Mayoral team puts spotlight on city’s hospitality industry
Special to South Florida Times RIVIERA BEACH — During his third successful campaign run last year, Riviera Beach Mayor Thomas A. Masters spent lots of …
CDC takes lead in remaking ‘Triangle’ area
Special to South Florida Times OPA-LOCKA — With some restoration projects completed and others under way or soon in the making, civic leaders are using …
Jackson task force comes under fire over membership
Special to South Florida Times A town hall meeting called to give the black community a chance to comment on proposals for the governance of …
N.W. Raiders May Face Kidnapping Charges
EJones@SFLTimes.com FORT LAUDERDALE — An investigation into an arrest made by four members of Fort Lauderdale Police’s elite Northwest Raiders crime fighting unit has widened …
SCLC leader: Rev. Creecy’s vision to be carried on
ATLANTA (AP) _ The interim president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference says the civil rights organization will carry on the vision of its fallen …
Obama turns 50 amid debate over debt
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Looks like President Barack Obama may get his 50th birthday bash after all. Obama turns 50 on Thursday, two days after the …
Former Obama aide Sher returns to Univ. of Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) _ Michelle Obama's former chief of staff has landed a new gig at the University of Chicago Medical Center.
Ted Bundy’s DNA to be added to national database
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ The Florida Department of Law Enforcement will upload DNA from serial killer Ted Bundy into a national FBI database to see …
Scott hosts capital media for coffee and doughnuts
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ It's not often that a sitting Florida governor invites the press to his office for coffee and doughnuts.
State, feds hammer out Medicaid overhaul
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Federal health officials have granted Florida a two-week extension as both parties hammer out an agreement to privatize Medicaid statewide.