The abrupt announcement that a bill to give some undocumented immigrants in-state tuition would not get a vote caught off guard Gov. Rick Scott and other state Republicans. - 19 Apr 14, 2:16am -
Despite the heftier price tag, representatives for retired English soccer star David Beckham say they still want to build a home for their new professional franchise on the waterfront. - 18 Apr 14, 7:23pm -
After South Miami officials missed county deadlines for building a new pool, the county was ready to withdraw funding for the project in the predominantly black side of South Miami. - 16 Feb 13, 12:31am -
No, the Marlins owner is not (quite) the most unpopular person in South Florida. Yes, the fans are in a lather over the latest salary purge. - 25 Nov 12, 5:01am -
An AARP study quantifies how the real estate crash has affected homeowners 50 or older — people who will have a hard time making up the loss of home equity later in life. - 18 Sep 12, 11:40am -
In dueling camps, Michelle Obama and George P. Bush, son of Jeb Bush, reached out to college students in Gainesville and Tallahassee. - 18 Sep 12, 11:39am -
Nutritional information will now be posted on drive-through and behind-the-counter menus in all of the nearly 14,000 McDonald’s in the nation. - 17 Sep 12, 1:16pm -
Reggie Bush helped restore the Dolphins attack, piling up the yards as Ryan Tannehill and Joe Philbin earned their first NFL wins. - 17 Sep 12, 1:15pm -
A recently opened gay club in Shorecrest has drawn the ire of local residents who believe it to be an illegal adult entertainment complex. The owner denies it, but the City of Miami has cited the business and opened an investigation. - 16 Feb 12, 1:44pm -
Vice President Joe Biden was on his way to a prom years ago when he saw his father pacing outside. His father had just been turned down for a loan to pay for Biden's education at the University of Delaware. The anecdote, delivered in a speech Monday… - 7 Feb 12, 11:59am -
The Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport opened its south runway Thursday, the first part of a $2 billion expansion to alleviate crowds and flight delays at the budget-friendly travel hub. - 18 Sep 14, 5:05pm -
The last time most people saw Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader together, the two were probably wearing wigs while hosting a game show, making out with family members or giving unnecessarily detailed California traffic directions on Saturday Night Live. Th… - 18 Sep 14, 4:33pm -
Comedian ANT will host the second annual Pink Flamingo Awards Tuesday night in Miami Beach honoring LGBT businesses, events and community leaders. - 18 Sep 14, 4:24pm -
A Plus Home Health Care in Fort Lauderdale agreed to pay $1.65 million to the federal government to resolve a federal whistleblower suit that alleged it made kickbacks to doctors’ spouses to get referrals of Medicare patients. - 18 Sep 14, 3:41pm -
BOSTON (AP) – A Massachusetts woman who threatened to blow up, torture and castrate Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey in what prosecutors called a “persistent and malevolent” cyberstalking campaign has been sentenced to more than four years in p… - 18 Sep 14, 2:32pm -
Gov. Rick Scott suggested his ad wasn’t really saying that Charlie Crist was an active participant in the fraud spawned by Scott Rothstein’s Ponzi scheme. - 18 Sep 14, 11:42am -
Miami-Dade County closed the athletic fields at Colonial Drive Park after finding higher than normal amounts of arsenic in the soil. - 18 Sep 14, 11:42am -
The Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport opened its south runway Thursday, the first part of a $2 billion expansion to alleviate crowds and flight delays at the budget-friendly travel hub. - 18 Sep 14, 11:41am -
Three "Fantasy 5" game players have selected all five winning numbers to win a jackpot worth $73,862.46 each, Florida Lottery officials said Thursday. - 18 Sep 14, 9:55am -
The jackpot in the Florida Lotto game has grown to $27 million after no one matched the six winning numbers in the latest drawing, lottery officials said Thursday. - 18 Sep 14, 9:55am -
UM’s defense, better statistically this season after three games, is going into Saturday’s game against Nebraska’s explosive offense confident it can hold its own - 18 Sep 14, 4:54am -
Florida’s offense ranks second in the Southeastern Conference, and first-year coordinator Kurt Roper is adamant he hasn’t been “vanilla” just to hide elements in preparation for No.3 Alabama on Saturday. - 18 Sep 14, 4:01am -
The seniors who make up the core of the Ransom Everglades girls’ golf team want to finish their high school careers on a high note this season. - 18 Sep 14, 4:01am -
NFL star Ray Rice punches his then-fiancée in the face in a hotel elevator, her head bangs into a railing as she falls, and he drags out her unconscious body as the doors slide open. - 18 Sep 14, 4:01am -
After the Dolphins cut Daniel Thomas — and no one rushed to pick him up — the fourth-year running back wasn't completely sure he'd get another shot. - 18 Sep 14, 4:01am -
“No, it’s not easy,” Golden said of Crow’s situation. “The idea behind the move back in July was give him an opportunity to play, based on our depth at quarterback. We were hoping he could help us at H-back, at fullback, at long-snapper or… - 18 Sep 14, 4:01am -
