Police identified a bicyclist killed in a hit-and-run accident in Southwest Miami-Dade Monday night as 46-year-old Yasmany Sosa Alfonso. Alfonso died on the shoulder of the road in the 15300 block of Southwest 157th Avenue. He was riding home from work on a light-blue bicycle when he was struck by a car heading north, said Detective Roy Rutland, a Miami-Dade police spokesman. Full Story »
Tomás Regalado, a City Hall fixture for the past 13 years, will be sworn in as Miami's 33rd mayor at noon Wednesday. Regalado, 62, easily defeated fellow Commissioner Joe Sanchez last week in a low-turnout two-man race by campaigning on a promise to slow the breakneck development of the past eight years and focus more on local neighborhood issues. Full Story »
Police are searching for gunmen who shot a man in the parking lot of a Miami-Dade apartment complex early Tuesday. The 22-year-old man, who was shot several times, died at Jackson Memorial Hospital, said Detective Lena Adams, a Miami-Dade police spokeswoman. Full Story »
Should Florida's electric companies be required to reward customers who install energy-efficient light bulbs, buy energy-saving appliances, replace inefficient windows or make other investments that save electricity? Full Story »
The Broward School Board may sign off on a more restrictive policy for lobbyists Tuesday, following a board member's arrest that called lobbyists' influence into question. Full Story »
Three of the men who have been charged in connection with the stabbing death of University of Connecticut cornerback Jasper Howard were expected to appear in court on Tuesday morning. Howard, a South Florida native, was murdered on October 18 during a fight outside of a school-sponsored dance on the campus of the University of Connecticut. Full Story »
It started off as a small movement that eventually picked up the backing of multiple conservative news outlets and became a rallying point for those opposed to President Obama's domestic policies. Now, the "Tea Party" has been registered as an official minority party in the state of Florida, according to Politico.com. The party was registered by Orlando lawyer Frederic O'Neal, who will also ... Full Story »
Thousands of Miami-Dade FPL customers will soon be able to monitor just how much electricity they use on a daily basis thanks to a 'smart' meter. As part of the Obama administration's goal to have cleaner and more efficient electrical grids in the future, they've granted Florida Power & Light $200 million in stimulus funds to move ahead with their Energy Smart Florida project. Full Story »
As the House version of the health care bill was making its way through parliamentary procedures on Saturday, a strange scene unfolded between a group of female Democratic members and some GOP members. Representative Tom Price (R-Ga.) repeatedly shouted "I object!" as the female Democratic members offered items for unanimous consent. This cause a contentious few minutes and angered Democratic ... Full Story »
The Miami-Dade County Health Department will be offering two H1N1 vaccination sites on Wednesday and the vaccines are free. Full Story »
Haitian cabbie Pierre Jean-Charles climbed into his yellow taxi van while cradling a bottle of Coke and a bag of Doritos — the customary get-me-through snack for the 51-year-old full-time student and father of five. He had parked at a meter in front of a corner store at 75th Street a... Full Story »
A ratty blue tarp is wrapped tightly around a huge sphere in a Lauderhill driveway. It takes up a full parking space and is nearly as tall as the simple white house behind it. It looks like a captured UFO. As Joel Waul throws aside cinder blocks to remove the tarp, he appears otherworldly... Full Story »
Forget everything you've heard about Raúl Castro liberalizing Cuba. Fidel is still alive and kicking — reporters. How do we know? Well, for the first time in its 15-year history, the Miami-based National Circle of Journalists from Cuba did not give out an award on Cuban Journ... Full Story »
Riptide has a question for all the crazy Coconut Grovites. In the past year, what spectacular little spit of land has been used as a dumping ground for a large dead goat, the home of a five-foot-long saltwater crocodile, and a bum fort turned junkyard? The answer: mangroves around Peacock... Full Story »
Robert Kelly has the spy image down pat. The muscular 40-year-old arranges an interview in an empty food court. He talks in mysterious acronyms, like "NOC" — which stands for "no official cover." He refuses to have his photo taken. He talks about elaborate takedowns and ruses that s... Full Story »
All it took was a look, a "bad face," and what began as a rivalry over a girl became a vicious stabbing that left a South Florida high school student dead on the ground in a pool of blood. Full Story »
It was a quite a spectacle in the Scott Rothstein saga yesterday, as the embattled Ft. Lauderdale lawyer saw most of his pricey toys vanish as he sipped martinis with his lawyer. Full Story »
A hate crime at a local Jewish community center has Coral Springs residents in fear. Police search for a suspect to prevent another possible attack. Presented By: National Geographic Channel - Expedition Week Search for the Amazon Headshrinkers Sunday 9P e/p They say that shrinking heads is no longer practiced. We’re going to ask the experts. Premieres Sunday at 9P e/p on Nat Geo. Learn more at ... Full Story »
Three of the five boys who set Michael Brewer on fire were charged Monday with attempted murder Full Story »
Mayor Regalado wants the governor to show Miami the money Full Story »
Surveillance cameras at Coral Gables High School captured part of a scuffle that resulted in the fatal stabbing of a student. Full Story »
Online bidding has begun for an estate auction featuring a 10.08 Carat D-flawless diamond and over 350 other items. Full Story »
