It may seem like an odd time for a restaurant chain to expand. Many Americans are tightening their spending belts and eating out less amid a turbulent economy. ...more

July 17, 2008

The trial of a teenager accused of killing his 14-year-old friend in a middle school bathroom will be transferred from Miami to Orlando because of relentless media coverage, a judge decided Tuesday. ...more

July 2, 2008

MIAMI - An alleged brothel-on-wheels that authorities said they busted over the weekend gives a whole new meaning to keeping the party moving. ...more

June 25, 2008

The other day a television news broadcast was telling of a new idea for hurricane coverage for Florida. The estimate for a Miami-Dade category five hurricane would cost approximately $88 billion. I thought of the Andrew and Katrina costs and have a better idea than letting out-of-state insurers chance their stakes upon the inevitable. Since our Department of Defense is very capable of defending our shores, it should also use its technology and resources to stop a category one in its tracks, with many large concussion bombs, or maybe something a lot more extreme to slow the winds in the wall, while at the same time making the water return to the oceans (dissipate.) When it rains, it pours! ...more

June 20, 2008

Un residente de Miami se halla preso en una cárcel del Condado de Hillsborough bajo cargos de que secuestró a un hombre de negocios por un rescate de por lo menos $100,000, y luego se fugó hacia Tampa. ...more

June 19, 2008

It's unfortunate that legislation establishing Florida's first tower crane regulations collapsed because of a dispute over whether counties should have the right to adopt tougher standards. ...more

June 12, 2008

TAMPA A 12-year-old Miami boy last seen Thursday night has been found safe in Tampa, investigators say. ...more

June 6, 2008

City officials have agreed to pay $2.2 million to a man wrongfully convicted of six murders and a rape. ...more

May 11, 2008

The seeds of secession have been planted in the sandy soil of South Florida. ...more

May 8, 2008

NORTH LAUDERDALE - One city commission wants to divide Florida into two states: North Florida and South Florida. The North Lauderdale City Commission says in a resolution that it's not confident in state leaders when it comes to collecting and spending their own money. ...more

May 7, 2008