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Bullet halts enraged driver's attack
David Haroldo Figueroa was so enraged over a minor fender bender, Broward sheriff's deputies say, that he pummeled the other driver and then attempted to yank the man out of his van when he tried to drive away.
Teacher pay talks stall
In order to pay teachers and other employees their raises this year, the Miami-Dade school district would have to lay off 1,300 people, district officials said Thursday.
Orioles strike out, likely to leave town
Fort Lauderdale's latest attempt to keep the Baltimore Orioles baseball team from possibly leaving its spring training site has failed.
Second home invasion suspect dies
The second man shot by a Hialeah resident during an armed home invasion robbery has died, police said Thursday. Mijali Rodriguez, 27, died at Jackson Memorial Hospital after he was shot inside a home in the 700 block of West 53rd Street on Wednesday morning.
Driver survives after cigarette ignites van
Melvin Gonzalez, a welder, was motoring through Hialeah early Thursday morning in a van filled with with gasoline, acetylene, compressed oxygen and other tools of his trade.
Court: Homelessness no excuse to remove child
A Miami appeals court rebuked the state child-welfare agency Wednesday for removing a 12-year-old boy from his mother because she was homeless, ruling that not having a home for a child does not by itself constitute abuse.
Couple pleads guilty to Medicare fraud
A Miami Lakes couple who built a billing empire by submitting about $420 million in false claims for medical equipment to Medicare has pleaded guilty to fraud charges in Miami federal court, authorities said Wednesday.
Bones found in submerged van those of long-missing teen
The human bones found inside a sunken van in a Coral Springs canal earlier this year were officially identified Wednesday as those of Jeffrey Walter Klee, a teenager first reported missing more than three decades ago.
Downtown crane workers feel lightning aftershock
Working 49 stories above the ground, two construction workers were zapped by what officials described as ''static shock'' when they touched a crane.
Tropical Storm Bertha forms off Africa
The second named storm of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season has formed off the coast of Africa. Tropical Storm Bertha was blowing 40 mph winds about 200 miles south-southwest of the Cape Verde Islands late Thursday morning.
Drowning tragedy motivates mission to save others
On that Saturday, Shirley Harold left her Lauderhill home to run errands. It was an ordinary March afternoon, the house abuzz with friends and family including her 2-year-old great-grandson, who was napping. While she was gone, little J'Mari Jeremiah Johnson somehow wandered into the backyard and drowned in the unfenced pool -- a toddler dead in a place meant for play.
Ruling gives hope to Cuba travel specialists
As Miami-bound travelers waited in limbo at Havana's Jose Marti Airport, a federal judge in Miami ruled Tuesday to allow flights to continue while he decides the validity of a new state law.
Man's earrings send him back to jail
A jail booking photo and his diamond stud earrings landed John Lagrua back behind bars accused of lying to police. After his arrest at a Publix store in May, John Lagrua complained that Aventura police beat him and stole his jewelry.
Toddler with heart defect awaits surgery
Like most toddlers, Adrian Raheal loves to run around and explore. Yet when he does, his parents must keep an extra close vigil over him: A tumble could kill the 20-month-old.
Going after Brand makes sense for Heat
Here is your new core nucleus, Heat fans, the triumvirate to make this rebuilding process happen with the speed of time-lapse photography:
Economic concerns top CARICOM summit agenda
At a time when the Caribbean is facing some of its toughest challenges -- high grocery bills, rising energy costs and airline cutbacks -- regional leaders opened a four-day summit here calling for a more stepped up, unified vision.
Dade teacher-pay contract talks get heated
Leaders of the Miami-Dade teachers' union will sit down with school district officials Wednesday for their second high-stakes meeting this week, and things could get contentious again.
4-day work weeks have benefits, problems
If offered, would you want to work a four-day week? What if it means four long days? More Florida businesses, governments and school boards are proposing that option for employees in a trend sparked by sky-high fuel costs, traffic congestion, and budget concerns.
Miami Marine Stadium may become a landmark
A campaign to save the storied Miami Marine Stadium will get its first test on Tuesday, when the city's historic preservation board will consider a proposal to designate the long-neglected but architecturally dazzling structure as a historic landmark.
Deadly I-95 ramp to get upgrade
Transportation officials plan to modify a Fort Lauderdale intersection that has claimed the life of at least four people and seriously injured others during the past year.