Alvah H. Chapman Jr., a giant of the newspaper industry who helped Miami rebuild after Hurricane Andrew, died of pneumonia on Christmas Day. He was 87. ...more

December 29, 2008 |

Florida Senate President Jeff Atwater and House Speaker Ray Sansom obviously are in denial. In setting a January special session to deal with the state's financial crisis on Monday, they retreated to the same old way of doing business - pledging only to target "spending reductions and trust fund transfers." ...more

December 17, 2008 |

At last, some encouraging financial news: Getting those FDA-recommended 48 grams of healthful whole grains daily can be cheap. ...more

December 6, 2008 |

When a man sounding remarkably like President-elect Barack Obama called a Florida congresswoman Wednesday, she assumed it was a crank call. So Republican Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen hung up. But, the Miami Herald reports, this was no prank. ...more

December 4, 2008 |

Hot food's not to blame for Burning Mouth Syndrome, a condition estimated to affect up to 4 percent of American adults. ...more

November 22, 2008 |

Actor Will Smith surprised editors at The Miami Herald when he showed up at their news meeting for a surprise visit. ...more

November 18, 2008 |

Maybe I should revise my estimate. Lately, many people have asked me about the fate of the American newspaper in an era when circulation, advertising and staff size are all sharply down. I've told them what editors have told me: The next 18 to 24 months may well see the first major U.S. city without a daily paper. ...more

November 8, 2008 |

Controversy over ex-convict mortgage brokers reignites today when Attorney General Bill McCollum proposes overhauling professional licensing for felons. ...more

October 21, 2008 |

A Boston Globe reporter who reportedly sent racy e-mail to a married school official whom she covered while working as a reporter in Miami has resigned, the newspaper said Friday. ...more

September 27, 2008 |

Florida has failed to adequately investigate criminal backgrounds and take other steps to stop convicted felons from writing mortgages, a state review has found. ...more

September 17, 2008 |