Florida education chief list narrowed to 5 names
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) _ Virginia's education secretary and New Jersey's former education commissioner are among five finalists to head Florida's school system.
Fla. justices weaken Miranda warning requirements
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ The Florida Supreme Court says police don't need to explicitly tell suspects they can have a lawyer with them when being …
Fla. Gov. Scott signs accident gun showing bill
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ People with concealed weapons licenses will no longer face arrest for accidentally letting their guns show.
Levee breach dooms tiny African-American community
PINHOOK, Mo. (AP) _ A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers decision to blow up the levee at Birds Point in eastern Missouri last month appears …
Civil Rights Activist Robinson Killed
FLINT, Mich. (AP) _ Police say longtime Flint civil rights activist and attorney C. Frederick Robinson has been fatally shot. The Flint Journal reports Robinson …
Around South Florida with Elgin Jones 06-23-11
EJones@sfltimes.com Palm Beach County RADIO ISSUES A controversy surrounding the city of West Palm Beach’s purchase of a new police radio system is back in …
Dr. Dre settles lawsuit over ‘Chronic’ sales
(AP Entertainment Writer) – LOS ANGELES — Dr. Dre won’t be behind the microphone at a federal courthouse after all, the rapper settled a lawsuit …
Urban Gospel Fest to showcase unrecognized music genre
It will be Essence Music Festival meets Miami Carnival meets big tent revival when the Urban Gospel Fest takes place Saturday at Oasis Church Miami …
Choreopoem honors the life of a lynching victim
Rubin Stacy was a homeless South Florida tenant farmer who was lynched in 1935 by an angry mob while he was en route from Fort …
Broward YMCA offers safety tips to avoid drowning
FORT LAUDERDALE — Jumping into the pool or hanging out at the beach every day is a rite-of-passage for most kids when summer vacation finally …