Florida Legislature’s probe of Ray Sansom will proceed slowly Sansom seeks delay in Fla. House ethics probe The lawyer for former Florida House Speaker Ray Sansom denied on Friday all ethics accusations that a special investigator has made against his client. Richard Coates also requested that a special House committee...Read More

Youth Boxing Program comes to town-Sun-Sentinel.com Deerfield Beach- When kids pick up a pair of boxing gloves, they might not pick up something more dangerous. That’s the idea behind “Gloves Not Guns,” a new national program that plans to teach boxing and life skills to children in Deerfield Beach… Boxing...Read More

Thousands with criminal records work unlicensed as loan originators BY: MATTHEW HAGGMAN, ROB BARRY and JACK [email protected] Gary Kafka, former body builder with a long rap sheet and violent past, wrote millions of dollars in mortgages in South Florida without ever applying for a state license. Fresh out of prison...Read More

Treat crime severely, but not as a hate crime THE ISSUE: Duo seeks hate crime protection for homeless. Topics: Homelessness Laws Crimes Sun Sentinel Editorial Board July 11, 2009 Nobody questions that crimes against the homeless, in South Florida and elsewhere, have been gruesome, violent and cowardly.What is highly questionable...Read More

Prosecutors Investigate Writer Who Taped Suicidal Man National Stephen Braun Florida state prosecutors questioned a fired Miami Herald columnist Friday, trying to determine whether he had committed a crime by surreptitiously recording his conversation with a former city official who minutes later killed himself in the newspaper’s lobby. To read...Read More