …

ONLINE PAYDAY LOANS The online payday loan industry is exploding in profits mainly because of the predatory nature of the business and fraud, according the …

BLACK DATA Event Data Recorders (EDRs), or “black boxes,” are now being installed in cars. They can record and maintain all sorts of data, just …