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‘I haven’t seen my parents in years’: Miami film exposes pain of family separations

Eighteen-year-old Valerie Travi took a deep breath outside the Coral Gables Art Cinema Monday night. With watery eyes, she prepared to enter the theater that was moments away from displaying … Click to Continue » ... Read More

Herman Dorsett, founding FIU professor and longtime civic leader, dies at 78

Herman Willington Dorsett never met a stranger. As a founding professor at Florida International University and a leader in many educational, civic and business organizations, Dorsett “knew everybody,” said his … Click to Continue » ... Read More

For Miami-Dade’s sewer cleanup, a $91 million contract that quickly went over budget

When Lester Sola took over Miami-Dade’s Water and Sewer Department in 2015, he faced one task repeatedly: telling AECOM he didn’t want to give the consulting firm significantly more money … Click to Continue » ... Read More

Keys teachers protest over public school funds diverted to charter and private schools

Monroe County teachers stood outside their schools Monday morning to protest plans by the governor and Republicans in the state Legislature to divert more money from public schools to private … Click to Continue » ... Read More

School board member whose daughter was killed in Parkland calls vote to fire Runcie

The Broward School Board will vote Tuesday on whether to terminate the contract of Superintendent Robert Runcie. The proposal to terminate Runcie’s contract with cause effective immediately was proposed by … Click to Continue » ... Read More

A mall employee thought his coworker was ‘lazy.’ There was a machete involved, cops say

A disturbing scene played out at Palm Beach Outlets over the weekend. According to a probable cause affidavit from the West Palm Beach Police Department, a food court worker was … Click to Continue » ... Read More