University attorney Richard Mitchell said Champion wasn't forced to board a bus parked outside an Orlando hotel where the hazing took place. He was an adult able to make his own decisions at age 26, and he had risen through the ranks of the famed Marching 100 band without taking part in hazing until that fateful night in November 2011, Mitchell said. Champion's willingness to take part in an illegal ...

The Lauderhill Fire-Rescue, Police, and Parks and Leisure Services Departments have joined together to help our residents in need during the Holiday Season.  We are currentlycollecting food and toys if you would like to help your neighbors.   We are accepting new unwrapped toys and non-perishable food items as well as cash donations until Tuesday, December 18, 2012.   You may bring these donations ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Twenty-two members of the Florida House Democratic Caucus have been appointed as Ranking Members of committees and subcommittees of the Florida House of Representatives. Today, House Democratic Leader Perry Thurston extended his congratulations to those members and his appreciation to House Speaker Will Weatherford for making the appointments. “I am pleased that Speaker Weatherford agree ...

THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, November 29, 2012….Democrats in the state Senate on Thursday filed the first legislation arising out of concerns over voting difficulties, seeking to expand early voting times and the places where early voting can occur. The measures would also eliminate a requirement that people who have moved into a community from outside the county vote a provisional ...

Pictures you've e-mailed or uploaded from your smartphone could leak information that can threaten your safety or that of your children. ...

Hollywood, FL – As part of a military appreciation activity, Miami Dolphins players including Anthony Fasano, Brandon Fields, Andrew McDonald and Marcus Thigpen, alumni, members of the Miami Dolphins Women’s Organization (MDWO), Special Teams Program and Rebuilding Together helped renovate the home of Donald McEnany, an 80-year old Korean War veteran and Hollywood resident. “All the work I’ve done in the pa ...

MIAMI, FL – The Miami Dolphins announced today that fans can purchase tickets with no service fees from 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, November 28 to 5 p.m., Friday, November 30. This special offer includes the Jacksonville Jaguars game on December 16 and Buffalo Bills game on December 23 and will eliminate the processing/convenience fees, credit card fees and standard delivery costs associated with the costs of pu ...

(CBS) Jacksonville, Fla. - Police say a 45-year-old man was taken into custody Saturday for fatally shooting a Florida teenager last week at a Jacksonville gas station after an argument that began over loud music.   Michael Dunn made his first court appearance Monday in Brevard County where he pleaded not guilty to murder in the death of 17-year-old Jordan Davis, CBS affiliate WTEV reports. At a press ...

The Belafonte TACOLCY Center has been serving youth and families for over 47-years and now our PeeWee football team has made history and advanced to the national championships for the first time ever! Unfortunately, our budget for Sports is exhausted for the year and we literally have two days to come up with $18,000 to send them. We’ve sent sponsorship letters, e-campaigns and more but still have only rais ...

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