• Charity pays for glasses for underprivileged kids

  The Heiken Children’s Vision Program provides free comprehensive eye examination and glasses when prescribed to low-income school children who fail their vision screening and have no insurance or other resources for eye care. The program was started in 1992, and since then, 75,000 children have received exams with 83 percent needing and receiving free eyeglasses. At 7 p.m. Wednesday, the ...

• MIAMI U. Miami Team Rescues NCIS Agent in Panama

  A team from the University of Miami Hospital is sharing its story after being summoned to Panama to rescue a federal agent with the Naval Criminal Investigative ...

• U.S. foreign aid chief talks about region’s future

  SINCELEJO, Colombia -- Rajiv Shah is the head of the U.S. Administration for International Development, one of the world’s largest aid agencies. During a recent trip to Colombia, Shah attended an event where a dozen rural families were given titles to some 1,483 acres of land they had been forced off of by this nation’s civil conflict. USAID has been supporting Colombia’s land ...

• Exclusive Wounded Undercover Detective John Saavedra Named Miami-Dade PBA Officer of the year

  DORAL (CBSMiami) – An undercover Miami-Dade Police detective who was shot three times during a shoot-out at asuspected marijuana grow house last July has been named the 2012 Police Officer of the Year by the Miami-Dade PoliceBenevolent Association. CBS4's Peter D'Oench reported exclusively that the announcement came Saturday night at the ...

• Marco Rubio blames President Obama for latest scandals

  TAMPA -- Sen. Marco Rubio’s efforts to reform immigration may be drawing skepticism from many conservatives. But scandals facing the White House have allowed him to shift his message back to the one that made him a star in the first place: The threat to America posed by excessive government.Rubio mesmerized more than 700 people at the annual Hillsborough GOP’s annual Lincoln Day ...

• After voting for a ban Charlie Crist now backs gay marriage

  Former Florida Governor Charlie Crist greets former Florida Education Commissioner Betty Castor at the Pinellas/Hillsborough Kennedy King Dinner at the Tampa Convention Center Saturday, May 11, 2013. Crist was the keynote speaker at the ...

• Beckham plays final home match

  Given a standing ovation by the near 45,000 strong capacity crowd in the Parc des Princes, Beckham hugged teammates and opponents before being substituted by Ezequiel ...

• Koehler takes tough-luck loss in strong showing

  ARI@MIA: Dobbs makes a diving stop in the second MIAMI -- One swing and one throw from the D-backs' Gerardo Parra made the difference in a pitchers' duel on Saturday night at Marlins Park. The speedy right fielder's first-inning heroics were enough to propel Arizona to a 1-0 victory, extending the Marlins' losing streak to a season-high seven games. The Marlins are now ...

• Nolasco looks to lead Marlins out of funk

  Losers of seven straight and 10 of their past 11, the Marlins have led in a game just once since May 10, when they scored in the first inning on Thursday against the Reds only to fall in extra innings. Averaging just 1.5 runs per game since May 6, Miami will try to avoid being swept for the third time over its past four series Sunday when the club hosts the red-hot D-backs. Not expected to ...

• Mother Facing Aggravated Manslaughter Charge Held Without Bond

  A mother charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child in the death of her 11-month-old son was ordered held without bond Saturday. Miami-Dade Judge Andrew Hague ordered Catalina Marista Bruno, 30, held on no bond in connection with a previous case involving her son. He set her bond at $250,000 for the new case, and set numerous conditions if she posts ...

• MLB Arizona 1 Miami 0

  Brandon McCarthy fired his second career shutout Saturday, baffling the Marlins on three hits in the Arizona Diamondbacks' 1-0 decision over Miami. McCarthy (1-3) earned his first win of the season in his ninth start after firing eight shutout frames in his previous outing -- a no-decision against the Phillies. The right-hander allowed two walks and struck out five in the 100-pitch ...

• BSO Woman dies after hit by bus at Fort Lauderdale Airport

  An SUV pulled up to the arrivals area of the airport to pick up an airline passenger. However the vehicle stopped in a lane only meant for moving ...

• Miami student takes Heats Wade to senior prom

  The Heat have cruised so easily through the 2013 playoffs that you can’t blame Dwyane Wade for lining up some events on his social calendar. Wade spent Friday night attending Archbishop Coleman Carroll High School’s senior prom with Nicole Muxo, a fan ...

• Loxahatchee man shot as two men argue over dogs

  One Loxahatchee man has been shot and is listed in critical condition after county deputies say police he and another man argued over their dogs.When Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office deputies responded at about 7:30 p.m. to the 17000 block of 40th Run North they found a male suffering from gunshot wounds. The victim was transported to St. Mary's Medical Center by Palm Beach County ...

• Miami police parts ways with popular “First 48” cable show

  The popular television show has helped solve Miami homicides, but critics say the cameras can be a distraction to investigators and the show seems to focus more on African-American ...

