SOUTH FLORIDA

Police search Opa-locka area for body of Hallandale Beach missing woman

Witnesses who had been afraid of retaliation have come forward now that main suspect is behind bars for ano...

Miami-Dade County

Miami-Dade commissioners can’t decide what to do with left over Dolphins elections cash

The mayor and commission chairwoman wanted to use the left over $2.3 million to upgrade the county’s...

South Miami takes aim at panhandling, trespassing

The commission is considering an ordinance that bans panhandling ‘by trick or fraud,’ but the...

Elections

Poll: Absentee-ballot scandal makes Miami Congressman Joe Garcia vulnerable in potential matchup

A poll conducted for Republican Carlos Curbelo suggests Democratic Rep. Joe Garcia’s popularity has ...

NBA FINALS | GAME 6: SPURS AT HEAT, 9 P.M. TUESDAY, ABC

Miami Heat fans to use every ritual at their disposal

Heat fans plan to do all they can – pray with a rosary in hand, eat chicken wings or sit in lucky chai...

Miami-Dade County

Moody’s issues rating for Miami-Dade water and sewer bonds

A key agency has issued a strong credit rating for Miami-Dade’s upcoming bond sale to finance repair...

Man killed by Miami-Dade police stabbed mother, two sisters

A man killed by police on Sunday had stabbed three relatives and confronted arriving police officers, Miam...

DAVIE

Davie council goes on summer break

Davie’s Town Council is taking a scheduled vacation break and will resume its regular meetings on Ju...

Police call off search for missing Hallandale Beach woman

Although they didn’t find any signs of her body or property that may have belonged to her, Hallandal...

SOUTH FLORIDA

Police search Opa-locka area for body of Hallandale Beach missing woman

Witnesses who had been afraid of retaliation have come forward now that main suspect is behind bars for ano...

Broward “boiler room” sold $2 million in fake precious metals; two arrested

HOLLYWOOD

On Hollywood’s menu: Food truck or sit-down restaurant?

The weekly food truck event attracts 1,800 to Young Circle every Monday night. But city leaders want to mak...

Bored no more: Here are ways to have fun this summer

School’s been out less than a week, and already it’s started:

Viewing on Monday for 4-year-old who died during visit with mom

FLORIDA

Pilot in crash blamed for flying in bad weather

Three people died when a helicopter on its way to retrieve a heart for transplant crashed in North Florida.

POLITICS

Gov. Rick Scott gains ground in new statewide poll, but still trails former Gov. Charlie Crist

Elections

Poll: Absentee-ballot scandal makes Miami Congressman Joe Garcia vulnerable in potential matchup

A poll conducted for Republican Carlos Curbelo suggests Democratic Rep. Joe Garcia’s popularity has ...

Trayvon Martin

Zimmerman jury identities to remain secret, for a time

The decision came Monday as lawyers in the Trayvon Martin case moved a little closer to seating a jury.

Florida hits lowest rate ever for infant mortality

Florida's infant mortality rate is at an all-time low.

POLITICS

Rep. Alan Grayson 2.0: Less fire-breathing, more self-restraint

Rep. Alan Grayson, the self-styled ‘congressman with guts,’ has managed what seems like an im...

Fla. woman charged with throwing acid on victim

A southwest Florida woman has been arrested after police say she poured a bottle of muriatic acid onto a pe...

In My Opinion

Fred Grimm: Rush to privatize is all about bucks

Our governor was deeply offended by a burst of unkind aspersions after an insurance company that didnȁ...

ELECTIONS

Online ballot fraud marks the ‘e-boletera era of Miami politics’

A rash of computer-related absentee-ballot request irregularities has touched four Miami-area campaigns, le...

MEDICAID

One month later, Florida lawmakers no closer to Medicaid deal

Medicaid expansion, or some alternative, remains a long shot in Florida.

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

Gov. Rick Scott signs bill to speed up executions in Florida

TROPICAL STORM

Florida officials use onset of storm season to blast Washington

Florida Republicans warned that federal budget cuts could harm the state’s ability to prepare for stor...

Health care

Gov. Scott signs abortion law

The law requires doctors performing an abortion to offer emergency care if a baby is somehow born alive.

Gaming

Judge denies injunction sought by senior arcades

A federal judge refused Tuesday to block enforcement of Florida’s new video gambling law, rejecting ...

More AP classes could cost districts millions

County school superintendents told the state Board of Education on Tuesday that a recent legislative bill a...

French company coming to Florida

A French company is expanding its operations in Florida.

US military deaths in Afghanistan at 2,103

As of Tuesday, June 18, 2013, at least 2,103 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan as a resu...

5 things to know in Florida for June 19

Your daily look at news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today.

Firm seeks FAA OK for tall Vegas Strip thrill ride

A Florida-based thrill ride developer is seeking federal approval for air space to allow a 650-foot-tall ro...

Cuban dissident: Repression forced family to flee

One of several Cuban dissidents recently allowed to visit Europe and the U.S. after Cuba changed its travel...

Dead zone predictions much less spread than 2012

Scientists in Michigan and Louisiana are predicting a big summer "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico. In the ...