PARKLAND, Fla., May 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard Pacific Homes, one of the nation's leaders in homebuilding quality, today announced plans to break ground on Watercrest at Parkland, a

An 83-year-old pilot who landed his damaged single-engine Hummelbird plane on a busy South Florida expressway said it was a perfect landing. Ralph Squeglia, 83, said he aimed for the Sawgrass Expressway near Miami after clipping the homemade plane's left wing on a light pole Sunday and guided the aircraft to the ground while carefully dodging cars, WTVJ-TV, Miami, reported Monday. It was a perfect landing, said Squeglia, who has been flying planes since 1944. However, he said there were some complications on the ground. I was rolling straight and my tail wing broke, causing me to veer right, he said.

By Jonathan Del Marcus, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Jul. 6--A planned trailhead and parking lot will provide convenient access from Coral Springs to a vast Everglades conservation area.

By Laura Isensee, The Miami Herald Jun. 18--South Florida can say hello, officially, to the rainy season as the gloomy skies and downpours that drenched South Florida Tuesday are likely to linger. "Definitely keep the umbrella," said National Weather Service meteorologist Dan Gregoria.

By Larry Lebowitz, The Miami Herald Nov. 9--Drivers should anticipate "extreme delays" in both directions on Florida's Turnpike at the Bird Road toll plaza as construction and demolition of the SunPass-only lanes starts Saturday evening on the southbound side.