This freshman Alex on whom the FIU football offense relies rooms with that freshman Alex on whom the FIU football offense relies. Both came to FIU knowing they would have a chance to be where they are now. - 18 Sep 14, 4:01am -
The Heat’s offseason makeover extended to its coaching staff Wednesday with coach Erik Spoelstra adding Keith Smart and former Heat player Chris Quinn as assistant coaches. - 18 Sep 14, 4:01am -
A family’s hard times — and their will to press on — resonate with a school’s football team that has seen its own series of tragedies off the field. - 18 Sep 14, 4:01am -
There are little signs inside the Marlins’ clubhouse that <span class="bold">Giancarlo Stanton </span>is still with them, if only in spirit. - 18 Sep 14, 4:01am -
Junior cornerback Jeremiah McKinnon participated fully in practice Tuesday and Wednesday, although he wore an orange injury jersey both days. - 18 Sep 14, 4:01am -
On the eve of the opening of training camp, Florida Panthers owners Vinnie Viola and Doug Cifu said the franchise will remain in South Florida. - 18 Sep 14, 4:01am -
The customized Captain America chopper Peter Fonda rode in Easy Rider has come to symbolize the counterculture of the 1960s. Now it’s for sale. - 18 Sep 14, 4:00am -
Singer Jimmie Rodgers is 81. Actor Robert Blake is 81. Actor Fred Willard is 81. Singer Frankie Avalon is 74. Actress Holly Robinson Peete is 50. R&B singer Ricky Bell (Bell Biv Devoe and New Edition) is 47. Actress Aisha Tyler is 44. Actress Jada Pi… - 18 Sep 14, 4:00am -
With the Jewish high holidays upon us, it’s time to ask: Is homemade gefilte fish better than store-bought? Who is making the most interesting pickles in town? And whose recipe for rugelach rises to the top of the pack? - 18 Sep 14, 3:15am -
Q. My mom is 82. Her mobility has become limited in the past year, and it has become difficult to take her to appointments with her doctor, who doesn't make house calls. Do you have a list of physicians who specialize in geriatric care and that make… - 18 Sep 14, 2:03am -
It’s been almost two years since Dan Stevens’ beloved Downton Abbey character, Matthew Crawley, met with an untimely end, and some die-hard fans of the PBS costume drama still may not quite be over it. But for the 31-year-old British actor, Crawl… - 17 Sep 14, 10:30pm -
The Federal Reserve, while keeping interest rates near zero, said it would further taper its monthly purchase of bonds and likely end the practice after its late October meeting. - 17 Sep 14, 10:16pm -
Avril Lavigne and husband Chad Kroeger may be done after just 14 months of marriage. “It’s over,” a source tells the latest issue of Us Weekly. “He has been going around L.A. and telling people that they're divorcing.” Telltale signs: They… - 17 Sep 14, 9:57pm -
Brazilian artist Beatriz Milhazes is in the Miami spotlight this week as her solo goes up at the Perez Art Museum Miami and a Key Biscayne condo featuring her work is completed. - 17 Sep 14, 8:01pm -
Atlantic Broadband, the nation's 13th largest cable operator, announced Wednesday that it is delivering 1 Gigabit symmetrical Internet within its Miami footprint. Atlantic Broadband launched this service to residents of Indian Creek Village this summ… - 17 Sep 14, 5:25pm -
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) – Puerto Rico reggaeton star Don Omar was arrested Wednesday in the U.S. territory on suspicion of domestic violence, according to police. - 17 Sep 14, 4:29pm -
Brickell Motors announced on Wednesday that it has purchased Ocean Cadillac, adding the iconic luxury brand to its growing family of automotive dealerships that includes Brickell Honda, Brickell Buick & GMC, Audi Stuart, Infiniti Stuart and Brickell… - 17 Sep 14, 2:26pm -
Florida Power & Light will have to provide more details about what’s ailing its canals and how it plans to deal with them in the future. - 17 Sep 14, 12:01pm -
The Miami Herald has identified the Republican used in an attack ad by Gov. Rick Scott against challenger Charlie Crist. The ad wrongly claims that Crist and Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein had ‘swindled’ the mysterious Republican. - 17 Sep 14, 12:00pm -
A week after a Miami woman was reported missing after shopping with an aunt, then not showing up for work, police found her body in the trunk of an abandoned car in a residential Flagami neighborhood. Later, a former boyfriend with whom police wanted… - 17 Sep 14, 12:00pm -
Singer LaMonte McLemore (The Fifth Dimension) is 79. Actress Cassandra Peterson (“Elvira, Mistress of the Dark”) is 63. Comedian Rita Rudner is 61. Movie director Baz Luhrmann is 52. Actor Kyle Chandler is 49. Director-producer Bryan Singer is 49… - 17 Sep 14, 4:00am -
Federal prosecutors filed a superseding indictment against two former executives of Cay Clubs Resorts, alleging a $300-million fraudulent scheme at the firm. - 16 Sep 14, 11:45pm -
As early as next spring, the boom of seismic cannons will sound under the Atlantic Ocean as the first oil and gas exploration allowed off the East Coast in three decades gets underway. - 18 Sep 14, 7:21pm -
Hundreds of thousands of Native Americans across the nation have started receiving the final cash payments this week from one of the largest government settlements in U.S. history. - 18 Sep 14, 7:16pm -
