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• Florida python hunt opens with 11 snakes killed

  January 15, 2013 12:02 PM

  MIAMI (AP) - Florida wildlife officials say 11 Burmese pythons were killed during the first three days of a public hunt for the invasive species in the Everglades. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says more than 1,000 people from more than 30 states have registered to compete in... more »

• Police: 3 shot in Miami, looking for suspect

  July 29, 2012 12:55 PM

  MIAMI (AP) - Miami police say they are searching for a man who they say has shot at least three people. Detective William Moreno said Sunday that 23-year-old Erin Cash is wanted on charges of attempted murder. Moreno says Cash was driving when a woman jumped out of the car,... more »

• New optimism about stemming spread of AIDS virus

  July 7, 2012 11:03 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - An AIDS-free generation: It seems an audacious goal, considering how the HIV epidemic still is raging around the world. Yet more than 20,000 international HIV researchers and activists will gather in the nation's capital later this month with a sense of optimism not seen in many years... more »

• Police chief punishes speeding officers

  June 5, 2012 8:54 PM

  MIAMI (AP) - Miami's police chief is cracking down on officers who speed while off duty. Chief Manuel Orosa announced Monday that he's taking action against 36 officers. The South Florida Sun Sentinel reports that the first wave of disciplinary action includes an officer who made headlines after leading a... more »

• New technology helps Hispanics trace their roots

  October 4, 2011 6:28 PM

  MIAMI (AP) - Programs such as NBC's "Who Do You Think You Are?" and PBS' "Faces of America" are helping fueling the trend in genealogy. But for many Hispanics, tracing the family tree hasn't been so easy. Now that's changing: A wealth of genealogical data, including a landmark 1930... more »

• Miami-to-Washington flight diverted to Charleston

  August 9, 2011 6:44 PM

  CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - An American Airlines flight that hit severe turbulence landed in Charleston, S.C., and officials say one flight attendant and two passengers were treated for minor injuries. American Airlines spokesman Tim Smith said Flight 734 hit rough air near the Florida-Georgia border. The flight was headed... more »

• CC is part of new hockey "super" Conference

  July 13, 2011 11:06 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - Six of the top college hockey programs will become the National Collegiate Hockey Conference at the start of the 2013-14 season. NCAA champion Minnesota Duluth, Colorado College, Denver, Nebraska-Omaha and North Dakota of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association will join current Central Collegiate Hockey Association... more »

• Widow of anthrax victim doubts FBI's conclusion

  May 19, 2011 12:23 PM

  MIAMI (AP) - The widow of a Florida tabloid photo editor who died in the 2001 anthrax mailings is casting fresh doubt on the FBI's conclusion that a lone federal scientist staged the attacks. Attorneys for Maureen Stevens have filed new sworn statements from two of Bruce Ivins' superiors... more »

• Hole found in airliner that depressurized

  October 29, 2010 8:45 AM

  MIAMI (AP) - Authorities say a 1-foot-by-2-foot hole was found in the fuselage of a commercial airliner that suddenly lost cabin pressure shortly after taking off from Miami. Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen says oxygen masks were deployed when American Airlines Flight 1640 lost cabin pressure about 30... more »

• Blue skies and flooding in Miami

  October 8, 2010 8:42 AM

  Residents of Miami who live near the beach are driving through flooded streets on Friday. Not a drop of rain has fallen from the sky--instead, the flooding was caused by unusually high tides that combined with high winds. Besides the street flooding, beach erosion is reported. more »

• Miami (Ohio) rolls past Colorado State 31-10

  September 18, 2010 7:36 PM

  OXFORD, Ohio (AP) - Zac Dysert threw three touchdown passes as Miami (Ohio) defeated Colorado State 31-10 on Saturday to win back-to-back games for the first time since 2007. After falling behind 3-0, the RedHawks (2-1) scored 31 unanswered points before the Rams (0-3) scored their first touchdown of 2010... more »

