BROWARD COUNTY

Woman hit by stray bullet in Lauderhill is recovering

A woman hit by stray bullet at a Fourth of July party in Lauderhill is on the mend but still shaken from th...

HOLLYWOOD

Boater flees after striking divers off Hollywood beach

The search is on for a boater who rammed two divers off Hollywood beach; the father and son are recovering.

NORTH MIAMI-DADE

Miami Gardens program puts derailed youth back on track

Young first-time offenders in South Florida are finding second chances with a diversion program.

MADOFF'S VICTIMS

Three South Florida victims of Bernard L. Madoff tell their stories

Three South Floridians revealed how they were victimized by Bernard Madoff. One is 'ashamed' because he got...

MIAMI

Miami priest reflective as he marks a special anniversary

A monsignor, expelled from Cuba as a young priest, looks back on a half-century of serving his church and h...

HOUSE DISTRICT 91

In House District 91 race, Democrats search for candidate

While Democrats struggle to find a viable candidate for a hotly contested open house seat, Republicans are ...

South Florida has plenty of Fourth of July events

Itstarted at first light, with 5Ks and Peace Walks, and didn't stop till long after dark, with the grand fi...

AUTOPSY

Girl killed by python was asphyxiated

(AP) -- Asphyxiation was listed to be the preliminary cause of death of the little girl killed by a Burmese...

WEATHER

South Florida water shortage ended

Another wet month has erased water supply concerns across South Florida, but all the rain will raise floodi...

LOTTERY

No one wins three big payoffs

Wednesday was a bad night for lottery players -- no tickets won the top prizes in the Florida Lotto, Fantas...

EXOTIC ANIMALS

Child's death highlights debate over pythons, other exotic animals

The killing of a 2-year-old by a Burmese python revives the discussion on how to best regulate exotic animals.

Gov. Charlie Crist resumes gambling talks with Seminoles

Gov. Charlie Crist and the Seminole Tribe of Florida began negotiating a new gambling compact Wednesday tha...

THE KEYS

Northbound lane of U.S. 1 in Florida Keys reopens

The northbound lane of the 18-Mile Stretch connecting Key Largo to the mainland is now open after being clo...

VENTURE CAPITAL

Herbert Venture Partners office to be near UF

The University of Florida's efforts to bolster its biotechnology brand got a boost earlier this month with ...

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...

LEGISLATURE

Gov. Charlie Crist: Florida budget is best it can be

Gov. Charlie Crist signed the state budget and vetoed only two items -- but broke a no-new-tax pledge.

2 charged with racing in Tampa had toddlers in car

Tampa police say two people who have been charged with driving up to 100 mph had three toddlers as passengers.

Fireworks spark Tampa house fire

Officials in Tampa say fireworks are to blame for about $50,000 in damage to a house.

School bullying, once a silent battle, now a crime

In a Tampa middle school locker room, prosecutors say four flag football players held down a younger teamma...

boat collides with divers in Fla.

Law enforcement officials are searching for the driver of a boat that slammed into two divers in South Flor...

2 cousins hurt in watercraft collision

The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office says two cousins were injured when the personal watercrafts they were ...

Police: Accused cat killer could be a 'sociopath'

A south Florida teenager accused of killing more than a dozen cats fits the profile of a sociopath and resp...

Authorities say 1 killed in Va plane crash

The pilot of a single-engine plane that crashed Sunday in southwestern Virginia reported losing an exterior...