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Visa to create 350-plus jobs at Miami call center
Financial services giant Visa Inc. will open a global customer service center in Miami this summer, creating at least 350 jobs and boosting its Miami-Dade County staff to nearly 600, executives said Wednesday.

Giant African snails smuggled into Florida for use in religious ritual, authorities say
Authorities are investigating a Hialeah man who allegedly smuggled illegal giant African snails into Florida and convinced his followers to drink their juices as part of a religious healing ritual.

Suspected Sicilian mob associate arrested
A 3 1/2-year investigation that ranged from South Florida streets to the shores of Italy led Wednesday to 26 arrests in both countries with Italian police hailing it as a significant blow to a Sicilian mob family.

City pledges to help Plantation Acres residents in quest to catch wild hogs
City officials pledged Wednesday night to support efforts to corral the runaway pig problem in Plantation Acres.

Sunrise woman wants to help others after raising more than enough for bone marrow transplant
A fundraiser for a Sunrise woman who needed $40,000 for a bone marrow transplant was so successful she has money left over that she wants to donate to another person whose life may depend on a similar operation.

Two injured when car crashes into Pompano Beach bagel shop
Detectives investigating whether driver was intended victim of crime

A car crashed into a Pompano Beach bagel shop late Wednesday morning, injuring the driver and at least one restaurant patron, the Broward Sheriff's Office said.

Two South Florida women honored for service as World War II pilots
At a time when not many women dreamed of careers outside the home, Pompano Beach resident Florine Carley Maloney and Bernice Falk Haydu of Singer Island let their imaginations soar.

Atlantic Boulevard drawbridge reopens after dramatic morning rescue in Pompano Beach
Four workers trapped when bridge unexpectedly goes up

Four construction workers found themselves clinging for their lives Wednesday morning when the drawbridge they were working on went up without warning.

Legislators from Broward advance plan to create corruption investigator
The Broward imbroglio over an anti-corruption unit ended with a whimper Wednesday: The legislative delegation overwhelmingly approved the proposal to create an independent inspector general to investigate corruption and fraud.

Bill would tie teacher pay to performance, student test scores
Bill has strong support in Legislature

Teachers unions say it will destroy public schools. Supporters say it's a long-overdue tool to weed out bad teachers and reward highly effective ones.