Burglars Target Cell Phone Stores
One store owner said crooks target high-end cell phones like iPhone 5's and the Samsung Galaxies because they can resell them in South America for double the ...
View ArticlePreparations for George Zimmerman trial underway
The Seminole County courthouse in Sanford is being prepared for the George Zimmerman trial, with media areas, protest zones and extra ...
View ArticleState Attorney Talks About Garcia Staffers Investigation
"He promised that he would work with us in anyway possible," Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle said of Congressman Joe ...
View ArticleMLB Philadelphia 7 Miami 2
Kyle Kendrick tossed a complete-game six-hitter and Domonic Brown clouted his 17th homer Monday in the Philadelphia Phillies' 7-2 win over Miami. Kendrick (6-3) allowed two runs on six hit en route to...
View ArticleRobbery puts school in lockdown hoax bomb threat adds confusion
Tamarac told classmates that he put bombs around the school campus, investigators say. But was a nearby strong-arm robbery, not a bomb threat, that caused the school to go into lockdown Monday.Thinking...
View ArticlePriest on Leave of Absence Amid Sexual Misconduct Allegations
A prominent South Florida priest has taken a temporary leave of absence as allegations of sexual misconduct against him are investigated, Archdiocese of Miami spokeswoman Mary Ross Agosta said ...
View ArticleOrlando considering extending bar hours to 3 a.m.
ORLANDO -- Could keeping bars open an extra hour be the "shot" Orlando needs? The Downtown Development Board says yes, and presented the Orlando City Council with its arguments during a Monday morning...
View ArticleSinkhole evacuates house in Winter Park
The sinkhole is near the pool at a home on Roxbury Road in Winter Park. Cracks in the pool are believed to be caused by the ...
View ArticleWATCH Miamis Streets After Heats Win
With the win, the Heat will face the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Finals. The Heat went 2-0 against San Antonio in the regular season, but neither game provides many clues as to how the Finals will go....
View ArticleMiami workers benefit from Miami Heats victory
Miami Heat 's victory over the Indiana Pacers. The Heat just won the Eastern Conference Final and will now face the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA ...
View ArticleEducation Infrastructure Reserves Become Florida Goals
"It was the first session where I have served (in five years) that the economy was producing revenues," said state Rep. John Wood, R-Winter Haven, whose district included Haines City, Lake Alfred and...
View ArticleNBA round-up Miami Heat join San Antonio Spurs in NBA finals
LeBron James scored 32 points and the Miami Heat powered their way back to the NBA finals with a 99-76 victory over the Indiana Pacers in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals. Dwyane Wade ended his...
View ArticleMiami takes care of business bounces into finals
LeBron James scored 32 points and grabbed eight rebounds as the Miami Heat downed the Indiana Pacers 99-76 to reach the NBA Finals yesterday. Ailing Dwyane Wade matched his postseason high with 21...
View ArticleFlorida nightclub guard killed three co-workers after being pranked...
A bouncer at a Florida nightclub shot and killed three other bouncers early Sunday morning after being humiliated by a video prank, according to police. Andrew Joseph Lobban, 31, was held without bond...
View ArticleMiami Heat routs Indiana to advance to NBA Finals
LeBron James scored 32 points, ailing Dwyane Wade matched his postseason high for the year with 21 points and the defending NBA champion Miami Heat ran away from the Indiana Pacers 99-76 in Game 7 of...
View ArticlePutnam Expects Little Backlash From End of Florida Ethanol Law
Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam talks about citrus greening, Florida's Ethanol mandate, and water flow down the Apalachicola River, among other ...
View ArticleWoman Found Dead Near Lauderhill Business
A man who stabbed his girlfriend to death led officers to her body after he was caught burglarizing a nearby house in Lauderhill Sunday night, police said. The body of Monica Gooden was discovered...
View ArticleCentral Florida Development Council Hires David Petr as New President
Petr, 40, the current director of the Winter Haven Economic Development Council, will start his new job July 8, officials announced today. His salary has not been disclosed, as it will be funded by...
View ArticlePetraeus scandal Tampa socialite sues FBI Pentagon
David Petraeus ' resignation as CIA director. Kelley and her husband, Scott Kelley, allege in a 65-page complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Washington the FBI, the Pentagon and unidentified...
View Article500 pounds of lychee fruit stolen from Fla. grove
BOKEELIA, Fla. -- Authorities are investigating after they say someone stole 500 pounds of lychee fruit from a southwest Florida grove.The Lee County Sheriff's Office says the victim last checked on...
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