Everglades restoration has fallen years behind and costs have spiraled billions beyond original estimates. But for leaders of the Everglades Coalition, which Thursday evening opened its 24th annual conference in Miami, prospects for reviving the struggling River of Grass look the brightest in years.
A six-month operation by the Broward Sheriff's Office to target drug dealers in the southern end of the county led to 34 arrests, Sheriff Al Lamberti announced Friday.
A gunman armed with what may have been a high-powered rifle walked into a Coral Springs convenience store Thursday night and shot a clerk in the thigh before making off with a bundle of cash, police said.
Move over, iguanas. Now, Broward County is targeting raccoons and hoping they'll take their bait. Over the next few months, staff will distribute food for raccoons and other wild critters, on land and in the water. But there's something fishy about these fish meal treats: The tiny morsels contain a vaccine preventing rabies.
Two women walking in Southwest Miami-Dade were seriously injured Thursday after a car slammed into them and threw them into a chain-link fence, according to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue.
Commercial real estate veteran Tere Blanca is giving up the helm at Cushman & Wakefield to start her own firm.
Hurricanes appeals committee upholds its ban of UF, LSU and Tennessee for quarterback Robert Marve, but it opened up the option of UCF or USF.
Some Florida Republicans are still grumbling about party Chairman Jim Greer, but he's expected to win another term because he has an important ally -- Gov. Charlie Crist.
A genetic disorder suddenly struck Joshua Stephens at age 12, leaving him unable to move or speak. Though f...
Huber Matos, 90, is the only man living in exile in Miami who had a front-seat role in the Cuban revolution...
The federal government put the Miami-Dade Housing Agency back in local hands after taking control of it in ...
A federal judge Thursday delayed the trial of prominent Miami lawyer Ben Kuehne on drug-related money-laund...
The national title game between Florida and Oklahoma drew an eclectic and sometimes raucous mix of fans.
A Miami man who co-owned two clinics has pleaded guilty to defrauding Medicare of $5.3 million by billing t...
A former Miami detective was sentenced Thursday to nine years in federal prison for his role in protecting ...
Dania Beach city commissioners have communicated with each other outside of regular meetings about city bus...
Supporters of both sides in the Gaza conflict had some heated exchanges in downtown Fort Lauderdale. But th...
Plantation police fatally shot a man wanted on several warrants after they say he drove off in a stolen car...
A teen accused of killing a Dillard High classmate has shown signs of being suicidal, an expert said, but s...
J.P. Taravella High School marching band, representing Florida in the inaugural parade, is more than halfwa...
A teen at Dillard High School -- scene of a fatal shooting just two months ago -- led police on a chase aft...
Islamorada's Cheeca Lodge caught fire on New Year's Eve, sending guests fleeing with just the clothes on th...
BY CAMMY CLARK cclark@MiamiHerald.com A fire broke out about 9:45 p.m. Wednesday night at the Cheeca Lodge ...
A man found inside a charred Islamorada trailer died from a gunshot to the head, police said.
Unsure about developers' plans for Holiday Isle Marina, half of the boat captains who had slips at the Isla...
With winter conditions kicking in early across much of the U.S., the Florida Keys tourism industry is banki...
First State Bank of the Florida Keys purchased the USS Hoyt S. Vandenberg for $1.35 million Wednesday morni...
Twelve years after a push began to make it an artificial reef, the USS Vandenberg's only hope is a last-min...
How desperate is Florida for money? So desperate, it's changing the design on the official state license pl...
In order to shore up Florida's budget, lawmakers plan to impose higher fines on motorists for all traffic i...
Legislative leaders plan to freeze the Florida Forever program that has saved some of the state's choicest ...
Some Florida Republicans are still grumbling about party Chairman Jim Greer, but he's expected to win anoth...
Florida's legislators will vote Thursday on two plans to close the state's $2.3 billion deficit by slashing...
For the first time in 12 years, Democrats are the toast of the inaugural balls in Washington. And members o...
An annual Education Week magazine ranking gave Florida a B-minus for the quality of its public education sy...
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