Judge orders Roger Stone to explain imminent release of book that may violate gag order

Republican operative and longtime Donald Trump friend Roger Stone faced fresh legal trouble Friday after a federal judge ordered his attorneys to explain why they failed to tell her before now about the imminent publication of a book that could violate his gag order by potentially criticizing the judge or prosecutors with special counsel Robert Mueller III. The order by U.S. District Amy Berman Jackson of Washington, District of Columbia, late Friday came barely eight days after Jackson... Read More

Bankruptcy filings show contractor MCM struggling to survive after FIU bridge collapse

Facing lawsuits from a collapsed bridge it helped build, Munilla Construction Management is asking a bankruptcy judge to protect it from creditors while borrowing millions of dollars to make payroll, … Click to Continue » ... Read More

Safety board investigates crash that killed pilot of plane towing banner

National Transportation Safety Board investigators have begun working to find out what caused a small plane, towing an advertising banner, to crash into a Fort Lauderdale condominium. The Friday morning crash killed the pilot, who has yet to be identified. Investigator Tim Monville said the NTSB has talked with the FAA and the owner of the banner-towing company, Aerial Banners Inc., along with several witnesses. The wreckage of the plane, a Piper PA-25, was removed from the pool deck of the... Read More

NTSB investigators search for cause of fatal banner plane crash

National Transportation Safety Board investigators were working Saturday to find out what caused a small plane towing an advertising banner to crash into a Fort Lauderdale condominium Friday. The crash killed the pilot, who has yet to be identified. Investigator Tim Monville said the NTSB has talked with the FAA and the owner of the banner-towing company, Aerial Banners Inc., along with several witnesses. The wreckage of the plane, a Piper PA-25, was removed from the pool deck of the Berkley... Read More

Brightline says it’s ready to build its Orlando extension, requests $950M in bonds

Brightline rail service largely drew praise from businesses, transportation officials and communities where stops are planned, during its request Friday to issue another $950 million in tax-exempt bonds. But a … Click to Continue » ... Read More

Video released in case of driver who flashed teen and recorded it on his phone

Pembroke Pines police have released surveillance video they say shows the vehicle driven by a man who exposed himself to a 17-year-old girl and recorded the encounter on his cell phone. The video shows the suspect’s vehicle to be a white, older model SUV with a black, front driver side door panel. The girl was walking home after leaving her school bus stop near the 2000 block of North Douglas Road shortly before 3:15 Feb. 22 when the incident happened. According to police, the man who is... Read More