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Broward County: Agencies join to aid animals

Florida Sun Sentinel (Free subscription) | yesterday

The SPCA Wildlife Care Center in Fort Lauderdale will merge with the Humane Society of the United States in January in an effort to help more animals.

'Death-defying' motorcyclists open Broward County Fair

Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008

This family is a wild ride. For 10 generations, members of the Flores family have performed daredevil motorcycle stunts at circuses and fairs across the country.

Broward swimming coach faces child-porn charges

Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008

A successful Broward County youth swimming coach, arrested this week on child-porn charges, admitted he has committed sex acts with children since 2001, according to federal agents.

FLORIDA TEEN BROADCASTS SUICIDE ON INTERNET

New York Post (Free subscription) | yesterday

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida -- Authorities say a South Florida teen committed suicide in front of a live online webcam audience after blogging about his plan to kill himself. Broward County medical examiner's office investigator Wendy Crane says...

Lakes Mall sells for $9.4M

The South Florida Business Journal (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

One of Broward County's oldest malls, Lakes Mall in Lauderdale Lakes, has been sold for $9.4 million. (ODP)

Suicide.net

Slog (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

Awful : A 19-year-old man has committed suicide live on the internet encouraged by others who were watching , according to reports. The teenager, named as Abraham K Biggs, from Broward County, Florida, took an overdose of pills while broadcasting himself on Justin.tv , a live video streaming website. On a chat forum he told others he was going to commit suicide and posted a suicide note on another...

Mortgage meltdown results in pets going to pound

The Prairie Pooch Burrow (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

Furry signs of a down-trending economy peer dolefully from every kennel at the Broward County Humane Society shelter in Florida and hundreds of others across the country. Bentley, a 3-year-old Lhasa apso, was given up by his owners because they just couldn't afford to keep him any more. Tinkerbell, a sweet, docile house cat, was surrendered by her owners after they found out that they had lost their...

BSO on lookout for suspected car thief after crash

Florida Sun Sentinel (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

The Broward Sheriff's Office is alerting doctors and clinics to be on the lookout for a suspected car thief who may have smashed his head against the windshield when his stolen vehicle hit a county bus this morning.

No LOLing matter: Teen Kills Self on Justin.tv

Poor Mojo Newswire (Free subscription) | yesterday

Teen Kills Self on Justin.tv | Threat Level from Wired.comPolice in Pembroke Pines, Florida, are investigating the apparent suicide of a 19-year-old whose death was seen on a live Justin.tv feed, a Broward County dispatcher said. According to published reports, the teen's death, broadcast Tuesday evening, was from an overdose. Video watchers called the authorities, who broke into his residence. About...

Teen Kills Self Live on Justin.tv

Pirate Cat Radio 87.9fm (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

A 19-year-old Florida teen’s suicide death broadcast Wednesday on Justin.tv was a result of an overdose of opiates and benzodiazepine, the Broward County Medical Examiner & Trauma Services Division said Friday. The Pembroke Pines teen, whose death was watched by about 185 people, was pronounced dead about 6 p.m. on Wednesday, coroner spokeswoman Sherri Baker said [...]

Spike in dumped pets blamed on housing crisis

CNN (Free subscription) | yesterday

Furry signs of a down-trending economy peer dolefully from every kennel at the Broward County Humane Society shelter in Florida and hundreds of others across the country.

• Spike in dumped pets blamed on housing crisis - News Beast

Suspect sought in 7-Eleven robbery

Florida Sun Sentinel (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago

Authorities are searching for a man who held up two 7-Eleven employees at knife point early Friday then fled the scene with some cash.

Teen commits suicide on live webcam

The Composed Gentleman (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

What a sad story. What a sad way to end a life! A 19-yr-old teenager commits suicide in front of his webcam! Abraham Biggs, from Florida Broward County, drug overdose himself in front of a live online webcam, with 1,500 disbelieving audience. [there is a link to where you can watch the video, after the jump] Twelve hours prior to the actual suicide, he announced/blogged on Wednesday via a US

Traffic alert: Avoid Pembroke Road near University Drive

Florida Sun Sentinel (Free subscription) | yesterday

Police this morning are at the scene of a rollover accident at Pembrokes Road near University Drive.

Traffic alert: Fatal accident shuts down westbound I-595

Florida Sun Sentinel (Free subscription) | yesterday

The westbound lanes of Interstate 595 have been closed for several hours following a fatal overnight accident.