MiamiHerald.com: South Florida http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/index.html MiamiHerald.com: South Florida http://media.miamiherald.com/images/logos/rss_sitelogo.gif http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/index.html 140 25 News, sports and entertainment from MiamiHerald.com en-us Copyright 2009 MiamiHerald.com South Florida 60 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:10:35 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys miamifeedback@miamiherald.com Bicyclist dies in South Miami-Dade hit-and-run http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/1325294.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/1325294.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:55 EST A bicyclist was killed in a hit-and-run accident in Southwest Miami-Dade Monday night, police said.<p/> The man, whose name was not immediately released, died on the shoulder of the road in the 15300 block of Southwest 157th Avenue. Lending drought impairs small businesses http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/1325236.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/1325236.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:51 EST Robert Stopanio's new medical-device manufacturing plant was supposed to open eight months ago and employ about 75 workers in a state that desperately needs jobs. But Stopanio hasn't been able to find the financing. Ely High may get delayed field http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/1325300.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/1325300.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST The chain-link fence around a field at Pompano Beach's Blanche Ely High School is the same color as its baseball diamond, a deep, red-brown shade of rust. The dugouts are so antiquated, Ely can't host baseball games. And there's no track around the football gridiron -- only a swath of white asphalt for runners to practice. Hollywood farmers market owners were warned by city http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/1325302.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/1325302.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST For eight months Hollywood officials warned the owners of the Yellow Green Farmers Market that they couldn't hold their grand opening until permit violations were addressed. Study: South Florida hazardous for pedestrians http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/1325303.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/1325303.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST South Florida is one of the nation's most dangerous areas for pedestrians because the roads generally have been designed to speed up -- not slow down -- traffic, according to a report released Monday. Ex-NFL great Lawrence Taylor jailed after crash on Palmetto http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/1325305.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/1325305.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Former New York Giants great Lawrence Taylor was arrested Sunday night for leaving the scene of a crash in Miami-Dade County, according to jail records. 3 suspects charged as adults in teen's burning http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/1325308.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/1325308.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Three of the five teenagers accused of setting fire to 15-year-old Michael Brewer of Deerfield Beach will be charged as adults, the Broward State Attorney's Office said Monday. Julia Tuttle Causeway-dweller cleared in park case http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/1325354.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/1325354.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST A sex offender living under the Julia Tuttle Causeway has been cleared of accusations that he went to a park when children were present, violating state and Miami-Dade County restrictions. Suspect: 'Bad face' provoked fatal Coral Gables High stabbing http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1325318.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1325318.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Troubled Coral Gables High student Andy Rodriguez packed a knife to school not because a classmate had threatened him but because the other teen looked at him with a ``bad face.'' Florida International University students walk on water http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1325307.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1325307.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST There's a lot of attractive selling points about a future career in architecture -- the job can be creative, challenging, even city-changing.<p/> But Christ-like? At Florida International University -- for one day at least -- architecture students do in fact walk on water. Ex-NFL great Lawrence Taylor jailed after crash on Palmetto http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1325305.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1325305.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Former New York Giants great Lawrence Taylor was arrested Sunday night for leaving the scene of a crash in Miami-Dade County, according to jail records. Bicyclist dies in South Miami-Dade hit-and-run http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1325294.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1325294.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:55 EST A bicyclist was killed in a hit-and-run accident in Southwest Miami-Dade Monday night, police said.<p/> The man, whose name was not immediately released, died on the shoulder of the road in the 15300 block of Southwest 157th Avenue. Jackson Health System announces layoffs, closures http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1325452.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1325452.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST In further moves to reduce ever-mounting losses, Jackson Health System announced Monday plans to close six units in January and lay off 93 employees. Julia Tuttle Causeway-dweller cleared in park case http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1325354.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1325354.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST A sex offender living under the Julia Tuttle Causeway has been cleared of accusations that he went to a park when children were present, violating state and Miami-Dade County restrictions. Music group from Cuba to perform in Little Havana http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1325355.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1325355.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Cuba's historic son group Septeto Nacional Ignacio Piñeiro will play the Little Havana club Hoy Como Ayer on Nov. 21, quietly breaking a six-year blackout on officially sanctioned performances in Miami by Cuban musicians from the island. Jewish high school's entrance damaged in Miami Beach http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1325356.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1325356.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Students at a Jewish high school in Miami Beach were unnerved Monday night when an unidentified object flew through the building's entrance, shattering glass in the front door. Study: South Florida hazardous for pedestrians http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1325303.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1325303.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST South Florida is one of the nation's most dangerous areas for pedestrians because the roads generally have been designed to speed up -- not slow down -- traffic, according to a report released Monday. Scott Rothstein's empire now in feds' hands http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1325239.