Judges under scrutiny by lawyers
While judges do not write laws in the same way legislators do, to the extent that they interpret and apply the law, a judge’s role …
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Aug. 5 is National Night Out against neighborhood crime
Residents are encouraged to leave their porch lights on as a show of support of National Night Out against crime on Aug. 5. The Broward Sheriff’s …
DEADLY FUNGUS SPREADS IN EVERGLADES, KILLING TREES
MIAMI – A fungus carried by an invasive beetle from southeast Asia is felling trees across the Everglades, and experts have not found a way …
Clyburn to speak at South Florida book fest Saturday
By ALLISON HORTON Special to South Florida Times FORT LAUDERDALE — From meeting his wife while in jail to speaking with Martin Luther King …
CUBAN HIJACKER APPEALS 20-YEAR US PRISON SENTENCE
MIAMI — An American who hijacked a jetliner to Cuba decades ago is appealing the 20-year prison sentence he received after pleading guilty to U.S. …
Future scientists build tiny robots in science camp
By JOSÉ E. PÉREZ Special to South Florida Times MIAMI — They were a skeptical bunch at first, apprehensive about what would happen to their …
Street art brings traffic to Hollywood
HOLLYWOOD — Street art is popping up everywhere in downtown Hollywood and it’s there because of the Hollywood Community Redevelopment Agency. The latest installment in …
Hilda Hall-Denis arrest on fraud, theft charges
MIAMI — Theft and fraud are among the charges faced by Hilda Hall-Denis, president and executive director of the Business Technology Development Corp. after she …
Caribbean Marketplace Opens in Little Haiti
Photo Credit: DAVIDiPhoto Inc. The Caribbean Marketplace reopened Friday evening with hundreds showing support of a market that had been closed for more than a …
Africans scholars in training at Florida Intl.
MIAMI – Twenty-five young African leaders from sub-Saharan nations have been receiving training locally in a six-week public management institute, which highlights environmental issues.