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  • Former Hialeah mayor Julio Robaina pleads not guilty to tax evasion

    Former Hialeah Mayor Julio Robaina pleaded not guilty Friday in Miami federal court to charges that he defrauded the U.S. government by failing to report potentially millions of dollars in income on tax returns, including receiving cash payments on high-interest loans he made to a convicted Ponzi schemer.About 30 supporters of the former mayor showed up in court to lend their support, and ...

  • Miami foreclosure rate down but still high

    Foreclosure rates in the greater Miami area remain astonishingly high, but they’re headed in the right direction.In March, 13.25 percent of the outstanding mortgages in the Miami, Miami Beach and Kendall area were in some stage of the foreclosure process, according to CoreLogic. That was down from 17.51 percent a year earlier. But it was dramatically higher than the national foreclosure rate of ...

  • Water-supply problem shuts down Miami Dade College North Campus

    Classes are canceled Friday at the North Campus of Miami Dade college “due to problems with the municipal water supply.”Classes at other campuses and at the Carrie P. Meek Center are open. North Campus classes will resume Tuesday, after the holiday, administrators ...

  • Key Biscaynes Cape Florida makes Top 10 beaches list

    FILE - This Aug. 20, 2012 file photo shows the Cape Florida lighthouse at sunset at Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park, in Key Biscayne, Fla. Cape Florida State Park is number seven on the 2013 list of Top 10 Beaches produced annually by coastal expert Stephen P. Leatherman, also known as "Dr. Beach," director of Florida International University's Laboratory for Coastal Research. ...

  • Personal finance expert Suze Orman speaks at UF

    GAINESVILE, Fla. -- Graduates of the University of Florida's College of Veterinary Medicine will receive one final lesson before they get their diplomas.Personal finance guru Suze Orman will give advice on debt and money management during her commencement speech on Saturday.Orman, who lives in Boca Raton, also has a personal reason for speaking: Her niece is one of the 87 students ...

Movie Review

Eaten Alive [DVD]

Eaten Alive [DVD]

"Eaten Alive" is a bizarre, rarely seen Southern Gothic horror-comedy that has been released at various times under so many different titles (including "Death Trap," "Brutes and Savages," "Horror Hotel," and "Legend of the Bayou") that it's almost impossible to keep track of all of them. This was director Tobe Hooper's much-anticipated follow-up to his wildly successful independent film "The Texa ... ...

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  • Man found floating in water near Marathon

    MARATHON, Fla. -- Monroe County Sheriff's officials say 70-year-old James Gogan was found floating in the water near a boat he had been working on.Gogan's girlfriend told deputies she and a neighbor found him in the water Thursday afternoon.Deputies say Gogan had been working on the boat near his home in Marathon earlier Thursday. According to Gogan's girlfriend, he had some ...

  • Martin Im Excited For The Challenge

    switch from right tackle to left tackle in his second season with the Miami Dolphins. Martin is as level headed as they come, especially for a football player making his living in the trenches. Much of that trait can be attributed to his being the son of two Harvard graduates - who found the fortitude to bypass the Ivy League school in favor of Stanford University. So as the questions continued ...

  • PRESS RELEASE Jorge Naranjo Named Senior Director Of Events And Sales

    Jorge Naranjo, a highly-respected executive with over 20 years of experience in entertainment, sports and marketing, has joined Sun Life Stadium as Senior Director of Events and Sales. In his new role, Naranjo will report to Senior Vice President, Todd Boyan, and will be responsible for producing festivals, concerts, trade shows and other special events at Sun Life Stadium. "Jorge Naranjo ...

  • Oswald to communicate decision on whether he will stand for IOC President after St Petersburg

    Frank Kugler won four Olympics medals in freestyle wrestling, weightlifting and tug of war at St Louis in 1904, making him the only competitor to win a medal in three different sports at the same Games. He claimed a silver medal in the heavyweight category in wrestling, bronze in the two hand lift and all-around dumbbell events in weightlifting and another bronze in the tug of war competition as ...

  • Bucs Give Girl Scouts a Peek at the Business of Pro Sports

    More than 80 local Girl Scouts visited One Buccaneer Place last week to get an up-close look at the careers available in sports, with Buccaneer women professionals gladly sharing their own experiences and ...

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