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  • Teaching kids the meaning of Memorial Day

    President Richard Nixon declared Memorial Day a federal holiday on the last Monday in May. Cities all around the U.S. will hold their own celebrations to pay respect to the men and women who have died in wars or in the service of their country.Teaching the meaning of Memorial Day to your children can be a challenge. To many Americans, Memorial Day marks the beginning of summer and is an excuse ...

  • Woman claims rape to get boyfriend back

    Earl told investigators a strange tale of being attacked from behind by a man when she was visiting the grave of a friend. She claimed the guy put a Wal-Mart bag over her head and dragged her away.Her story went on to say she got away but passed out in the ditch.After being checked at the hospital Earl was released and cops got the truth out of her.They said her goal was to get her boyfriend ...

  • Memorial Day tribute to fallen heros

    This holiday weekend is made possible by those who gave their all. So many veterans have sacrificed so that we can live free. We remember and honor their service. -- Staff of Rare.US. Memorial Day ...

  • ObamaSexual Assault Threatens Trust in Military

    Choosing future Navy and Marine leaders as his audience, President Barack Obama issued a pointed call Friday for an end to sexual assaults in the military, appealing to graduating midshipmen to contain what has become a growing epidemic. ...

  • Memorial Day impacts trash services

    In observance of the Memorial Day holiday, there will be no collection of residential refuse, recycling, green waste and bulky waste on Monday, May ...


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Movie Review

Spartan

Spartan

In Spartan, David Mamet takes his signature elliptical approach to the well-worn Tom Clancy-ish spy genre, deflating it of its emphasis on straightforward plot-point-to-plot-point narrative structure and refilling it with a politically charged undercurrent thats all too timely. As with so ... ...

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  • No wasting of ammo man drops crook with single shot

    The homeowner came home to find a bad guy inside gathering up his stuff in order to steal it.The man was able to grab one of his guns and confront the crook, he then put one shot in his chest.That was all it took.After being shot the man jumped through a window and got into his car. As he tried to drive away he crashed into a fence and died in the car.Cops ...

  • Four accused of robbing Boca T-Mobile store pepper-spraying employees and locking them up

    Four Pompano Beach men, some of whom were already in jail for other alleged crimes, are now facing charges related to the robbery of a T-Mobile store in Boca Raton.Police believe that they are the men who barged into a T-Mobile at 2301 West Glades Ave. on Dec. 2, robbed the place at gunpoint, pepper-sprayed two employees and a customer before locking them in a storage closet.Investigators spent ...

  • Jupiter police Alleged thief had fake gun permits in car

    Among the pieces of police equipment and bill of sale forms found in an accused gun thief's car Saturday was evidence that he tried creating fake concealed-weapons permits, according to information obtained from town police Thursday.Christopher Vachaviolos, who was arrested Saturday, allegedly is responsible for seven car burglaries -- five of them being law-enforcement cars -- from ...

  • Basketball game benefits transplant foundation

    Eighth graders Matthew Hellinger, Jayden Hardaway and Jonathan Roth organized the sixth annual Miracle Games in Pinecrest to raise funds for the Transplant ...

  • Third-grade FCAT math and reading scores static

    TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Third-grade math and reading scores on Florida's standardized test have remained static, while writing scores show a significant jump.Results released Friday show less than two-thirds of Florida's third grade students are performing at a satisfactory level in math and reading on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test. There was a 1 percent increase in reading ...

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