Big Cypress Preserve

Deep in Big Cypress National Preserve, oil flows

The largest oil drilling operation in South Florida is a stark contrast to the wild surroundings of the Big...

ENERGY

Oil industry eyes South Florida again

Fueled by rising oil prices and new technology, the oil industry is planning to expand exploration and dril...

Along N.J. bay, rising sea draws ever closer

The night Meghan Wren got stranded by floodwaters and had to sleep in her car, she knew it was time for a r...

Grand Canyon wildlife event to honor memory of park biologist

Eric York was obsessed with the big cats - their health, temperaments and survival rates amid the park's an...

Interior Department proposes new rules for fracking on federal lands

The Interior Department proposed new rules to regulate hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas on federal land...

Reactor shutdowns prompt inspections at Turkey Point

Federal regulators are increasing scrutiny on the Turkey Point nuclear plant after some unplanned shutdowns...

Plan carefully to get a bumper tomato crop

It's time to dream of those summertime sandwiches and BLTs, made with tomatoes you grow in your own yard - ...

STATE BUDGET

Gov. Rick Scott to veto tuition hike

EDUCATION

Teacher-training programs’ success under scrutiny

Florida and several other states are creating accountability systems so education schools will develop quan...

Miami-Dade Schools

New teachers union boss rose from poverty to president

Fedrick Ingram grew up in the inner city, became Miami-Dade’s teacher of the year and rose to become...

Miami-Dade Teachers

New president sworn in for Miami-Dade teachers union

Karen Aronowitz stepped down Thursday after eight years as president of the United Teachers of Dade. Fedric...

BROWARD SCHOOLS

Student’s family sues Broward school district over affair with teacher

The family of a teen who carried on a two-year sexual relationship with his middle school teacher is suing ...

Teaching program gives helping hand to Miami students

Teach For America Week targets community leaders to serve as guest teachers in local schools

HIGHER EDUCATION

FAU President Mary Jane Saunders resigns

Saunders will earn roughly $276,000 in her new role as a College of Science professor assigned to research ...

Politifact Florida

An attack on Gov. Scott that doesn’t add up

Florida’s Democratic chairman attacked Gov. Scott over his teacher pay promise. Unfortunately, her m...

The downloadable gun: next firearms frontier

While Americans argue over background checks and the like, tech changes could render firearm laws — ...

First person

Bus rides and toboggan slides with mom

How did my mother raise eight of us on $105 a week? Liver sausage sandwiches and unselfish love.

Miamians build a bakery for Haiti’s abandoned children

The kids have found a haven in Zanmi Beni Children’s Home (‘Blessed Friends’ in Creole).

To Our Readers

From the Editor: Legislative session’s over, but The Herald’s vigilance isn’t

More than 1,800 bills were filed during this year’s state legislative session, ranging from teacher ...

Gay rights milestone

It’s Jason Collins’ story, but it’s our day

IMMIGRATION reform

An undocumented immigrant’s plea to pursue the American Dream

All Gaby Pacheco wants is a chance to pursue the American Dream. On Monday, she implored lawmakers to pass ...

Alaska man runs onto frozen lake to avoid jail

Anchorage police say a young man who didn't want to return to jail ran out onto the uncertain ice of an Ala...

Birth of anteater has Conn. zoo staff puzzled

An anteater has given birth at a Connecticut conservation center, prompting officials there to wonder how t...

Funeral home has bicycle hearse for 1 last ride

An Oregon funeral home in Eugene offers natural burials where the ride to the person's final resting place ...

Aussie minister sorry he 'liked' exposed teen pic

An Australian politician says he has learned a valuable lesson in social networking after he "liked" a Face...

Wash. state woman spots stolen car in drive-thru

A Washington woman whose car was stolen from her apartment complex saw the stolen SUV hours later - in the ...

Fleeing Ore. man pleads to be pulled from river

Authorities in Eastern Oregon say a fleeing man tried to use a backstroke to get across the Columbia River ...

Coin tossing breaks tie in Philippine mayoral race

What do you do when two candidates running for mayor in the Philippines get exactly the same number of vote...