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

Weather alert: Severe storms expected to roll into South Florida again

Injured Port Everglades worker rescued

A 52-year-old worker was injured at Port Everglades Sunday afternoon when a cargo container shifted and lan...

BROWARD

Broward drivers navigate the I-595 nightmare

Drivers navigate closed ramps, exits being changed, and signs warning of changing traffic patterns.

Woman, 68, struck and killed by bus at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport

A bus struck and killed a woman at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport Saturday afternoon.

One killed, two injured in crash on Florida’s Turnpike in Miramar

Officials say a car stopped in the left lane was struck from behind and caught on fire

Million-dollar Caplow Children’s Prize looks for plan to save children’s lives

The million-dollar Caplow Children’s Prize hopes to find and finance a plan to save the lives of ch...

A dozen members of Miami-Dade pot ring sentenced to long prison terms

A Miami federal judge dealt long prison sentences for a dozen members of the notorious Santiesteban pot-dis...

Canine training area at MIA to be dedicated to fallen Miami Marine

Miami International Airport on Friday will unveil a new canine training area for the Miami-Dade Police’...

FDOT: Fix for design goof at new Miami airport central train station to cost millions, delay opening

Fixing an engineering error that left train platforms too short at the new station under construction at Mi...

Florida Grand Opera delays ‘Tristan and Isolde,’ replaces with ‘Thaïs’

Florida Grand Opera has postponed Wagner’s Tristan and Isolde for a season and will be performing Ma...

Trayvon Martin case

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

MIAMI-DADE

Bodies of two men found in West Little River home

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

HURRICANES

Forecasters: Thirteen to 20 storms expected in Atlantic this season

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

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...

INSURANCE

Citizens OK’s deal for Scott donor

The board at Citizens Property Insurance approved a special $52 million deal for a startup insurance firm ...

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...

POLITICS

Analysts: Supermajority not needed on tax cut vote

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

Hurricane center: Beware of the storm surge

During a hurricane, the storm surge poses the greatest threat to life and land, yet many people don't even ...

FLL expects 400K passengers this Memorial weekend

More than 400,000 travelers are expected to fly in and out of the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International A...

South Florida mayors to fight for charity

The mayors of two South Florida cities are planning a charity fight to determine who is tougher.

Summer travel forecast: Better, but no blowout

The forecast for summer travel, 2013: Partly sunny.

DCF investigator may have falsified report

Authorities say a child abuse investigator may have falsified the substance abuse screening of a South Flor...

Tea party vs. old guard in GOP Senate rift

A long-simmering feud between establishment Republicans and tea partyers broke into full view Thursday, wit...

Fla. using federal grant money to settle lawsuit

Florida is dipping into federal grant money that was supposed to help improve the state's schools in order ...