Archive for December, 2009

Man wanted in SC slaying found dead in Florida

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) -- A South Carolina man wanted for questioning in the death of his girlfriend has been found dead in an abandoned Florida restaurant.

Detention officer fired for KKK membership

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- An Alachua County Sheriff's Office corrections officer who admitted to being an active member of the Ku Klux Klan has been fired.

Miami students trek to DC for immigrant rights

MIAMI (AP) -- While their fellow college students sleep off the night's revelry, four South Florida students will celebrate the New Year with a slightly more active approach.

Man charged with burning down rental home

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- A South Florida man having trouble making mortgage payments has been charged with torching a rental home.

Woman pleads guilty in daughter’s death

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- A former Jacksonville woman has pleaded guilty to causing the death of her young daughter.

Men crash cars into store for shoe theft

MIAMI (AP) -- Police are looking for whoever used two car to smash into a Miami-Dade athletic store and take about $5,000 worth of shoes and other merchandise.