Former University of Miami and Plant High quarterback Robert Marve is expected to make a decision on where he will transfer by the end of next week, Plant coach Robert Weiner said today. Weiner met with Marve and his father, Eugene, Monday evening. Weiner said Marve is still considering all five finalists: Arizona State, Nebraska, Purdue, South Florida and Texas Tech. ...more

April 28, 2009

Authorities say a man died after rescuing two boys caught in rip currents off the coast of South Florida. ...more

April 26, 2009

South Florida's Tom Sicking went 4-for-5 with two RBI, but it wasn't enough as Hillsborough hung on for an 11-8 win in Suncoast Conference baseball action on Saturday. ...more

April 20, 2009

Former University of Miami and Plant High School quarterback Robert Marve's list of possible college destinations has been reduced to five, Plant coach Robert Weiner said today. ...more

April 17, 2009

A South Florida boy who became an Internet sensation during the presidential campaign has received a full scholarship to a Georgia university. ...more

April 17, 2009

Pari-mutuels could expand poker room hours and pot sizes under a bill approved by a House committee. ...more

April 13, 2009

Five members of Congress have asked President Obama to protect the Florida panther. ...more

April 10, 2009

On April 2 you reported on Gov. Charlie Crist's proposed purchase of 72,500 acres of U.S. Sugar land near the Everglades ("Recession Decimates Everglades Land Deal," front page). ...more

April 9, 2009

Budget woes are forcing state wildlife officials to cut a program that tracks endangered Florida panthers with GPS-equipped collars. ...more

April 6, 2009

Days after an announcement by parent company TOUSA to wind down production, Engle Homes, the developer of Live Oak Preserve, is relinquishing some of its authority at the development. Engle Homes Vice President Rick Feather said all Engle employees who serve on the Live Oak I, Live Oak II and The Hammocks' community development district boards are stepping down immediately. "We resigned under the advice of counsel," Feather said. Feather served as a board supervisor on all of the three developer-controlled CDDs. Engle employees Lauren Arcaro, Dennis DeMott and Michael Mulvihill were members of the Live Oak II and The Hammocks boards. ...more

April 1, 2009