A quote about reaction to Bristol Palin's pregnancy on Page 3A of Thursday's edition was misattributed. Andrea Loring, assistant principal at Dorothy M. Wallace COPE Center in Richmond Heights, said that in a written assignment about the topic, her students said they hope Palin ''doesn't let anybody stress her out'' and ``she should hold up her head and be proud to be a teen mom.''
A headline about a slaying's location on Page 3B of Wednesday's Metro & State section was incorrect. Two men are facing charges in the killing of two brothers in March near the Miami-Dade County Fair at a Shell station at Southwest Eighth Street and 107th Avenue . The shooting happened on the opening night of the fair, but did not occur on the fairgrounds as the headline implied. The error was made in the editing process.
A story Tuesday on Page 1A about the McCain campaign's vetting of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be his running mate misspelled the last name of McCain advisor Douglas Holtz-Eakin.
A story on Page 1B Sunday gave the incorrect municipality in discussions with Miami Beach Fire Rescue about opting out of Miami-Dade County services. It is Surfside.
An item in the Aug. 24 Business Notes column in Neighbors about One Bayfront Plaza contained errors about the project's scope and schedule. One Bayfront Plaza consists of a 70-story mixed-use tower and a 43-story hotel. Construction begins in 2012. The developer is now testing its borings.
The obituary of Buddy Clarke, which appared on Page 5B Saturday, incorrectly said that his wife had been divorced with two daughters. She had no children.
A story in last Sunday's Neighbors incorrectly stated the percentage by which robberies increased in Cutler Bay. There has been a 26.47 percent increase from Jan. 1 to July 31, compared to the same period last year. That's 43 cases this year compared to 34 in 2007.
A headline on a brief news item, which appeared Friday on Page 3C, said Florida ranked second among states in residents with $1.5 million-plus income. It should have said net worth instead of income.
An article on Page 5B of the Metro & State section on Thursday about the arrest of six teens in a North Miami Beach crime spree misstated the number of crimes they were charged with. There were six crimes involving 11 victims.
The Inter American Press Association was misidentified on Page 10A Monday in an article about the effect on journalism of new laws in Venezuela.
The name of luxury crystal maker Swarovski was misspelled in a story that appeared on Sunday's front page about troubles in the marriage of Turks and Caicos Islands Premier Michael Misick and Hollywood actress LisaRaye McCoy.
A story about a missing Fort Lauderdale woman that appeared on Page 1B of Saturday's Broward & State section and Page 3B of Metro & State misspelled the name of attorney Marc Shelowitz.
