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Getting face time with the man in red will be like shooting fish in barrel. Here is an evolving list of where children in South Florida can share their wishlists, sit for pictures or eat with Santa Claus.

Cigarette sales have fallen sharply across Florida since a $1-a-pack tax increase took effect July 1, plunging nearly 50 percent in some counties.

WEC featherweight champion Mike Thomas Brown will defend his belt for the third time when he meets challenger Jose Aldo tonight in Las Vegas.

Did $1-a-pack tax get smokers to quit - or get more creative? Was the $1-a-pack tax increase on cigarettes a good idea? Sales of cigarettes have plunged since the state's tax increase took effect.

Here's a list of Veterans Day events around South Florida to honor those who have served: Broward Pembroke Pines: A ceremony honoring veterans will be held at noon Wednesday at the Donnith H. Fletcher Memorial Park, 7900 Johnson St.; free; refreshments; 954-435-6525. Coconut Creek Veterans Day Ceremony: Activities include taps by the Coconut Creek ...

Stacy Gormley has watched hundreds of children with traumatic pasts transform before her eyes, when they first get on a horse.

Aid from South Florida is on its way to some of the victims of a storm system that recently rocked Central America.

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The Broward School District wants to shake up its magnet program, adding at least three new schools to its mix in hopes of luring students to campuses in the east that have recently lost enrollment.

Reader Andrew Joppa of Naples snapped this otter photo was on October 21, 2009 in the canal between Cracklin' Jack's restaurant and Collier Blvd around 9 a.m. Reader Ted Below, who studies birds, took this photo of an otters hunting for fish in a pond that's fed by Coconut Creek near his house.

LS1 -GEN III Facts and specs. - HybridZ Chevrolet Camero V8 Repair Manual: 1970 Thru 1981 Haynes disassembles every subject vehicle and documents every step with thorough instructions and clear photos.

Homeowners with defective drywall are taking matters into their own hands. They are lobbying legislators, dialing into their builder's conference calls with investors and even creating T-shirts to get their voices heard.

COCONUT CREEK, FL - Zurvahn has formed a strategic alliance that allows Celestica to use Zurvahn's Business Centers, enabling electronics manufacturing services customers to ramp production from Zurvahn through Celestica.

Judicial lobby director steps down over flier After 22 years, Scott Carruthers has resigned as executive director of the Florida Justice Association, the lobbying arm of the trial bar in Florida.

He might have gotten away with it, if it hadn't been for that meddling lady. Paul Gayle went to his ex-girlfriend's house early Saturday morning intending to kill her, but ended up stabbing her new boyfriend to death instead, according to Coconut Creek police.

A neighbor's suspicion and brave acts lead police to a jealous ex-boyfriend, who allegedly murdered his ex-girlfriend's male friend.

A developer with a controversial plan to build houses on two golf courses in Tamarac is being investigated for allegedly hand-delivering thousands of dollars in cash to buy a golf club membership for now-suspended Broward Commissioner Josephus Eggelletion, according to two sources familiar with the investigation.

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Share + Oct 24, 2009 6:13 pm US/Eastern COCONUT CREEK A 29-year-old man has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder after he allegedly got into his ex-girlfriend's home and stabbed her friend to death.

A man forced his way into his ex-girlfriend's home overnight and killed her friend, police said.