A South Florida boy who became an Internet sensation during the presidential campaign has received a full scholarship to a Georgia university. ...more

April 17, 2009

Pari-mutuels could expand poker room hours and pot sizes under a bill approved by a House committee. ...more

April 13, 2009

Five members of Congress have asked President Obama to protect the Florida panther. ...more

April 10, 2009

On April 2 you reported on Gov. Charlie Crist's proposed purchase of 72,500 acres of U.S. Sugar land near the Everglades ("Recession Decimates Everglades Land Deal," front page). ...more

April 9, 2009

Budget woes are forcing state wildlife officials to cut a program that tracks endangered Florida panthers with GPS-equipped collars. ...more

April 6, 2009

Days after an announcement by parent company TOUSA to wind down production, Engle Homes, the developer of Live Oak Preserve, is relinquishing some of its authority at the development. Engle Homes Vice President Rick Feather said all Engle employees who serve on the Live Oak I, Live Oak II and The Hammocks' community development district boards are stepping down immediately. "We resigned under the advice of counsel," Feather said. Feather served as a board supervisor on all of the three developer-controlled CDDs. Engle employees Lauren Arcaro, Dennis DeMott and Michael Mulvihill were members of the Live Oak II and The Hammocks boards. ...more

April 1, 2009

Bankrupt TOUSA, the parent company of the home builder that developed Live Oak Preserve, is wrapping up all of its construction projects, selling off its inventory of homes and not planning to build any new ones. ...more

April 1, 2009

TODAY'S WNIT GAME South Florida at St. Bonaventure ...more

March 29, 2009

TONIGHT'S WNIT GAME Ole Miss at South Florida TIP-OFF: 7 p.m.; Sun Dome, Tampa ...more

March 26, 2009

Prosecutors in South Florida are taking a fresh look at evidence in the 2007 death of actress-model Anna Nicole Smith. ...more

March 25, 2009