Family of Slain Miami Gardens Girl Walking Against Crime
Family members of a 12-year-old girl who was shot and killed while sitting inside her grandmother's Miami Gardens home earlier this month gathered for a walk and rally against crime Monday. The family...
View Article1 Killed, 3 Injured in Violent Miami-Dade College Crash
One person was killed and three others were injured after a violent crash at a Miami-Dade College campus in Liberty City early Tuesday. The crash happened just before 1 a.m. at MDC's Carrie P. Meek...
View Article4,000 Fighting Rim Fire Near Yosemite, Now 20 Percent Contained
More than 4,000 firefighters were hoping to gain more ground Tuesday against the wildfire raging near Yosemite National Park, a blaze that over 11 days has scorched 280 square miles and destroyed a...
View ArticleDolphins: Starks Says Not Starting is 'Punishment'
The Miami Dolphins used the franchise tag on DT Randy Starks this offseason, so why is he not starting heading into the final preseason game of the summer? According to Starks, this is his penance for...
View ArticleHalf of Fire Island's Beaches Washed Away by Sandy: USGS
Long Island’s longest barrier island lost more than half of its beaches and dunes when it was battered by Sandy last October, according to a federal study released Tuesday. Fire Island, which runs...
View ArticleLibrary of Congress Presents "A Day Like No Other"
Photo after photo, the Library of Congress' new exhibit will take visitors back to Aug. 28, 1963 -- the day of the March on Washington. "A Day Like No Other" opens Wednesday and features 42...
View ArticleMan Arrested for Drugs in Front of School: Deputies
A man and his adult step-daughter — with whom he said he had a sexual relationship — were found parked illegally in front of a Deltona elementary school with drugs, authorities said. On Aug. 25, two...
View ArticleInvestigation of Teen's Death Continues as Friends Mourn
There was a steady stream of students at McLean High School on Tuesday afternoon, picking up class schedules for the new school year -- but at a funeral home in nearby Vienna, sadness darkened the...
View ArticleSoFla Woman Creates Board Game About Landing Mr. Right
There's a board, cards and dice, but this game is more like real life than most others, especially for dating women in South Florida. "The game is based on a number of dating experiences I had in...
View ArticleUM Scholarship Created in Name of Student Killed in Crash
Three months after a University of Miami graduate was killed in a crash, his parents have established a scholarship fund in his memory. On the corner of Bird Road and San Amaro, Dino Ghilotti lost his...
View ArticleAuthorities Team Up to Crack Separate Robbery Cases
The night of Aug. 13, Alejandro Ortiz got the scare of his life right outside his front door. "I was right there talking on the phone when they jumped out from behind that tree," he said pointing near...
View ArticleDolphins Cut Roster to 75 Players
The Miami Dolphins made a number of cuts Tuesday just before the NFL's 4pm deadline for teams to reduce their rosters to 75 players. Fullback Javorskie Lane was the most notable name on the cut list,...
View Article11-Year-Old Boy Attends Texas Christian University
The first weeks of college are a nerve-wracking time for nearly all students, but imagine trying to find your way around campus and meeting all your professors at age 11. Carson Huey-You is the...
View ArticleTrailblazer's Home Is Freedom Ride Through History
Decades ago, a northern Virginia woman left home against her parents' wishes to become a freedom fighter. Now Joan Mulholland is known not only as a trailblazer but as the go-to person when it comes to...
View ArticleWatergate Garage to be Demolished
The Arlington, Va., parking garage made famous by the Watergate scandal could become history itself. The Wilson Boulevard building where reporter Bob Woodward met his source called “Deep Throat” is set...
View ArticleSharks Spotted Off SoCal Coast
Multiple sharks were swimming in the water off Southern California Tuesday afternoon, hundreds of yards away from swimmers and surfers. Photos: Sharks Spotted Near Swimmers The often-feared fish were...
View ArticlePolice Pursuit Ends in Fort Lauderdale
A police pursuit that reportedly began in Collier ended in Fort Lauderdale Tuesday morning. The chase began just after 10 a.m. after an alert was issued for a black Chrysler 300 in connection with a...
View Article911 Call Released in Miramar Woman's Death
On Tuesday, a judge temporarily placed the 11-year-old son of a man accused of murdering his wife with the man's mother. The next shelter hearing will be on Thursday. Police said the boy was home when...
View ArticleSouth Florida's Gay Right's Supporters Talk About Blood Donations
It's a situation any gay man who has ever tried to donate blood knows well. "Not only can I not give blood but I have to explain to this stranger who I don't know that I can't give blood. Its...
View ArticleMan, 96, Writes Viral Song After Wife Dies
Fred Stobaugh, 96, remembered laying eyes on the prettiest girl he ever saw: It was 1938, and she was a car hop named Lorraine at an A&W Rootbeer stand in East Peoria, Ill. Two years later, she was...
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