5 Sep 2008

As Superintendent Rudy Crew's tenure appears headed for an end, his replacement will almost certainly come from inside the system.

5 Sep 2008

Miami-Dade prosecutors have cleared officers involved in three separate fatal shootings, including a rookie cop who -- on his first day of patrol -- saved a woman under attack from her drunk, machete-wielding husband.

5 Sep 2008

Marelyn Rijo was furious the first time she saw a large tattoo of angel wings on her older sister's shoulder, along with the name ''Cesar'' inside a red heart.

5 Sep 2008

There's been a lot of counting and tallying at the Medley Police Department lately. First, there were the 24 stolen cars (and counting) that officers discovered on Aug. 25 -- as they busted a local chop shop located at 8901 NW 96th St.

5 Sep 2008

After a multimillion dollar renovation that has taken more than two years to complete, Miami Beach's Old City Hall finally will be ready for business this month.

5 Sep 2008

Almost as soon as Florida fell out of Hanna's forecast cone, it slipped into Ike's, and that mighty, major hurricane could be on our doorstep Tuesday.

5 Sep 2008

A former Bush administration official responsible for detainee operations urged the Pentagon on Friday to replace the war court's top lawyer -- an Air Force Reserves general whom three military judges have excluded from portions of military commissions at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.

5 Sep 2008

Water-weary residents in the Caribbean waited Friday to see which direction Ike would take. Having already gone through Tropical Storm Hanna, many hoped the mighty Category 3 Ike would move farther north than current models predict. But Ike appears to be heading straight to various countries in the Caribbean, packing 120 mph winds and likely to further drench a region already soaked by a run of storms earlier in the week.

5 Sep 2008

Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez, stressing the importance of hurricane preparedness, urged residents to listen to authorities and monitor local media during the weekend.

5 Sep 2008

Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Stanford Blake ruled Friday that the last pending case against a member of the notorious John Does drug gang can go to trial, though he said the Miami police officers in the case were less credible than the defendant.

5 Sep 2008

Mila Schoen, an Italian designer of elegant, impeccably tailored clothes, died early Friday at her villa in northern Italy at the age of 91.

5 Sep 2008

Taking to the roadways in the rain Friday morning? Beware -- accidents have tangled up traffic and caused delays on various South Florida roadways.

5 Sep 2008

The mother of missing Orlando toddler Caylee Anthony is to be released from jail after posting $500,000 bail for the second time. Casey Anthony will be required to wear an ankle monitoring bracelet after being set free Friday.

5 Sep 2008

A quote about reaction to Bristol Palin's pregnancy on Page 3A of Thursday's edition was misattributed. Andrea Loring, assistant principal at Dorothy M. Wallace COPE Center in Richmond Heights, said that in a written assignment about the topic, her students said they hope Palin ''doesn't let anybody stress her out'' and ``she should hold up her head and be proud to be a teen mom.''

5 Sep 2008

U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen will speak to a local Venezuelan-American activist group Friday as part of a congressional candidate speaker series. The organization, Independent Venezuelan American Citizens, works to encourage more Venezuelan expatriates to participate in local elections.

5 Sep 2008

Ben Eisenberg, a managing director of the commercial real estate firm Transwestern, has been elected chairman of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Southern Florida.

5 Sep 2008

Almost as soon as Florida fell out of Hanna's forecast cone, it slipped into Ike's, and that mighty, major hurricane could be on our doorstep Tuesday.

5 Sep 2008

A former aide to Miami City Commissioner Marc Sarnoff stands accused of skirting ethics rules over a fence he built for a neighborhood park. Not for building the fence -- but for trying to bill the city for the work.

5 Sep 2008

The Miami-Dade School Board will hold a special meeting Monday to consider buying out the contract of Superintendent Rudy Crew, board Chairman Agustín Barrera said late Thursday.

5 Sep 2008

South Florida's Mexican community has grown in size and influence in recent years, as a new wave of immigrants from both the agricultural and business fields have chosen to make their home here.

5 Sep 2008

As the state's economy slipped further into the doldrums, the number of Florida home loans entering foreclosure continued to rise at a rapid clip in the second quarter, with more than 78,000 new homes in jeopardy of being repossessed by lenders, according to an industry report released Friday.

1 Sep 2008

Location: 1130 Collins Ave. Seller: SoBe Rentals, represented by Mario Wolman, manager. Buyer: 1130 Collins, LLC, represented by Jorge Savloff, managing member.

31 Aug 2008

The Up-Up Telescoping Ladder packs the reaching capabilities of an ordinary ladder into the features of a lightweight storage container. The Type II duty-rated ladder -- which holds 225 pounds and is the most common type for household tasks -- extends to 10 ½ feet, weighs less than 20 pounds and retracts to 29 inches long.

31 Aug 2008

Is Jack Bauer leaving Los Angeles, or merely moving on from his warehouse loft in the trendy Silver Lake section of L.A. for greener, less urban pastures?

31 Aug 2008

Gov. Charlie Crist promised Floridians that their tax bills would ''drop like a rock'' if they voted for property-tax reform in January.

