Miami News

Sun-Sentinel

• Casey Anthony's attorney to argue for private jail visits

  Sun-Sentinel – 6 mins ago  

  Privacy is not something inmates — even high-profile ones like murder suspect Casey Anthony — can expect behind bars. Full Story »

• Airline group sees 2.5 percent dip in holiday travel

  Sun-Sentinel – 1 hr 36 mins ago  

  Air travel over the holidays will fall 2.5 percent from last year, a trade group for the nation's major carriers predicted Thursday. Full Story »

• Developer, son to be charged with bribing Broward commissioner, sources say

  Sun-Sentinel – 1 hr 36 mins ago  

  Chaits suspected of giving money to Eggelletion to back their projects State prosecutors will charge a housing developer and his son with bribing former County Commissioner Josephus Eggelletion to vote in favor of their projects, sources familiar with the investigation told the Sun Sentinel on Thursday. Full Story »

• Afghanistan attack claims life of Panhandle soldier

  Sun-Sentinel – 1 hr 51 mins ago  

  857 U.S. deaths in Afghansitan since 2001 (AP) -- The Defense Department says a soldier from Panama City has died of wounds he suffered when his unit was attacked with an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan. Full Story »

• New documentary: Behind the scenes with Fidel Castro

  Sun-Sentinel – 1 hr 51 mins ago  

  (AP) -- The Rev. Jesse Jackson took him to church for the first time in 27 years. Home run legend Hank Aaron asked him for autographed baseballs. Literary great Gabriel Garcia Marquez gave him a copy of "Dracula" that kept him up all night reading and smuggled ingredients into the country so he could make baklava. Full Story »

Miami Herald

• Marco Rubio accused of switching stance on global warming

  Miami Herald – Thu Dec 10, 8:41 pm ET  

  Against the backdrop of the climate change summit in Denmark this week, U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio is hammering rival Charlie Crist's ``cap-and-trade scheme'' -- though Rubio voted for a bill backed by the governor requiring state officials to devise such a plan. Full Story »

• Everglades bird population soars

  Miami Herald – Thu Dec 10, 7:46 pm ET  

  The Everglades: River of Grass. Bass was particularly surprised by wood storks, a rare wader typically fortunate to produce one or two chicks. Nesting numbers and chicks roughly doubled the average over the last decade. Full Story »

• Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade leads All-Star voting in east

  Miami Herald – Thu Dec 10, 3:16 pm ET  

  Miami Heat Dwyane Wade would eventually like to join forces with Cleveland's LeBron James as NBA teammates in the near future. For now, Wade will settle for surpassing his buddy in All-Star voting popularity. Full Story »

• Test finds most store scanners registered correct cost

  Miami Herald – Thu Dec 10, 10:43 am ET  

  This holiday season, shoppers are getting an early gift: Store scanners tested by the state in 27 cities last week correctly charged most items. Test shoppers deployed by the state Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services found that just 32 of 2,975 items rang up incorrectly, and most errors were in the customers' favor, the state said Thursday. Full Story »

• Co-worker rescues driver after car plunges into canal

  Miami Herald – Thu Dec 10, 8:43 am ET  

  A woman whose car plunged into a Northwest Miami-Dade canal Thursday morning was saved by a co-worker. Irma Alvarez, 45, was rescued from her sinking 2000 Honda Civic after it went into a canal at Northwest 44th Street and 82nd Avenue. Alvarez plunged into the canal after her car collided with a Toyota Rav 4 driven by Christina Rodriguez, 50. Full Story »

CBS4 Miami

• Photo Of Rothstein, FTL PD Chief, Raises Eyebrows

  CBS4 Miami – Fri Dec 11, 12:04 am ET  

  A photograph of accused Ponzi swindler Scott Rothstein and Ft. Lauderdale Police Chief Frank Adderley together at an accident scene in August is raising questions. Specifically, Ft. Lauderdale Mayor Jack Seiler wants to know why the pair was together at the accident, which involved a friend of Rothstein's. Full Story »