• Redmond envisions long-relief role for Below

  Email MIAMI -- Duane Below is the newest member of an overworked Marlins' bullpen. Nine Miami relievers have combined to throw 16 innings through the first four games of the current homestand. Manager Mike Redmond aims to insert the left-handed Below into a long-relief role similar to that of fellow lefty Wade LeBlanc. LeBlanc will likely require a day or two of rest after throwing four ...

• Mounting losses increase pressure to produce

  Email MIAMI -- The mounting number of losses raises the sense of urgency around the Marlins for players to produce. The more the team struggles, the greater chance that changes could be made. Several players who are on the disabled list could be back in a few weeks. And by mid-June, prospects like Christian Yelich, the ...

• Marlins hope to rebound like 2006 squad

  Email MIAMI -- After the Marlins' transitioned to a young, inexperienced team in the offseason, comparisons were made to the 2006 team, which also was filled with rookies. Like the current club, the '06 Marlins started the season 11-31. Now, the question is whether the Marlins can make a turnaround that is similar to what took place seven years ago. Miami's backup catcher ...

• Trio of first basemen nearing rehab stints

  Email MIAMI -- Class A Jupiter is about to load up on first basemen. Three could be joining the Hammerheads next week. The Marlins are expecting Logan Morrison to begin his rehab assignment with Jupiter on Monday. A day or two later, Casey Kotchman and Joe Mahoney are projected to join the club. Morrison, who opened the season on the 60-day disabled list, has been playing in extended spring ...

• Florida No. 1 in barring ex-prisoners from voting

  Bird-lovers, birdwatchers and birders everywhere will love these posters that combine striking watercolor bird paintings by renowned South Florida Plein Air painter Brennan King. Available in 2 different sizes as well as subset versions featuring ‘Songbirds’, ‘Snowbirds’ and ‘Wading ...

• Water district board agrees to $26M land buy before learning of $15M appraisal

  When the governing board of the South Florida Water Management District voted this month to offer Palm Beach County $26 million for a former citrus grove, the same value determined by an appraiser hired by the county, the district's board was not told of another county appraisal that had valued the property between $14.8 and $22.5 million.The $26 million offer for the Mecca Farms site also ...

• At least 50 injured as car plows into parade

  About 50 to 60 people were injured Saturday when a driver described by witnesses as an elderly man drove his car into a group of hikers marching in a parade in a small Virginia mountain town.It happened around 2:10 p.m. during the Hikers Parade at the Trail Days festival, an annual celebration of the Appalachian Trail in Damascus, near the Tennessee state line about a half-hour drive east of ...

• Focus of crash investigation turns to tracks

  Officials investigating a train collision in Connecticut have ruled out foul play and are studying a rail fracture where a derailed commuter train was struck by another bound for New York City.National Transportation Safety Board member Earl Weener says the broken rail is of substantial interest to investigators and a portion of the track was sent to NTSB headquarters in Washington, D.C. for ...

• Relay for Life inspiring say walkers at West Palm’s Meyer Amphitheatre

  Cancer survivors and event participants make their initial loops around the paved area at the Meyer Amphitheatre Saturday, May 18, 2013 during the Relay for Life event. The open ceremonies began at 1 p.m and the relay is scheduled to continue until 7 a.m. Sunday. A participant from each of 28 teams will walk for the entire 18 hours. The organization's website says that teams have raised ...

• Mother charged in death of 11-month-old boy appears in bond court

  According to investigators, Bruno placed the boy, Bryan Miguel Osceola, in a child seat in the rear passenger side of the vehicle and drove home. When she got home, she left Bryan in the car, strapped into his car seat, seared by the blazing ...

• Obama’s Morehouse visit shines spotlight on historically black colleges

  When President Barack Obama addresses graduates at Morehouse College in Atlanta today, he'll also be speaking to the broader community of historically black colleges and universities -- a proud corner of higher education that has struggled more than most during the last few years of economic distress.The so-called HBCUs educate a hugely disproportionate share of low-income students, and ...

• Museum raising cash to recreate Hughes flight

  The National Airline History Museum is trying to raise $3.2 million to restore its Lockheed Constellation propeller-driven aircraft and recreate multimillionaire aviator Howard Hughes' record-setting cross-country flight in the plane that transformed commercial air travel.The Kansas City museum's Constellation, or "Connie," is one of only a handful of the 856 that were built ...

• Palm Beach County man son rescued in Everglades after airboat sinks

  A Palm Beach County man and his 13-year-old son were rescued Friday afternoon after their airboat sank in the Everglades, according to Broward County Sheriff's Office reports.Will Cazanas and his son, William, both of Palm Beach County, spent two hours stranded after their craft sank in west Broward County, just south of the Palm Beach County line.A distress call was received at 4 p.m. and ...

• Jet-set Miami developers entangled in legal drama over private jet

  For sale: a $12.6 million Bombardier Challenger jet presumably grounded at the Opa-locka Airport.At a price around $7.5 million, it comes stocked with china glasses, monogrammed hand towels and pillows, a mini-bar, and a lap top of navigational charts.It also carries some awful hefty baggage. The private aircraft is the source of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy case and a long-running legal battle ...

