SOUTH MIAMI-DADE

Cat killings have cost Miami-Dade police more than $73,000 in overtime

The tab for investigating the South Miami-Dade cat killings has passed $73,000 in police overtime and will ...

SOUTH MIAMI-DADE

Dade learning centers for migrant children to reopen

Two educational centers for migrant children in South Miami-Dade will reopen Monday, school district offici...

CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Charges dropped against ex-housemate of Alberto Cutié's wife

The Miami-Dade State Attorney's office has dropped criminal charges against Maxi Paulus Ratunuman, a 44-yea...

MIAMI-DADE

Miami-Dade prosecutors close probe of cop who shot fleeing teen

A former Miami-Dade police officer will not face charges in the shooting of an unarmed burglar.

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

Deal saves FIU cheerleaders from elimination

Florida International University's cheerleading team is B-A-C-K -- though it will have to largely pay its o...

THE ENVIRONMENT

Third day of lawn watering might be added, but not in Miami-Dade

Water managers decided to pursue three-day watering limits instead of the current twice-weekly restrictions...

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

Departing FIU President Modesto 'Mitch' Maidique might get $100,000 bonus

FIU President Modesto 'Mitch' Maidique, who is leaving Aug. 3, might see his final bonus jump from $50,000 ...

BROWARD COUNTY

Death Row inmate convicted in 1994 Broward murder will be set free

A man sentenced to die for a 1994 Broward murder was ordered freed by the Florida Supreme Court, which rule...

MIAMI

VA offers free care to vets who might have been infected in Miami hospital

The VA has promised free treatment to veterans infected by improperly cleaned equipment used in colonoscopies.

ALLEN STANFORD CASE

Alex Sink: Probe Allen Stanford deal

Florida's top financial regulator and several lawmakers want an investigation of the state's agreement with...

TALLAHASSEE

Local governments sue over Florida's new growth-management law

Led by the city of Weston, a group of local governments is suing to block the state's new growth-management...

HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE

Citizens Insurance premiums going up for most in South Florida

Most South Florida homeowners covered by the state-run insurance company will see a 10 percent increase in ...

FLORIDA ENVIRONMENT

South Florida's killer pythons capture U.S. attention

Sen. Bill Nelson told a congressional panel that the Burmese python, a killer pet thriving in the Everglade...

FLORIDA POLITICS

Attorney general candidate denies close ties to ex-con

Democratic attorney general candidate Dave Aronberg says he barely knows an ex-con who arranged a fundraise...

FLORIDA PRISONS

Florida Legislature gives OK to ship inmates out of state

Sending criminals to out-of-state prisons is a 'safety valve' for Florida's overpopulated prisons.

Crist's high court pick puts him in political center

Charlie Crist seated his fourth Supreme Court nominee, burnishing his reputation as a center-leaning governor

GOVERNMENT SPENDING

Senator criticizes Florida's privatization initiatives

A state senator is renewing his criticism of privatization over a no-bid contract.

OTHER LEGISLATION

Boost in tuition set for 11 Florida colleges

Gov. Charlie Crist on Monday signed into law one of his top priorities of 2009: a bill that allows all 11 s...

LAND DEVELOPMENT

Crist signs controversial growth-management bill

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist signed a controversial growth management bill that some say will stimulate the s...

TALLAHASSEE

Florida officials' salaries to be cut 2 percent

Though Gov. Charlie Crist bragged state worker pay wouldn't be cut, his salary and that of a thousand other...

Another indictment for former House Speaker Ray Sansom

A grand jury investigating Ray Sansom's ties to a Panhandle college issued a second round of indictments We...

Winners of the 2009 FSNE contests

The Florida Press Association and the Florida Society of News Editors met for their annual convention this ...

Correction: Florida Plane Crash story

In a July 9 story about a plane that crashed with five people aboard off Florida's Gulf Coast, The Associat...

Storms NASA's only worry for shuttle launch

Thunderstorms are threatening to delay NASA's planned launch Saturday night of space shuttle Endeavour, alr...

FACT CHECK: GOP joins spin game over stimulus jobs

EDITOR'S NOTE - An occasional look at assertions by government officials and how well they adhere to the fa...

McNair's girlfriend distraught over love and money

At just 19 years old, Sahel Kazemi thought she had it all: She was dating former NFL star Steve McNair, par...

APNewsBreak: Dad left notes to family he killed

After killing his wife and three children, and before taking his own life with a shotgun, Christopher Wood ...

4 families rebuilding finances post-foreclosure

Even after a sheriff's sale, the financial and emotional strains that surround a foreclosure are rarely over.