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Morning Juice: Trayvon Martin 911 Tapes, Moving on From Peyton Manning, and a Lot of Corned Beef

By Rich Abdill Mon., Mar. 19 2012 at 5:15 AM

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A quick review of the news you may have missed:

--The "very suspicious" files: Authorities have released the 911 tapes associated with the February killing of Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old who was shot in Sanford by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman. A highlight of the tapes, in reference to Martin, who was found to be carrying Skittles and a can of iced tea: "These assholes always get away." Check out the Times article for the tape of ZImmerman's initial call, plus those of witnesses. [New York Times]

(The Herald also has an interesting story from witness accounts and a history of racial tensions in the town of Sanford.)

--Tragedy at Riverside Hotel: A pregnant woman was killed Saturday in a hotel pool restroom after a car veered off the road and smashed into the cabana. "There was no

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Matt Flynn, Peyton Manning, Rebecca Oey, Riverside Hotel, Trayvon Martin

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Morning Juice: "Little Chocolate Boy," Murder for Hire, and Peyton Manning

By Rich Abdill Mon., Mar. 12 2012 at 6:10 AM

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A sampling of the weekend news you might have missed:

Give it time?: While overcrowded schools in western Broward are bursting at the seams, there are 26,000 empty seats farther east -- and Superintendent Robert Runcie is doing almost nothing to alleviate the issues for the coming school year, saying a "broader look" is needed before real decisions -- the hard ones we're ostensibly paying them to make -- are made. [Sun-Sentinel]

Just can't get herself fired: A Pompano Beach teacher who received a ten-day suspension for repeatedly calling a student "a little chocolate boy" has said over and over that it's all a big misunderstanding. This, in case you were wondering, happens to be the same teacher who was accused of throwing holy water on an atheist colleague in 2010...

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Morning Juice: News From the South Florida Justice Scene

By Rich Abdill Mon., Mar. 5 2012 at 6:35 AM

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There were developments in multiple prominent South Florida criminal cases over the weekend. Sorry to start your week off on a down note, but here's a quick sample of the news you may have missed:

Set free: Lineten Belizaire, the 21-year-old Miami man accused of killing three people (including a 6-month-old child) in Lauderdale Lakes and then leaving his infant son at the scene, was released Friday after a grand jury said there wasn't enough evidence to send the case to trial. Of interest: One of the victims, Belizaire's ex-girlfriend, reportedly made a Facebook update just before she was killed that said Belizaire was outside her apartment. [CBS 4]

Won't stop getting weirder: I write "more weird details emerge" every time something new comes out about the February 9 RV park murder in Deerfield Beach, and every time something...

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Deanna Beauchamp, John Goodman, Lineten Belizaire, Scott Rothstein, William De Jesus

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Fort Lauderdale to Sell Booze on Sunday Mornings, All Your Dreams to Come True

By Stefan Kamph Wed., Feb. 16 2011 at 10:00 AM

Categories: Finally!, Morning Juice

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Ever wish you could have a mimosa before noon at Sunday brunch? Try to check out at Publix with a six-pack at 11:45 on Sunday, and be told you need to hang around and wait for 15 minutes? Fear not, problem drinker. The Fort Lauderdale city commission is on your side.

Florida's cities and counties have an overlapping patchwork of liquor laws: normally, state law prohibits liquor sales between 3 a.m. and 7 a.m. Counties can change that -- for example, Miami-Dade's liquor stores can stay open 24 hours, and Broward restricts liquor sales before

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Fort Lauderdale City Commission, liquor laws, Mayor Jack Seiler, Sunday

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Morning Juice: Jesus Saves Clerk; We're Number One! (in Foreclosures)

By Jeff Stratton Fri., Jul. 30 2010 at 7:01 AM

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Rise and shine; shake the sleep from your eyes. Or, alternately, wakey-wakey, eggs and bakey: There be news bulletins richocheting about.

