The Miami Herald reported Sunday that more than 10,000 people with criminal records were allowed to work in Florida's mortgage industry. Of those, 4,065 cleared background checks despite committing crimes that state law requires regulators to screen, incl

During Florida's housing boom, state regulators allowed thousands of mortgage professionals with criminal records into the industry -- costing consumers millions.

The United States Coast Guard will unload 10, 000 pounds of confiscated cocaine in Miami Beach, it announced Monday.

Reeling from a real estate collapse and battered by hurricanes, Floridians can at least take heart from one economic bright spot: European tourists are coming to spend, spend, spend.

Sexy fixtures of South Beach's nightlife are flocking to the new Bella Rose lounge that occupies the former Boom Boom Room space. With a Lower East Side-meets-Miami aesthetic, the new club is refreshingly bottle service and attitude-free. Check out this h