University of Florida defensive lineman Matt Patchan is recoveringafter being shot in the shoulder at a Tampa area park. Patchan washeavily recruited out of high school when he chose the Gators. Heenrolled in January after graduating high school in the

Temperatures reached record levels for the third straight day acrossSouth Florida. The mercury soared past record highs in both Miamiand Fort Lauderdale by early afternoon on Monday, reaching over 93degrees.

A member of Cuba's national judo team has apparently decided not to return to her homeland with the rest of the team after a weekend competition in Miami.

Caroline Shepherd applies sunscreen on her two daughters to shield them from the sun. She uses floaties and a pool fence to protect her youngest child from the pool. And she scans the ingredient list on all the lotions and

It's more expensive to mail a letter now, with the price of a first-class stamp increasing to 42 cents.

Prosecutors release audio tapes of a former Florida middle school teacher charged with having sex with two students talking with one of the boys about their affair.

After hot weather over the weekend, Monday is predicted to be another scorcher.

Prosecutors in Miami won't seek the death penalty against four people charged in the murder of Washington Redskins star Sean Taylor.

Emergency managers, rescue workers and government officials are meeting in Fort Lauderdale this week to discuss storm preparedness.

State transportation officials say more people died in construction work zone crashes in Palm Beach County than any other Florida county in 2006.

Officials in Broward County said a sprinkler system in a classroom at Cypress Bay High School went off Sunday and caused significant flooding.

Police are trying to identify the body of a man found in a South Florida canal.

Police are searching for an 83-year-old woman who disappeared from a South Florida shopping mall on Saturday.

Investigators are searching for two men who were in a stolen truck that was involved in a crash that killed a mother on Mother's Day, police said.

Several stars are celebrating birthdays the week of May 11-17. Take a look at the celebrities who are a year older this week.

If anyone is thinking of creating a Mayfaire art lovers' creed, here's an easy start: Neither excruciating heat, nor gusting winds, nor dwindling economy ...

Rep. Dennis Ross, punished last year for opposing the governor's attempt to fix problems with high property insurance rates in Florida, was restored to a position of influence this year and asked to be the House's chief negotiator with the

After spending 16 years building NuJak Companies., a successful, multi-million-dollar construction business, Frank Kendrick Jr. is paving the way to a more arduous challenge of building the kingdom of God.

WEST PALM BEACH | Don't let the wheelchair fool you. Allen Fox is a one-man demolition crew.