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1325239.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Like repo men, the feds grabbed Scott Rothstein's fire-engine red Ferrari Spider convertible with tan interior -- right off a downtown Fort Lauderdale street. Miami Dade College to train Mexican Red Cross workers http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1323765.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1323765.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:00 EST When paramedics in Mexico arrive at the scene of a bad accident, the life-saving measures they'll perform will have a South Florida connection to Miami Dade College's Medical Center Campus. Scott Rothstein's empire now in feds' hands http://www.miamiherald.com/news/broward/story/1325239.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/broward/story/1325239.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Like repo men, the feds grabbed Scott Rothstein's fire-engine red Ferrari Spider convertible with tan interior -- right off a downtown Fort Lauderdale street. South Florida man's fight against health insurer inspires N.Y. bill http://www.miamiherald.com/news/broward/story/1325222.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/broward/story/1325222.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Ian Pearl once feared a tracheal tube inserted into his throat would render him voiceless.<p/> But he got his voice back -- and then some.<p/> He's using it now to bring attention to the issue of discriminatory health insurance practices against the disabled. 3 suspects charged as adults in teen's burning http://www.miamiherald.com/news/broward/story/1325308.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/broward/story/1325308.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Three of the five teenagers accused of setting fire to 15-year-old Michael Brewer of Deerfield Beach will be charged as adults, the Broward State Attorney's Office said Monday. Hollywood farmers market owners were warned by city http://www.miamiherald.com/news/broward/story/1325302.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/broward/story/1325302.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST For eight months Hollywood officials warned the owners of the Yellow Green Farmers Market that they couldn't hold their grand opening until permit violations were addressed. Ely High may get delayed field http://www.miamiherald.com/news/broward/story/1325300.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/broward/story/1325300.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST The chain-link fence around a field at Pompano Beach's Blanche Ely High School is the same color as its baseball diamond, a deep, red-brown shade of rust. The dugouts are so antiquated, Ely can't host baseball games. And there's no track around the football gridiron -- only a swath of white asphalt for runners to practice. Embattled lawyer Scott Rothstein: `I'm doing good' http://www.miamiherald.com/news/broward/story/1323766.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/broward/story/1323766.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Fort Lauderdale lawyer Scott Rothstein, who returned from a trip to Morocco last week to face a federal fraud investigation, said he was in good spirits Sunday. Pembroke Park Lotto ticket wins $28 million jackpot http://www.miamiherald.com/news/broward/story/1323759.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/broward/story/1323759.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:00 EST A Lotto ticket sold at a Pembroke Park gas station won Saturday night's $28 million jackpot, the Florida Lottery said Sunday. War jet graces Holiday Park once again http://www.miamiherald.com/news/broward/story/1323767.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/broward/story/1323767.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:00 EST For decades, the vintage fighter jet had been a familiar sight at Holiday Park in Fort Lauderdale -- until Hurricane Wilma all but destroyed it in 2005. One killed in Everglades plane crash http://www.miamiherald.com/news/broward/story/1323816.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/broward/story/1323816.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:00 EST A pilot died Sunday evening when his small plane crashed in the Everglades of West Broward, authorities said. Broward judge says his e-mail wasn't public record http://www.miamiherald.com/news/broward/story/1322653.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/broward/story/1322653.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Broward Chief Judge Vic Tobin was miffed recently when an e-mail he sent judges regarding attorney Scott Rothstein quickly spread on the blogs. Woman dies after being struck on State Road 7 http://www.miamiherald.com/news/broward/story/1322674.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/broward/story/1322674.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST A 70-year-old woman trying to cross State Road 7 died after being struck by a vehicle on Saturday, according to Davie police.<p/> The woman was on State Road 7 just south of Griffin Road , said Sgt. Rob Choquette, a Davie police spokesman. Shortly before 3 p.m., she ventured across the southbound lanes. Two vehicles saw her and stopped, Choquette said, but a third slammed into her. Former drug dealer dies in Florida Keys car crash http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida-keys/story/1323757.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida-keys/story/1323757.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:00 EST The last time Louise Hall saw her daughter, she helped her pack a suitcase into her trunk.<p/> They said goodbye, and Janet Cates, 56, drove off. Sky divers descend on Florida Keys http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida-keys/story/1319244.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida-keys/story/1319244.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:00 EST Thrill-seekers from around the country will be in Marathon this weekend to see the tropical island views -- from 13,500 feet.<p/> Sky divers began leaping from planes over the island chain Thursday, the opening day of the Keys Boogie sky-diving weekend that ends Sunday. Body found in Florida Keys mangroves identified http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida-keys/story/1313147.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida-keys/story/1313147.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:26 EST Monroe County sheriff's detectives have identified the body found a week ago wrapped in plastic and washed up in the mangroves of Jewfish Key.<p/> Using fingerprints, detectives identified the dead woman as Christine Marie Kaye, 48. Her last known address was the town of Lake Park in Palm Beach County. Broward man held in Key West killing http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida-keys/story/1313146.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida-keys/story/1313146.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:05 EST The Key West Police Department arrested 23-year-old Nicholas Ferro of Fort Lauderdale on Sunday in the stabbing death of a Key West man during an altercation near the heart of Key West's tourist section. Man charged with murder in Key West http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida-keys/story/1310554.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida-keys/story/1310554.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:43 EST The Key West Police Department arrested 23-year-old Nicholas Ferro of Fort Lauderdale on Sunday in the stabbing death of a Key West resident during an altercation near the heart of Key West's tourist section. Ageless revelers still turn heads at Key West's Fantasy Fest http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida-keys/story/1308054.