News Roundup

Kyle Munzenrieder February 17, 2009 9:41AM

UM is asking its individual schools to cut their budgets by at least 5 percent, and is considering pay freezes. [CBS4]
Steve Rodriguez attempted to undress and possibly rape a woman in the parking lot at the International Mall. Now he's in police custody. [NBC6]
A baby alligator? In my pool? [NBC6]
More than 3,000 pounds of pot were found at the Port of Miami. [Herald]
Another Medicare fraud ring, this one involving obsolete HIV therapy. [JustNews]
Opium is moving from South Beach to the Hard Rock casino in Broward. Classy. [Herald]

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