• Grandmother Arrested After Baby Dies Inside Car

  CBS4 Miami – Thu Dec 10, 10:54 pm ET  

  Miami Police announced the arrest of Miriam Dolores Oliveras, the woman they say left her 3-month-old grandchild in a hot car, causing her death Thursday Full Story »

• Miami Politicians To Be Schooled In Ethics

  CBS4 Miami – Thu Dec 10, 7:51 pm ET  

  The City of Miami Commission has approved an ordinance on first reading that mandates all elected Miami commissioners, the Mayor, appointed officials and department directors complete an ethics course. Lobbyists must also complete the ethics course, according to the ordinance. Full Story »

• Pantry Volunteer Attacked, Sexually Assaulted

  CBS4 Miami – Thu Dec 10, 7:35 pm ET  

  A long time employee of The Pantry of Broward is recovering after she was attacked and sexually assaulted Thursday morning. The woman had gone to the organization's downtown office around 6 a.m. to prepare emergency food boxes for the elderly in need at Christmas when she was attacked. Full Story »

• Eggelletion Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy

  CBS4 Miami – Thu Dec 10, 7:27 pm ET  

  Former Broward County Commissioner Josephus Eggelletion pleaded guilty Thursday to a money laundering conspiracy charge and for filing a false income tax return. The disgraced former Broward County Commissioner originally entered a not guilty plea to the charges. Full Story »

NBC Miami

• Rothstein Scandal Creates Murder Trial Intrigue

  NBC Miami – Thu Dec 10, 8:13 pm ET  

  The Scott Rothstein Ponzi scheme scandal has created lots of waves, even in a murder trial. Full Story »

• Founder of Pantry of Broward Attacked

  NBC Miami – Thu Dec 10, 6:58 pm ET  

  The beloved founder of the Pantry of Broward was the victim of a violent attack. Full Story »

• Homeowners Facing Foreclosure Banking on Obama

  NBC Miami – Thu Dec 10, 6:28 pm ET  

  Those having a mortgage meltdown might benefit from president's new plan. Full Story »

• Better Late Than Never: Miami Pols Embrace Ethics

  NBC Miami – Thu Dec 10, 5:28 pm ET  

  Surprise! City of Miami Commissioners are on board with ethics classes. Full Story »

• Woman Welcomes Hitler to Her 'Hood

  NBC Miami – Thu Dec 10, 4:43 pm ET  

  Nazi leader compared to homeowners association in spray painted sign. Full Story »

Local 10 Miami

• Motive Examined In Rothstein Partner's Death

  Local 10 Miami – Thu Dec 10, 6:51 pm ET  

  A year-old murder case has taken a whole new direction after the arrest of Scott Rothstein, who is accused of running a $1 billion Ponzi scheme. Full Story »

• FDLE Probes Alleged Police Cover-Up

  Local 10 Miami – Thu Dec 10, 5:51 pm ET  

  The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating allegations that a Hollywood police officer was caught on tape talking about falsifying a police report. Full Story »

• House Fire Causes $4M In Damage

  Local 10 Miami – Thu Dec 10, 5:06 pm ET  

  A fire that broke out Wednesday night at a Boca Raton home caused about $4 million in damage, according to fire officials. Full Story »

• Sexual Battery Suspect Arrested

  Local 10 Miami – Thu Dec 10, 4:51 pm ET  

  A suspect was arrested Wednesday in connection with a sexual battery that happened in June, and now police say he is the suspect in an abduction attempt, as well. Full Story »

• Photos: Nearly Naked Activists Protest Meat

  Local 10 Miami – Thu Dec 10, 4:21 pm ET  

  (Warning: Contains graphic images): Activists lay on trays resembling the foam-and-plastic packages that meat is usually sold in during a demonstration by PETA in Fort Lauderdale Thursday. Full Story »

7 News Miami

• Woman shot and killed in vehicle

  7 News Miami – Sun Dec 6, 11:13 pm ET  

  MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (WSVN) -- A 54-year-old woman is dead after being shot multiple times and left to die while in her vehicle. Police are looking for the person who shot and killed Carol Taylor. Full Story »

