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A call led police to Johnathan Jerome Bridges, who was arrested in the West Perrine area.

Jackson Health System leaders warn of insolvency without county loan
Jackson Health System is close to insolvency and facing the specter of having one of its major vendors, Johnson & Johnson, shut off supplies unless the company receives a $1 million payment this week.

High-profile Miami accountant Lew Freeman to plead guilty to fraud
Miami accountant Lewis Freeman, who for years garnered the reputation of a trusted civic leader, is expected to plead guilty Wednesday morning to a federal fraud charge alleging that he embezzled at least $2.6 million from client trust accounts.

Pythons, gambling, texting measures on tap in Florida Legislature
Firing teachers. Gambling. Banning dangerous reptiles and texting while driving.

Wednesday will feature a grab-bag of legislation in the second week of the Legislature's 60-day lawmaking session.

Miami officer hurt in car crash released from hospital
A Miami police officer was released from the hospital Tuesday, one day after she lost control of her cruiser and crashed while on her way to an emergency call.

NASA: Space shuttle program could continue with more money
With space shuttle retirement just months away, a senior NASA manager said Tuesday it wouldn't be hard to add more flights, provided the nation is willing to keep paying $200 million a month.

Roundup | A trio of healthy eating options
Sometimes you just want your veggies. And sometimes your dining companions don't eat meat. These three restaurants offer healthful options that will appeal to vegetarians -- and make the rest of us feel virtuous.

Review | Choices are sweet at multicultural Sugarcane
''In many ways sugar is an ideal substance,'' anthropologist Sidney W. Mintz observed. ''It serves to make a busy life seem less busy; it seems to ease the change between work and rest; and it provides a quick sensation of fullness and satisfaction.''

Review | Chef returns to roots with mixed results at D. Rodriguez Cuba
Douglas Rodriguez has always been bold. He has taken unfamiliar flavors from Peru, Argentina, Ecuador and other Spanish-speaking points to the finest tables. The Godfather of Nuevo Latino still impresses diners with his Alma de Cuba in Philadelphia and Deseo in Scottsdale, Ariz., and his OLA Miami Beach may serve the best ceviches in town.

Review | Rustic, charming Mandolin is an Aegean gem
Like the plaintive rebetiko music that drifts through the oregano-scented air in the lantern-lit garden at Mandolin, the flavors of this Buena Vista East gem exude the soul of the Mediterranean.

Marco Rubio's money requests for Miami-Dade could be an issue
Republican U.S Senate front-runner Marco Rubio brags on his website that he didn't officially request budget pork in his last four years as a leader in the Florida House.

Man slain in Northwest Miami-Dade identified
Miami-Dade police have identified the man shot dead Monday morning in Northwest Miami-Dade.

Rafael Garcia Cruz, 43, of Hialeah died in the road at Okeechobee Road and Northwest 117th Avenue just after 7:30 a.m., according to police.

Winning Miami-Dade Fantasy 5 ticket worth $72K
A Fantasy 5 ticket sold in Miami-Dade County was one of three to split Monday night's jackpot and is worth $72,071, the Florida Lottery said Tuesday.

2nd Florida Keys inmate indicted in prison tax scam
State prison inmate Shawn Clarke and three of his family members have been indicted on charges of defrauding the Internal Revenue Service of about $115,000 in a scam that involved phony tax returns.

Norovirus outbreaks reported in South Florida
Scattered outbreaks of norovirus are taking place in South Florida and around the state, health officials say.

Norovirus, also called ``stomach flu,'' causes nausea, diarrhea, vomiting and stomach cramping. Symptoms may also include a low-grade fever, chills, headache, muscle aches and a general sense of tiredness, according to the U.S. Centers For Disease Control. The illness often begins suddenly.

Eco-history tours focus on plants, animals
About twice a week, Pinecrest pilot Peter McCook flies his light small aircraft over South Beach admiring the bird's-eye view of the sand and clear blue water.

Untamed ambition: Alligator wrestlers set to compete
Until now, alligator wrestling might have been considered a poor career choice. The pay is not steady, the travel is exhausting, and the occupational hazards are apparent.

Jackson South hospital could be multimillion-dollar white elephant
When the Public Health Trust meets Tuesday to consider $165.4 million in budget cuts, one of the toughest debates is likely to be over the proposed closing of Jackson South, the suburban facility on which the system has pinned its hopes for the past six years.

With waxing remark, Charlie Crist jabs Marco Rubio in the back
Florida has a long history of dirty politics.

Take the legend of Sen. George Smathers supposedly declaring in North Florida that Claude Pepper was a ``shameless extrovert'' with a ``thespian'' sister. Or the Florida GOP sending mailers calling a legislator ``Dr. Date Rape.'' Or even Mel Martinez's campaign calling Bill McCollum ``the new darling of the homosexual extremists.''

Legislature, again, consider closing controversial boys' school
Florida's oldest reform school has survived a century of failure and scandal. Now lawmakers once again are confronted with an uncomfortable question: Is it time to shut the place down?

