FHP identifies motorcyclist who died in crash as Miami man

Authorities have identified the man who died Sunday afternoon after he lost control of his motorbike.

6 months before boy’s death, DCF said he was safe

MILITARY

Southcom honors heroes, felled by war

Courts

Star witness in Rilya Wilson case walks free from prison

Robin Lunceford, originally slated to spend her life behind bars, testified that a Kendall woman confessed ...

Sweetwater

FIU, Sweetwater unveil José Martí statue on Cuban Independence Day

Jay I. Kislak honored by Spain

Miami philanthropist and real-estate magnate Jay I. Kislak was honored by Spain for his work in cultural pr...

MACARTHUR CAUSEWAY ATTACK

Victim of Miami ‘zombie’ attack makes strides in recovery, doctors say

Weather alert: South Florida under a flood watch as more storms expected

Heavy storms are expected to roll into South Florida again on Tuesday, bringing waves of rain, possible hai...

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.

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY

Lesbian, 18, faces 15 years in prison for sex with classmate, 14

6 months before boy’s death, DCF said he was safe

In My Opinion

Fred Grimm: On Robaina, Miami-Dade voters got it right

Credit the wisdom of Miami-Dade voters. They saw through Julio Robaina.

Politics

Nan Rich: Time for South Florida Dem to run for governor

— For 10 years, political pros have taken it almost as gospel that the strongest statewide Democrati...

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...

U.S. suburban poverty growing, but trend mixed in Miami-Dade, Broward

More poor people now live in suburbs than in big cities or rural areas, a new book by the Brookings Institu...

FLORIDA NATIONAL GUARD

Florida National Guard in transition phase

The Florida National Guard’s emphasis is changing as foreign deployments dwindle. Now its members ar...

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...

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.

Scott signs bill to expand early voting days

Gov. Scott signed a bill that will allow elections supervisors to expand early voting days and sites.

Man pleads guilty to fatally stabbing Bears fan

A Jacksonville man has pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing a Chicago fan at a popular waterfront shopping ar...

Fla. man suspected of faking death found in Wyo.

A Florida man suspected of faking his own death has been arrested in Wyoming.

Court rejects appeal of Fla. mass killer Ferguson

A federal appeals court has rejected claims by convicted Florida killer John Errol Ferguson that he should ...

Suspect in FAMU hazing death files written plea

The attorney for the last of the suspects charged in the death of a Florida A&M University drum major durin...

Fla. mom, man accused of abuse in child's death

A man and woman are being held without bond in a Sarasota jail in connection with death of the woman's 3-ye...

Civil rights suit filed in Miami Beach shooting

The family of a 22-year-old man killed in a barrage of police gunfire during a hip-hop Urban Beach Week fes...