In My Opinion

Broward judge sent wrong signal in domestic abuse case

There’s nothing light-hearted about Broward Circuit Judge John “Jay” Hurley’s ...

Pinecrest

Pinecrest Gardens Youth Arts Festival seeks students

Pinecrest Gardens’ second annual Big Gig is accepting applications from children who are interested ...

Deerfield Beach

3 dead, including child, in standoff at Deerfield Beach RV park; two others badly hurt

When a standoff that began at the Highland Woods RV Park Thursday evening finally ended early Friday, three...

Fort Lauderdale

Third man accuses youth pastor Jeffery London of abusing him as a boy

BROWARD BULLDOG

Sweet deal for owners of Hallandale newspaper that features mayor as columnist

Hallandale Beach newspaper that features the mayor as a columnist received loan with hefty forgiveness perc...

Weather

More damp weather ahead, followed by a cool, sunny Sunday

Although the Sunshine State has been murky for most of this week, the overcast skies and rain should give w...

BROWARD

Judge delays hearing on former Tamarac mayor’s corruption case

Miccosukees

Miccosukee Indians: We owe the IRS nearly $26 million, and our lawyer Dexter Lehtinen is to blame

The tribe claims Dexter Lehtinen, the attorney it fired and is now suing, wrongly said tribal members didn&...

Awaiting pope: new Castro, same mess of an economy

Fourteen years after the last papal visit, some reforms have taken root in Cuba, but the economy is still a...

Legislature 2012

Fewer dollars flowing into statewide school repairs fund

The state fund for school repairs is facing a crisis – and some lawmakers are reluctant to address it.

Key West’s oldest church named a Minor Basilica by Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Benedict XVI has designated a Key West church as a Minor Basilica, the Archdiocese of Miami announced.

South Florida speeding cops nabbed by SunPass records

We've all seen it, and now there's proof: Police officers sworn to uphold our traffic laws are among the wo...

Powerball won in Rhode Island; Miami ticket among Fantasy 5 winners

One ticket sold in Rhode Island matched all five numbers and Powerball number to win the $336 million jackpot.

Whitney Houston songs that should have been hits

During her career, there were few songs that Whitney Houston recorded that did not become hits.

2012 FLORIDA LEGISLATURE

State Sen. Gary Siplin: political survivor in state capitol

State Sen. Gary Siplin is a Democrat who cuts deals with Republicans and brings home dollars for his inner-...

Fla. authorities find 2 missing Michigan kids safe

Western Michigan authorities say two young children whose father failed to drop them off with their mother ...

Legislature 2012

Fewer dollars flowing into statewide school repairs fund

The state fund for school repairs is facing a crisis – and some lawmakers are reluctant to address it.

Federal Courts

Couple charged with disaster-relief fraud

The South Florida couple stole identities to file bogus reimbursement claims for natural disasters from Nor...

Palm Beach County

Filmmaker casts at-risk youths in movies shot in Palm Beach County

Politics

Obama’s reversal of fortune

Despite Obama’s vow, the 1 percent will fuel campaign 

Marco Island, Fla.

New museum savors island’s ancient importance

Legislature 2012

Fewer dollars flowing into statewide school repairs fund

The state fund for school repairs is facing a crisis – and some lawmakers are reluctant to address it.

Schools sniffing around for new tax revenue

Money for buildings is a major issue for South Florida’s public school districts. In Miami-Dade, the...

2012 FLORIDA LEGISLATURE

Tallahassee tax cuts put squeeze on cities

As the Florida Legislature pushes business-friendly tax cuts, local governments are being left with the bi...

REDISTRICTING

Democrats, independents tilt Miami’s congressional districts

Democratic and independent voters have diluted GOP voting clout in 3 Miami congressional districts held by ...

Public education

South Florida’s crumbling schools and how they got that way

When basketball coach Cleve Roberts took a Miami Norland team to play at Miami Jackson Senior High a few ye...

Why school buildings don’t last here

Ever wonder why the little old schoolhouse in Florida doesn’t last as long as buildings in other par...

2012 FLORIDA LEGISLATURE

Lawmakers singling out poor or promoting self-responsibility?

Critics charge the Legislature is targeting poor people — from requiring cash welfare recipients to ...

Legacy of Cutter Tampa lives on through medals

In the years leading up to America's involvement in World War I, the Coast Guard Cutter Tampa - named for t...

Fla. authorities find 2 missing Michigan kids safe

Western Michigan authorities say two young children whose father failed to drop them off with their mother ...

Delta Mariner to be repaired in Paducah

The cargo ship that tore off a 322-foot section of a bridge over the Tennessee River in western Kentucky wi...

Transocean asks judge to make key witness testify

Lawyers for the owners of the drilling rig that exploded at the start of the 2010 oil spill are asking a fe...

Pastor's daughter accidentally shot at Fla. church

Authorities say the daughter of a pastor was accidentally shot in the head at a church in St. Petersburg.

Firefighters battle grass fires in central Fla.

Firefighters battled grass fires over a mile-long stretch of highway in central Florida.

Coast Guard rescues 2 men from capsized boat

The Coast Guard has rescued two men whose boat capsized off the coast of St. Petersburg.