SCOTT ROTHSTEIN SCANDAL

Rothstein, associates sued

In a lawsuit that reads like a racketeering indictment, a group of investors alleged that attorney Scott Ro...

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI

University of Miami campus locked down over BB-gun scare

Thousands of students, faculty and others at UM's Gables campus were forced to remain indoors until police ...

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI

Gift to expand Cuban collection

A $2.4 million grant from a foundation named after the former head of Coca Cola will help enhance UM's Cuba...

VIRGINIA KEY

Old Miami landmark Jimbo's faces a crackdown

A freewheeling bait shack and watering hole on Virginia Key faces a deadline to remove the junk that some s...

CORAL GABLES HIGH STABBING

Accused teen in Coral Gables High stabbing claims self-defense

MIAMI-DADE GOVERNMENT

Miami-Dade leaders' foreign travel may get more scrutiny

Calls for tighter controls follow reports that a Miami-Dade trade agency has spent freely but produced little.

MIAMI

Ex-Miami Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones to run again

Suspended Miami Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones formally announced that she will run for her vacant seat.

WEST PALM BEACH

Conferences on homosexuality to converge in West Palm Beach

Can homosexuality be cured? Two groups with opposing opinions will hold dueling conferences beginning Frida...

BROWARD COUNTY

Broward grand jury recommends pain clinic reforms

A Broward County grand jury suggests a series of new reforms to stop the explosion of unregulated pain clin...

SCOTT ROTHSTEIN SCANDAL

'Juice scam' victim: I was lured into Scott Rothstein deal

A Coconut Grove businessman says he invested $2.16 million with Scott Rothstein after a friend solicited hi...

HOMICIDE

One year later, felony law may bring justice

A year after an alleged robber from North Miami was killed by his victim in Lake Worth, his Broward accompl...

EDUCATION

Florida to seek $1 billion in U.S. education grants

Eligible for up to $700 million in competitive federal grants for education, Florida anticipates asking the...

FLORIDA POLITICS

Gov. Charlie Crist orders probe of juvenile justice chief

Florida launched an investigation into the extensive taxpayer-funded travel of the state's juvenile justice...

POLITICS

Sen. George LeMieux blasted for blocking diplomat

Florida Sen. George LeMieux's efforts to question a State Department employee about Cuba policy and other i...

FLORIDA PENSIONS

Change sought in who oversees state pension funds

The State Board of Administration is under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

FORT LAUDERDALE

Bank ordered to turn over documents for Rothstein case in Broward County

A bank connected to the case of attorney Scott Rothstein was ordered to release files by Monday.

LEGISLATURE 2010

Real work, cash hunt collide

For lawmakers in Tallahassee this week, many big questions remained unresolved, but fundraising for campaig...

TALLAHASSEE

House panel to continue pursuing Ray Sansom probe

There will be no delay in a Florida House committee's probe into allegations that former Speaker Ray Sansom...

POLITIFACT

Gov. Charlie Crist backpedals on stimulus

Gov. Charlie Crist, a U.S. Senate candidate, has been trying to distance himself from President Barack Obam...

ADOPTION AGENCIES

NRA: Ban adoption agencies from asking about gun ownership

The NRA wants to stop adoption agencies from asking prospective parents about whether they own guns, saying...

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

Push begins for tougher Public Service Commission rules

Proposals emerge to force the state utility board to operate by the same ethics rules as judges.

Panhandle man fatally shoots black bear in yard

A Panhandle man has fatally shot a black bear known to roam a neighborhood, leaving behind two cubs.

St. Petersburg Marine rescues Iraqi dog

Just two years ago, he was a no-name cur with cutoff ears scrounging for scraps in the desert.

Body found near Port Richey homeless camp

A medical examiner will determine the cause of death of a body found near a Port Richey homeless camp.

Astronauts finish another spacewalk, still no baby

A spacewalking astronaut put aside the impending birth of his daughter and blazed through his first-ever ve...

Officials: do not release balloons in wildlife

A warning to those who may want to release balloons outdoors: not only is it against the law, but it can ha...

John Travolta, family attend open of new movie

The Travolta's are home for the Ocala open of the new Disney comedy 'Old Dogs' and to help raise money for ...

Joe Francis out sick for Panhandle court hearing

The founder of "Girls Gone Wild" had a doctor's note and did not appear at a Panhandle court hearing.