Mississippi authorities are searching for four girls last seen with their mother and stepfather who are charged with mistreating the girls. - 18 Sep 14, 7:13pm -
For two guys who have never met, Florida cornerback Vernon Hargreaves III and Alabama receiver Amari Cooper sure know a lot about each other. - 18 Sep 14, 7:08pm -
Chicago Cubs All-Star first baseman Anthony Rizzo is the winner of the 2014 Branch Rickey award in recognition of his community work with pediatric cancer patients. - 18 Sep 14, 6:52pm -
A Las Vegas schoolteacher is blaming Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy for her injuries after her car was totaled in a crash with a Bundy cow not far from the site where Bundy supporters and federal officials came to an armed standoff. - 18 Sep 14, 6:51pm -
Gov. Jerry Brown has headed to the cradle of the Hollywood film industry to sign legislation that more than triples the state's annual tax credit to $330 million a year for films and TV shows produced in California. - 18 Sep 14, 6:34pm -
Signaling the seriousness of the threat posed by antibiotic-resistant germs, President Barack Obama on Thursday ordered the government to create a national plan to fight them by early 2015. - 18 Sep 14, 6:34pm -
Gov. Jerry Brown has headed to the cradle of the Hollywood film industry to sign legislation that more than triples the state's annual tax credit to $330 million a year for films and TV shows produced in California. - 18 Sep 14, 6:29pm -
A JetBlue airliner experienced engine problems and returned to the Long Beach Airport on Thursday after a short flight that ended with passengers evacuating on emergency slides. - 18 Sep 14, 6:29pm -
Signaling the seriousness of the threat posed by antibiotic-resistant germs, President Barack Obama on Thursday ordered the government to create a national plan to fight them by early 2015. - 18 Sep 14, 6:19pm -
President Francois Hollande is dismissing widespread suspicion that the French government pays ransoms to extremist groups to free French hostages. - 18 Sep 14, 6:14pm -
A roadside bomb in northern Mali killed four U.N. peacekeepers and wounded three on Thursday, a spokesman said of the latest in a string of deadly attacks on the force. - 18 Sep 14, 6:09pm -
A woman says she saw Mexican soldiers shoot and kill her 15-year-old daughter after a confrontation with a suspected drug gang even though the teenager was lying wounded on the ground. Twenty others also were shot and killed in rural southern Mexico… - 18 Sep 14, 5:52pm -
Five centuries after William Shakespeare wrote "Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown," the Boston Red Sox have been deposed as World Series champions, bouncing from last place to first and again to the cellar in a shift from tragedy to comedy that… - 18 Sep 14, 5:51pm -
Cyprus' energy minister says Egypt and Jordan are interested in buying natural gas from the Mediterranean island nation to meet their domestic needs. - 18 Sep 14, 5:41pm -
Argentina's congress on Thursday approved a law that lets the government intervene in setting prices and profits in an attempt to tackle one of the hemisphere's most rapid inflation rates. - 18 Sep 14, 5:17pm -
Former Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso confirmed this week something that many of us have suspected: If the opposition wins the Oct. 5 presidential election, there will be changes in Brazilian foreign policy that might affect all of Lat… - 18 Sep 14, 5:08pm -
U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus used Lake Champlain, with its history of a key naval battle in both the American Revolution and the War of 1812, as a backdrop Thursday to announce the naming of the USS Vermont, a nuclear attack submarine due to be buil… - 18 Sep 14, 4:56pm -
An Israeli museum on Thursday unveiled what it says in the oldest known Jewish prayer book in the world, dating back to the 9th century A.D. - 18 Sep 14, 4:52pm -
Violence has broken out at a march in Greece, held to honor a rap singer whose stabbing death a year ago triggered a crackdown on the extreme right Golden Dawn party. - 18 Sep 14, 4:52pm -
Strong stock market gains and higher home prices boosted Americans' net worth in the April-June quarter to a record high, a trend that could encourage more spending. - 18 Sep 14, 4:21pm -
An elderly western Pennsylvania couple is struggling to cope after state officials say a natural gas drilling company's wastewater pond contaminated their drinking water. - 18 Sep 14, 3:10pm -
Lawyers for a 13-year-old girl accused of bullying a classmate have filed notice that they intend to sue Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd and his office. - 18 Sep 14, 2:50pm -
The media conglomerate controlled by Rupert Murdoch is joining the fray in Google's protracted European antitrust case, saying the technology company unfairly distorts competition. - 18 Sep 14, 12:20pm -
German pharmaceuticals and chemicals company Bayer AG said Thursday it plans to spin off its polymer division with a separate stock listing. - 18 Sep 14, 11:00am -
Federal officials say the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers should move rare corals damaged by dredging at the port of Miami to underwater nurseries. - 18 Sep 14, 10:40am -
Officials say a new runway opening at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport should help reduce flight delays and bring more tourists to South Florida. - 18 Sep 14, 10:20am -
