Donald R. Horton and a map of the development site (D.R. Horton)
D.R. Horton advanced plans to build a 211-unit townhouse development called Merrick Square on a portable-classroom site in Pembroke Pines.
City commissioners voted 3-2 Wednesday to grant final approval to a land use plan amendment for the 27-acre development site just west of I-75 on the southeast corner of Pines Boulevard and Southwest 172nd Avenue.
The commissioners also voted 3-2 to initially approve an ordinance that would rezone part of the development site. A second and final reading of the proposed rezoning is scheduled for March 17.
Five teens and two young men were involved in a serious and frightening public order incident where a male teen was attacked, kicked and dragged to the ground in a fast food restaurant, it has been alleged, at Balbriggan District Court.
Frank Carbraley (19) is accused of being the main instigator of the public order incident which resulted in customers and young children fleeing the scene into the restaurant s toilets.
It is alleged a fight broke out at McDonalds in Balbriggan, Co Dublin and the injured party was attacked by a number of males, dragged to the ground and had his wallet stolen, Balbriggan District Court heard.
Tonight, diane reports on a group of caregivers in ohio and what they did to protect their adopted family, and it worked. reporter: i ve covered over the decades so many challenges and seen how we transform them into strength. a group of dedicated ohio caregivers saying good-bye to their own families, not sure when they would see them again. i ve converted my office into my bedroom. reporter: these administrators, nurses, aides at two assisted living facilities, sharonbrooke and chapel grove, decided if the enemy was heading to their doors, they d go inside, lock that door, and fight to keep it out. we knew that once it reached our facility, it would be too late. reporter: the weeks go by. in private, these workers admit it s not easy. my son is a senior this year so he s not only missing his mom at home, he s missing prom and possibly graduation. reporter: they make sure the