Why school buildings don’t last here

Ever wonder why the little old schoolhouse in Florida doesn’t last as long as buildings in other par...

Political scene

Miami-Dade Commission takes back strip mall funding

Miami-Dade commissioners last week took back $3 million in funding they had approved last month to renovate...

Political scene

Portion of Miami Commission meeting takes place en español

Change for seniors can be a challenge, and their worries about a new company providing transportation servi...

Political scene

Miami-Dade commissioner tries to change Head Start vote

When Miami-Dade commissioners voted last month to outsource the county’s Head Start program for pre-...

REDISTRICTING

Democrats, independents tilt Miami’s congressional districts

Democratic and independent voters have diluted GOP voting clout in 3 Miami congressional districts held by ...

Courts

Legal aid organizations hard hit by budget cuts in 2012

Sex-abuse allegations swirl around foster dad

Police and child welfare heads are investigating a former foster father after a teen and an older man accus...

FLORIDA RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL

Party at the medieval castle

Renfest, part 20, is a blast from the past — trumpets, wenches and knights in shining armor.

Schools sniffing around for new tax revenue

Money for buildings is a major issue for South Florida’s public school districts. In Miami-Dade, the...

In My Opinion

Broward judge sent wrong signal in domestic abuse case

There’s nothing light-hearted about Broward Circuit Judge John “Jay” Hurley’s ...

Pinecrest

Pinecrest Gardens Youth Arts Festival seeks students

Pinecrest Gardens’ second annual Big Gig is accepting applications from children who are interested ...

Deerfield Beach

3 dead, including child, in standoff at Deerfield Beach RV park; two others badly hurt

When a standoff that began at the Highland Woods RV Park Thursday evening finally ended early Friday, three...

Fort Lauderdale

Third man accuses youth pastor Jeffery London of abusing him as a boy

BROWARD BULLDOG

Sweet deal for owners of Hallandale newspaper that features mayor as columnist

Hallandale Beach newspaper that features the mayor as a columnist received loan with hefty forgiveness perc...

Marco Island, Fla.

New museum savors island’s ancient importance

THE LEGISLATURE

State goes easy on deregulation

Milder legislation to deregulate certain industries is moving through the House and the Senate, but Florida...

2012 FLORIDA LEGISLATURE

Lawmakers singling out poor or promoting self-responsibility?

Critics charge the Legislature is targeting poor people — from requiring cash welfare recipients to ...

Public education

South Florida’s crumbling schools and how they got that way

When basketball coach Cleve Roberts took a Miami Norland team to play at Miami Jackson Senior High a few ye...

2012 FLORIDA LEGISLATURE

Tallahassee tax cuts put squeeze on cities

As the Florida Legislature pushes business-friendly tax cuts, local governments are being left with the bi...

Florida in $325M Powerball jackpot

What would you do if you won the $325 million Powerball jackpot? That’s what a lot of people across ...

REDISTRICTING

Democrats, independents tilt Miami’s congressional districts

Democratic and independent voters have diluted GOP voting clout in 3 Miami congressional districts held by ...

2012 FLORIDA LEGISLATURE

Lawmakers singling out poor or promoting self-responsibility?

Critics charge the Legislature is targeting poor people — from requiring cash welfare recipients to ...

Schools sniffing around for new tax revenue

Money for buildings is a major issue for South Florida’s public school districts. In Miami-Dade, the...

2012 FLORIDA LEGISLATURE

Tallahassee tax cuts put squeeze on cities

As the Florida Legislature pushes business-friendly tax cuts, local governments are being left with the bi...

REDISTRICTING

Democrats, independents tilt Miami’s congressional districts

Democratic and independent voters have diluted GOP voting clout in 3 Miami congressional districts held by ...

Public education

South Florida’s crumbling schools and how they got that way

When basketball coach Cleve Roberts took a Miami Norland team to play at Miami Jackson Senior High a few ye...

Why school buildings don’t last here

Ever wonder why the little old schoolhouse in Florida doesn’t last as long as buildings in other par...

Capitol Buzz: Quiet day expected in Tallahassee

It’s a light-day at the Capitol: Both the House and the Senate are not in session, and there are no ...

Texting-while-driving ban up again in Legislature

Joyce Concklin has 10 good reasons why every state should pass a ban on texting while driving: That's the n...

Thrift store worker accused of grand theft

A thrift store worker has been arrested after deputies say he gave away or undercharged customers for items.

Crown Princess departs after norovirus outbreak

A cruise ship that returned early to port after a stomach virus outbreak has departed again after an extens...

Fla. opens cold night shelters for homeless

Cold weather night shelters for the homeless have opened as Florida residents prepare for a blast of arctic...

Southwest Fla. man, woman found dead in hot tub

Police say two people have been found dead after apparently drowning in a hot tub in southwest Florida.

40 years with Niceville's duo, Wise and Corbin

On Aug. 2, 1971, Randall Wise was appointed the city's mayor.

American flight makes emergency landing in Ky.

Passengers on an American Airlines flight from Miami to Detroit have completed their journey hours after th...