The trial of a second defendant charged with trespassing for sitting on the tracks to block a train carrying crude oil through Maine has ended in a hung jury. - 18 Sep 14, 10:00am -
San Francisco drag queens are sparring with Facebook over its policy requiring people to use their real names, rather than drag names such as Pollo Del Mar and Heklina. But the world's biggest social network is not budging from its rules. - 18 Sep 14, 4:40am -
Miami-Dade County closed the athletic fields at Colonial Drive Park after finding higher than normal amounts of arsenic in the soil. - 18 Sep 14, 2:26am -
“This is not political,” said Walter Kreitlow, a master sergeant in the Army reserve. “This is for the citizen soldiers out there who are taken advantage of. - 18 Sep 14, 12:39am -
The president’s remarks came a day after Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey told U.S. senators that he ultimately could recommend sending ground forces to combat Islamic terrorists if airstrikes prove insufficient. - 17 Sep 14, 11:28pm -
A SUV full of teenagers crashed in Idaho after one of the passengers lit the driver's armpit hair on fire with a lighter, authorities said Wednesday. - 17 Sep 14, 11:01pm -
Fort Lauderdale police are investigating a shooting at Sunrise Boulevard and Powerline Road, authorities said. The shooting happened before 7 p.m. in the 900 block of West Sunrise Boulevard, said Casey Liening, a spokeswoman for the Fort Lauderdale P… - 27 mins ago, 19 Apr 18, 12:10am -
On April 18, Miguel Diaz-Canel will be sworn in as the new Cuban president. The transition is a landmark for the island nation, where for the first time in six decades a Castro will not be in command. It will also shift the mental landscape of a regi… - 35 mins ago, 19 Apr 18, 12:02am -
She was 15 and baby-sitting two neighborhood kids when a man wearing pantyhose over his face and holding a gun in his hand suddenly appeared in a hallway of the Boca Raton home. It happened before midnight on Oct. 16, 1976. Yet her memory of the terr… - 2 hours ago, 18 Apr 18, 10:55pm -
The Broward Health board picked one of its unindicted members Wednesday to be its new chairman, selecting Andrew Klein to replace former Chairman Rocky Rodriguez, who was indicted in December and resigned in March. Rodriguez is one of five Broward He… - 3 hours ago, 18 Apr 18, 10:05pm -
A gym rope still hangs from the pine rafters 49 feet high in the old Boynton Beach High School — a remnant of days gone by. The 1927 school, which has sat abandoned for decades, has a big future now: It’ll be the hub of a $280 million project cal… - 3 hours ago, 18 Apr 18, 9:55pm -
A Pompano Beach man is a person of interest in a homicide investigation after a woman’s body was discovered in his home and he was found unconscious, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies went to the residence of Patrick and Sherry Palmer o… - 3 hours ago, 18 Apr 18, 9:55pm -
Arrest of the swamp thing? No, it’s just a guy who tried to flee cops by hiding in one. Body camera footage from deputies in Pasco County, Florida, north of the Tampa Bay area, shows a clear and unmuddied view of the back-county arrest of a man ide… - 3 hours ago, 18 Apr 18, 9:55pm -
First lady Melania Trump soaked in the splendor of another lavish Palm Beach mansion Wednesday. The first lady and and her Japanese counterpart toured the Henry Morrison Flagler Museum, a Palm Beach landmark about three miles from President Donald Tr… - 3 hours ago, 18 Apr 18, 9:35pm -
A Broward judge on Wednesday authorized the public release of more video from cameras positioned outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School during February’s mass shooting. The video may shed more light on the law enforcement response to Nikolas… - 3 hours ago, 18 Apr 18, 9:30pm -
An island-wide blackout hit Puerto Rico on Wednesday after an excavator accidentally downed a transmission line, officials said, as the U.S. territory struggles to repair an increasingly unstable power grid nearly seven months after Hurricane Maria.O… - 3 hours ago, 18 Apr 18, 9:15pm -
Florida and the Seminole Tribe reached a new gambling agreement, Gov. Rick Scott announced Wednesday. The revenue-sharing agreement extends the current deal — where the tribe pays $300 million to the state — through May 2019. Voters in November w… - 4 hours ago, 18 Apr 18, 8:50pm -
TALLAHASSEE — A ballot bulging with candidates and proposed constitutional amendments means Florida voters could endure long lines on Election Day this November, officials warn. The Nov. 6 election features contests for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, gov… - 4 hours ago, 18 Apr 18, 8:35pm -
Two Century Village residents were displaced after a kitchen fire destroyed their apartment and 60 other units were evacuated while firefighters assessed damages Wednesday morning, authorities said. The fire started just after 8 a.m. in a fourth-floo… - 4 hours ago, 18 Apr 18, 8:25pm -
Danielle Bregoli, the Boynton Beach teen who became a viral sensation after appearing on “Dr. Phil” and coining the phrase “Cash Me Outside,” has something else to brag and rap about. The 15-year-old, who goes by the rap name Bhad Bhabie, has… - 5 hours ago, 18 Apr 18, 7:20pm -