• Wyoming football player killed in Colorado crash

  September 7, 2010 8:36 AM

  Authorities say a pickup drifted off a Colorado highway and crashed, killing a University of Wyoming football player and injuring three teammates. The Colorado State Patrol says Ruben Narcisse, 19, of Miami was killed in the crash early Monday. Trey Fox, 19, of Glenwood Springs, Christian Morgan,18, of Aurora,... more »

• Police question scientist in Miami airport scare

  September 3, 2010 8:21 AM

  A scientist has been detained in Miami after screeners found a metal canister in his luggage that looked like a pipe bomb. The official says the FBI and Miami Dade police are interviewing the 70-year-old man. No explosives have been found. The official spoke on condition of anonymity... more »

• Feds pull off huge Medicare fraud bust

  July 16, 2010 9:58 AM

  Federal authorities are conducting the largest Medicare fraud bust ever, with raids in five states leading to the arrests of dozens of suspects. Several doctors and nurses were among those authorities hoped to arrest Friday in Miami, New York City, Detroit, Houston and Baton Rouge, La. Authorities said 36... more »

• 5 dead after shooting in Miami-area restaurant

  June 7, 2010 8:30 AM

  Miami-area police say a gunman shot and killed four people at a restaurant and wounded three others before killing himself. Hialeah police spokesman Carl Zogby says the shooting last night began in the parking lot of the mall containing the restaurant. The shooting happened after the man was seen... more »

• Marshall to Miami

  April 14, 2010 10:45 AM

  A person familiar with the deal says the Denver Broncos are trading Pro Bowl wide receiver Brandon Marshall to the Miami Dolphins for a pair of second-round draft picks. Marshall will fly to Miami on Wednesday for a physical, said the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because... more »

• Two rescued from fair ride

  March 30, 2010 3:03 PM

  Two people stranded high in the air aboard a stalled fair ride have been rescued after nearly an hour. A fire department spokeswoman says a call came in at 1:54 p.m. Tuesday to report the stalled ride at the Miami-Dade County Fair. News footage showed the seemingly calm riders... more »

• Two stuck in stalled in ride over Miami fair

  March 30, 2010 2:59 PM

  Two people are stranded high in the air aboard a stalled fair ride in Miami, and rescue officials are trying to get them down. A fire department spokeswoman says a call came in at 1:54 p.m. Tuesday to report the stalled ride at the Miami-Dade County Fair. News footage... more »

• Final countdown for Saints and Colts

  February 7, 2010 10:37 AM

  The countdown for Super Bowl 44 is on as the Indianapolis Colts try for their second NFL title in four years when they take on the New Orleans Saints, who are making their first appearance in the big game. Oddsmakers rate Peyton Manning's crew about a five-point favorite over Drew... more »

• Delta adding Super Bowl flights

  January 26, 2010 1:51 PM

  Delta Air Lines is adding flights to and from Indianapolis and New Orleans to help carry the crush of fans heading to Florida for the Feb. 7 Super Bowl. The world's biggest airline will add another flight on Feb. 4 and Feb. 5 from Indianapolis to Atlanta, to go... more »

• U.S. troops land at Haiti presidential palace

  January 19, 2010 11:54 AM

  Scores of U.S. troops landed on the lawn of Haiti's shattered presidential palace Tuesday to the cheers by quake victims eager for reinforcements in the sluggish global effort to bring food, water and shelter to the devastated country. Meanwhile, the U.S. State Department told NBC News that up to... more »

• Record cold in Miami; South an icebox

  January 11, 2010 7:22 AM

  The South is still an icebox this morning. Miami tied, then broke a low temperature record of 37 set in 1927. The National Weather Service has issued a hard freeze warning for South Florida through this morning. A freeze watch will continue through tomorrow. For the first time in at... more »

