False promises, fallen leaders

As the latest in a string of politicos in Miami's most impoverished district fights prosecution, residents ...

GAY DISCRIMINATION

Jackson nurses offer apology

Several nurses offered personal apologies to a lesbian kept from seeing her dying partner in 2007 at Jackso...

NORTH MIAMI-DADE

Biscayne Park police officer attacked during traffic stop

A Biscayne Park police officer was attacked during a routine traffic stop Friday evening in North Miami-Dad...

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...

EDUCATION

Miami Dade College faculty member named top Florida professor

Sandra L. Schultz, a 30-year Miami Dade College North Campus professor, has been named the 2009 Florida Pro...

IMMIGRATION

Venezuelan brothers facing deportation are freed from detention

Two Venezuelan brothers threatened with deportation have been given a 12-month reprieve before their case i...

SCOTT ROTHSTEIN SCANDAL

Rothstein, associates sued

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

HOME INSURANCE

Citizens rate hike not as harsh as expected

Citizens' windstorm rates are heading up for most people.

ELECTION 2010

Politicians jumping into social media, seeing new outlet to voters

For Florida candidates, social-networking tools are keys to campaign outreach.

STATE BUDGET

New Florida cigarette tax boosts state budget

A new tobacco tax is doing just what its proponents envisioned: reducing cigarette sales while fattening st...

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...

U.S.-CUBA RELATIONS

Blogger in Cuba has Washington's ear

A blogger in Cuba who's not afraid to take on the authorities has gained attention at the White House and o...

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...

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...

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.

Mammogram guidelines spark debate over health bill

Lawmakers broke along party lines on a new aspect of the health care debate Sunday as a former National Ins...

Burial held for man killed in Fla. office shooting

Otis "Nicki" Beckford's death left those who came to bury him Saturday remembering how the 26-year-old love...

Astronaut's baby daughter born as he circles Earth

Astronaut Randolph Bresnik jubilantly welcomed his new daughter into the world Sunday as he floated 220 mil...

Fla.'s private colleges beef up recruiting

In an economy where money is tight and everyone's looking for a bargain, Florida's most expensive universit...

Marijuana found in melon shipment

Officials at an Interstate 75 weigh station in Marion County reported finding more than 800 pounds of marij...

Bike theft stopped by car crash

An alleged bike theft was cut short in Tampa when one of the suspects was hit by a car.

Man killed by Hillsborough County bus

A Hillsborough County Regional Transit Authority bus struck and killed a pedestrian near the University of ...