Brownsville News

IN FLORIDA NEWS Man pleads guilty to securities fraud charge June 23, 2009 17:27 EDT MIAMI -- Authorities say a former Miami investment manager has pleaded guilty to fraud charges.

A historic motel that served as a haven for Black entertainers during segregation is now at the center of a racial discrimination protest.

A 7.62mm bullet transformed his vest into a misnomer. Kempinski, carrying a pistol, was chasing a 24-year-old robbery suspect.

Celedonio Cabrera has lived in fear since being knocked from his motorized wheelchair, beaten and robbed in the parking lot of his Liberty City apartment complex earlier this month.

An internal report concluded that a $100 million program for low- performing Miami-Dade schools was ineffective.

Saying officers were legally justified in using deadly force, Miami-Dade prosecutors have cleared police officers in six fatal shootings that occurred over the past three years, newly released memos show.

Getting a high school diploma could soon get harder in Florida. Lawmakers are reviewing legislation to raise the graduation standards.

Mar 26, 2009 4:04 pm US/Eastern Criminals target agencies that help those in need---and victim business owner twice in 3 days It started with a viewer's e-mail to Neighbors for Neighbors for help.

Forcing so many men to live like post-apocalyptic trolls beneath a bridge in the middle of Biscayne Bay wasn't quite mad enough.

Historic Hampton House in Brownsville begins revamp: The Historic Hampton House community trust has finally begun renovation on the historic motel after securing more than $5 million for construction.

Detectives have arrested the teen they say shot and killed a 16-year-old in Brownsville last week in a feud over a stolen gun.

Dozens of veterans gathered at Government Center in downtown Miami on Wednesday afternoon to speak out against two brutal killings of homeless veterans since mid-November in Miami.

The Miami Springs police union has started a fund to help a police dispatcher pay the funeral costs for her baby who was shot and killed last weekend.

Born the 13th day of February, Derrick Days died exactly 10 months later -- shot dead by a masked gunman in Brownsville.