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Tim Hetherington, Photojournalist and "Restrepo" Codirector, Killed in Libya (UPDATED)

By Leslie Minora
Apr 21, 2011

Director Tim Hetherington, who was nominated for an Oscar for telling the story of an Army base named for a South Florida soldier, died while covering the conflict in Libya, according to the New York Times and several additional sources. Hetherington was best-known for Restrepo, which told the story of...
Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger's "Restrepo" Memorialized a Local Soldier; Now the Soldier's Mom Has Her Own Fight

By Leslie Minora
Apr 21, 2011

Marcela Pardo pulled into a Target parking lot in Hialeah. She was almost sick with worry, mostly about what she was about to watch on a movie screen. She wasn't sure, but she feared the film might show her how her son died — or the men he may have...
Luznar Family Will Hang More Massive Yard Signs, Continuing Epic Foreclosure Battle

By Leslie Minora
Apr 14, 2011

Ginger Luznar, who hung gigantic signs in her yard a month ago protesting her foreclosure, is not giving up the fight for her home. The Pembroke Pines woman and her family are at the apex of fraud, she says, blaming banking errors as well as dicey law firms for the...
Increasing Numbers of Newborns Are Born Addicted to Pain Pills

By Leslie Minora
Apr 12, 2011

This week, the New York Times called attention to a largely overlooked demographic of pain pill addicts -- newborn babies. The Times reports that as pain pill abuse "ravages communities across the country," more newborns enter the world crying excessively, shaking, experiencing stiff limbs, and other problems "that make their...
What Business Does Lindsay Lohan's Father Have in Fort Lauderdale?

By Leslie Minora
Apr 8, 2011

Here's a clue: It has nothing to do with his early '90s insider trading snafu, and he's not going on tour with Charlie Sheen, even though he wrote him an open letter about addiction back in January. Reasonable guesses, though. South Florida is no stranger to financial schemes or "winning"...

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