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3 Rival Newspapers Find Sharing Stories Isn’t So Bad

Jan 10th, 2009 | By web | Category: News

With the news industry facing a worsening economic climate, South Florida’s three largest newspapers, The Miami Herald, the Sun Sentinel in Fort Lauderdale and The Palm Beach Post, are sharing content — a decision that might seem sacrilegious to traditionalists, but one that is part of a slowly growing trend.



Raids Leave Immigrants Living in Fear

Jan 10th, 2009 | By web | Category: News

A federal crackdown on “stash houses” and “places of prostitution” in Florida leads to collateral arrests and ultimately deportation for some undocumented residents.



For Haitian Immigrants, Hurricanes Complicate Deportation Cases

Jan 9th, 2009 | By web | Category: News

More than 30,000 Haitians face deportation from the United States. But immigration advocates and government officials in Haiti say that with the country still struggling after a string of hurricanes in September, the immigrants should be given a reprieve.



In Small Town, U.S. Sugar Deal Is Giving Some Residents the Jitters

Jan 9th, 2009 | By web | Category: Multimedia, News

In Clewiston, Fla., where U.S. Sugar has long been the dominant employer, a deal for the company to sell its land to the state has locals nervous about the town’s economic future.



An F-Grade School’s New Principal Raises Hopes for A-Grade Change

Jan 9th, 2009 | By web | Category: News

Doug Rodriguez, the new principal at Miami Central High School, has been given one task: Turn this struggling 50-year-old high school around in six months.



How Green Is Miami? Not Very, Apparently

Jan 9th, 2009 | By web | Category: News

South Florida may be one of the least environmentally conscious urban areas in the country, residents and local officials say.



Man Is Shot and Killed in Doral

Jan 9th, 2009 | By web | Category: News

A man was shot and killed, apparently by his uncle, on Friday morning inside a car in Doral, west of Miami, the Miami-Dade Police said.



An Early, Abundant Crop Has Tomato Farmers on Edge

Jan 9th, 2009 | By web | Category: News

Good weather has led to an abundance of tomatoes, but the success of the early crop may not be good news for farmers: The cost of bringing so many tomatoes to market could keep them from ever leaving the field.



Police Shoot and Kill Man Suspected of Stealing Car

Jan 9th, 2009 | By web | Category: News

The police on Thursday shot and killed a 28-year-old Sunrise man suspected of stealing a sports car, after he attempted to evade arrest.



Student Who Took Gun to School Appears in Court

Jan 8th, 2009 | By web | Category: News

A 16-year-old student sneaked the silver Colt handgun into the Dillard High School cafeteria, palmed the weapon beneath a table and threatened two girls, the Fort Lauderdale police said.