A Lauderhill woman collapsed in front of a stunned jury Wednesday after testifying that her own grandson wounded her while murdering his wife on New Year’s Day 2012. Bertharee Tomlin, 80, was on the stand less than an hour Wednesday afternoon and a… - 6 hours ago, 18 Apr 18, 6:45pm -
We all know golf is a big deal in South Florida. But what about big golf’s goofy kid brother — miniature golf? We decided to try the eight courses in Palm Beach and Broward counties to get the hole story. First, a few local trends in case you hav… - 6 hours ago, 18 Apr 18, 6:15pm -
The best advice we can give you for the 2018 election may be vote early or vote absentee. It’s going to be a long, long ballot, with 13 proposed constitutional amendments, including eight from the Constitution Revision Commission, two from petition… - 8 hours ago, 18 Apr 18, 4:50pm -
A Delta Airlines jet with a blown rear tire landed safely Wednesday morning at Palm Beach International Airport. Delta Flight 1930 left Detroit Metro Airport at 8:30 a.m. and landed at PBIA at 11:04 a.m. Video images showed the MD-90 jet making what… - 8 hours ago, 18 Apr 18, 4:45pm -
Southwest Airlines jet blew an engine at 32,000 feet and got hit by shrapnel that smashed a window, setting off a desperate scramble by passengers to save a woman from getting sucked out. She later died, and seven others were injured. Passengers drag… - 9 hours ago, 18 Apr 18, 3:45pm -
A man driving a compact sedan died before dawn Wednesday when his car went off the southbound lanes of Interstate 75 in Davie and crashed into a massive highway sign pole. The driver, Derrick M. Floyd, 39, of Miami, was the only person inside a 2012… - 9 hours ago, 18 Apr 18, 3:10pm -
Stoneman Douglas will have a significant presence for the Miami Dolphins during the upcoming NFL Draft. The family of Parkland shooting victim and Eagles assistant coach Aaron Feis, along with 18 graduating seniors on the Douglas football team, will… - 10 hours ago, 18 Apr 18, 2:30pm -
Whether you’re a Floridian in search of a more adventurous kind of staycation, or a tourist looking to skip the theme parks and resorts in favor of tiny houses or shipping containers, the Internet offers plenty of weird and wonderful options in the… - 12 hours ago, 18 Apr 18, 1:05pm -
The federal Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau sent cease-and-desist letters to two South Florida breweries for their use of cannabis terpenes oil in craft beer. - 1 day ago, 17 Apr 18, 9:20pm -
Most South Florida renters are paying more for their homes than they can afford, studies show, spurring efforts to reduce the number of workers and seniors being priced out of the region’s housing market. The lack of affordable housing is worse in… - 1 day ago, 17 Apr 18, 8:30pm -
On a regular, busy day in a bus station in Vitoria, Spain, an older, kind-looking gentleman strolled through the crowd. The people sitting on benches, at vending machines, at ticket counters and bustling around the vast station turned to look at the… - 2 days ago, 17 Apr 18, 4:00am -
Fort Lauderdale police are investigating a shooting at Sunrise Boulevard and Powerline Road, authorities said. The shooting happened before 7 p.m. in the 900 block of West Sunrise Boulevard, said Casey Liening, a spokeswoman for the Fort Lauderdale P… - 27 mins ago, 19 Apr 18, 12:10am -
Shots ripped through the nation’s consciousness at Columbine High School 19 years ago Friday — before most of this year’s high school graduates were even born. Now the self-named “mass shooting generation” plans to walk out of school to com… - 2 hours ago, 18 Apr 18, 10:30pm -
The Broward Health board picked one of its unindicted members Wednesday to be its new chairman, selecting Andrew Klein to replace former Chairman Rocky Rodriguez, who was indicted in December and resigned in March. Rodriguez is one of five Broward He… - 3 hours ago, 18 Apr 18, 10:05pm -
A Pompano Beach man is a person of interest in a homicide investigation after a woman’s body was discovered in his home and he was found unconscious, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies went to the residence of Patrick and Sherry Palmer o… - 3 hours ago, 18 Apr 18, 9:55pm -
The dead body was stuffed into a black duffel bag and shoved under a bed in a Hollywood apartment. A bloody shopping bag covered its head. Jesse Lee Mitchell, 31, was in tears when he called 911 Monday night and directed police to the barrier island… - 3 hours ago, 18 Apr 18, 9:15pm -
Two Century Village residents were displaced after a kitchen fire destroyed their apartment and 60 other units were evacuated while firefighters assessed damages Wednesday morning, authorities said. The fire started just after 8 a.m. in a fourth-floo… - 4 hours ago, 18 Apr 18, 8:25pm -
A Lauderhill woman collapsed in front of a stunned jury Wednesday after testifying that her own grandson wounded her while murdering his wife on New Year’s Day 2012. Bertharee Tomlin, 80, was on the stand less than an hour Wednesday afternoon and a… - 6 hours ago, 18 Apr 18, 6:45pm -
A man driving a compact sedan died before dawn Wednesday when his car went off the southbound lanes of Interstate 75 in Davie and crashed into a massive highway sign pole. The driver, Derrick M. Floyd, 39, of Miami, was the only person inside a 2012… - 9 hours ago, 18 Apr 18, 3:10pm -
