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12 hours ago
Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth ship to sail from Miami
Cunard will set sail from Miami for the first time ever this Fall.
1 day ago
Fatal Florida crash fuels immigration fight between DeSantis and Newsom
Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis dispatched his top deputy to California to oversee the handover of a truck driver accused of making an illegal U-turn that killed three people in Florida last week.
1 day ago
Animal advocates opposing Florida bear hunt seek to invalidate state officials’ vote
Bear Warriors United, a nonprofit advocacy organization, filed a lawsuit against the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission in opposition to the Florida black bear hunt.
2 days ago
Congressman on ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ tours: ‘Deliberate cruelty packaged for optics’
On Wednesday, U.S. Congressman Maxwell Frost, a Cuban-American Democrat from Central Florida, returned to the remote state-run immigration detention facility in the Everglades state officials call ‘Alligator Alcatraz.”
2 days ago
DeSantis awards posthumous Governor’s Medal of Freedom to Jimmy Buffett, Florida lawmakers
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has posthumously awarded five notable Floridians with the Governor’s Medal of Freedom, one of the state’s highest honors.
2 days ago
Semitruck driver in deadly illegal U-turn crash on Florida’s Turnpike appears in court
A semitruck driver accused of making an illegal U-turn on Florida’s Turnpike and causing a crash that killed three people from South Florida appeared in court Tuesday in California.
2 days ago
Several South Florida high schools make top 10 among best in state
Several South Florida high schools have earned top marks when it comes to rankings of Best High Schools in the National by U.S. News & World Report.
3 days ago
FDA recalls potentially radioactive shrimp sold at Walmart
Check your freezer before you plan your dinner tonight. There’s an important recall that affects frozen shrimp sold in the state of Florida.
3 days ago
FWC wants to know if you see a ‘Rainbow’ snake
There’s a snake the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is calling “the pot of gold at the end of a rainbow,” and they want you to let them know if you see one.
3 days ago
Powerball jackpot grows to $643 million
The Powerball jackpot has rolled over to an estimated $643 million.
3 days ago
Judge dismisses part of lawsuit over ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration detention center
A federal judge in Miami dismissed part of a lawsuit that claimed detainees were denied access to the legal system at the immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz,” and then moved the remaining counts of the case to another court.
3 days ago
Hurricane Erin forces evacuations on North Carolina’s Outer Banks but expected to stay offshore
Holly Andrzejewski hadn’t yet welcomed her and her family’s first guests to the Atlantic Inn on Hatteras Island when she had to start rescheduling them, as Hurricane Erin neared North Carolina’s Outer Banks on Tuesday and threatened to whip up wild waves and tropical force winds.
Florida man convicted of killing a woman abducted from an insurance office is set to be executed
A man convicted of abducting a woman from a Florida Panhandle insurance office and killing her is scheduled to be executed Tuesday evening.
Civil rights attorneys mark victory for Alligator Alcatraz detainees
After a hearing in federal court on Monday in Downtown Miami, civil rights attorneys said there was more clarity about the migrant detainees’ legal recourse while held in Alligator Alcatraz, in the Florida Everglades.
Changes coming to how Floridians can use SNAP benefits
Earlier this month, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced six additional states have been granted waivers allowing them to prohibit SNAP benefits from being used on “junk food.”
Home Depot distances itself from DeSantis’ new ‘Deportation Depot’ after play on logo for merch
Florida will soon have a second detention center for people held as undocumented.
Arguments to continue in Miami in federal lawsuit against Alligator Alcatraz
A federal judge in Miami will continue to hear arguments Monday over whether detainees at Florida’s temporary immigrant detention center dubbed Alligator Alcatraz have been denied their legal rights.
Hurricane Erin re-intensifies to Category 4
After briefly weakening, Hurricane Erin has re-intensified into a Category 4 hurricane with sustained winds of 130 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center.
