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Water park incident leaves one in hospital An overloaded raft likely caused the accident that injured a father and his three children at the Rapids Water Park in Riviera Beach, a state official said Thursday.

Democrat sold property in S. Florida 11 years ago U.S. Rep. Robert Wexler is Florida's only member of Congress who does not own a home in his congressional district.

Listen to the 911 calls: First 911 Call - Second 911 Call An emotionless Cindy Anthony dialed 911 July 14 to report her granddaughter Caylee Marie Anthony missing and requested deputies arrest her daughter for stealing money and a car, according to two audio recordings released this evening by the Orange County Sheriff's Office.

Prices of existing homes in South Florida fell last month as the housing downturn trudged into its 30th month.

A father and his three children were injured on the Black Thunder funnel slide at Rapids Water Park because their raft may have been overloaded, a state official said today.

Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio has landed a part-time job at Florida International University that pays $69,000, amid layoffs and tuition hikes caused by what the university president called ``the most serious budget crisis in our history.''

Fort Lauderdale police called a late-night press conference Thursday to announce an arrest in the death of 14-year-old Neica Marie Gibbs.

Most nights, Cynthia Wilson and her brother and sister sleep with tissue tucked inside their ears. She hates the routine, but it's necessary.

Soon after Osama bin Laden's driver got here in 2002, he told interrogators the identity of the al Qaeda chief's most senior bodyguard -- then a fellow prison camp detainee. But, inexplicably, the U.S. let the bodyguard go.

Barack Obama has picked up support from nearly all the Hispanics who voted for his rival Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primaries, giving him a nearly 3-1 lead over John McCain, according to a new poll.

One of two men accused in a high profile case of murder at sea has changed his plea to guilty and the decision will spare him his life.

A South Florida doctor and pharmacist were arrested Thursday evening, accused of trafficking in prescription drugs.

Two officers collided during a short chase in Miami Gardens Thursday night, as they tried to catch up to carjacking suspects who allegedly stole a car in Hialeah.

Ft. Lauderdale Police say they've arrested the suspect who killed 13-year-old Neica Gibbs, whose body was found next to a dumpster Tuesday night.

The fate of the Coconut Grove Expo Center was sealed Thursday after Miami City Commissioners approved the $165 million Coconut Grove Waterfront Master Plan.

MIAMI -- The grandmother of a missing 2-year-old told an emergency dispatcher that a car driven by the girl's mother smelled like there had been a dead body inside, according to recordings of 911 calls released Thursday.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Tallahassee police are searching for a suspect who stole an idling car with two young children inside.

MIAMI -- One of two men accused in the slayings last year of four people aboard the "Joe Cool" fishing charter boat has changed his plea to guilty in exchange for prosecutors not seeking the death penalty.

LITTLE HAVANA, Fla. (WSVN) -- Police arrested two suspects responsible for the shooting death of a South Florida man.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Several residents are looking for a place to stay after a bolt of lightening struck a tree and knocked out power throughout a public housing building.

A plan to revitalize a stretch of Biscayne Bay was approved by city commissioners Thursday.

Police arrested two men accused of disposing of hazardous waste, police said.

MIA lost and found items go to the highest bidder.

California will become the first state in the nation to require new homes and businesses to be energy efficient.

Some of the women representing the U.S. at the 2008 Beijing Games trade in their uniforms for dressier attire.

The Detroit Shock came up with a way to distract some attention away from their skirmish earlier this week.

Officials say three people suffered gunshot wounds Thursday at a community college in Phoenix.

Air fresheners, detergent and other scented products contain hazardous chemicals, a researcher says.

Hasbro sues the creators of the electronic game "Scrabulous," saying it infringes on the property rights of their game "Scrabble."

The battery in some toy helicopters from The Sharper Image and other retailers can catch fire.

Three former employees of Kendall Regional Medical Center have pleaded guilty to charges of conspiring to defraud the hospital of more than $5 million though a purchase-order scheme, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.

Mercantil Commercebank said President and CEO J. Guillermo Villar is retiring, effective Dec. 31.

Year-over-year single-family home sales and prices declined again in June, across South Florida and the state, a Florida Association of Realtors report showed.

H.I.G. Capital said it has agreed to acquire PMSI from AmerisourceBergen Corp. for an undisclosed amount.

Florida's exports continued to ride the crest of the wave created by a weak dollar, posting an all-time monthly high of more than $4.8 billion in May. That's nearly $400 million more than in April, according to data from Infometrica.

She introduced Pablo Escobar to the cocaine business. She’s had a hand in the murder of more than 250 people, and was at one point worth more than a billion dollars.

It compares to both. The tone and style are reminiscent of Cirque, but it’s quirkier than the Vegas-style Cirque. In terms of Blue Man, the comparison comes in that there’s no language, and the actors are heavily made up and costumed.

Here’s the type of movie Step Brothers is: John C. Reilly tells Will Ferrell not to touch his drum set. Ferrell defiantly touches it, of course, and goes so far as to rub his sweaty scrotum all over it.

Blue Gene Mapowther is a mullet-headed patriot from Kentucky who digs professional wrestling, Parliament Lights, his 1988 Chevy S-10 and bands like Disturbed, Van Halen, Led Zeppelin and Godsmack (not necessarily in that order).

Once I came to that conclusion, I decided that I needed some gorgeous models in bikinis to liven up the place. I needed color. Bright, in-your-face neon splattered in a glorious mess kind of color.

As major corporate book-selling chains redefined a once-alternative industry, luring in the masses with discounts and coffee, independent bookstores folded nationwide.

By Risa Polansky Miami-Dade's Citizens' Independent Transportation Trust is to gain some of the independence its name suggests after county commissioners solidified its autonomy this month, agreeing to allow the trust to hire its own director and to contract consultants without commission approval.

By Risa Polansky Miami-Dade voters will decide only a handful of the 18 charter revisions recommended by a charter review task force after commissioners tossed most out last week.

By Yudislaidy Fernandez Bicentennial Park's makeover is to cost about $60 million — or about $2.5 million an acre based on the 24 acres of park space that will be left after erection of a pair of museums.

By Risa Polansky Companies with poor track records should be banned from bidding on Miami-Dade County contracts, Commissioner Sally Heyman says.