TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Gov. Rick Scott has rejected a father's plea to release his daughter from prison so she can get better treatment for …

Did you know friends can get you into Heaven? Good friends bring eternal rewards. If you have been blessed with a few really good ones, …

For the seventh year in a row, Broward County Libraries Division has received a grant from Susan G. Komen for the Cure. The grant, administered …

Dr. Michael Keith Butler, chief medical officer of the Jackson Health System, was recently honored as one of the most influential African American doctors in …

EJones@SFLTimes.com MAIL CLOSING? The U.S. Postal Service is conducting a study to explore the feasibility of closing 252 of its mail sorting facilities around the  …

Katie Blanco holds the handle of her 13-month-old son Nico’s stroller with one hand and a camera in the other. It’s a little after 7 …

FORT LAUDERDALE —­The Broward Center for the Performing Arts recently hosted more than 400 arts teachers and teaching artists at the eighth Annual Arts Integration …

MIAMI GARDENS — Renee Michelle Harris considered trying to sell one of the four feature- length scripts she has written to a Hollywood producer. So …

Children belonging to the youth arm of the Miami-Dade chapter of the NAACP have been so impressive over the years at the civil rights organization’s …

TALLAHASSEE —­ More than 65 high schools in Florida are preparing to open volunteer mentor programs that the sponsors hope will inspire students to become …