MIRAMAR

Intruders impersonating cops ransack Miramar home

Homeowner escapes after being punched in the face repeatedly.

HURRICANES

Forecasters: Thirteen to 20 storms expected in Atlantic this season

Hurricane season officially begins June 1, with forecasters predicting an extremely active” hurrican...

HOLLYWOOD

Hollywood meeting will focus on changes to Margaritaville lease

Hollywood residents and business owners will get their first glimpse of the proposed changes to Margaritavi...

BROWARD

Driver who caused fatal crash loses license

The driver who caused a January crash that killed four family members, must pay $4,000, give up his driver&...

Weather alert: More storms expected Wednesday

Heavy storms are expected to continue Wednesday, bringing more rain and possible flooding to South Florida.

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY

Lesbian, 18, faces 15 years in prison for sex with classmate, 14

BROWARD

Former Miami Dolphins receiver Chad Johnson spends Monday in Broward jail

Diving

Miami Diving hopes TV’s ‘Splash’ brings new interest in sport

Miami Gardens

Business paid to close for Miami Gardens City Hall construction

Miami Gardens will pay a local business $40,000 to close for one month in order to complete construction on...

Miami-Dade

Miami-Dade Schools celebrates dedication of Brucie Ball Education Center

A rededication ceremony was held Friday, May 10, for the Brucie Ball Educational Center in Miami. Brucie Ba...

Mad rush: Holiday traffic begins with dozens of crashes, highway suicide

The holiday weekend traffic began with a tragedy when a women jumped to her death from an I-95 overpass.

JMH

Boxes of medical records missing from Jackson

Medical records containing the personal health information of more than 1,400 patients are missing from Jac...

Miami Gardens

Miami Gardens’ 5K for Foster Care draws dozens of runners

Dozens of people turned out to run in the fourth annual 5K for Foster Care at the Betty T. Ferguson Recreat...

Youth

Florida’s top two youth volunteers honored for service

Students from DASH and Ransom Everglades were selected as the state’s top youth volunteers.

PROPERTY INSURANCE

Hue and cry grows over deal for Scott donor

The list of lawmakers criticizing Citizens Property Insurance Corp. for a $52 million deal with a new insur...

In My Opinion

Fabiola Santiago: Boy Scouts didn’t go far enough

It was a historic decision and we can call it progress — the right thing to do for the children ...

JMH

Boxes of medical records missing from Jackson

Medical records containing the personal health information of more than 1,400 patients are missing from Jac...

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY

Lesbian, 18, rejects plea deal that would have kept her off sex-offenders registry; case headed to trial

Shooting in Orlando

Murder suspect’s death and accusations against him shock Kissimmee neighbors

Ibragim Todashev was killed by an FBI agent Tuesday. They say he turned violent after confessing to a tripl...

Child welfare

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

Trayvon Martin case

Weed, fights and guns: Trayvon Martin’s text messages released

PROPERTY INSURANCE

Hue and cry grows over deal for Scott donor

The list of lawmakers criticizing Citizens Property Insurance Corp. for a $52 million deal with a new insur...

INSURANCE

Sweet deal for state taxpayers or Scott donor giveaway?

Critics see political donations and heavy lobbying by Heritage Property and Casualty as evidence that Citiz...

POLITICS

Senate president, House speaker tout legislative accomplishments during tour

Senate President Don Gaetz and House Speaker Will Weatherford hit the road to highlight what they see as su...

ELECTION LAW

Gov. Rick Scott signs elections bill to fix long voter lines

Gov. Rick Scott completed Florida’s election law about-face, signing a bill to reverse changes to ea...

Tallahassee

Gov. Scott vetoes hundreds of millions from state budget

From a coast-to-coast bike trail to tuition increases, Gov. Rick Scott vetoed more than $350 million from t...

STATE BUDGET

Gov. Rick Scott to veto tuition hike

When he signs the state budget Monday, the governor is also expected to approve an extra $65 million for sa...

GAMING

AARP cancels Florida sweepstakes, blames new state gambling law

A new state law cracking down on gambling prompted the nation’s retirees association to eliminate i...

Man gets 10 years for fatal DUI crash

A Tampa Bay area man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for leaving the scene after a drunken driving...

Student shot in leg at South Florida school

A boy was shot in the leg at a South Florida middle school.

Southern Co. team weighing changes from renewables

The Southern Co. is brainstorming ways it could more widely incorporate renewable energy, particularly sola...

FDA warns of infections tied to Tennessee pharmacy

Government health officials are investigating cases involving patients who suffered complications after bei...

N.C. State beats Miami 7-1 in ACC tournament

Trea Turner and Bryan Adametz each drove in two runs to help North Carolina State beat Miami 7-1 on Friday ...

Man faces life sentence for rape, murder

A Tampa Bay area man will spend the rest of his life in prison for raping an elderly woman, who died a shor...

Gov. warns schools he will fight tuition hikes

Florida Gov. Rick Scott is strongly warning universities that he will fight against any tuition hikes this ...