Two mothers teamed up to open the school in Emerald Hills, which caps classes at 10 students drawn from the Jewish communities of South Broward and North Miami-Dade.

In the months following the death of his twin sister, Nubia, Victor Barahona revealed the horrifying incidents of abuse by his adopted father

Florida school districts are fighting a bill that would require them to share construction dollars with charter schools.

The vice president spoke at Florida State University, pushing the president’s college affordability plan.

Oh my…. Rabbits. You really don’t want to see bunny rabbits at a reptile show.

As the last Super Bowl before the recession, South Florida’s 07 game continues out-pricing other Super Bowls. Little cities don’t help: prices down 15 percent from last year’s game in Dallas.

Living up to the promise of every Super Bowl winner, New York Giant quarterback Eli Manning visited Disney World in Orlando on Monday.

Commissioners, the mayor, and several senior staffers discussed creating a “strong mayor’’ form of government in Miami, instead of the current city-manager structure.

A few months after Miami Commissioner Frank Carollo blasted the administration for having too few baby-changing stations in mens’ rooms around town, the city will install hundreds of them.

The case of a Hialeah single mother illustrates key issues — uninsured patients with complicated cases — facing Miami-Dade’s beleaguered public health system.

South Floridians will see plenty of rain and hear rumbling thunder on Monday.

With plans for a proposed mega Walmart store in <a href="/midtown/">Midtown</a> moving forward, reality sets in for many art fair organizers who will have to start looking for new venues once the project breaks ground.

I almost smiled during that Super Bowl ad where the dog goes on a diet so he can slip out his pet door and chase a Volkswagen. <span class="italic">Almost.</span> And if I hadn’t already seen it 30 times on the Internet...

A burning candle is to blame for a fire in a Pembroke Pines mobile which caused thousands of dollars in damages.

A Lotto ticket sold in Hialeah won Saturday night’s $12 million jackpot, the Florida Lottery said Sunday.

Residents who live near Miami neighborhood of Little Haiti will now be able to get fresh fruits and vegetables grown on local farms.

A Key West man who called 911 three times on Sunday was arrested after deputies allegedly found him with drugs.

A Pembroke Pines neighborhood can breathe easier following the clean-up of an accident scene involving a sewage truck, according to Fire Rescue officials.

Two mothers teamed up to open the school in Emerald Hills, which caps classes at 10 students drawn from the Jewish communities of South Broward and North Miami-Dade.

Florida school districts are fighting a bill that would require them to share construction dollars with charter schools.

Thousands of narcotic pills, including oxycodone and hydrocodone were stolen and unaccounted for at the Broward County Office of the Medical Examiner and Trauma Services, according to a report issued Monday by the Inspector General’s office.

The vice president spoke at Florida State University, pushing the president’s college affordability plan.

Roy Vrchota, a towing and trucking company owner, died Jan. 31 at a Deerfield Beach retirement home. He was 91.

Oh my…. Rabbits. You really don’t want to see bunny rabbits at a reptile show.

More than six decades after the fighting in France ended, U.S. veterans of World War II are getting rewarded with the French Legion of Honor.

I almost smiled during that Super Bowl ad where the dog goes on a diet so he can slip out his pet door and chase a Volkswagen. <span class="italic">Almost.</span> And if I hadn’t already seen it 30 times on the Internet...

A Fort Lauderdale artist has produced more than a thousand paintings and collages about the joys, hopes and horrors of the apocalypse.

Florida school districts are fighting a bill that would require them to share construction dollars with charter schools.

The vice president spoke at Florida State University, pushing the president’s college affordability plan.

A proposal to move the office that represents consumers before state regulators gets mixed reviews, as some say it will make the job more political and others suggest it will insulate it from politics.

Oh my…. Rabbits. You really don’t want to see bunny rabbits at a reptile show.

Proponents say private prisons would save seven percent over state-run prisons, but opponents are skeptical.

Someone dropped an incoherent person off in front of the Manatee County Courthouse Monday afternoon.

A woman in her apartment’s bedroom was shot in the leg by a bullet sailing through the wall from an adjoining apartment.

Here’s what we’re watching on Monday edition’s of the 2012 Legislature:

Sen. Marco Rubio, a Catholic who has always opposed abortion, has emerged as one of the leading national warriors in the politically explosive cultural war over birth control.

Like a product in any ad campaign, Mitt Romney is a brand. He has a slogan: “Obama isn’t working.”

Here’s what we’re watching on Monday edition’s of the 2012 Legislature:

Proponents say private prisons would save seven percent over state-run prisons, but opponents are skeptical.

A proposal to move the office that represents consumers before state regulators gets mixed reviews, as some say it will make the job more political and others suggest it will insulate it from politics.

Florida school districts are fighting a bill that would require them to share construction dollars with charter schools.

The debate over Las Vegas-style casinos has ended in defeat for supporters, who now have to wait until next year to try again to revive the gambling legislation.

Time to exhale, at least a little, and take down names.

The House approved new redistricting maps amid opposition from Democrats who said the political boundaries favor Republicans.

Senate President Mike Haridopolos and his staff effectively killed an ethics bill for 2012 by assigning it to five different committees before the beginning of the legislative session.

The House passed a bill to allow surplus lines carriers to take over some insurance policies from Citizens Property Insurance Corp.

Here’s what we’re watching on Day 24 of the 2012 Legislature:

Sensing a possible threat, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney criticized rival Rick Santorum's time in the Senate as "not effective" because of his past support for spending on pork-barrel projects as he worked to fend off an unexpected challenge in the next states to vote.

A federal judge has ordered the return of a 16th Century Baroque painting depicting Christ carrying the cross to the heirs of a Jewish man who died shortly before the German occupation of France in World War II.

Univision and Disney are in talks to create a 24-hour news channel for Latinos in English, two sources close to the negotiations said Monday.

A bill that would shift public-health responsibilities from the state to the counties - possibly affecting 12,000 state Department of Health jobs - cleared a House panel Monday.

A U.S. judge is ordering the return of a nearly 500-year-old Italian painting to the family that owned it before Nazis stole it.

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has suspended two Orlando-area-based CVS pharmacies from selling controlled substances such as oxycodone, agency officials said Monday.

Disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff spent two hours dispensing advice in one of Washington's temples of good government Monday, telling soldiers in the cause of cleaning up corruption they have a lot of work ahead of them.

A South Florida man accused of attacking his wife during a divorce hearing has pleaded no contest.

A tent city that's among the longest-lived Occupy protest encampments is coming down as part of a new wave of eviction orders against demonstrators aligned with the movement in communities including Miami, Washington and Pittsburgh.

The hulking cargo ship that tore through a western Kentucky bridge last month is carrying millions of dollars of rocket components that will be used to blast satellites into space for NASA and Department of Defense missions.

Josh Powell's boys were coming for a visit, and he had preparations to make.

A Pembroke Pines neighborhood can breathe easier following the clean-up of an accident scene involving a sewage truck, according to Fire Rescue officials.

A few months after Miami Commissioner Frank Carollo blasted the administration for having too few baby-changing stations in mens’ rooms around town, the city will install hundreds of them.

Ten Puerto Rican agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration have filed suit against their employer, claiming they receive less pay and more dangerous assignments than agents hired in the U.S. and sent to the island.

Univision and Disney are in talks to create a 24-hour news channel for Latinos in English, two sources close to the negotiations said Monday.

The vice president spoke at Florida State University, pushing the president’s college affordability plan.

A proposal to move the office that represents consumers before state regulators gets mixed reviews, as some say it will make the job more political and others suggest it will insulate it from politics.