What Florida's new first lady will wear

When Florida Gov. Charlie Crist waits at the altar for his bride to join him, what will he see? Carole Rome...

ART BASEL MIAMI BEACH

Art Basel side scene may face tough times

Satellite events that depend on Art Basel's spillover crowds, publicity and funds could have a harder time ...

Repeat burglary suspects caught in Miami

Three men accused of breaking into a Miami home last week were collared by cops -- just minutes after they ...

O.J.'S co-defendant asks for leniency

O.J. Simpson's co-defendant is asking a Las Vegas judge for leniency and the minimum prison sentence in the...

LAUDERHILL

Deadly fire likely sparked by candle

Fire officials confirmed that power had been shut off at a Lauderhill condo where a candle may have trigger...

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY

Miami-Dade county attorney gets 9 percent pay raise

Miami-Dade's county attorney got a big raise in a divided vote, with some commissioners saying the time is ...

DADELAND

Police still looking for gunmen who killed armored-car guard at Dadeland Mall

Miami-Dade detectives continued their hunt for the killers who shot an armored-car security guard at Dadela...

COUNTY COURTHOUSE

Broward County Courthouse closure brings push for improvements

As officials were forced to close the Broward County Courthouse for the rest of the week, county commission...

EVERGLADES

U.S. Sugar deal is 'bad business,' water managers told

Water managers were urged to take a step back and reassess the $1.34 billion Everglades land deal between t...

LAUDERHILL

Deadly fire likely sparked by candle

Fire officials confirmed that power had been shut off at a Lauderhill condo where a candle may have trigger...

Broward parents can find out about magnet programs

Broward parents can learn about the school district's many magnet programs from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at th...

SCHOOLS | PEMBROKE PINES

Broward first-grader robs classmate at knife-point

Broward school officials said a first-grader faces expulsion after holding up a classmate and taking $1.

LAUDERHILL

Candle may have triggered fire that killed infant

Burning candles -- lit because a family had no power in their apartment -- may have led to the death of an ...

FORT LAUDERDALE

Flood at Broward courthouse delays major cases

Several prominent cases have been delayed and calls for a new county courthouse renewed after a flood close...

UPPER KEYS

Upper Keys solar energy experiment begins

The Florida Keys Electric Cooperative Association began producing green energy, using sunshine to power the...

THE KEYS

Monroe County deputy dies in crash with tractor-trailer

A Monroe County Sheriff's Office deputy died Wednesday in a two-vehicle accident while patrolling the Flori...

KEY WEST

Loss of Key West nursing home to uproot 78 seniors

The Lower Keys' only nursing home is being forced to close after losing funding, causing 78 elderly and sic...

MARATHON

Old Seven Mile Bridge in the Florida Keys still waiting for repairs

Transportation officials have put a revamp of the Old Seven Mile Bridge on hold, citing shrinking gas tax r...

KEY LARGO

Captain flees Key Largo boat crash, leaves injured child

A Key Largo man drove his boat into a channel marker, fleeing the scene with his injured dog without helpin...

KEY WEST

Key West moves the mail with electricity

The U.S. Postal Service is testing electric vehicles to deliver the mail in eight cities, including Key West.

Keys voters elect Bob Peryam as new sheriff

There's a new sheriff in the Florida Keys, along with two new Monroe County commissioners. Capt. Bob Peryam...

U.S. SENATE

Would-be successors line up as Sen. Martinez rules out second term

Would-be successors began lining up as U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez, elected in 2004, announced he would retire a...

EDUCATION

Court ruling challenges charter school approval process

An appeals court ruled that charter schools must be approved by county school boards, many of which are coo...

TALLAHASSEE | ENVIRONMENT

Florida environment committee votes in favor of emissions standards

A state committee sided with Gov. Charlie Crist, voting to reduce auto emissions with a new clean car rule ...

AGRICULTURE

Tiny exotic beetles threaten Florida crops

Small, invasive beetles that kill trees in the laurel family -- including avocados -- are inching their way...

Smoker lawsuit goes to trial in Broward

A lawsuit by the widow of a Cooper City man who died of lung cancer is the first of some 8,000 tobacco case...

FLORIDA REEFS

Climate change increases problems for Florida reefs

2008 HURRICANE SEASON

2008 hurricane season mostly spared Florida

THE BUSY 2008 HURRICANE SEASON BROUGHT SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS. BUT FLORIDA HASN'T BEEN HIT BY A MAJOR HURRICAN...