The Florida Cabinet and Gov. Ron DeSantis have agreed to give Hillsborough College a 22-acre (49 hectare) plot of state land in Tampa to use for a proposed ballpark for the Rays.
Progressive groups are launching an effort to reconnect with Latino voters to regain support in places where President Donald Trump has made inroads.
The mother of a 5-year-old girl who fell overboard from a Disney cruise ship earlier this year will not face any charges.
Airports around the country are saying they won’t play a video with a message from Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in which she blames Democrats for the federal government shutdown and its impacts on operations to screen travelers.
Matthew Caldwell is stepping down as the business operations president of the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers and accepting a 10-year deal as CEO of the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves and WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx.
Rodrigo De Paul has enjoyed years of playing alongside Lionel Messi for Argentina’s national team, but the star midfielder said that for a long time, he’s dreamed of playing on the same club with his good friend.
More details have been revealed after a girl fell overboard on a Disney cruise ship over the weekend, prompting her father to leap into the water and rescue her.
A little girl aboard a Disney Cruise Line ship fell overboard and her father jumped into the water to save her.
Champagne was swilled and spilled, cigars were smoked and the Stanley Cup was hoisted a few more times, all with about 400,000 people watching.
The two victims who were found dead inside the wheel well of a JetBlue plane in January at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport have been identified.
The two victims who were found dead inside the wheel well of a JetBlue plane in January at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport have been identified.
The State Department had been in talks with Elon Musk’s Tesla company to buy armored electric vehicles, but the plans have been put on hold by the Trump administration after reports emerged about a potential $400 million purchase.
The U.S. Coast Guard has been searching for tar balls that began showing up on Florida beaches over the weekend.
A sticky, black substance that washed ashore prompted officials to close a stretch of Fort Lauderdale Beach on Saturday morning as crews worked to determine its source.
According to a media release, The Fort spans nine acres and features 43 courts, including 14 weatherproof courts, a lakeside entertainment complex, dining and retail.
Authorities are investigating after the bodies of two people were found in the landing gear compartment of a JetBlue plane at a Florida airport.
A military veteran who choked an agitated New York subway rider and was acquitted of homicide this week has been invited by Vice President-elect JD Vance to join Donald Trump’s suite at the Army-Navy football game on Saturday.
A Florida prosecutor says he will seek to vacate as many as 2,600 convictions of people who bought crack cocaine manufactured by the Broward County Sheriff’s Office between 1988 and 1990.
Gerardo “Tata” Martino, who guided Inter Miami to the best regular season record in Major League Soccer history this season, is resigning as coach of the club.
The puck went into the corner, to the left of Florida goalie Sergei Bobrovsky, with 14 seconds left in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final.
Lionel Messi will not play Saturday when Inter Miami visits Chicago, meaning he will have at least two more weeks to continue recovering from an ankle injury.
The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to take up a challenge to an agreement that gave the Seminole Tribe exclusive rights to handle online sports betting in Florida, dealing a blow to the deal’s opponents.
Although more rain could trigger additional isolated Florida flooding on Friday, forecasters say the strong, persistent storms that dumped up to 20 inches (50 centimeters) in southern parts of the state appear to have passed.
Passengers headed to Florida were told to prepare for a possible water landing after the aircraft was turned around due to an apparent mechanical problem.
The youngest children of an octogenarian couple who were killed inside their Florida home say they are mystified as to why anyone would harm their parents.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference Thursday morning at a wine shop in Fort Lauderdale, where he signed a bill allowing the sale of larger wine bottles than previously legal.
Guiherme Ceretta was removed as center referee of the Inter Miami-Orlando City match Saturday after photos of Ceretta on social media created a possible conflict.
The collapse of a sand hole that killed a 7-year-old Indiana girl on a Florida beach is an underrecognized danger that kills and injures several children a year around the country.
The victims of a crash while Shana Soto was driving drunk were in the courtroom when she was sentenced to four years in prison and 10 years of probation in Broward County.
