Jakub Maly: Austrian Swimmer Rescued from Sand Pit

Jakub Maly: Austrian Olympic Swimmer Dug Too Deep After getting caught in a seven-foot-deep hole, Austrian swimmer Jakub Maly nearly died. The Austrian national swim team was training in Pompano Beach, Florida, and was enjoying some down-time on the sand on May 8. The...

A cigarette for 75 cents, 2 for 1 dollar; the Brisk, shady sales

By 8:30 a.m., amid the procession of sleepy-eyed office workers and addicts from the nearby methadone clinic, Lonnie Loosie plants himself in the middle of the sidewalk on Eighth Avenue in Midtown. Addressing no one in particular, he calls out his one-size-fits-all greeting:...

Iguana causes power outage in Florida

An iguana caused 20,000 people to lose power in Florida.  The iguana unfortunately lost his life after he came in contact with the  high-voltage equipment. "An iguana apparently caused a power outage...

Suspect In Deputy's Fatal Shooting In Custody

 Update: POMPANO BEACH, Fla. -- The man suspected of fatally shooting a jail transport deputy and stealing the transport van outside a Pompano Beach strip club Wednesday morning has been taken into custody,...

Truck Driver Severely Burned In Wreck

" April 13, 2007 Florida - Two Fort Lauderdale firefighters who were running an errand, a Broward sheriff's deputy on her way home and scores of drivers and passengers on Interstate 95 in Pompano Beach on Thursday afternoon watched in shock as a truck driver emerged from a...

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