• Fast food employees robbed at gunpoint

  7 News Miami – Sun Dec 6, 11:13 pm ET  

  MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (WSVN) -- Authorities are investigating the scene at a fast food restaurant where two men robbed employees at gunpoint. Full Story »

• Fla. deputies written up for inmate's near-escape

  7 News Miami – Sun Dec 6, 8:13 pm ET  

  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- An inmate's near-escape got four Palm Beach County corrections deputies in trouble. Twenty-year-old Michael Opalenik tried to escape from the West Palm Beach detention center on May 5. Full Story »

• 1 dead, 2 seriously injured after crash into pond

  7 News Miami – Sun Dec 6, 8:13 pm ET  

  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- A Jacksonville mother has been killed and two children critically injured after their SUV plunged into a pond at a resort near Orlando's theme parks. Full Story »

• Fla. Panhandle schools to confiscate cell phones

  7 News Miami – Sun Dec 6, 8:13 pm ET  

  PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) -- Panhandle school officials have found a simple but novel solution to cell phones interruptions: Confiscation. The Escambia County School District previously issued suspensions for cell phone violations, but that didn't seem to work. Full Story »

Florida Keys Keynoter

• Judge orders Key Largo Ocean Resort closed

  Florida Keys Keynoter – Thu Dec 10, 5:07 pm ET  

  A circuit court judge ruled Thursday that the Key Largo Ocean Resort RV park must shut down by Jan. 15, giving residents there about a month to find new homes. Full Story »

• Fraud count dropped after money's repaid

  Florida Keys Keynoter – Wed Dec 9, 11:53 am ET  

  The former manager of the defunct Cristal Clear Rentals no longer faces criminal charges in Monroe County. Full Story »

• Keys man's sentencing Friday in Obama threat case

  Florida Keys Keynoter – Wed Dec 9, 11:53 am ET  

  A former Boot Key Harbor resident is scheduled to be sentenced Friday on firearms charges stemming from death threats he made against then-President George Bush and then-presidential candidate Barack Obama in 2008. Full Story »

• Wayward tires crush BMW in the Lower Keys

  Florida Keys Keynoter – Wed Dec 9, 11:53 am ET  

  How's this for scary? Full Story »

• Two seats up on Key Colony City Commission

  Florida Keys Keynoter – Wed Dec 9, 11:53 am ET  

  It's shaping up to be a subdued election this March in Key Colony Beach. Full Story »

Miami New Times

• At Florida Memorial University, surviving assaults is part of the curriculum

  Miami New Times – Tue Dec 8, 4:51 pm ET  

  A turtle suns itself on a rock along the edge of a dark and placid comma-shaped lagoon that marks the center of campus. Casually dressed students carrying schoolbooks saunter across manicured lawns or slouch at patio tables outside the modest student activity center. A pleasant breeze ratt... Full Story »

• Sports betting magnate James Giordano goes to jail

  Miami New Times – Tue Dec 8, 4:50 pm ET  

  Last Wednesday, a former bookmaker named James Giordano pleaded guilty to promoting gambling in New York. The 55-year-old Pinecrest resident was indicted in 2006 for running a sports betting website in the Caribbean that took millions of dollars in bets from dozens of U.S.-based bookies and gambl... Full Story »

• Scott Rothstein's drunken adventure

  Miami New Times – Tue Dec 8, 4:50 pm ET  

  From its base in South Beach, V Georgio Vodka was supposed to take over the world. Started by college basketball player, recording artist, and sports agent Victor Harvey, the company long ago hooked up with disgraced lawyer Scott Rothstein, who became a part-owner. Rothstein not only bought a sta... Full Story »

• Miami Dade College professor claims a Hummer hit him; driver says he's nuts

  Miami New Times – Tue Dec 8, 4:50 pm ET  

  This past June 6, Miami Dade College French professor Bob Michel was walking across the Wendy's parking lot on Biscayne Boulevard at 79th Street. "I hear this incredible screeching, and before I know it, this thing was on top of me," he recalls. "All I saw was this big grille hitting me in the ri... Full Story »