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida-keys/story/1308054.html Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT If you think Key West's annual 10-day drunken party where fantasies come to life and body paint passes for clothing is just for the young, think again. Long-spined sea urchin makes comeback in Florida Keys http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida-keys/story/1299062.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida-keys/story/1299062.html Sun, 25 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Amid 300-pound groupers, curious barracudas and a rainbow of tropical fish attracted to a new artificial reef off Key West, a tiny creature is causing a big stir among conservationists: the long-spined sea urchin. Man in 2005 human-smuggling trip that killed Cuban boy convicted http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida-keys/story/1286922.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida-keys/story/1286922.html Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Four years after a 6-year-old Cuban boy drowned in a foiled human-smuggling trip across the Florida Straits, a federal jury has convicted a man for helping organize the scheme and outfitting the go-fast boat that capsized. The Florida Keys' Overseas Highway officially made an `All-American Road' http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida-keys/story/1286930.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida-keys/story/1286930.html Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT The Florida Keys' Overseas Highway has made the grade.<p/> U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced Friday in Washington that the 110-mile stretch of U.S. 1 from Key Largo to Key West -- with its 42 bridges linking the scenic island chain -- has been designated an All-American Road. Florida Keys' Overseas Highway named All-American Road http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida-keys/story/1286268.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida-keys/story/1286268.html Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:02 EDT The Florida Keys' Overseas Highway has made the grade.<p/> U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced Friday morning in Washington that the 110-mile stretch of U.S. 1 from Key Largo to Key West -- with its 42 bridges linking the scenic island chain -- has been designated an All-American Road. Makeover for Florida Keys hits a wall -- for now http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida-keys/story/1279551.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida-keys/story/1279551.html Tue, 13 Oct 2009 07:01 EDT Luxury developers with grand plans swarmed the Florida Keys during the real estate boom, paying big bucks to gobble up campgrounds, trailer parks, marinas, mom-and-pop motels -- even renowned Holiday Isle and its World Famous Tiki Bar. Marco Rubio takes tougher stance on illegal immigration http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/1325301.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/1325301.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST As an underdog U.S. Senate candidate courting the GOP's conservative wing, Marco Rubio takes a hard-line position against illegal immigration: no amnesty. Justices appear divided on Florida's juvenile 'lifers' http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/1325224.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/1325224.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Florida's tough prison sentences for juveniles came under scrutiny at the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, with justices appearing divided about whether locking up teenagers for life constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. Marco Rubio picks up influential endorsement in Senate race http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/1325216.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/1325216.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:22 EST After picking up a key endorsement Monday that could pump big money into his campaign, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio set to work on another win that would deliver a big, symbolic blow to Charlie Crist in the governor's home county. Former drug dealer dies in Florida Keys car crash http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/1323757.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/1323757.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:00 EST The last time Louise Hall saw her daughter, she helped her pack a suitcase into her trunk.<p/> They said goodbye, and Janet Cates, 56, drove off. Pembroke Park Lotto ticket wins $28 million jackpot http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/1323759.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/1323759.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:00 EST A Lotto ticket sold at a Pembroke Park gas station won Saturday night's $28 million jackpot, the Florida Lottery said Sunday. Embattled lawyer Scott Rothstein: `I'm doing good' http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/1323766.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/1323766.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Fort Lauderdale lawyer Scott Rothstein, who returned from a trip to Morocco last week to face a federal fraud investigation, said he was in good spirits Sunday. Attorney says shooting suspect is mentally ill http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/1322690.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/1322690.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST His marriage long ago went sour, his home taken in foreclosure, his job lost to incompetence, his finances sunk in bankruptcy. Everything Jason Rodriguez sought ended in failure. Except his alleged plot to kill. How conservative is Senate candidate Marco Rubio? http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/1322675.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/1322675.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Republican U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio is emerging as the champion of activists fed up with Republicans who don't stay true to conservative principles. Lawyer Scott Rothstein: The rise and fall of a wheeler dealer http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/1322574.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/1322574.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST If there was one thing Fort Lauderdale lawyer Scott Rothstein craved, it was attention. And how better to get it than to whip out his checkbook?<p/> Like at Gov. Charlie Crist's 52nd birthday party/GOP fundraiser last year, when, instead of buying a $1,000 candle, Rothstein bought an entire chocolate cake covered with 52 candles. His donation: $52,000. Sedano's supermarkets expanding to Orlando http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/1321344.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/1321344.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST For the first time in the company's history, Sedano's Supermarkets is expanding outside of South Florida.<p/> The Hispanic supermarket chain said Friday it has a deal to purchase three Albertson's stores in the Orlando area that will be converted into the Sedano's brand. Terms of the deal, which is scheduled to close in the first quarter of next year, were not disclosed. Change sought in who oversees state pension funds http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/1321339.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/1321339.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST State Sen. Dan Gelber says the proposed anticorruption package he unveiled earlier this week is more vital than ever in light of the Securities and Exchange Commission's investigation of possible fraud by the board that oversees the state pension fund.