The public will have a chance tonight to ask questions and make suggestions about school security, a topic that has become a top concern in the wake of the Parkland tragedy. Broward County Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie is hosting a forum at 6:… - 13 hours ago, 18 Apr 18, 12:05pm -
Doctor Detour answers your transportation questions. Q: I am writing to inquire about the Interstate 75 interchange with the Homestead Extension of Florida’s Turnpike. Are there any target dates for completion of the ramps between southbound I-75 a… - 14 hours ago, 18 Apr 18, 10:10am -
Facing a nearly $15 million shortfall, Broward school officials say there may be only one way to give teachers a raise — ask the public for a tax increase. The district may request an additional half mil, or 50 cents for every $1,000 in assessed pr… - 1 day ago, 17 Apr 18, 9:55pm -
Jailed since January, rapper Kodak Black, 20, will remain behind bars until September. That was the result of a plea deal struck by the Pompano Beach-raised hip-hop star on Tuesday, said his lawyer, Bradford Cohen. It could’ve been worse. Initially… - 1 day ago, 17 Apr 18, 9:35pm -
The mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School created such confusion among police that officers stormed a building in a different area of the school expecting to find the gunman, according to a police account released Tuesday. Margate Pol… - 1 day ago, 17 Apr 18, 9:30pm -
Most South Florida renters are paying more for their homes than they can afford, studies show, spurring efforts to reduce the number of workers and seniors being priced out of the region’s housing market. The lack of affordable housing is worse in… - 1 day ago, 17 Apr 18, 8:30pm -
The needs of middle schoolers — prone to bullying, rebellion and detachment from family -- have taken center stage as Broward officials brainstorm ways to prevent another school shooting. The most troubled young teens at 10 Broward middle schools w… - 1 day ago, 17 Apr 18, 8:10pm -
Florida Atlantic University has received a major gift to enhance science programs and to help build a new facility for its prestigious K-12 schools. FAU received $1 million from Daniel Cane, CEO and co-founder of Modernizing Medicine, a healthcare te… - 1 day ago, 17 Apr 18, 6:10pm -
A Plantation man was shot dead after calling 911 to report someone was inside his apartment. There's just one problem: There are no obvious signs of an intruder, police say. A large pool of blood and used paramedics’ gloves lay on the rear screened… - 1 day ago, 17 Apr 18, 2:45pm -
Did you know that aggressive driving can not only cause collisions, but it can lead to driver’s license suspensions or revocations and higher auto insurance premiums? It can even lower gas mileage by as much as 30 percent on the highway and 40 perc… - 1 day ago, 17 Apr 18, 2:15pm -
U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz believes that the way James Comey handled the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails was a factor in Donald Trump winning the presidency. “Doing what he did 11 days before the election was inappropriate and… - 2 days ago, 17 Apr 18, 10:15am -
A 35-year-old man was hit and killed while trying to cross East Copans Road in Pompano Beach Friday night, authorities said. Sadrac Louis, of Coconut Creek, was near the crosswalk when he was hit by a westbound Toyota Corolla at 11:10 p.m., said Keyl… - 2 days ago, 17 Apr 18, 1:15am -
It was 3 a.m. The car was stolen. The driver was all of 14. And his six passengers were only 12 and 13. The seven Pompano Beach kids crammed inside the Toyota Camry found themselves trapped when the car flipped and landed upside down on railroad trac… - 2 days ago, 17 Apr 18, 12:45am -
Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein won’t get any reduction in his 50-year federal prison sentence despite arguing he deserved one for cooperating with the feds, who say he lied to them, a judge ruled Monday. Rothstein, 55, pleaded guilty to orchestratin… - 2 days ago, 16 Apr 18, 9:50pm -
JM Family Enterprises is launching a $150 million headquarters campus renovation and expansion in Deerfield Beach, as part of efforts to attract new generations of workers Over three years, the automotive giant will remodel its iconic campus into a p… - 2 days ago, 16 Apr 18, 9:05pm -
President Donald Trump turned his attention to taxes at a business roundtable in Hialeah on Monday, marking the beginning of a weeklong visit to South Florida. On Tuesday and Wednesday, he’ll switch his focus to foreign affairs, hosting Japanese le… - 2 days ago, 16 Apr 18, 8:45pm -
U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz said Monday she’s like everyone else with questions about the FBI’s mishandling of tips that might have averted the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High massacre — waiting for answers from the FBI. More than two mont… - 2 days ago, 16 Apr 18, 6:15pm -
She was 15 and baby-sitting two neighborhood kids when a man wearing pantyhose over his face and holding a gun in his hand suddenly appeared in a hallway of the Boca Raton home. It happened before midnight on Oct. 16, 1976. Yet her memory of the terr… - 2 hours ago, 18 Apr 18, 10:55pm -
A driver deliberately hit a woman on a highway exit ramp, leaving her hospitalized with life-threatening injuries, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Erika Edwards, 28, was outside of her car when she was hit. Investigators were trying to find out what… - 2 hours ago, 18 Apr 18, 10:25pm -
