Judge issues warrant for Chad ‘Ochocinco’ Johnson

Couple killed while crossing the street in Margate

Two people were struck and killed Monday as they tried to cross State Road 7 in Margate.

Toddler in serious condition after hit-run in Fort Lauderdale

A toddler was seriously injured in a hit-and-run accident in front of his Fort Lauderdale home, according t...

A Fork on the Road

Sustainable seafood stars at Wild Sea on Las Olas

The Riverside Hotel in Fort Lauderdale turned 75 this year, and as part of the celebration debuted Wild Sea...

HOLLYWOOD

Hollywood commission OKs school next to senior citizen community

The developers of a shuttered recreation building in Hillcrest — a predominantly senior community &#...

FLORIDA PANTHERS

Florida Panthers get $4.2 million grant for new scoreboard – after a scolding

Florida Panthers president Michael Yormark looked as if he had been called into the principal’s office...

HOLLYWOOD

Hollywood commission to vote Wednesday on charter school next to senior residential community

The Hollywood Commission will consider giving final approval to a proposal to put a charter school in Hillc...

Cuba Nostalgia allows for a stroll down memory lane

Cuba Nostalgia, a three-day event that celebrates pre-Castro Cuba, once again drew those wanting to relive ...

Jackson Health board working to reverse financial crisis up for re-approval

The board that runs Jackson Health System is up for re-approval by the Miami-Dade County Commission after t...

IMMIGRATION

Immigration deadline may leave tens of thousands without legal status

A wide-ranging immigration bill provides a pathway to citizenship for some 11 million undocumented immigran...

Friends and Neighbors

Charity pays for glasses for underprivileged kids

The Heiken Children’s Vision Program provides free comprehensive eye examination and glasses when pr...

A PROM NIGHT TO REMEMBER

Dwyane Wade surprises Miami teen at prom

Persistence paid off for an Archbishop Coleman Carroll senior. She asked (and asked) and ultimately receive...

REALITY TV

Miami police parts ways with popular “First 48” cable show

The popular television show has helped solve Miami homicides, but critics say the cameras can be a distract...

Insurance

Citizens offers cheaper rate option with no fanfare

Homeowners could save up to 70 percent on their insurance premium with a new policy offering from Citizens,...

EDUCATION

Teacher-training programs’ success under scrutiny

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

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

Gov. Rick Scott speeds up warrants for Death Row inmates

Not since 1989, when an unpopular Gov. Bob Martinez set a record by signing six death warrants in a single ...

STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM

Pension vote puts some House Republicans in awkward position

Many Republican lawmakers who wanted to shut down the state’s pension system to new hires are member...

PolitiFact Florida

After voting for a ban, Charlie Crist now backs gay marriage

After voting for a ban, Charlie Crist now backs gay marriage

POLITICS

Marco Rubio blames President Obama for latest scandals

Rubio mesmerized hundreds in Tampa with a familiar speech that resonated more strongly than ever amid the l...

Insurance

Citizens offers cheaper rate option with no fanfare

Homeowners could save up to 70 percent on their insurance premium with a new policy offering from Citizens,...

Miami Beach

Jet-set Miami developers entangled in legal drama over private jet

For sale: a $12.6 million Bombardier Challenger jet presumably grounded at the Opa-locka Airport.

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...

POLITICS

Analysts: Supermajority not needed on tax cut vote

Legislative analysts flip-flopped on whether lawmakers’ vote on Gov. Rick Scott’s manufacturi...

POLITICS

Gov. Rick Scott’s choice: to veto or not to veto?

Gov. Rick Scott, who campaigned on a pledge to shrink the size of government, has until next week to decid...

In My Opinion

Fred Grimm: Boondoggle? Hey, it’s for the kids

Tallahassee has long resonated with talk about our precious, precious school children. Except lately the al...

Tallahassee

Florida lawmakers pay peanuts for health insurance

The state House quietly kept members’ health insurance rates low. How low? Less than 9 bucks a month.

Sun Life Stadium

Miami Dolphins spent big bucks on campaign for canceled election

In six weeks, the political campaign for tax dollars to fund a Sun Life Stadium renovation became one of th...

Legislature 2013

Fight over money for tutoring went down to the wire

South Florida lawmakers led the charge to give millions of dollars to private tutoring firms, even after re...

Fla. Gov. will veto 3 percent college tuition hike

Florida Gov. Rick Scott, who has maintained steadfast opposition to raising the cost of college for student...

Coast Guard rescues 13 from sinking boat in Fla.

The U.S. Coast Guard has rescued 13 people after their boat sank in the waters off Clearwater.

Fla. gov. steps up pace on signing death warrants

Gov. Rick Scott is signing death warrants at a pace rarely seen in Florida since the death penalty was rein...

Fla. girl who lost feet in lawnmower meets dolphin

A toddler whose feet were amputated after her father accidentally backed over her with a riding lawnmower h...

Florida Lotto jackpot rises to $12 million

The jackpot in the Florida Lotto game has grown to $12 million after no one matched the six winning numbers...

Teen arrested after cops say she bit man's penis

A 19-year-old high school student has been arrested after authorities say she bit her boyfriend's penis whe...

Man falls 16 floors from Jacksonville hotel balcony, dies

A man has died after authorities say he fell from a 16th floor balcony of a downtown Jacksonville hotel.