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Dr. Juan Martinez adjusts a mask on David J. Lawton, 15, at Joe DiMaggio Cystic Fibrosis and Pulmonary Center in Hollywood on Tuesday, May 14, 2013. David has been using the mask for two years. The mask helps keep air flow through the pharynx during sleep. David's mother, Barbara Ann Lawton, says he is sleeping better now, and no more snoring.

Children’s sleep disorders

Children’s sleep disorders on the rise as local clinics work on treatments

- The Miami Herald , May 24
The Miami Herald

Sleep disorders in children can lead to a lifetime of problems. Sleep clinics in Miami-Dade and Broward work to find cures and new treatment... s.

Child welfare

Probe into Kendall boy’s death uncovers lie by DCF investigator

- The Miami Herald , May 23
The Miami Herald

DCF says its investigator falsified a substance abuse screening of a Kendall mom. Her son later died in a sweltering car.

Courts

Star witness in Rilya Wilson case walks free from prison

- The Miami Herald , May 20
The Miami Herald

Robin Lunceford, originally slated to spend her life behind bars, testified that a Kendall woman confessed to murdering the foster child.

Erika Spaide, 20

Kendall woman struggled with rare disease

- The Miami Herald , May 16
The Miami Herald

Throughout her short life, Erika Spaide was cherished by her mother, sister, friends, teachers, medical professionals and many others in Sou... th Florida who learned about her through The Miami Herald’s Wish Book.

Kendall

School board approves controversial East Kendall Somerset school

- The Miami Herald , May 9
The Miami Herald

Miami-Dade School Board members say they had little discretion in approving contracts to open a controversial charter school campus in East ... Kendall.

Truck driver dies in hit-and-run in Kendall

- The Miami Herald , May 4
The Miami Herald

The driver of a tow truck died in a hit-and-run in Kendall early Saturday morning. The driver was responding to a call from a AAA member who...

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