• Canadian Press NewsAlert Oxbow wins the Preakness Stakes

  Lisa Scotti, of Baltimore, reads hhere program before the sixth race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. The 138th Preakness Stakes horse race takes place Saturday. (AP Photo/Mike ...

• Assad’s hard line may spell trouble for peace efforts

  Syrian President Bashar Assad, in a rare interview with a foreign newspaper, appeared to dismiss the possibility for serious peace talks planned for next month, and seemed to back away from earlier statements by Syrian officials that the government was willing to negotiate with its armed opponents."We do not believe that many Western countries really want a solution in Syria," Assad ...

• Auto insurers still denying injury claims despite court ruling

  Never mind that pesky court injunction -- major Florida auto insurers are denying benefits based on a contested state law anyway, documents obtained by The Palm Beach Post show.They're limiting non-emergency benefits to $2,500, excluding massage therapy and other moves under provisions a judge found unconstitutional, claims records made available by medical providers ...

• Pedestrian struck killed by bus at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport

  A bus struck and killed a pedestrian at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport Saturday afternoon.The Broward Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that the private charter bus hit the person on Terminal Drive outside the lower level of Terminal 4.BSO Fire Recue personnel responded to the crash and declared the pedestrian dead at the scene. 10 passengers on the bus were not ...

• Notoriety follows David Rivera pal in Nicaragua

  Ana Alliegro, the Miami woman at the center of the federal corruption investigation involving former congressman David Rivera, is living in a small town outside of ...

• One killed two injured in crash on Florida’s Turnpike in Miramar

  One person was killed and two were injured in an early-morning car crash on the Homestead Extension of Florida’s Turnpike in Miramar.Florida Highway Patrol said in a news release that a 2004 Hyundai XG 350 was stopped in the westbound left lane of the Homestead Extension west of University Drive when a 2011 Nissan 370 struck it from behind at about 2:45 a.m.The Hyundai burst into ...

• Powerball Players Go for Monster Jackpot

  Move over, Powerball. Mega Millions is moving into Florida with tickets now on sale for the popular multi-state lottery. Players Filipe Placucci and Willy Puig talked about the ...

• France makes gay marriage legal

  France will see its first gay weddings within days, after French President Francois Hollande signed a law Saturday authorizing marriage and adoption by same-sex couples and ending months of nationwide protests and wrenching debate.Hollande's office said he signed the bill Saturday morning, a day after the Constitutional Council struck down a challenge to the law and ruled it in line with ...

• Flagler Memorial Bridge reopens for cars only

  One lane is open in each direction on the Flagler Memorial Bridge for passenger cars.Vehicles exceeding 5 tons, which is larger than an average pickup truck, are not allowed over the ...

• Officer once hailed as hero faces rape charges

  A former Philadelphia police officer once hailed as a hero and given a seat next to the first lady at a speech by President Obama has been arrested and charged with rape and other crimes.Authorities allege that former officer Richard DeCoatsworth left a party with two women early Thursday and took them to another location, where they allege that he produced a handgun and "forced the two ...

• Hialeah police on a weirdness streak

  The jokes came easy when a Hialeah police sergeant blamed his girlfriend’s pimp for setting him up when he was arrested on cocaine charges in April.But it’s no laughing matter that his arrest follows a string of headline-grabbing incidents involving Hialeah cops during the past few years. There was a husband-and-wife police team charged with illegally selling hundreds of guns. A ...

• Deep in swampy forest oil flows

  A white tail doe stands just off 11 Mile Road, the private one-way rock road leading to BreitBurn Energy Partner's oil drilling operation at Raccoon Point in the Big Cypress National Preserve. The deer was grazing on an old abandonded well site, which has ...

• Allen West joins Fox News as contributor

  The former Palm Beach area congressman narrowly lost his race for a second term to Patrick Murphy last November. West has said he has no interest in running against Murphy again in 2014 but he hasn't entirely ruled out a run in another ...

• Fins Weekend takes place

  'Fins Weekend continues Saturday morning in Miami Beach with the Miami Dolphins Foundation Fishing Tournament presented by the South Florida Chevy ...

• LeBron James Named to NBA All-Defensive First Team

  The NBA announced today that Miami HEAT forward LeBron James has been named to the 2012-13 NBA All-Defensive First Team. This marks the fifth time in James' career that he has earned NBA All-Defensive First Team honors, all in consecutive seasons. He previously earned First Team honors during the 2011-12, 2010-11, 2009-10 and 2008-09 seasons. It also marks James' third All-Defensive ...

• Editorial Scott should veto ‘Timely Justice Act’ on the death penalty

  In 2006, the American Bar Association showed Florida how to fix the state's death penalty system in the best way. Having ignored those ideas for seven years, the Legislature now proposes to fix the system in the worst way.Heading to Gov. Rick Scott is House Bill 7083, titled "The Timely Justice Act." Rather than seek to make sure that executions are carried out fairly, the ...

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