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  • Collins' 23 points lead Miami Hurrcanes past Tulane 74-54

    Dwayne Collins had 23 points and 14 rebounds as Miami overpowered Tulane 74-54 Thursday in the first round of the Charleston Classic.

  • HOTEL INDUSTRY

    Study: Minority hotel workers face more risks on the job

    A study finds female, Hispanic and Asian hotel workers more likely to be injured on the job.

  • Free swine flu shots available Saturday

    The Miami-Dade Health Department will offer free H1N1 swine flu vaccinations Saturday to people who fall in high-priority groups.

    The vaccine will be available from 8 a.m. to noon at the Miami-Dade County Fair Expo Center Fuchs Pavilion, 10901 Coral Way.

  • MIAMI POLICE

    Miami's new top cop vows to raise morale

    Outside Miami City Hall on Thursday, officials announced Miami's new police chief: Maj. Miguel Exposito, a 35-year department veteran.

  • Metrozoo jaguar dies during medical procedure

    One of Miami Metrozoo's two jaguars died Wednesday during a medical procedure designed to stop his stomach problems. He was 3 years old.

    Palenque, who weighed 129 pounds, was one of the star attractions at the zoo's newest exhibit, Amazon and Beyond, said Ron Magill, the zoo's spokesman. Jaguars are solitary animals, so he was kept separate from his betrothed, Reina -- a female who was not yet ready for an intimate relationship.

  • Miami Beach's Maria Mayer won't challenge election loss

    The loser in Tuesday's Miami Beach Group 2 City Commission race said Thursday she would not contest the results.

    Maria Mayer, who lost Tuesday to Jorge Exposito by 320 votes in a heated race, had said she might contest the results based on allegations of improper electioneering at the polls by Exposito's camp.

  • Broward's Jim Notter named Superintendent of Year

    A group of Florida education nonprofit organizations has named Broward Schools Superintendent Jim Notter its Superintendent of the Year.

    The prize, from the Consortium of Florida Education Foundations, recognizes Notter for supporting the Broward Education Foundation, which is the school district's nonprofit fundraising arm. The Broward group provides college scholarships to high school seniors and grants to teachers for innovative projects.

  • Miami Dade College students protest deportation plans

    Dozens of Miami Dade College students and some of their professors staged a rally Thursday demanding that federal immigration authorities free two Venezuelan brothers facing deportation.


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