Florida revenue outlook no better, economists say
Cash-strapped Florida lawmakers aren't getting any help from a new general revenue estimate issued Tuesday, but the figures aren't causing them any grief, either.

PSC official may face new probe
After an internal review requested by the Public Service Commission's chairwoman, the agency's inspector general has asked state law enforcement officials to consider investigating allegations that a commissioner and her aide lied about a conversation with a utility executive during a pending case.

Florida tries to fend off wily coyotes
The brownish-gray coyote bared its teeth and snarled as Ralph Pfister arrived to open the steel trap that held it by the leg. A young male, it had succumbed to the irresistible bait combination of dead skunk and rival canine poop placed on the side of a dirt road running through the expansive Adams Ranch.

Lawsuits pull the plug on voting-machine monopoly
The nation's largest voting-machine company probably won't be called a monopoly for much longer in Florida and other states.

Under a proposed settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice and nine states that include Florida, Election Systems & Software will divest itself of its hardware, software and other assets it acquired after the $5 million purchase of Premier Election Solutions, a division of Diebold Inc.

Cold weather kills large swaths of Florida Keys coral
January's big chill led to widespread death of corals in many near shore and mid-channel reefs from Biscayne Bay to Summerland Key, but most of the popular offshore diving and fishing reefs in the Florida Keys were spared.

U.S. Sugar deal sparks call for oversight
With lawmakers already frustrated over a lack of oversight, recent reports on the state's landmark $536 million Everglades agreement with U.S. Sugar Corp. may add momentum for a legislative response in an attempt to prevent a repeat of the controversial deal, a key House lawmaker said Monday.

Company names may go on tags
With the economy in the tank, a Florida lawmaker is considering an unusual idea to raise money: Let corporations pay to put logos on license plates.

Politics may derail inspector general proposal
The bill seemed like a no-brainer: asking Broward voters if they would like an anti-corruption unit to investigate public officials behaving badly.

Dangerous dog ban draws owners' ire
Forget about budget cuts, tax breaks and overhauling Medicaid.

The legislation drawing perhaps the most lobbying attention so far this session debuted Thursday when Sen. Tony Hill's proposal to give cities and counties more authority to ban dangerous dogs came up in a committee this week.

More money for Florida universities called unlikely
University students descended on the Florida capital Thursday to lobby the governor and lawmakers for millions more in state funding, but their pitch came just hours after House Speaker Larry Cretul released lean budget numbers and a warning that education programs will face ``significant reductions.''

Vaccine consent measure revives autism debate
Earlier this month, the British medical journal The Lancet retracted a famous study that linked vaccines with autism.

Public health experts, worried over an uptick in diseases like mumps and measles in children who weren't vaccinated, breathed a sigh of relief. Numerous studies over several years have found no link between vaccines and autism.

Alex Sink offers program to help veterans
Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink unveiled an initiative Wednesday aimed at ensuring that the state's 1.7 million veterans tap into all the benefits available to them.

Charlie Crist jumps on Marco Rubio, Ray Sansom similarities
Ray Sansom may have quit the Florida House last week to avoid an ethics trial, but the scandal has legs in the Republican U.S. Senate primary between Gov. Charlie Crist and Marco Rubio.

Florida House committee reviews ethics bill quickly passed by Senate
A bill aimed at tightening the ethics rules at the Public Service Commission flew through the Florida Senate Wednesday and then became snagged by a House committee, which raised red flags about some parts of the measure.

Rising Florida unemployment numbers tie record
Florida has reached an 11.9 percent unemployment rate, tying a record low since the state began keeping track four decades ago.

Legislature may ban texting while driving
Here's another reason to keep your thumbs on the wheel and your eyes on the road: texting while driving soon may be illegal in Florida.

Officials: 2.5 million Floridians on food stamps
More than 2.5 million Floridians are on food stamps, up from three years ago where 1.2 million residents received assistance.

Student dies a day after bus crash
A Gadsden County high school student died from injuries sustained in a bus crash.

Crist names power co. chief to Fla. school board
Gov. Charlie Crist reappointed one of his predecessor Jeb Bush's former chiefs of staff to the State Board of Education on Tuesday and appointed another one as well as the head of Gulf Power Co.

Fla. Medicaid fraud bill has political baggage
Republicans are touting Medicaid fraud-fighting legislation that's packed with political baggage.

LA cops seek man who robbed Florida sugar baron
A well-dressed man who talked his way into a Florida sugar baron's hotel room and stole tens of thousands of dollars worth of jewelry may be the same person who pulled similar scams on a Mexican soccer team, a salsa band and an Israeli basketball team when they visited Los Angeles, police said Tuesday.

LA cops seek man who robbed Florida sugar baron
Police are looking for a man they say posed as a hotel worker and made off with thousands of dollars in jewelry belonging to a wealthy Florida businessman and his wife who were in town to see the Academy Awards.