Gun legislation back in the forefront for session
Fla. (AP) -Florida's gun-friendly nature will be scrutinized during the 2014 legislative session as bills that would modify the state's "stand your ground'' law and …
Glover’s album shows promise
Candice Glover originally planned to release her debut two months after she won American Idol last May. She postponed it – twice.
Artifacts tell black story
WEST PALM BEACH — Replica pieces such as the box a slave hid in and items that showed life dating back to the early 1800s …
African-American salons deal with cultural shifts
TEANECK, N.J. (AP) – When high school prom season rolls in this year, the owner of Razzle Dazzle, an African-American hair salon in Teaneck, would …
Home dedication ceremony caps off Habitat blitz build
SOUTH MIAMI HEIGHTS — Tomeka Smith held back tears as she thanked volunteers and sponsors who helped to build her house in the Habitat Landings …
Legislators to pass sexual predator laws
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Florida legislators from both parties are coming to the Capitol next week in agreement that some of the first bills they'll …
Man Convicted of Running $25 million Gold Scam
MIAMI (AP) – A South Florida jury has convicted a man of operating fraudulent precious metals investment businesses that fleeced $25 million from investors. The …
Grieving over pets becoming common, more public
PITTSBURGH — In 30 years of publishing as a professor at Princeton Theological Seminary, C. Clifton Black has never received such an outpouring of reader …
Tallahassee flights: $99
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida Express Jet Travel says that it will begin offering new flights between Fort Lauderdale, Orlando and Tallahassee. The travel company …
Quick call for stroke results in rapid treatment
There were no signs it was going to be a fateful day when 78-year-old Graciella Perdomo woke up in her North Miami home. But within …