MiamiHerald.com: Breaking News

• Accountant pleads guilty to $2.6 million fraud
  Miami accountant Lewis Freeman, who for years garnered the reputation of a trusted civic leader, pleaded guilty Wednesday to a federal fraud charge alleging he embezzled at least $2.6 million from client trust accounts over the past decade.
• We Media conference at the University of Miami offers peek at future
  It's the fourth time the annual We Media brainstorming conference has come to the University of Miami, yet the media industry is still finding its way.
• Miami Beach commissioner appointed chamber of commerce president
  Miami Beach Commissioner Jerry Libbin will be announced Thursday as the next president of the city's chamber of commerce.<p/> Board chairman Aaron Perry confirmed Wednesday morning that Libbin, a financial advisor, was selected out of about 180 candidates. Perry said Libbin's post will be announced at 5:15 p.m. Thursday at the chamber's Meridian Avenue headquarters. A chief operating officer will also be announced, Perry said, though he declined to name who it will be.
• Visa agrees to add 350 jobs to Miami operations
  On the same day the state labor department announced record-high unemployment, the localemployment development agency countered with a bit of positive news: more than 350 jobs for Miami-Dade County.
• 2010 Fort Lauderdale air show grounded
  For those who booked a beachfront hotel the last weekend in April in order to watch the much-loved air show, there's good news and bad news. The beach will still be there, but the air show won't be.