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Hollywood city manager arrested on DUI charge

By Tonya Alanez , Sun Sentinel — Fri, 25 May 2012 20:56:00 GMT

— City Manager Doug Hewett was arrested on a DUI charge at 3:20 a.m. on Easter Sunday in North Miami, less than six weeks after his first day on the job.

Man with special needs missing from Hollywood

Sun Sentinel — Fri, 25 May 2012 17:06:00 GMT

Authorities are seeking the public's help in finding a man with developmental disabilities who hasn't been seen since Tuesday.

Dance fundraiser helps food pantry

By Faran Fagen, Special Correspondent — Fri, 25 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT

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Marc Cannon, senior vice president of AutoNation, can do the merengue, and his cha-cha isn't too shabby either.

Red Cross hands out humanitarian award

By Mary Thurman Yuhas, Special Correspondent — Fri, 25 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT

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Frank Sacco, president and CEO of Hollywood-based Memorial Healthcare System, was recently honored as the 2012 Humanitarian of the Year by the American Red Cross South Florida Region.

Students focus on math, science at Broward Center

By Jonathan D. Marcus, Forum Publishing Group — Fri, 25 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT

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Students at a Hollywood elementary school recently visited the theater, but artistic expression wasn't on their agenda.

Wounded police officer describes turnpike melee

By Wayne K. Roustan, Sun Sentinel — Fri, 25 May 2012 00:34:00 GMT

Nelia Real recovering from several bullet fragment wounds

There were times when Key Biscayne Police Officer Nelia Real feared she would not survive.

Police arrest 21 people in Hollywood prostitution sting

By Ihosvani Rodriguez, Sun Sentinel — Thu, 24 May 2012 21:58:20 GMT

Longtime resident and activist Tommy Angelucci said he's come to learn the faces of many of the prostitutes who work along Federal Highway just blocks from his home.

Memorial Day events

Wed, 23 May 2012 21:13:00 GMT

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Couple charged in airport baggage thefts

By Ihosvani Rodriguez, Sun Sentinel — Tue, 22 May 2012 18:50:04 GMT

He posed as a well-dressed traveler but pilfered the luggage of others at South Florida airports; she was his getaway driver, police say.

Hollywood honors winners of Great Neighborhoods Challenge

By Tonya Alanez , Sun Sentinel — Tue, 22 May 2012 02:37:24 GMT

Community collaboration and pride were on full display Monday evening as city officials awarded property owners $107,000 in cash prizes for embracing a citywide challenge to spruce up properties, boost curb appeal and in turn raise property values.

Kmart to lay off workers in Hollywood, Pines

By Justine Griffin, Sun Sentinel — Sun, 20 May 2012 14:12:17 GMT

More than 170 employees will be laid off from Kmart stores in Hollywood and Pembroke Pines by the end of the summer as Sears Holding Corp. turns the stores into liquidation centers.

Missing Hollywood mother and son found

By Wayne K. Roustan, Sun Sentinel — Sat, 19 May 2012 03:10:00 GMT

Bien and Tuan Nguyen were at Pembroke Pines home

A mother and son with health issues, who had been missing for three days, were found Friday in a Pembroke Pines home, according to Hollywood Police.

Locals find joy caring for animals with disabilities

By Silvana Ordoñez, South Florida News Service — Fri, 18 May 2012 13:06:00 GMT

As a veterinarian technician, Chris Wheeler saved Ragu from being euthanized.

Two large law enforcement events staged in Hollywood

By Sergy Odiduro, Forum Publishing Group — Fri, 18 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT

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Thousands of residents recently checked out two large law enforcement events at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood.

Piglets found safe, suspected thief tasered

By Wayne K. Roustan, Sun Sentinel — Fri, 18 May 2012 02:28:12 GMT

Frantz Aboubaker accused of truck and pig thefts

Two pot-bellied piglets are back in the loving embrace of a Clewiston man after they were stolen in Hollywood on Wednesday.

Hollywood mother and son missing, both have health issues

By Wayne K. Roustan, Sun Sentinel — Fri, 18 May 2012 00:40:00 GMT

Bien, Tuan Nguyen last seen driving red 2003 Honda CRV

Hollywood Police have issued a silver alert for a mother and son who have been missing since Tuesday.

Good Samaritan helps woman dodge train crash in Hollywood

Juan Ortega , Sun Sentinel — Thu, 17 May 2012 21:40:07 GMT

Disaster was looming large — a train was hurtling down the tracks toward a car with a woman inside — so passer-by Aeric Moskowitz sprang into action.

Mysterious rash at McArthur High prompts mass casualty hazmat response

Sun Sentinel — Thu, 17 May 2012 00:18:00 GMT

McArthur High School was the scene of a mass casualty response by state and county officials Wednesday after a mysterious rash prompted a lockdown affecting thousands of people and sent 12 students and two teachers to nearby hospitals with a police escort.

Hollywood terminates contract with concert promoter

By Ihosvani Rodriguez, Sun Sentinel — Wed, 16 May 2012 23:16:35 GMT

The city determined to become a music mecca in South Florida has essentially fired its major concert promoter.

Hissing drum contained sodium perchlorate

Sun Sentinel — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:25:31 GMT

The hissing, smoking 55-gallon drum is no more. The BSO bomb squad blew it to smithereens. But what was in the barrel that washed up on Hollywood beach Sunday, got crushed by a cleanup crew, then started emitting sounds and vapors that led to a 12-hour closure of State Road A1A?

Carol MacKenzie, longtime Hollywood music teacher, dies at 77

Juan Ortega , Sun Sentinel — Tue, 15 May 2012 22:40:24 GMT

As a music instructor at Hollywood Central Elementary for five decades, Carol MacKenzie was a relentless advocate for the arts who got students to take pride in their achievements.

'Stand Your Ground' rejected in Broward manslaughter case

By Juan Ortega , Sun Sentinel — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:19:57 GMT

A homeless man accused of manslaughter in the slaying of another homeless man is headed to trial this week after a Broward Circuit judge on Tuesday determined that he isn't entitled to immunity under Florida's Stand Your Ground law.

'My hand was in the wrong place at the wrong time,' Seminole snake handler says

By Frances Robles, The Miami Herald — Tue, 15 May 2012 08:34:00 GMT

After being bitten by a venomous cobra during a show at the Seminole Okalee Indian Village Pow-Wow over the weekend, wildlife supervisor Giselle Hosein said she’s ready to take a small break while her hand recovers.

Broward judge poised to rule on Stand Your Ground motion

Juan Ortega , Sun Sentinel — Tue, 15 May 2012 08:16:00 GMT

A Broward Circuit judge plans to decide Tuesday whether a homeless man who claims self-defense in the manslaughter death of another homeless man two years ago is entitled to immunity under Florida's Stand Your Ground law.

Thieves hit YMCA in Hollywood

By Ihosvani Rodriguez, Sun Sentinel — Tue, 15 May 2012 08:05:00 GMT

Police are searching for at least two men who broke into a YMCA and made off with the facility's televisions.