Lighthouse Point News

Stefanie Kenoyer, a rising junior at Furman University, has been selected to the National Golf Coaches Association's Scholar All-American Team.

Steve Hoffman, of Lighthouse Point, feels a bit bullied these days. He's a smoker, a shrinking class of Floridians that's feeling overtaxed since a $1 hike on a pack of cigarettes hit convenience stores across the state.

July 2, 2009 Pat Kuehn, APR Community Information Specialist Three county programs recognized for excellence The National Association of Counties is honoring three Volusia County programs - the Citizens Academy, Trails Program and Liberty Web Assistant - with 2009 Achievement Awards.

Gordon Ramsay, the opinionated British chef and TV host, will be in town to make over three South Florida restaurants for the next season of Fox TVa s Kitchen Nightmares .

In a post Friday, we described the "Houdini-esque predicament" of Charles Saltzman, a former treasurer of the Deerfield Beach cat shelter, Feline Friends.

Bank documents suggest the former treasurer of a Deerfield Beach cat shelter forged a signature, seized control of its fundraising company, and then drained its bank account, depriving the cash-strapped shelter of $11,290 that made up its emergency fund.

A Broward County construction worker has died from he injuries sustained when a crane collapsed.

Florida HB 189 / SB 922, which would have eliminated the statewide prohibition on breed-specific legislation, has been ``indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration'' according to the Florida House website.

A Death Row inmate returned Tuesday to Broward Circuit Court after the Florida Supreme Court ordered a new trial amid allegations that his judge and prosecutor had dined together while he was on trial and had joked about the case.

A makeover of the notorious Miss Lourdies is almost complete. The 38-year-old, 167-foot long cargo ship will soon shed her past as a freighter and more recently, as a smugglers' container.

Many years ago, there was a show on which Melina Kanakaredes of CSI: NY played a doctor.

Omar Loureiro appealed his murder conviction and death sentence based on questionable conversations between his judge and prosecutor during trial.

A Pompano Beach man has been charged with the death of a woman found dumped outside a South Florida hospital.

Broward sheriff's detectives on Saturday arrested a Pompano Beach man in connection with the death of his girlfriend, who was found unconscious and critically injured outside the outpatient pavilion at North Broward Medical Center on May 10.

Broward Sheriff's Office detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a Lighthouse Point woman who was found injured in a hospital parking lot.

May 8, 2009 8:26 pm US/Eastern LIGHTHOUSE POINT A child stands in the mud and rubble of his house in the devastated city of Gonaives some 124 miles north of Port Au Prince on Sept.

Are you a momma's boy? Well we certainly hope so because this Sunday is Mother's Day.

One fisherman is recovering from severe injuries after a swordfish jumped in his boat.

Who knew there was so much to know about tequila? Much like a fine wine, a tequila can merit respect for its distinctive flavors, fermenting techniques and intoxicating qualities.

A Deerfield Beach man learned the true meaning of 'turnabout is fair play' when he went before a Broward County judge recently.