This story could have had such a different ending: Guy goes in to rob a Pompano Beach cell-phone store only to have the clerk start preaching about Jesus. He admits he's got only a BB gun, needs $300 to stave off eviction -- and leaves. Take that, atheists. [Sun-Sentinel]
In the first half of 2010, South Florida had the most foreclosures of any metro area in the country. That's right. We beat everyone. So while you're riding your bike to work from the abandoned shipping container you call home, pump a fist in the air and let everyone know: "WE'RE NUMBER ONE!" [Sun-Sentinel]

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dengue fever, foreclosure, Robbery, shooting

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Morning Juice: Botox Bandita, Wal-Mart Drops Fish, Rum Shack Owner Busted for DUI

By Jeff Stratton Thu., Jul. 29 2010 at 7:44 AM

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A Las Olas doctor provided a woman with a little Botox treatment the other day. She was
pushy and rude -- you know the type. When it was time to pay up, she left a decoy purse at the office and skipped out, promising to hit an ATM and return. She didn't. You know the type -- you try to help someone out of their wrinkled-face situation, and this is the thanks you get. Sun-Sentinel
Wal-Mart -- the third-biggest grocery chain in Florida -- is no longer offering fresh seafood. It'll still carry frozen fishies. Higher prices and concerns over environmental issues in the Gulf precipitated the decision, which will trickle down and impact the fisheries that have been stocking the chain. That's a lot of grouper and snapper not being bought and sold. Palm Beach Post
The owner of the Rum Shack, a popular drinkery in Lake Worth, was popped last night for DUI. Driving home (with a deputy already scoping him out), he allegedly knocked over a pedestrian on the roadside. Kevin Knight, 43, is a former cruise-ship bartender known for a concoction called the Drunken Monkey. Palm Beach Post

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Morning Juice: Fido Finds Lobsters, With or Without Butter

By Jeff Stratton Wed., Jul. 28 2010 at 7:13 AM

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Current events, currently splayed across a web browser near you, right after you wake up:

Jordan Howard Breslaw, in a race for a Broward County judge position, is collecting unemployment benefits. Evidently working as an attorney and a chiropractor isn't paying the bills. Sun-Sentinel
A wonderful church with some enlightened leaders decided a fine method of fomenting world peace should start with a little Koran burning. The Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville plans to attempt the stunt on September 11. Miami Herald

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lobster, police abuse, suicide

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Morning Juice: Daddy Issues, More Bodyguards for Scott

By Jeff Stratton Mon., Jul. 26 2010 at 7:15 AM

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Headlines from our little corner of the world this morning:

Lawyers tangle testily in the Palm Beach circuit judge battle. One attorney (Ken Lemoine) says he's getting into the race because another contestant (Lisa Small) has no experience -- even though she's been practicing law a decade longer than he has. "She works for her daddy," sniffles Lemoine. [Palm Beach Post]
Fort Lauderdale cops found a 2-year-old boy wandering in front of his apartment last night -- unable to give them his name or his parents' -- whom police are still searching for. UPDATE: The kid's parents have been found, say police. [Sun-Sentinel]

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death, judicial races, lawyers

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Morning Juice: Heeeeere's Bonnie!

By Thomas Francis Fri., Jul. 23 2010 at 8:54 AM

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A glance at the local headlines for this Friday morning:

Tropical Storm Bonnie is going to scratch away at the Broward - Miami-Dade area all day, with winds at 40 mph. For Palm Beach County, a tropical storm watch is in effect. [WSVN-7]
The criminal gang Top 6 has become a top priority for Palm Beach Sheriff's Office, which on Thursday arrested a 20-year-old member of that gang, Jimmy Gilles, and charged him with two counts of attempted murder, among other felonies. [Palm Beach Post]

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Morning Juice: Bonnie Bears Down on Bahamas; State Tests Come Up Empty in The Acreage

By Thomas Francis Thu., Jul. 22 2010 at 9:12 AM

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Broward and Palm Beach news for this Thursday morning:

Tropical Storm Bonnie is blooming over the Bahamas this morning. Storm advisories are expected around 11. [Palm Beach Post]
The wife of attorney Stuart Rosenfeldt gave a deposition Wednesday in which she said her husband didn't launder money for Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein, though she admitted that she was happy to be kept in the dark as to the source of her husband's sudden wealth. [Sun-Sentinel]
As Broward County School District officials try to close a $130 million budget gap, the Broward Teachers Union is resisting furloughs, even as the district's non-classroom employees accept them as being better than layoffs. [Miami Herald]