Miami Beach

Frontrunners emerge in Miami Beach police chief hunt

Four frontrunners have emerged for the job to lead Miami Beach’s troubled police department

Liberty City

Police identify man killed by Miami Beach officer in Liberty City

Miami-Dade police on Thursday released the name of the man shot and killed in Liberty City as he fled from ...

Miami-Dade Schools

Student, 18, charged in Barbara Goleman Senior High stabbing

Frank Oreste Acosta told police that he felt bullied by the other student and didn’t think the small...

Mine found floating off Dania Beach

Need a job? Univision’s nightly job bank could help

Univision and other community organizations in South Florida this week launched a campaign to help viewers ...

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...

COAST GUARD

Bigger, faster cutter steams into Miami

The Bernard C. Webber is the Coast Guard’s new Fast Response Cutter, which is going to replace the a...

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

Davie

More than six years on, still no trial in Davie slaying of Miami teen

Capitol Buzz: Quiet day expected in Tallahassee

It’s a light-day at the Capitol: Both the House and the Senate are not in session, and there are no ...

2012 FLORIDA LEGISLATURE

Bill to make USF Polytechnic state’s 12th university draws debate

Lawmakers are crafting legislation to split the Lakeland campus of the University of South Florida into the...

FORECLOSURES

Landmark settlement with mortgage lenders provides relief for some struggling home owners

$25 billion deal with mortgage lenders

Courts

South Fla. battle brews in case of fake cop who duped court

Lebrak Morales Gomez is accused of claiming to be a Miami-Dade detective and securing the release of a man ...

Palm Beach County

Polo magnate’s kids, adopted girlfriend, share $300M trust fund, court told

Palm Beach County polo mogul John Goodman’s two natural children — and his newly adopted 42-...

REDISTRICTING

Before the ink dries on Florida’s redistricting maps, lawsuits fly

Moments after legislators take the final vote in their congressional and legislative maps, the Democratic P...

2012 FLORIDA LEGISLATURE

House approves $69 billion state budget

Amid complaint from Democrats, the Republican-dominated state House approved a $69 billion budget. Next up:...

2012 FLORIDA LEGISLATURE

Bill to make USF Polytechnic state’s 12th university draws debate

Lawmakers are crafting legislation to split the Lakeland campus of the University of South Florida into the...

Capitol Buzz: Quiet day expected in Tallahassee

It’s a light-day at the Capitol: Both the House and the Senate are not in session, and there are no ...

REDISTRICTING

Before the ink dries on Florida’s redistricting maps, lawsuits fly

Moments after legislators take the final vote in their congressional and legislative maps, the Democratic P...

In My Opinion

Paranoia is justified on charter-school bill

In their despair, people who care deeply about public education in Florida sometimes get a little carried a...

2012 FLORIDA LEGISLATURE

Capitol Buzz: Housing and school bus ads are topics of debate

Catholics Days continues at the Capitol, culminating with Red Mass of the Holy Spirit program at 6 p.m. Not...

Ex-South Florida politician to plead guilty to tax charges in federal corruption probe

Former Fort Lauderdale legislator Mandy Dawson will plead guilty to tax-evasion charges stemming from secre...

Former state Sen. Mandy Dawson to plead guilty to income tax evasion

Bondi asks Fla. justices to review redistricting

Attorney General Pam Bondi has asked the Florida Supreme Court to review the Legislature's plan to redistri...

Explosion at Fla. horse center kills worker, horse

Authorities say an apparent spark within the high-oxygen chamber of a Florida equine sports medicine center...

Churchill acquires Bluff Media

Churchill Downs Inc., the owner of the racetrack that's home to the Kentucky Derby, is hoping to cash in on...

Report: Non-Solyndra energy loans could cost $3B

The government could lose nearly $3 billion on Energy Department loans for green energy programs - far less...

Fla. prison guard charged in tax fraud scheme

A Florida prison guard is facing allegations she obtained inmates' names and social security numbers from a...

Explosion at horse center kills worker

An explosion at an equine rehabilitation center in north Florida's horse country has killed a worker and a ...

Death row man now turns to US Supreme Court

A man who was denied a stay of execution by the Florida Supreme Court now is asking the U.S. Supreme Court ...