A Florida official was dead or dying in a hallway in the governor’s office complex for 24 minutes before anyone noticed he had collapsed after leaving a meeting last year.
Seventeen Florida sheriff’s deputies have appeared in court on charges that they stole about half a million dollars in pandemic relief funds.
Seven passengers and a crew member were injured when a JetBlue flight from Ecuador to Fort Lauderdale hit extreme turbulence while landing in Florida.
Lionel Messi scored in his third straight game and had his second consecutive multi-goal performance for Inter Miami in a 3-1 victory over Orlando City.
Orlando City’s path in the Leagues Cup will have to go through Lionel Messi and Inter Miami in a midweek matchup at DRV PNK Stadium in Ft. Lauderdale.
A Broward jury has awarded $800,000 in damages in a lawsuit that alleged hot chicken McNuggets from a local McDonald’s franchise left a young girl severely burned.
Opening statements began in a second trial to determine the damages that will be awarded to the family suing McDonald’s and its franchisee after a 4-year-old was severely burned by a chicken nugget.
Two Florida police officers accused of twice putting their 3 1/2-year-old son in a jail cell to punish him for potty training accidents are still on the job while an investigation continues.
A firefighter from Georgia and two fathers who drowned while trying to save their children are among at least 10 recent victims of dangerous rip currents along Gulf of Mexico beaches stretching across Florida’s Panhandle to Gulf Shores, Alabama.
A jury in Florida says McDonald’s and a franchise holder are fault after a hot Chicken McNugget from a Happy Meal fell on a little girl’s leg and caused second-degree burns.
Nearly a foot of rain fell in a matter of hours in Fort Lauderdale – causing widespread flooding, the closure of the city’s airport and the suspension of high-speed commuter rail service for the Broward County region.
A South Florida deputy accused of using a Taser stun gun on a man and taking his cell phone while the man was trying to video-record a family member’s arrest faces misdemeanor charges.
If you're an angler who's always wanted to catch a great white shark, a North Dakota family recently took a fishing trip in South Florida that might make you red in the gills.
A teenage boy is facing a felony charge in Broward County after recently causing a scare with a graphic of a cat holding a rifle.
A flight to Florida from Cuba was forced to turn back Sunday after it struck birds that caused an engine to catch fire and filled the cabin with smoke.
A third case of a defendant who was arrested by an elections police unit created by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and a Republican-controlled Florida Legislature has been thrown out.
As the Parkland school shooter’s death penalty phase gets closer to an end, the jury has been prepared to be isolated and away from their families in a secret location.
Gonzalo Higuaín scored two goals in his first match since announcing he will retire after the season, and Inter Miami clinched a playoff spot with a 4-1 victory over Orlando City.
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday at least 20 people across Florida were charged with voter fraud after an investigation conducted by the newly created Office of Election Crimes and Security.
Haskins was attempting to cross Interstate 595′s westbound lanes when he died April 9, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
A large dog fatally mauled a longtime volunteer at a Florida animal shelter who was trying to help it acclimate to humans after it was found in the Everglades.
Officials say a South Florida hospital has temporarily closed its maternity ward due to staff-shortages related to recent outbreaks of COVID-19.
Gov. Ron DeSantis called on the federal government Monday to allow states to directly purchase monoclonal antibody treatments from companies, saying the state is ready to open new monoclonal antibody treatment sites but is waiting on treatments.
Vendors and all adult visitors will be required to wear face masks when visiting Broward County public school campuses, the school board decided Friday during an emergency hearing.
Three conservation groups have filed formal notice of their intent to sue the Environmental Protection Agency if it doesn't take steps to protect manatees from water pollution in Florida.
A judge has rejected an attempt by Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz’s attorneys to bar the parents of his 17 victims from testifying about the trauma the murders caused.
A South Florida judge declared a mistrial in a murder case after jurors failed to agree on a verdict following more than five days of deliberations.
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An app designed to help save lives by targeting the location of an emergency at a school is not popular with teachers and other eligible employees because they don’t trust it.
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