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2 hrs ago | WPTV Local News

Man arrested after adverse possession

A man at the center of an adverse possession case has accused the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office of overreach after deputies ordered him away from the home and arrested him.

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Related Topix: Royal Palm Beach, FL, Criminal Defense Law, Law

Wed May 22, 2013

WPTV Local News

Rental car warning

Allen says he declined the optional insurance and all the extras, but when he returned the car 9 days later he was taken for a spin when, he says, he was charged $215 for insurance and another $53 for roadside protection.

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WPTV Local News

3 arrested in Jupiter PD thefts

Three men have been arrested in connection with the theft of Jupiter police vehicles and firearms, according Sgt.

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Related Topix: Jupiter, FL, Boynton Beach, FL, Juno Beach, FL

South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Judge orders Goodman to remain on house arrest

John Goodman won a new trial, but he didn't win his freedom. The polo magnate will mostly stay confined to his Wellington mansion after a judge Wednesday refused to end his house arrest and remove his ankle monitor.

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Related Topix: Wellington, FL, Prison, Delray Beach, FL

South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Deputies: Man opens patrol car door, gets in, gets arrested

Thomas R. Quinlan opened the unlocked door of a Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office patrol car and leaned in over the front seat.

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Related Topix: Boynton Beach, FL

WPBF

Judge: Polo mogul must remain on house arrest

During a hearing last week, Goodman's attorney asked that his client's bond be reinstated to the same release conditions he had before his DUI manslaughter conviction last year.

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Related Topix: Drug Testing

WPTV Local News

Mecca Farms sale proposal

A major deal is in the works to sell the Mecca Farms property in western Palm Beach County to the South Florida Water Management District.

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Related Topix: Loxahatchee, FL, Jupiter, FL

Examiner.com

State Libertarian leadership visits Broward County tomorrow night

Two candidate running to chair the Libertarian Party of Florida will visit Broward County tomorrow night at the Libertarian Party of Broward County's regular monthly meeting in Fort Lauderdale.

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Related Topix: Broward County, FL, Fort Lauderdale, FL, US Politics, Ron Paul, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Naples, FL

Examiner.com

Fla Governor Rick Scott vetoes sheriff's snitch program

Palm Beach County residents are celebrating Florida Governor Rick Scott this morning as they learn he has vetoed a $1 million program which would have set up a program of neighbor snitching on neighbor.

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Related Topix: Rick Scott, US Governors, Celebrities, Tom Cruise

I-Newswire.com

Hospital Worker Moves From Section 8 Housing to Dream Home Through...

Demonstrating its long-standing "Community for Community" commitment, Broken Sound Club, an award winning 5-Star Platinum Club of America, sponsored the construction of Habitat for Humanity's most recent South Palm Beach County home with donations of $50,000 and more than 200 volunteer hours from staff members.

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Related Topix: Boynton Beach, FL, Delray Beach, FL, Golf, FL, Lake Worth, FL

Tue May 21, 2013

WPTV Local News

National funds to test rape kits

Julie Weil, a Jupiter mother of two, was one of his victims. "He beat me," Weil said.

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Related Topix: Jupiter, FL, Family, Kids, Criminal Defense Law, Law, St Lucie County, FL

Broward-Palm Beach

Fourteen Florida Restaurants Make OpenTable's Top 100 Outdoor Dining Spots

We love lists. We like making our own lists and being on other people's lists. We especially love "top this" or "best that" lists.

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Related Topix: Broward County, FL

WPTV Local News

Crash closes S. Dixie Hwy in West Palm

A one vehicle accident is blocking all lanes of traffic on S. Dixie Hwy. between Okeechobee Boulevard and Belvedere Road.

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BizPacReview.com

Fla. Gov. Scott vetoes sheriff's $1 million 'snitch on your neighbor' program

Gov. Rick Scott on Monday vetoed almost $368 million in state spending before signing the budget for next year, including $1 million for a violence prevention and mental health initiative sought by the Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw .

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Related Topix: Rick Scott, US Governors, Palm Beach, FL, Belle Glade, FL, Boca Raton, FL, Opinion

Mon May 20, 2013

WPBF

New details released after confrontation between dogs leads to shooting

A fight between neighbors ended with one in jail and the other in a hospital in critical condition.

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Related Topix: Loxahatchee, FL

WPBF

Delray Beach man accused of driving naked, arrested twice in 12 hours

A Delray Beach man was arrested twice in a 12-hour span -- once for driving around naked and again for stealing a motorcycle while shirtless, according to arrest reports.

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Related Topix: Delray Beach, FL, Highland Beach, FL, West Palm Beach, FL

WPTV Local News

Rape resources and safety tips

One in six women will be sexually assaulted in their lifetime. Every two minutes someone in the U.S. is sexually assaulted, yet only 6% of rapists ever spend a day in jail.

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Related Topix: Jupiter, FL

WPTV Local News

DeMartin lawyers demand SAO removed

Attorney Joe Walsh, who is representing DeMartin free of charge, filed two motions on Monday afternoon including a motion to disqualify the Office of the State Attorney of the 15th Judicial Courth from further involvement in the case.

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South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Heavy rain, storms drench South Florida | Weather alerts

With numerous showers and thunderstorms across the region, an urban flood advisory was issued for northeastern Broward and for Palm Beach County today as parts of those areas have been saturated from rains in the past few weeks.

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Related Topix: Weather, Natural Disasters, Flood, Boynton Beach, FL, Tornado

Broward-Palm Beach

Democrats Meet to Organize Military Veterans Caucus

Republicans and Tea Party types say they respect the men and women of the military.

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Related Topix: US News, Life, Veteran Affairs