Girl, 4, shot to death in car in Miami-Dade

Gilma Avalos, Betty Yu and Brian Hamacher, NBC South Florida

NBC South Florida - Miami-Dade Police are investigating after a 4-year-old girl died after she was shot inside a car Saturday night.

Fla. lt. gov. office closes after her resignation

Associated Press

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The administration of Florida Gov. Rick Scott is shutting down the lieutenant governor's office for now.

Obama makes his Final Four picks

Associated Press

BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — President Barack Obama is picking Florida, Indiana, Louisville, Ohio State to reach the Final Four...

Allen West for governor of Florida?

Joy-Ann Reid

theGRIO REPORT - When Allen West lost his congressional seat to a 29-year-old newcomer, many Florida watchers wrote his political obituary....

Jennifer Carroll era ends badly in Florida

Joy-Ann Reid

theGRIO REPORT - When then gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott selected Jennifer Carroll as his running-mate in 2010, it seemed like a stroke of genius...

57 charged in scandal which led to Jennifer Carroll resignation

Mike Schneider, Associated Press

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Florida's lieutenant governor resigned and nearly 60 other people were charged in a widening scandal of a purported veterans charity that authorities said Wednesday was a $300 million front for illegal gambling...

Fla. Lt. gov Jennifer Carroll resigns amid gambling scandal

NBC Miami

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida's lieutenant governor has resigned because of her ties to an Internet cafe company that is now under federal investigation...

Does a lack of swimming pools in black neighborhoods endanger lives?

Kunbi Tinuoye

theGRIO REPORT - A South Miami community activist says the lack of access to a pool and swimming lessons in the city’s African-American neighborhood means black kids don’t have the skills to swim, in some cases costing lives...