A gym rope still hangs from the pine rafters 49 feet high in the old Boynton Beach High School — a remnant of days gone by. The 1927 school, which has sat abandoned for decades, has a big future now: It’ll be the hub of a $280 million project cal… - 3 hours ago, 18 Apr 18, 9:55pm -
The Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience in Jupiter is getting new funds from its Germany-based parent to expand. Max Planck, which employs 140 people, plans to boost staff by about 15 percent, said Matthias Haury, chief operating officer. M… - 3 hours ago, 18 Apr 18, 9:45pm -
First lady Melania Trump soaked in the splendor of another lavish Palm Beach mansion Wednesday. The first lady and and her Japanese counterpart toured the Henry Morrison Flagler Museum, a Palm Beach landmark about three miles from President Donald Tr… - 3 hours ago, 18 Apr 18, 9:35pm -
A Delta Airlines jet with a blown rear tire landed safely Wednesday morning at Palm Beach International Airport. Delta Flight 1930 left Detroit Metro Airport at 8:30 a.m. and landed at PBIA at 11:04 a.m. Video images showed the MD-90 jet making what… - 8 hours ago, 18 Apr 18, 4:45pm -
A Park Vista Community High School student is in custody after police found an unloaded gun in his backpack Wednesday morning, officials said. The district sent out a message to parents, alerting them of the situation. The high school is located at 7… - 9 hours ago, 18 Apr 18, 4:00pm -
Doctor Detour answers your transportation questions. Q: I am writing to inquire about the Interstate 75 interchange with the Homestead Extension of Florida’s Turnpike. Are there any target dates for completion of the ramps between southbound I-75 a… - 14 hours ago, 18 Apr 18, 10:10am -
When it comes to discussing global affairs, world leaders would prefer to meet at Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump says. The president kicked off two days of talks Tuesday with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Palm Beach. Trump says he’ll be… - 1 day ago, 18 Apr 18, 12:10am -
United Technologies is probably best known for Carrier air conditioners and Otis elevators and escalators. Its new $115 million UTC Center for Intelligent Buildings, which officially opened Tuesday in Palm Beach Gardens, will showcase the best of the… - 1 day ago, 17 Apr 18, 9:15pm -
Boca Raton Mayor Susan Haynie cast votes that benefited a company she founded with her husband and didn’t properly disclose the conflict of interest, a Palm Beach County ethics panel concluded. Haynie agreed to pay a $500 fine and accept a public r… - 1 day ago, 17 Apr 18, 9:15pm -
Most South Florida renters are paying more for their homes than they can afford, studies show, spurring efforts to reduce the number of workers and seniors being priced out of the region’s housing market. The lack of affordable housing is worse in… - 1 day ago, 17 Apr 18, 8:30pm -
Florida Atlantic University has received a major gift to enhance science programs and to help build a new facility for its prestigious K-12 schools. FAU received $1 million from Daniel Cane, CEO and co-founder of Modernizing Medicine, a healthcare te… - 1 day ago, 17 Apr 18, 6:10pm -
Did you know that aggressive driving can not only cause collisions, but it can lead to driver’s license suspensions or revocations and higher auto insurance premiums? It can even lower gas mileage by as much as 30 percent on the highway and 40 perc… - 1 day ago, 17 Apr 18, 2:15pm -
The Boynton Woman's Club has awarded scholarships to eight high school students, a record since the club started handing out money 40 years ago. To apply, students must be Boynton Beach residents who will attend a Florida college in the fall. Club of… - 2 days ago, 17 Apr 18, 7:00am -
A second public library in West Boynton could open as early at the winter of 2019. The library will go up after a new park is rebuilt with soccer fields. Some $18 million is set aside for the 30,000-square-foot Canyon Town Center Branch Library, Palm… - 2 days ago, 17 Apr 18, 12:00am -
Family and friends of Jason Dalley say they know him as a concerned attorney who went the extra mile for his clients, a dedicated Little League coach and a devoted dad and husband. But Dalley wept in court Monday as he told a judge about another aspe… - 2 days ago, 16 Apr 18, 11:15pm -
An outcry from the public has ended talks to bring tennis superstar Rafael Nadal’s academy to a popular park in Boca Raton. The Rafa Nadal Academy would have been the first outside of Nadal’s hometown in Manacor near Mallorca, Spain. The proposal… - 2 days ago, 16 Apr 18, 11:10pm -
Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein won’t get any reduction in his 50-year federal prison sentence despite arguing he deserved one for cooperating with the feds, who say he lied to them, a judge ruled Monday. Rothstein, 55, pleaded guilty to orchestratin… - 2 days ago, 16 Apr 18, 9:50pm -
President Donald Trump turned his attention to taxes at a business roundtable in Hialeah on Monday, marking the beginning of a weeklong visit to South Florida. On Tuesday and Wednesday, he’ll switch his focus to foreign affairs, hosting Japanese le… - 2 days ago, 16 Apr 18, 8:45pm -
