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Suspended Student Re-Arrested Deputies

A 13-year-old male student who was suspended from Millennium Middle School was detained for his role in placing a hoax device on campus that prompted the evacuation of two Tamarac schools Monday,...

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NBA Championship Trophy Visits Jungle Island

The Miami Heat are using the hashtag #LarryLovesMiami on social media as they stop by local spots in South Florida and take pictures of the trophy. The trophy has visited "Mangos" in South Beach,...

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Transporting critically ill requires special skills

In the business of saving lives, Hunt was preparing his colleagues to become experts in caring for the sickest patients and transporting them to safety.Hunt was leading a three-day course on critical...

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Floridas Hispanic Grad Rate Outpaces U.S. Overall

Florida schools are graduating far more students than they did a decade ago, and the state's Hispanic students earn diplomas at the greatest clip in the nation, according to a national study released...

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Miami-Dade mayor to travel on business mission to Spain France

Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez will travel to Spain on Saturday as part of large delegation looking to promote the county as a business destination.More than 25 people will make the week-long trip to...

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Fla. mom deputy charged after baby left in car

POLK COUNTY -- A sheriff's deputy and a southwest Florida mother have been charged after the woman's child was left in a hot car and died.Adriana Alicia Espinosa was charged Wednesday with aggravated...

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Florida officials use onset of storm season to blast Washington

TALLAHASSEE _ As the first tropical storm of the season bore down on Florida Thursday, Republican state officials seized the moment to blast Washington and warn that the required budget cuts to federal...

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Florida Sheriff Arrested After Defending Second Amendment

Infowars.com June 6, 2013 A Florida sheriff who believes in the Second Amendment was charged Tuesday for removing the arrest file of a suspect held on an unconstitutional gun charge but later ...

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Floridas Beisel Named 2013 Capital One Womens Academic All-America of the Year

2013 SEC Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year and NCAA Champion in the 400 IM, Elizabeth Beisel (North Kingstown, R.I.), was named the 2013 Capital One Women's Academic All-America of the Year for the...

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Judge Court will pay doctor bill for ex-Goodman jurors defense

Dennis DeMartin, 70, of Delray Beach,a fomer John Goodman juror, leaves Palm Beach County Court Thursday after a hearing to answer to a criminal contempt charge for his alleged failure to speak...

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Murder defendant claims victim stabbed herself in the neck

Oscar Camejo is cross-examined by Assistant State Attorney Gregg Rossman Thursday. Camejo is accused of the 2010 murder of Jill Dornbush, of ...

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Lake Worth man accused of 54 vehicle burglaries

Lake Worth man, 19, supported his drug habit with a three-month vehicle burglary spree mostly in the Cresthaven Villas development west of Lake Worth, according to ...

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Head of St. Petersburg non-profit accused of pocketing thousands in phony...

Five years ago, Eric Green had the attention of celebrities, TV cameras and reporters. The 55-year-old was hailed for helping hundreds of children in low-income areas of Pinellas County through his...

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Tampa firm in DUI case faced accusation of hardball in Miami

TAMPA - Attorneys at the law firm of Adams & Diaco stand accused of serious hardball tactics: Sending a Tampa paralegal undercover to discredit an opposing lawyer by getting him arrested for DUI....

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USF votes to raise fees for out-of-state students

ST. PETERSBURG -- The University of South Florida community had a winning year in the Florida Legislature, making back some of the money it had lost and enjoying Gov. Rick Scott's veto of a tuition...

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Tampa urges safe recycling of chemicals

TAMPA - If your garage looks anything like mine, it's a bit of a toxic waste dump. Those old cans of paint, pesticides, cleansers and motor oil really pile ...

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Sanford ready for George Zimmerman trial

George Zimmerman trial , which begins Monday. With hundreds of media organizations setting up shop, along with the possibility of potential protestors and everyday traffic, Seminole County is going to...

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Man threatened with beating over $30 debt police say

A Gainesville man was arrested after police said he threatened a man with a wooden stick over a $30 debt, according to a Gainesville Police Department ...

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City seeks grant for more school resource officers

On Thursday, commissioners voted unanimously to apply for a $250,000 COPS grant, which would cover up to 75 percent of the costs for the positions for three years.After the mass shooting at Sandy Hook...

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UPDATE 5-Tropical Storm Andrea weakens as swirls over Florida

Thu Jun 6, 2013 8:40pm EDT By Jane Sutton MIAMI, June 6 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Andrea lost strength as it passed over northern Florida on Thursday evening and is forecast to drench much of the U.S....

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