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Is Charlie Crist Florida's Next Governor?

Inmate Who Proved His Innocence From Prison Gets Rare Deal From Prosecutors

A federal inmate who has served 11 years on drug charges he says he didn't commit has convinced prosecutors to let him out of prison. Elroy Phillips refused to accept his fate after being sentenced to 30 years on charges of selling drugs to an undercover cop. He conducted records searches, hired a p ... More >>

Miami Police: Jury Finds a "Policy" of Abuse

Andrew Marshall: Miami's Unabomber, Part 2

For details about Marshall's childhood, injury, and lawsuits against the city, see Part 1.

LeBron Lawsuit Filed by Man Claiming to Be His Father Thrown Out

​Leicester Bryce Stovell claims that when he was 29 years old he met a 15-year-old Gloria James, took her home, loved her up without the benefit of a condom, and that nine months later little LeBron popped out. That's skeevy enough, but once James became famous, Stovell decided to cash in on t ... More >>

Eligio Cedeño: A banker battles Hugo Chavez

Elroy Phillips sits in prison despite proof of his innocence

Andres Lopez exposes the Colombian cartels

Culture of cruelty: Feds bury Border Patrol abuses of immigrants

Nevin Shapiro: Miami's Caligula

Yelp Changes Some Advertising Policies in Response to Miami Lawsuit

Score one for Miami lawyer Jared Beck and his class-action suit against Yelp. Beck's case, which alleges Yelp extorts small businesses by manipulating the placement of bad reviews in exchange for monthly fees, is still weeks away from a hearing in a California court. But Yelp execs announced th ... More >>

Miami-based Psystar takes on Apple

Hecho en Miami

They look, smell and smoke like Cubans. So why not sell 'em that way?

Bah, Humbug

Duking it out over baby Jesus on Bay Harbor Islands

Your Safety, Their Punch Line

I once thought working for the Transportation Security Administration was serious business. I didn't have a clue

They Shoot Up Horses, Don't They?

Owner Michael Gill and trainer Mark Shuman, exonerated by lab test, hit back

Custody Battle

Marvel Comics isn't going to give up Captain America without a fight

Frank Talk About Free Speech

Attorney Victor Diaz chats up the ACLU's Howard Simon

Pain & Gain

They were local bodybuilders with a penchant for steroids, strippers, and quick cash. And they became expert in the use of a peculiar motivational tool: Torture.

DeFede

Burke's Legacy, for the Record

Gridiron Fever

FIU administrators think spending millions on a football program will do wonders for their school, and they'll sideline anyone who disagrees

Speak Your Mind, Lose Your Job

Closing in on Baba

Art to Burn

Will the arrival of Cuban artist Manuel Mendive provoke another fiery response from anti-Castro forces?

Tales from the Big House

The Last Temptation of George Petrie

He was supposed to turn up dead. His friend, attorney Robert Roth, was supposed to wrap up his affairs. Now they've ended up mortal enemies.

Full Metal Racket

Attorney John Mattes led a crusade on behalf of lost commandos. Now he wants his millions.

Street Sweepers

The City of Miami's court-approved plan to deal with the homeless is one part tough love, two parts blind hope

Grigsby in Defense of Grigsby

Making Airwaves

This summer the FCC pulled the plug on the county's most innovative radio stations. Some are already back on the air.

Only Himself to Blame

Wheels of Fortune

Why are the county's Metrobus drivers such a happy lot? Maybe because some earn more than $90,000 per year.

The Cesar Odio Sentence Reduction Plan

If at first you don't succeed in getting your sentence reduced, invoke the terminally ill mother

Uncertain Justice

Was Panamanian strongman Manuel Noriega really a drug trafficker? Or is it possible he was set up by the U.S. government? Try asking a few dozen people who should know.

Shape Up and Ship Out

It's an eyesore and a hazard and its owner has thumbed his nose at everyone. Yet you may pay good money for it.

Witness Hampering

Stifling Joyce's Voice

Bye-Bye, Baba

Prisoners of Their Own Circumstance

When Vicki Met Syl, Part Two

Accused of bribery and public corruption, this power pair finds that love and justice prevail

The Last Dance

Heat Offensive

Miller's Time

All Herald BrandsMart

Mistaken Identity

In her quest for a seat on the Miami Beach Commission, Matti Bower doesn't want to be labeled "the Hispanic candidate." She just wants to win.

The Powers Behind Ocean Drive

For South Beach publishing magnate Jerry Powers, life wasn't always marked by glamour and upstanding citizenship. Some would argue it still isn't.

Shelter Fallout

After years of doing nothing Dade County now plans to put 500 homeless people under one roof. It won't be in your neighborhood, of course.

Daud Descending

With prison just around the corner, Miami Beach's former golden boy looks back at the gravity of his corruption and broods on the sorrow of his fate

The Collector

What do Armando Valladares, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Miriam Alonso, Xavier Suarez, Alex Penelas, Steve Clark, and the Miami Herald editorial board have in common? They're just a few of the big names enlisted by accused embezzler Roberto Polo in his fight to a

The Further Adventures of Willy and Sal

Chapter Two, in which the alleged drug kingpins are linked to a cellular telephone smuggled into their unit in the federal pen