• Assistant State Attorney Richard Scruggs squirms on the stand

  Miami New Times – Tue Dec 8, 4:50 pm ET  

  Assistant State Attorney Richard Scruggs usually nails bad guys. But a Miami-Dade judge last Friday chastised the veteran prosecutor for improperly handling the case against Rev. Gaston Smith, a popular Liberty City pastor. Scruggs admitted he withheld key information from attorneys on bo... Full Story »

Broward-Palm Beach New Times

• Sweet Music in the Arsht

  Broward-Palm Beach New Times – Fri Dec 11, 2:01 am ET  

  If you sometimes feel like a motherless child, try the following. This Friday, skip the after-work happy hour. Go home, make yourself a decent meal, then head over to the Knight Concert Hall for Sweet Honey in the Rock. If you know your Ketuvim, you’ll know that the name comes from the Psalms, ... Full Story »

• Hello, 2003. We Missed You.

  Broward-Palm Beach New Times – Fri Dec 11, 2:01 am ET  

  You remember the space shuttle Columbia exploding upon reentry; 80s hair metal band Great White starting a fire that killed 100 people in a Rhode Island nightclub; Operation Iraqi Freedom beginning, and then “ending” one month later when a certain President pronounced, “Mission Accomp... Full Story »

• The Heat Has Cooled

  Broward-Palm Beach New Times – Wed Dec 9, 2:04 am ET  

  The Miami Heat kicked off the year with a bang, boasting a franchise-best 6-1 record. Since then, however, they’ve been hit with a mild case of mediocrity, dropping games to top-tier teams such as the Cavs and Celtics, as well as bottom-of-the-barrel teams such as the Wizards and Thunder... Full Story »

• Boats Gone Wild

  Broward-Palm Beach New Times – Wed Dec 9, 2:03 am ET  

  Santa may have a sleigh and eight mangy reindeer, but the 2009 Winterfest Boat Parade has Kim Kardashian and Alonzo Mourning. This pair of hoops-loving celebs are the grand marshals for this 38th-annual orgy of seagoing Christmas spirit — call it Boats Gone Wild — which kicks... Full Story »

• Toy Store-y

  Broward-Palm Beach New Times – Wed Dec 9, 2:03 am ET  

  Two words: Monster Pussy. What image does that conjure up in your skull? We're willing to bet it’s not a delectably hip orange cat donning a purple T-shirt, like the one in Helena Garcia 's painting Monster Pussy . And hell, if it is, you wre born to attend the Wee Beasties art e... Full Story »

Key West Citizen

• Teen hits fellow teen with real-looking gun

  Key West Citizen – Fri Dec 11, 1:19 am ET  

  MARATHON -- A Key Largo teen was arrested Wednesday night after hitting another teen in the mouth with an airsoft gun, knocking some teeth out, reports say. Joseph "Scooter" Lindsey, 19, was... read more Full Story »

• Mile Markers

  Key West Citizen – Fri Dec 11, 1:19 am ET  

  FLORIDA KEYS 4 separate lighted boat parades Florida Keys waters will light up with holiday cheer with four different boat parades at these locations: • Key West Historic... read more Full Story »

• Trailer park residents evicted

  Key West Citizen – Fri Dec 11, 1:19 am ET  

  A judge on Thursday ordered all residents of a Key Largo trailer park to vacate their homes by midnight Jan. 15 because of fire hazards. Circuit Judge Luis Garcia said he considered the timing, but... read more Full Story »

• Obituaries

  Key West Citizen – Fri Dec 11, 1:18 am ET  

  JOHN PATRICK CRYER JR. Cmdr. John Patrick Cryer Jr., USN (Ret.), 85, of Longwood, Fla., died Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009. He was born June 29, 1924, in Lakewood, N.J. John enlisted in the Navy in... read more Full Story »

• State OKs new grouper, shark protections

  Key West Citizen – Fri Dec 11, 1:18 am ET  

  The state approved several new regulations Thursday that bring greater protections to groupers and sharks. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) board passed a series of new... read more Full Story »