South Florida News from The Sun-Sentinel

Las Vegas casino executives make pitch for up to six resorts in Florida

Mar 12, 2010 3:43 am

Sands operators most interested in Fort Lauderdale and Miami Executives from Las Vegas Sands, which operates ...

Passengers' feet leave stinky smell in carpet at PBIA

Mar 12, 2010 1:39 am

There are a lot of stinky feet walking through the security checkpoints at Palm Beach International Airport.

Norovirus hits 80 Broward residents at 3 sites

Mar 12, 2010 1:38 am

Non-fatal flu can last 48 hours Officials at two Hollywood homeless shelters say they have had to quarantine ...

Boynton couple sue Toyota, claim Camry accelerated, crashed despite repair

Mar 12, 2010 1:37 am

A Boynton Beach couple filed a lawsuit Thursday against Toyota and their local Toyota dealer, alleging that a recent repair to their recalled 2009 Camry did not prevent the car from suddenly accele...

Foreclosures skyrocket in Broward, PBC

Mar 11, 2010 5:00 am

Foreclosure filings shot up in Broward and Palm Beach counties last month, RealtyTrac Inc. said Thursday.

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`Green' police fund went on spending spree

Mar 12, 2010 2:04 am

At Miami-Dade police, it was known simply as ``Vecin's trust fund.'' That fund, earmarked to fight environmental crime with a $5 million infusion of public money over the last decade, is the focus of ...

Water managers keep U.S. Sugar-Everglades restoration deal alive

Mar 11, 2010 6:44 pm

Gov. Charlie Crist 's Big Sugar land buy survives -- for now. The South Florida Water Management District's governing board on Thursday agreed unanimously to extend an expiring deadline by six months ...

Josephus Eggelletion faces sentencing -- with little political support

Mar 11, 2010 5:43 pm

Relatives and friends of disgraced ex-Broward County Commissioner Josephus Eggelletion have sent letters singing the politician's praises to the judge who will sentence him Friday to a likely prison t...

Jackson Health System: We are `fully operational'

Mar 11, 2010 4:02 pm

Financially strapped Jackson Health System issued a news release Thursday saying, ``The community can rest assured that Jackson is fully operational, with all the necessary supplies for the most routi...

Gambling, state budget on Florida Legislature's agenda

Mar 11, 2010 1:36 pm

Gambling talks continue in the Legislature Thursday, as the House committee charged with drafting a gaming compact with the Seminole Tribe of Florida considers the impact of Vegas-style casinos on the...

Miami Beach commissioner appointed chamber of commerce president

Mar 10, 2010 11:16 pm

Miami Beach Commissioner Jerry Libbin will be announced Thursday as the next president of the city's chamber of commerce. Board chairman Aaron Perry confirmed Wednesday morning that Libbin, a financia...

Water managers debate U.S. Sugar-Everglades restoration deal

Mar 10, 2010 6:51 pm

Water managers were expected Wednesday to begin debating the future of Gov. Charlie Crist 's controversial land deal with the U.S. Sugar Corp. A vote to extend one expiring deadline in the contract, w...

Homestead acting city manager gets the job permanently

Mar 10, 2010 3:47 pm

A sharply divided Homestead City Council decided Tuesday night to give their acting city manager the permanent job. At a special meeting Tuesday, Homestead's council voted 4-3 to begin negotiating a p...

Pythons, gambling, texting measures on tap in Florida Legislature

Mar 10, 2010 1:06 pm

Firing teachers. Gambling. Banning dangerous reptiles and texting while driving. Wednesday will feature a grab-bag of legislation in the second week of the Legislature's 60-day lawmaking session.

Two Pembroke Pines incumbents romp to victory

Mar 10, 2010 2:17 am

Pembroke Pines voters returned incumbents Angelo Castillo and Carl Shechter to the City Commission in Tuesday's general election, choosing to keep the status quo as the city faces budget deficits from...