Tyler Weinman is accused of killing several cats in Cutler Bay and Palmetto Bay. Full Story »
The U.S. Coast Guard said Tuesday morning it has lost communication with a helicopter flying off the coast of Miami Beach. Full Story »
A man who was in an Orlando office when a former employee came in and started shooting said Monday that the ordeal that left one dead and five injured lasted about a minute. Full Story »
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- A man wounded during last week's Orlando shooting rampage frantically told a 911 dispatcher to hurry because he worried the gunman would return. Full Story »
NORTHWEST MIAMI-DADE (WSVN) -- Police are looking for suspects involved in a shooting in a South Florida neighborhood. Police said a man was shot multiple times near Northwest 155th Street and Eighth Avenue. Full Story »
OAKLAND PARK, Fla. (WSVN) -- Police said a bruised and battered bandit robbed a South Florida bank. The Bank of America tellers at North East 16th Avenue and Oakland Park described the crook as a man covered in bruises. Full Story »
MIAMI (WSVN) -- A City of Miami police officer is recovering in the hospital after his cruiser collided with another car early Tuesday morning. Investigators said the officer collided with a Toyota Corolla at Northeast 12th Street and First Avenue and then smashed into a pole. Full Story »
MIAMI (AP) -- A teenager accused of fatally stabbing a classmate at a South Florida high school says he wasn't threatened by his classmate before the altercation. Full Story »
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Students cheered as Westminster Christian School (WCS) superintendent A.J. West cut the red ribbon across the triple slide symbolizing the grand opening of the new Elementary School playground. The ribbon-cutting ceremony was attended by 350 students, parents, faculty and staff who had been waiting patiently for its completion. The new state-of-the-art playground is designed with an underlying ... Full Story »
The first Miami-Dade County public works project stemming from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) recently broke ground with the installation of a guardrail along a canal at SW 212th Street in the Goulds area. It was the first of six projects valued at $24.7 million to begin this month across the county. Full Story »
Palmetto Bay Mayor Eugene P. Flinn Jr. drew an impressive crowd of 450 residents, guests and VIPs to his 2009 Palmetto Bay “State of the Village” address on Oct. 21 at the Palmetto Bay Village Center. The event — part social and part political — is the mayor’s annual opportunity to highlight achievements by a government that is, according to one astute observer, “firing on all cylinders.” Full Story »
Betsy Adams, a member of the Coral Gables Garden Club for 50 years, has been described as a driving force behind the Coral Gables Garden Club entrance and statue projects for the past 20 years. She humbly credits her associates with the success of those major projects, but they send it right back to her. Full Story »
By Scott E. Pacheco The process to name a developer for a planned water park on land adjacent to Miami Metrozoo remains in the selection stage cone of silence, though the county commissioner who has championed the project says there is no rush. Full Story »
By Zachary S. Fagenson Whoever US Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Schapiro names to head the commission's Miami office may bolster the staff to follow up on the high number of complex leads the office receives. Full Story »
By Yudislaidy Fernandez On Brickell's condo rollercoaster ride, some developers are slashing original prices by more than half to sell units in the uncertain housing market. Full Story »
By Risa Polansky Despite its revenue potential, drilling for oil at a Miami-Dade County-owned training airport in the Everglades is off the table, Mayor Carlos Alvarez says. Full Story »
By Yudislaidy Fernandez After 26 years of the University of Miami leasing and running conference facilities downtown, the university is exiting the city-owned space at the city's behest. Full Story »
Maybe you've made the right play, maybe you haven't. Your heart speeds up, your stomach rumbles. That's why it's called gambling. ACTION is a view of the numbers, the psychology and the flavor of gambling here in South Florida, through our lens. Full Story »
Police are searching for gunmen who shot a man in the parking lot of a Miami-Dade County apartment complex early Tuesday. Full Story »
A Fort Pierce man trying to hit someone with a chunk of concrete missed his target and struck the roof of a passing SUV, authorities said. Full Story »
A city of Miami police officer was hospitalized after his cruiser collided with another car early this morning. Full Story »
A man escaped through a window from his burning house this morning in the 6100 block of Rodman Street, authorities said. Full Story »
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, in consultation with the state Department of Environmental Protection, says it wants to work with city and county governments to find the best way to regulate boats that anchor outside of permitted mooring fields. Full Story »
A day after a Bradenton man was jailed for a bogus Burmese python capture, the question of just how to control the exotic nonnative snakes in Florida went before Congress. Full Story »
Roughly 30 hopefuls applied this week to take the place of Clyde Burnett as Marathon's city manager. Full Story »
A former Keys jail guard will spend the next 16.25 years being guarded himself. Full Story »
It's time for the annual game of musical chairs on the Marathon City Council. Full Story »
A morning moonset peeks through the autumn foliage near Bradfordton, Ill. AP Photo/Seth Perlman
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