AROUND SOUTH FLORIDA with ELGIN JONES 08-06-10
YET ANOTHER EXPANSION The South Florida Times will be available for sale at 48 Chevron service stations located throughout the tri-county area starting Aug. 13, …
Spirit Airlines: no hitch with carry-on fees
NEW YORK (AP) _ Spirit Airlines says it is gaining ground in the fight against flight delays with its controversial move to charge for carry-on …
Rev. Bill Winston to pen South Florida Times column
The Rev. Bill Winston says he wants to change the way people view the Bible. Shifting perspectives from the hard and tough Old Testament philosophy …
Homestead suffers setback in retaliation suit
HOMESTEAD — A federal judge has rejected a motion from the city of Homestead to have a former worker’s retaliation lawsuit dismissed. The move sets …
Virginia Key gets access to money
Virginia Key Beach Park Trust (VKBPT), after operating on rollover dollars and a zero budget, has been approved to access its own funds. A 4-0 …
Lauderdale cop charged in store confrontation
FORT LAUDERDALE – The Broward State Attorney’s Office has filed criminal charges against a Fort Lauderdale police officer who prosecutors say improperly arrested a customer …
Obama signs bill reducing gap in cocaine sentences
WASHINGTON (AP) _ President Barack Obama has signed a bill to reduce the disparity between federal mandatory sentences for convictions for crack cocaine and the …
SPIKE LEE SCREENS FILM THAT INCLUDES OIL SPILL
SAN DIEGO (AP) – Spike Lee screened some of his new HBO documentary that includes a look at the massive BP Gulf oil spill and …
Conservative blogger says Obama not ‘post-racial’
PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ A conservative blogger at the center of a controversy over the forced resignation of a black federal employee said Saturday, July 31 …
Obama on ‘The View’: Blames media in racial firing
NEW YORK (AP) _ President Barack Obama blames the media for creating a “phony controversy'' over racial remarks by a black Agriculture Department official that …