MIAMI GARDENS

Mom prepares to bury Miami Gardens man killed in Afghanistan

A Miami Gardens man who died in Afghanistan and was hailed by the United Nations as a hero will be buried S...

MIAMI BEACH

Gabrielle Redfern wins runoff spot in Miami Beach Commission race

With just 21 more votes, Gabrielle Redfern won a recount and will oppose Michael Góngora in a Commis...

FORT LAUDERDALE

Bank ordered to turn over documents for Rothstein case in Broward County

A bank connected to the case of attorney Scott Rothstein was ordered to release files by Monday.

TRANSPORTATION

Miami-Dade Turnpike conversion to begin Nov. 8

Florida's Turnpike will begin work Sunday to convert the toll road's southern 26 miles in Miami-Dade into a...

FORT HOOD SHOOTING

In shooting's aftermath, Fort Hood community unites

The Fort Hood, Texas, community rallied together after the horrific shooting at the nation's largest milita...

MIAMI BEACH

Sleepless Night event brings 13-hour entertainment to Miami Beach

With a green tennis ball as bait, William Ruiz cast out his line from a perch atop the Park Central Hotel, ...

MIAMI POLICE CHIEF

Miami Police Chief John Timoney faces first showdown

MARATHON | THE KEYS BOOGIE

Sky divers descend on Florida Keys

Sky divers plummeted through the clouds in the Florida Keys as part of a four-day sky-diving event.

TOLL ROADS

SunPass alternative unveiled

Highway managers plan to tear down toll plazas at all major South Florida expressways -- and implement a pl...

SCOTT ROTHSTEIN SCANDAL

Tour of Scott Rothstein's office reveals gallery of who's who

To show they `aren't hiding from the public,' lawyer Scott Rothstein's partners gave reporters a tour of hi...

TALLAHASSEE

House panel to continue pursuing Ray Sansom probe

There will be no delay in a Florida House committee's probe into allegations that former Speaker Ray Sansom...

POLITIFACT

Gov. Charlie Crist backpedals on stimulus

Gov. Charlie Crist, a U.S. Senate candidate, has been trying to distance himself from President Barack Obam...

ENVIRONMENT

Bob Graham, Jeb Bush join campaign to restore Florida land-buying funds

With shrinking revenues and widening deficits, state lawmakers will be sharpening their budget axes when th...

THE PANHANDLE

Missing baby found in box under sitter's bed

After five days of searching, police found a missing 7-month-old girl in a box under her baby sitter's bed.

TALLAHASSEE

Analyst: Florida's sex-offender restrictions may be flawed

The state's sex-offender residency restrictions might be counterproductive, according to an analyst.

GUBERNATORIAL RACE

GOP senator enters Florida governor's race

Paula Dockery, a Republican state senator from Lakeland who has never run for statewide office, joins the b...

FLORIDA POLITICS

Poll: Florida independent voters moving to right

A recent poll has shown that independent voters, who seemed to favor Democrats last year, are now siding mo...

THE LEGISLATURE

Fla. lawmakers propose banning felons owning pain clinics

Lawmakers announced Friday that they will be filing a bill that would require the state to revoke or deny o...

POLL

Poll: Economy colors Florida voters' top concerns

A poll of Florida voters shows healthcare as the top issue, followed by unemployment -- with concerns for t...

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PSC to hold off on votes for utility rate hikes

Utility regulators delayed votes until January on $1.7 billion worth of rate increases sought by two electr...

FLORIDA PAROLE COMMISSION

Gov. Charlie Crist's refusal to fund parole board contradicts policy

Gov. Crist balks at a request to increase funding for the state parole commission, even though he has champ...

2 Fantasy 5 players share $233,008 top prize

Two winners of the "Fantasy 5" game will collect $116,504.04 each, the Florida Lottery said Saturday.

Next Mega Money jackpot an estimated $650,000

No tickets matched the four winning numbers plus the Mega Ball number, so the jackpot rolled over to an est...

Florida bristle fern, bonneted bat may be shielded

A bat and a fern found only in Florida may be added to the federal list of endangered and threatened species.

UN guard who died a hero to be buried in Miami

A United Nations security guard killed in Afghanistan will be buried in his hometown of Miami.

High court to look at life in prison for juveniles

Joe Sullivan was sent away for life for raping an elderly woman and judged incorrigible though he was only ...

Ida spurs tropical-storm warnings in Caribbean

Officials readied storm shelters along Mexico's Caribbean coast Saturday and told fishermen and tour operat...

Young ballerina won't let homelessness stop her

Girls in pink and black leotards tiptoe across a wooden floor as a piano concerto plays. Mirrored walls ref...