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Sun Sentinel
April 12, 2018
... Touch-A-Truck event on June 24, 2017, at the Cooper City Sports Complex. Leslie Ovalle / South Florida Sun Sentinel ... Fruit and Spice Park, 24801 SW 187th Ave., Homestead. redlandfruitandspice.com/event/blues-bbq/. April Pools Day, Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Entertainment, free food, giveaways aÃâà...
St. Augustine Record
April 9, 2018
A total estimated project cost, including interest, of $27.2 million would be funded by a $10.5 million grant from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and a $10.3 million contribution over 10 years from a possible fifth-cent to be tacked onto the county's bed tax, leaving a $6.4 million hole to beÃâà...
Sun Sentinel
March 20, 2018
Florida's famed Highwaymen painters will exhibit and sell their colorful works of an unspoiled Sunshine State on March 23-25 in Pompano Beach. ... The annual show benefits preservation efforts for the 4,500-square-foot pioneer homestead built in 1916, which is listed on the National Register of HistoricÃâà...
FL Keys News
March 7, 2018
According to Bogue, Anderson admitted to private investigator Wayne Black that she took the money during a meeting between the two at a Homestead coffee shop on Nov. 17, 2014. In February 2015, she told both Black and Ocean Reef's director of internal auditing, that she began stealing shortly after herÃâà...
Patch.com
March 7, 2018
MIAMI, FL — A 45-year-old Homestead man was killed early Tuesday morning when his Nissan Altima collided with a police cruiser driven by two Miami-Dade police officers. The victim was identified as Emilio Jesus Vizcaino. The incident occurred shortly before 1:30 a.m. at SW 260 Street and SW 147Ãâà...
The Real Deal Magazine
March 7, 2018
South Florida Developers just launched sales for its planned 144-unit townhome community in Florida City, Forest Park, and is planning to break ground ... Other real estate players investing in south Miami-Dade include Starwood Capital, with its recent acquisition of a 312-unit complex in Homestead andÃâà...
WPLG Local 10
March 6, 2018
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. - A Homestead man was killed and two Miami-Dade police officers were injured Tuesday morning after a crash in southwest Miami-Dade County, police said. Detective Lee Cowart, a spokesman for the Miami-Dade County Police Department, said the two officers were travelingÃâà...
Sun Sentinel
March 1, 2018
Families have a lot of choices with the incredible array of events planned in South Florida this weekend. Culture is ... “Cars 3,” 7:30 p.m. Friday at Miami Lakes Picnic Park West, 15151 NW 82nd Ave., Miami Lakes (miamilakes-fl.gov). ... 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Fruit & Spice Park, 24801 SW 187th Ave., Homestead.
Palm Beach Post
March 1, 2018
Two cities in Palm Beach County, along with six other cities in Florida, ranked among the top 100 most dangerous cities in the United States, according to a new report by Neighborhood Scout. The most dangerous cities ... Other Florida cities that made the list are Homestead at No. 45, Miami Beach at No.
fox6now.com
February 28, 2018
MEQUON -- Students in Mequon are planning to take action to raise awareness of gun control issues after the school shooting in Parkland, Fla. on Feb. 14. ... In the wake of last week's shooting in Parkland, Florida, where 17 people were killed, the students planned to take public transportation to the U.S.Ãâà...
WPLG Local 10
February 28, 2018
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - Three South Florida cities are ranked among the 100 most dangerous in the U.S., according to rankings released Tuesday. Homestead (No. 45), Miami Beach (No. 72) and Lauderhill (No. 99) all made the list put out by NeighborhoodScout.com.
Miami Herald
February 27, 2018
Two 15-year-old students at Homestead Middle School were arrested Tuesday after officers said they brought a pistol to campus. The two teens, both suspected gang members, told Miami-Dade schools police that they brought the .25-caliber pistol to campus because of tensions between rivals, accordingÃâà...
The News-Press
February 19, 2018
Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers is asking for the public's help in identifying an unknown suspect who robbed a Lehigh Acres Walgreens at gunpoint early Monday morning. Just before 4 a.m., the suspect, who was wearing all black clothing and a mask, entered the store, located at 38 Homestead Road.
The Ledger
February 16, 2018
His comments came after Combee posted an item on Facebook on Thursday about a higher homestead exemption for Florida homeowners and his support of ... Combee attempted to tie in some of the county commissioners' support of Spath with their opposition to the increased homestead exemption.
Sun Sentinel
February 14, 2018
The U.S. Air Force is training to station fighter jets in Fort Lauderdale as part of its mission to protect President Donald Trump when he visits Mar-a-Lago, a spokesman for the North American Aerospace Defense Command said. Low-flying jets roared over South Florida as part of military exercisesÃâà...
CBS Miami
February 12, 2018
HOMESTEAD (CBSMiami) — Firefighters in southwest Miami-Dade are working to keep residents safe after a brush fire came dangerously close to ... Last night, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue poured water over a home as Florida Forestry Service was fighting the brush fire off of SW 352 Street and 177th Court.
Florida Times-Union
February 7, 2018
The owner of the soon-to-be revived Homestead Restaurant announced that the location of the planned restaurant has changed. Former Homestead Restaurant chef Bo Johns said the new restaurant will now be located at 1253 Penman Road in Jacksonville Beach, in the former Tomo JapaneseÃâà...
WPLG Local 10
February 4, 2018
FLORIDA CITY, Fla. - A man was shot and killed late Saturday in a dispute over a woman, Florida City police said. Police said a group of people approached the victim about 10 p.m. outside a home in the 800 block of Northwest Fifth Court. An argument ensued and the man wounded, police said. The victimÃâà...
Fox 4
February 2, 2018
LEE COUNTY, Fla. -- We're getting new information about an armed robbery early Friday morning at a Lehigh Acres Walgreens store. The Fox 4 Breaking News Tracker was at the scene around 1:30 a.m. at the Homestead Road and Alabama Road location. According to Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers,Ãâà...
WFLA
January 30, 2018
UPDATE (Tuesday 9:45 a.m.- The FDLE has cancelled the Missing Child Alert and said the case has been resolved. No other details have been released.) HOMESTEAD, Fla. (WFLA) – A Florida Missing Child Alert has been issued for a 14-year-old girl from Sebring. Michaela Graham was last seen in theÃâà...
Florida Politics (blog)
January 24, 2018
Democrat Jeff Porter, three-term mayor of Homestead, is entering the race for Florida agriculture commissioner. Porter, 58, is the second ... Porter will base his campaign in Broward County, which the announcement said is home to the largest Democratic voter bloc in Florida. Broward also is Walker's homeÃâà...
Local 10
October 25, 2017
HOMESTEAD, Fla. - A woman was fatally shot Tuesday at an apartment complex in Homestead, authorities said. The killing was reported at 2:47 p.m. at the Homestead Colony Apartments at 814 E. Mowry Drive. Miami-Dade police identified the victim as Ashley Francois, 24. Witnesses told Local 10 NewsÃâà...
NBCNews.com
September 7, 2017
Located some 35 miles south of Miami, Homestead sits in the southernmost section of the continental U.S., where the mainland gives way to the Florida Keys. And with the Category 5 hurricane forecast to slam into Florida as early as Friday, Porter said there has been a steady of stream of “Keys folk”Ãâà...
WPLG Local 10
December 31, 1999
HOMESTEAD, Fla. - Gloria Fluitt said she knows what it's like to be in an abusive relationship. She said it pained her to watch her son be abusive to the mother of her ... The Florida Department of Children and Families spokeswoman Beatriz Lopez said the four children and the teen were in their custody.
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