Reaction to Missile Parts Found on Ship That Sailed From Cuba
Panamanian authorities thought there might be drugs aboard the North Korean ship, which had sailed from Cuba. Instead, inspectors at the Panama Canal found ballistic missile parts hidden inside. "There...
View ArticleUM/Jackson Named Top South Florida Hospital By U.S. News
The University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center has been named the top hospital in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale metro area by U.S. News & World Report. The annual rankings, which were released...
View ArticleMan Fatally Shot in Robbery: Miami Police
A man was fatally shot in a robbery on Northwest 44th Street Tuesday, Miami Police said. Marcus Smith, 58, who was shot several times, was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at Jackson Memorial...
View ArticleChurch Sign in Response to Zimmerman Acquittal Sparks Controversy
A church sign sparked controversy in Chicago over the weekend when it posted a controversial message after the George Zimmerman verdict. “It is safe to kill black people in Amerikkka,” the sign read...
View ArticleMiami-Dade Commission Opts To Keep Property Tax Rate Flat
The Miami-Dade County Commission voted 8-4 Tuesday to keep the property tax rate flat for the coming budget year, but that will mean cuts in the county’s fire rescue and library services, The Miami...
View ArticleNYC Musician Loses Eye in Vicious Hammer Attack
A Brooklyn man has a long road to recovery after a man bludgeoned him with a hammer in an attack so vicious he lost an eye. Dru Barnes, a musician, was walking home to Fort Greene from a friend's house...
View ArticleMan Wrestles Shark With Bare Hands
What Elliot Sudal thought would be an average day of fishing in Nantucket turned out to be anything but. Sudal, originally from Burlington, went fishing for bluefish on Sunday. He was reeling in his...
View ArticleMarlins' Fernandez Rose to the Moment in All-Star Game
Jose Fernandez only got one inning to show the All Stars of baseball what he can do, and he made the most of it. The Miami Marlins' rookie pitcher became the first Marlins rookie to appear in an...
View ArticleAnimals Activists Take on Miami-Dade Mayor
Animal activists staged a demonstration outside the county building ahead of the Miami-Dade County Commission budget meeting Tuesday to protest proposed cuts to funding for animal services. Their beef...
View ArticleDouble Homicide at Miami Gardens Home: Police
Two people were found dead in a Miami Gardens home Tuesday in what police are calling a double homicide. At about 9:35 a.m. police got a call to do a welfare check at 3451 NW 207th St. from a neighbor...
View ArticleAsiana Won't Sue TV Station Over Fake Pilot Names
Asiana Airlines has decided not to sue a Bay Area TV station that aired bogus and racially offensive names for four pilots on its plane that crashed at the San Francisco airport earlier this month, an...
View ArticleRare Black Jellyfish Seen at San Diego Beaches
San Diego residents have reported sightings of a rare black jellyfish known as sea nettles at local beaches. The dark purple sea creatures were last seen about a year ago, and have now returned to...
View ArticleDirecTV Installer Sexually Abused Girl in NJ Home: DA
Authorities arrested a satellite television installer Tuesday for allegedly sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl in a New Jersey home. Arcadio "Junior" Nova, 38, was preparing to install DirecTV...
View ArticleMan Shot and Killed in Front Yard: Miami-Dade Police
Police are looking for a pair of suspects who shot and killed a man in his front yard in northwest Miami-Dade Tuesday. Roberto Gonzalez, 61, was washing his car in front of his home at 2382 Northwest...
View ArticleNew Account Reinforces Mayor Filner's Alleged Pattern
A San Diego woman offers a new account of the allegations of sexual harassment being levied against the mayor and wants other women to feel they can speak out as well. Special Section: Mayor Under Fire...
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Mountain Fire Rages Through 22 Square Miles
A fire that destroyed at least six homes after blasting through the San Jacinto Mountains continued to rage through 14,200 acres Wednesday morning, keeping the mandatory evacuations in place for nearby...
View Article4 Suspects Arrested in Armed Robbery of T-Mobile Store
Four suspects have been arrested in connection with this week’s robbery of a T-Mobile store in Oakland Park, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said. Georges Richardson, 21, of Pompano Beach and three...
View ArticleJuvenile Detention Center Dog Now Certified for Therapy
The first pet therapy dog to serve in a juvenile detention facility in Florida is now officially certified. Justice, the dog that has served at the Miami-Dade Regional Juvenile Detention Center since...
View ArticleLocal Officials to Live on Minimum Wage for a Week
For five days, Broward County Commissioner Martin Kiar will know what its like to rely on coupons and sales, only shopping for the necessities that a minimum wage budget will allow. He's trying on the...
View Article2 Boys Were Left Behind on Summer Camp Field Trip
A summer camp field trip for a pair of 8-year-old Fort Lauderdale twin boys turned into an ordeal when one of them was left behind at an arcade miles away from camp. The Riverland Park summer camp on...
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