A thin layer of clouds, a northwest breeze and cooler temperatures greeted South Floridians on Monday after an overnight in which passing storms were less severe than anticipated. A cold front moving into the area carried the threat of heavy winds, f… - 3 days ago, 16 Apr 18, 12:05pm -
A handful of volunteers had their hands full Saturday, rounding up domesticated rabbits that have been running wild around Pioneer Canal Park in Boynton Beach for decades. These rabbits were once pets that were abandoned by their owners, according to… - 4 days ago, 14 Apr 18, 7:40pm -
Many South Florida slash pines have stood for a century, providing shade, oxygen and wildlife habitat, as cities rose around them. Now they face a mortal threat from swarms of tiny, wood-eating insects. The Asian subterranean termite, which has been… - 5 days ago, 14 Apr 18, 10:00am -
A former Palm Beach County Sheriff’s deputy who stole prescription pills from a West Boynton Beach residence two days after Hurricane Irma will serve a year of house arrest. Jason Cooke was caught in the act on home surveillance video 90 minutes af… - 5 days ago, 13 Apr 18, 11:30pm -
John MacLean liked to think of himself as more cunning than most criminals. He gave himself a comic-book type persona, embraced his crimes, even wrote a book about his exploits called “Secrets of a Superthief.” One of his most notable hauls: $1 m… - 5 days ago, 13 Apr 18, 10:40pm -
Olympic Heights students protest in wake of school shooting Olympic Heights students protest in wake of school shootingStudents from Olympic Heights protest in wake of school shooting. Subscribe to WPBF on YouTube now for more: http://bit.ly/1qfxvbX Get more West Palm Beach news: http://www.wpbf.com/ Like… - 57 days ago, 20 Feb 18, 7:41pm -
Nikolas Cruz makes first court appearance Nikolas Cruz makes first court appearanceAccused school shooter Nikolas Cruz made his first court appearance Thursday afternoon. Subscribe to WPBF on YouTube now for more: http://bit.ly/1qfxvbX Get more West Palm Beach news: http://www.w...From:… - 57 days ago, 20 Feb 18, 3:29pm -
Stoneman students prepare for trip to Tallahassee Stoneman students prepare for trip to TallahasseeStudents from across Florida are going to the state capital to demand action on gun control legislation. Subscribe to WPBF on YouTube now for more: http://bit.ly/1qfxvbX Get more West Palm...From:… - 57 days ago, 20 Feb 18, 1:40pm -
Rally to end gun violence Rally to end gun violenceLocal rally to end gun violence Subscribe to WPBF on YouTube now for more: http://bit.ly/1qfxvbX Get more West Palm Beach news: http://www.wpbf.com/ Like us: http://www.facebook.com/wpbf25news...From:WPBF 25 NewsViews:… - 58 days ago, 20 Feb 18, 1:12am -
3 Dead in West Palm Beach shooting, crash 3 Dead in West Palm Beach shooting, crash3 Dead in West Palm Beach shooting, crash Subscribe to WPBF on YouTube now for more: http://bit.ly/1qfxvbX Get more West Palm Beach news: http://www.wpbf.com/ Like us: http://www.facebook.com/wpbf...From:… - 58 days ago, 20 Feb 18, 1:09am -
Student describes moment shooting happened Student describes moment shooting happenedA student of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School talks with Todd McDermott on today's shooting at his school. Subscribe to WPBF on YouTube now for more: http://bit.ly/1qfxvbX Get more West...From:WPBF… - 58 days ago, 19 Feb 18, 7:55pm -
FBI search Parkland home where alleged shooter lived FBI search Parkland home where alleged shooter livedThe FBI is searching a home in Parkland in connection with the school shooting. Subscribe to WPBF on YouTube now for more: http://bit.ly/1qfxvbX Get more West Palm Beach news: http://www.wpbf.co… - 58 days ago, 19 Feb 18, 6:53pm -
Parkland Students To March On Tallahassee To Demand Changes Parkland Students To March On Tallahassee To Demand ChangesParkland Students To March On Tallahassee To Demand Changes Subscribe to WPBF on YouTube now for more: http://bit.ly/1qfxvbX Get more West Palm Beach news: http://www.wpbf.com/ Like us: h… - 58 days ago, 19 Feb 18, 2:24pm -
Two police officers take down alleged school shooter Two police officers take down alleged school shooterMike Quaranta shared this video of police officers arresting Nikolas Cruz. Subscribe to WPBF on YouTube now for more: http://bit.ly/1qfxvbX Get more West Palm Beach news: http://www.wpbf.com/...… - 59 days ago, 19 Feb 18, 4:01am -
President Donald Trump Expected to Meet With Students President Donald Trump Expected to Meet With StudentsPresident Donald Trump Expected to Meet With Students Subscribe to WPBF on YouTube now for more: http://bit.ly/1qfxvbX Get more West Palm Beach news: http://www.wpbf.com/ Like us: http://www.fa… - 59 days ago, 19 Feb 18, 1:18am -
'He was probably one of the nicest people I've ever met in my life' 'He was probably one of the nicest people I've ever met in my life'A student who said he was friends with Nikolas Cruz said he was a nice person. Subscribe to WPBF on YouTube now for more: http://bit.ly/1qfxvbX Get more West Palm Beach news: http… - 59 days ago, 18 Feb 18, 10:49pm -
Sandra Shaw plays tennis with John McEnroe Sandra Shaw plays tennis with John McEnroeSandra Shaw takes us to the Delray Beach Open. Subscribe to WPBF on YouTube now for more: http://bit.ly/1qfxvbX Get more West Palm Beach news: http://www.wpbf.com/ Like us: http://www.facebook.com...From… - 59 days ago, 18 Feb 18, 9:59pm -
