When a standoff that began at the Highland Woods RV Park Thursday evening finally ended early Friday, three people were dead including a 9-year-old boy. Two others, a woman and a 7-year-old boy, were badly hurt.

A 17-year-old student was critically wounded Thursday afternoon when a gunman in a moving car opened fire on a group of teens walking home from school.

In the end, the City Commission voted — over police union objections — to install changing stations in the men’s rooms of all city properties.

Dwight Howard had 25 points and 24 rebounds, and the Magic connected on 17 three-pointers to hold off the Heat.

Better known for its experiment in offshore detention, interrogation and military justice, Guantánamo is also a lab for environmental exploration.

Ronnie Smith, a Miami horn player who spent five booty-shaking years with K.C. and the Sunshine Band, then wrote Jimmie “Bo’’ Horne’s 1978 disco smash, Spank, has died at age 59.

Seven tombs in a Miami cemetery were found desecrated by robbers apparently seeking bones, perhaps for rituals.

Knock, knock. Want to win some money? A couple of Hallandale Beach and Hollywood residents had the chance to be on a trivia game show, just by opening the door and answering some questions about Florida.

Some board members, major donors and dancers are questioning the earlier-than-expected retirement of Edward Villella, artistic director of the Miami City Ballet.

South Florida is getting a bad rap in national media. Jealous, anyone?

Port of Miami tunnel-boring contractors took reporters down into a clean, well-lighted section of completed concrete tube below the surface of Watson Island to show that work is progressing smoothly.

Resurgent Rick Santorum said his sweep of three GOP contests earned his shoestring campaign $250,000 overnight, cash he needs to take his upstart bid for the Republican presidential nomination to Mitt Romney's turf.