31 Aug 2008

Q: The fronds of my palms are being eaten. They break at the trunk and just hang there. What's causing this? A: Rats occasionally gnaw on the base of palm fronds but do not completely sever the frond from the palm. Look for further evidence of rats by searching for their droppings below the palms, on walkways, the patio, etc. Roof rat droppings are about ½ inch long and Norway rat droppings average ¾ inch.

31 Aug 2008

Q: My wife and I own a condominium villa in a golf community. We have been attempting to sell for some time and have finally succeeded. When the inspection was done the unit was also tested for radon. The reading was high enough that it has to be mitigated by a licensed contractor. I have read the condominium documents and they state that I own from the top of the floor slab to the bottom of the ceiling slab. The unit is on the first floor. I contacted the management company that takes care of the...

31 Aug 2008

Here's the sad truth about patio furniture: Exposure to the sun, body oil, salt air, pool chlorine, suntan lotion and bird poo will kill your casual furniture dead, dead, dead. It doesn't stand a chance. Nope, never did.

31 Aug 2008

Yellow elder; caesalpinia; queen's crape myrtle; butterfly ginger; vera wood and buttonbush. What to nip: Cut back poinsettias to increase the number of new twigs on which colorful bracts will appear; cut back bougainvilleas for the same reason, to encourage more branching and more color on the tips. Give both plants a low-nitrogen fertilizer.

31 Aug 2008

Name: Blue Tango bromeliad Botanical name: Aechmea `Blue Tango' Description: With its electric to cobalt blue and hot pink flower spike, this bromeliad has become a garden must-have. Hybridized and patented by Patricia Bullis at Bullis Bromeliad Nursery in Homestead, the aechmea is a medium-sized plant that just can't be ignored once in bloom. Aechmeas are among our best landscape bromeliads because of such vibrant colors. Blue Tango has green leaves with spiny edges. The plant has Aechmea fendleri...

5 Sep 2008

5 Sep 2008

The men's semifinals are scheduled to be staged Saturday at the U.S. Open, where top-ranked Rafael Nadal will take on sixth-seeded Andy Murray and second-seeded and reigning four-time champion Roger Federer will encounter third-seeded Novak Djokovic.

5 Sep 2008

Texas Rangers outfielder Marlon Byrd left Friday's game with the Boston Red Sox after spraining his left thumb.

5 Sep 2008

American League home run leader Carlos Quentin has a broken right wrist stemming from his own temper, and the Chicago White Sox left fielder will have surgery Monday that could sideline him for the rest of the season. Quentin was injured Monday night in Cleveland. After fouling off a pitch while batting against Cliff Lee, Quentin hit his right hand on the bat as he was holding it with his left.

5 Sep 2008

American League home run leader Carlos Quentin has a broken right wrist stemming from his own temper, and the Chicago White Sox left fielder will have surgery Monday that could sideline him for the rest of the season. Quentin was injured Monday night in Cleveland. After fouling off a pitch while batting against Cliff Lee, Quentin hit his right hand on the bat as he was holding it with his left.

5 Sep 2008

In the not-too-distant future, there could be a retractable roof on the U.S. Open's main stadium, and organizers won't have to worry about tropical storms the way they were worrying Friday.

5 Sep 2008

In the not-too-distant future, there could be a retractable roof on the U.S. Open's main stadium, and organizers won't have to worry about tropical storms the way they were worrying Friday.

5 Sep 2008

The four American cyclists who arrived for last month's Beijing Games wearing black masks and were subsequently ordered to apologize for offending the host nation are seeking an apology from the U.S. Olympic Committee.

5 Sep 2008

In a pep talk via e-mail, Mike Schmidt reminded the Philadelphia Phillies of their big comeback to win the NL East last season and said "the Mets know you're better than they are."

5 Sep 2008

In a pep talk via e-mail, Mike Schmidt reminded the Philadelphia Phillies of their big comeback to win the NL East last season and said "the Mets know you're better than they are."

5 Sep 2008

Serena Williams wound up and smacked a shot directly at Dinara Safina early in the second set of their U.S. Open semifinal.

5 Sep 2008

Dave Trembley was certain he would be asked to return as manager of the Baltimore Orioles in 2009, an expectation that was fulfilled Friday.

5 Sep 2008

Steady rain that began Friday night and expectations that it would continue through Saturday with Tropical Storm Hanna moving in forced NASCAR to postpone Saturday night's Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond International Raceway.

5 Sep 2008

Steady rain that began Friday night and expectations that it would continue through Saturday with Tropical Storm Hanna moving in forced NASCAR to postpone Saturday night's Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond International Raceway.

5 Sep 2008

Ian Kinsler's breakout season is done.

5 Sep 2008

The Cavaliers signed center Lorenzen Wright on Friday to help offset the loss up front of forward Joe Smith.

5 Sep 2008

Camilo Villegas and Steve Stricker were excited to be playing golf Friday for different reasons, and it showed during a soggy start to the BMW Championship.

5 Sep 2008

Camilo Villegas fired a five-under 65 on Friday to finally take the first-round lead of the BMW Championship, the third FedEx Cup Playoff event.

5 Sep 2008

Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear signed an emergency regulation Friday banning steroids for the state's thoroughbred and standardbred races.

5 Sep 2008

Usain Bolt rallied against cold, wind and Asafa Powell to win the 100 meters in 9.77 seconds Friday at the Van Damme Memorial.