EDUCATION

FCAT scores show jump in writing

Fourth graders excelled in writing, but had more time and were presented with an arguably more tangible writing topic than last year. 1369427399

Miami

Miami Mayor Regalado vetoes double-dipping pay plan for four top city posts

In a one-paragraph statement, Mayor Regalado said Thursday’s 3-2 commission vote was “flawed and unfair” to the city’s rank-and-file employees. 1369421219

Miami-Dade

Hialeah, Miami Lakes mayors set date for brawl in octagon

The mayors of Hialeah and Miami Lakes have agreed on a date to settle their differences with real punches, kicks and holds: Aug. 16.

Cuban migration

Sociologist: Income levels of Mariel migrants lower than earlier Cuban exiles

Sociologist finds that more recent Cuban arrivals are not the ‘golden exiles’ of times past and have incomes similar to other Latin migrants

Trayvon Martin case

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

Murder defendant George Zimmerman’s lawyers Thursday released texts from Travyon Martin’s phone that it plans to place into evidence. A judge will decide if they are relevant.

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’s Airport District canine unit.

Woman allegedly kidnapped by boyfriend speaks of ordeal

A woman who told police that her boyfriend bit out a chunk of her private parts during an argument about his wife told her story exclusively to CBS4 News.

Two shot outside Northeast Miami-Dade strip club

Two people were shot in the parking lot of a northeast Miami-Dade gentlemen’s club early Wednesday morning.

Families, survivors file suit in MIA bus crash

Relatives of one of the passengers who died in last weekend’s bus crash at Miami International Airport, as well as one of the survivors, have filed negligence suits against the driver and the bus service company.

Deadly bus crash

Two dead after bus crash at Miami International Airport

It was a deadly, surreal scene at Miami International Airport Saturday when an 11-foot-bus tried passing beneath an eight-foot, six-inch overpass.

Gov. Rick Scott veto hurts legal assistance program for poor

A day after the governor vetoed $142 million from the state budget, officials at an organization that provides legal help for low income Floridians said the decision will mean fewer attorneys.