• Man threatening Jews taken off flight

  January 7, 2010 10:56 AM

  A Florida airline passenger who witnesses say proclaimed "I want to kill all the Jews" before police forced him off a Detroit-bound plane has been arrested. Miami-Dade police said in a statement Thursday that 43-year-old Mansor Mohammad Asad of Toledo, Ohio, faces several charges including disorderly conduct. Police say a... more »

• Storms flood Florida, bear down on mid-Atlantic states

  December 18, 2009 9:10 AM

  Homes are flooded and drivers were stranded in parts of South Florida as a wet storm system from the Gulf headed north with snow forecast along much of the Atlantic seaboard. Winter storm warnings were issued Friday from the Carolinas and far eastern Tennessee to New Jersey ahead of forecast... more »

• Running mates exchange vows during jog on the beach

  December 8, 2009 12:12 PM

  You've heard of running to the altar, but one Miami couple took it to the next level over the weekend, exchanging vows during an 8-mile beach jog. David Schieferly and Isabelinda Reyes fell in love while running with the Raven, a man who's become Miami running icon with a... more »

• Billion dollar fraud scheme in Florida

  December 1, 2009 11:38 AM

  A once high-flying South Florida attorney is now facing federal criminal charges that he operated an investment fraud scheme using faked legal settlements. Prosecutors are expected to file criminal racketeering charges Tuesday against lawyer Scott Rothstein, according to two law enforcement officials speaking on condition of anonymity because of the... more »

• Allegations of doctored transcript at So. Colorado school

  November 12, 2009 11:51 PM

  There was a large show of support Thursday evening, for a school administrator in Rush who says she was suspended for bringing wrongdoing to light. Marsha Brewer is a student services secretary. She says the transcript for the school board president's son was tampered. Brewer claims it showed that the... more »

• Longtime Pueblo bishop welcomes successor

  October 27, 2009 2:02 PM

  On Tuesday Bishop Arthur Tafoya held a news conference to welcome his successor, Fr. Fernando Isern from Miami. Tafoya, who has been the bishop for the Catholic Diocese of Pueblo for 29 years, will retire in mid-December. "I want to thank the good people of Southern Colorado for the warm... more »

• Company makes bulletproof clothing

  October 15, 2009 9:50 AM

  The makers of the bulletproof polo and the Kevlar raincoat recently opened a store in northwest Miami to handle all your crime fighting needs. Or maybe you just need a little something to make sure you make it home from a trip to the corner store. Miguel Caballero USA's... more »

• Doctors use tooth to restore sight of blind woman

  September 17, 2009 10:40 AM

  Usually when you lose a tooth, the Tooth Fairy will put a quarter or some chocolate under your pillow. If you have rich parents, you might even get a dollar. But for 60-year-old Sharron Thornton, losing a tooth meant gaining vision. That's some trade off. Thornton, who... more »

• Tropical depression forms off Mexico's coast

  September 16, 2009 11:13 AM

  Forecasters say a tropical depression has formed in the Pacific, off Mexico's western coast. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says the depression could reach tropical storm strength sometime Wednesday. The center of the system is located about 340 miles south-southwest of Cabo San Lucas and moving north-northwest... more »

• Oops! Charity returns $500,000 sculpture

  September 11, 2009 1:15 PM

  A valuable bronze sculpture that was donated to charity without the donor or recipient realizing its worth is going back to its owner. The 2 1/2-ton sculpture, titled "Vanessa-Helena-Katharina-Landegger," by prominent American sculptor Sterett-Gittings Kelsey, was donated to Goodwill Industries of South Florida in May by a Miami investment... more »

• Category 4 hurricane expected to lash Baja California towns, resorts

  August 31, 2009 2:21 PM

  A strengthening Hurricane Jimena roared toward Mexico's resort-studded Baja California Peninsula on Monday, prompting emergency workers to set up makeshift shelters and chasing away an international finance conference. Jimena, a dangerous Category 4 storm, could rake the region - a harsh desert fringed with picturesque beaches and fishing villages... more »