Nubia Agudelo and her husband were facing foreclosure and everyone they turned to refused to help them with their loan. ''We were paying $3,000 a month on two mortgages,'' said Nubia Agudelo, 50, of her four-bedroom, two-bath house in Pembroke Pines. She paid $300,000 for it in 2006.
BROWARD
The former President Bush calls him ''Zach,'' and the Bush currently in the White House calls him ``Zee Zee.'' He has been a repeat guest at the family's Crawford ranch, the White House and on Air Force One.
BROWARD SCHOOLS
Hoping to crack down on school bullying and harassment, Broward School Board members on Tuesday discussed a new policy that emphasizes prevention, training and close monitoring of all complaints.
SOUTH FLORIDA
Plucking birds from their nests sometimes brings Cameron Fritzson a few bucks. This week, it almost cost him his life. Fritzson, 20, was in critical condition Tuesday, a day after nearly being electrocuted while trying to capture monk parakeets from atop a Florida Power & Light tower in Pembroke Pines.
CHARITY
With the economy down and needs up for the homeless, the hungry and the elderly, donations to South Florida churches and other religious institutions are straining to keep up with soaring needs, leaders say.
AVIATION
Broward County Commissioners unanimously rejected Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport's proposed new airline incentives on Tuesday, asking the aviation director to rejigger the list of cities -- or determine if a program is even necessary.
CORAL SPRINGS
A mother and her 2-month-old baby were in critical condition on Tuesday night after firefighters rescued them from a burning Coral Springs home earlier in the week.
HOLLYWOOD
A man accused of robbing a Pembroke Pines bank is now charged with three more bank robberies in Hollywood, according to Hollywood police.
BROWARD BUDGET
Broward commissioners played budget hardball with new Sheriff Al Lamberti on Tuesday, saying they'd hire an auditor to scrutinize his books and scour his proposed $719 million budget in search of fat.
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CITRUS CANKER CASE
The trucks pulled up in front of Tim Farley's home like a military convoy. Nearly a dozen men clad in green and armed with chain saws and pruning shears marched into his backyard to find and destroy the enemy -- Farley's citrus trees.
STOCKS
Broward physician and heavyweight Republican donor Zachariah P. Zachariah has been accused of insider trading by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
FLORIDA
Scattered brush fires from Central to South Florida forced road closures and evacuations throughout the state on Monday, prompting Gov. Charlie Crist to declare a state of emergency to facilitate firefighting efforts statewide.
FORT LAUDERDALE
The start of the manslaughter trial of former New York Yankees player Jim Leyritz was postponed Monday. Leyritz, 44, is accused of running a red light and crashing his sport utility vehicle into a car driven by Fredia Ann Veitch on his birthday in December.
FORT LAUDERDALE
They were three people who lived in the same neighborhood of Spanish-tile homes and semi-circle driveways in north Fort Lauderdale, separated by only a few blocks.
MIAMI BEACH
It's been more than 20 years since Pope John Paul II became the first pontiff to make an official visit to a synagogue, but Jewish and Catholic leaders are still working today to mend the lingering rift between the two communities.
FORT LAUDERDALE
The Fort Lauderdale Police Department is investigating a traffic crash fatality involving a vehicle and a bicyclist.
