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The residence at 3030 Meadow Lane is about half the size of the previous record-setting mansion, but its owners are asking double the price.

Gov. Ron DeSantis holds a news conference in Fort Lauderdale.

Sixteen of 17 families of students killed settle lawsuit for $125 million-$130 million, sources say. The FBI didn't act on a tip saying Nikolas Cruz was going to shoot up a school.

Dying Manatees FILE - A manatee comes up for air is it swims in the Stranahan River, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on April 2, 2020. More than 1,000 manatees have died in Florida so far in 2021, eclipsing a previous record as the threatened marine mammals struggle with starvation due to polluted waters. The 1,003 manatee deaths so far in 2021 is many more than the 637 recorded last year and well above the previous mark of 830 set in 2013. "Manatees are in serious trouble," ZooTampa at Lowry Park, one of four main manatee critical care centers in Florida, said in a statement Wednesday. The wildlife commission estimates there are currently about 7,500 manatees, also known as sea cows, living in Florida waters.

More than 1,000 manatees have died in Florida so far this year, eclipsing a previous record as the threatened marine mammals struggle with starvation due to polluted waters.

The Harvest Festival has returned to San Mateo. KTVU's James Torrez talks with festival organizers about the event.

Officials say a Brightline commuter train hit a car carrying a woman and her grandchild on the higher-speed line’s first day back in operation since the coronavirus pandemic began.

Ron DeSantis Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a news conference, Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021, at the Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The state of Florida is suing the Biden administration over its coronavirus vaccine mandate for federal contractors. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday that the state had filed suit against the federal government over its coronavirus vaccine mandate for federal contractors. In addition to the vaccine mandate for federal contractors, Biden also announced a vaccine mandate or weekly COVID-19 testing for private companies that employ 100 or more workers.

The state of Florida is suing the Biden administration over its coronavirus vaccine mandate for federal contractors. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, file) (Wilfredo Lee)TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — (AP) — The state of Florida on Thursday sued President Joe Biden's administration over its coronavirus vaccine mandate for federal contractors, opening yet another battleground between Republican Gov. DeSantis has vowed legal action over federal vaccination requirements and fought masking and vaccine rules implemented by local governments in Florida. He recently announced he would call state lawmakers to the Capitol next month to pass legislation to combat vaccine mandates enacted by private businesses. In addition to a vaccine mandate for federal contractors, which is set to go into effect in December, Biden has also announced that private employers with 100 or more workers will have to require them to be vaccinated or tested weekly.

The state of Florida is suing the Biden administration over its coronavirus vaccine mandate for federal contractors.

Construction demand drove third quarter sales higher at Caterpillar as did rising demand from miners and other heavy industry as the global economy emerges from the pandemic.

“Our statewide death count from all sources has been higher than it’s ever been reported before,” Tucker told the House State Affairs Committee. There’s not enough seagrasses that are available to the manatees.”Officials noticed a sharp rise in manatee deaths from December through May, when the sea cows congregate in warm waters. While manatee mortality leveled out after May, when the mammals extend their range in summer and fall, the state has recorded 968 manatee deaths in 2021, with more than two months left in the year. Efforts are being made to replant seagrass and restore clam and oyster beds so the mollusks can help filter the water, she said. He said the manatees are now even eating seagrass roots, permanently killing the aquatic plants.

Manatees are starving to death because algae blooms and contaminants are killing the seagrass the beloved sea mammals eat.

Virus Outbreak Florida Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a news conference, Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021, at the Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. DeSantis was there to promote the use of monoclonal antibody treatments for those infected with COVID-19. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) (Wilfredo Lee)WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — On Monday, Gov. Ron DeSantis is scheduled to hold a press conference in Winter Haven. DeSantis is set to address the media at 11 a.m. at Winter Haven City Hall.

Travelers are attempting to bring loaded guns with them on airplanes. In recent weeks, Transportation Security Administration agents at Orlando International Airport have found six guns from passengers trying to pass through security. >>> STREAM CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS LIVE <<<With more people traveling these days, TSA agents are finding more and more passengers trying to bring loaded guns with them on planes. Orlando, Fort Lauderdale and Tampa are all on the top ten list from across the country for passengers trying to violate this federal law. Here at Orlando International, issues range from people refusing to wear a face mask to vaping on board.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday held a news conference in Tampa.

In terms of quarantine rules, Ladapo eliminated previous mandates requiring students to quarantine for at least four days off campus if they've been exposed. Under the new guidelines, students who have been exposed can continue going to campus, “without restrictions or disparate treatment," provided they are asymptomatic. They can also quarantine, but no longer than seven days, provided they do not get sick. The CDC recommends that a student should quarantine for 14 days if they are unvaccinated. Alachua County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Carlee Simon called the Department of Health rule changes “disingenuous."

Florida’s new surgeon general has signed new protocols allowing parents to decide whether their children should quarantine or stay in school if they are asymptomatic after being exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19.

Police say a man fatally shot two people and then killed himself in the drive-thru area of a Wendy’s restaurant in suburban Fort Lauderdale.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis holds a news conference.

The last show Joe Rogan played before announcing that he had contracted COVID-19 was in Orlando. The comedian and podcaster played shows in Fort Lauderdale...

Kite surfer dies after high winds slam him into Florida beach house Stock photo of a firetruck racing to a scene. A Florida kite surfer died Wednesday afternoon, hours after a strong wind gust slammed him into the second floor of a Fort Lauderdale home. (MattGush/Getty Images/iStockphoto)FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Florida kite surfer died Wednesday afternoon, hours after a strong wind gust slammed him into the second floor of a Fort Lauderdale home. According to authorities, the strong wind picked the man up off the ground and carried him 400 feet, NBC News reported. “I keep thinking I should’ve been there this morning, but I can’t think that because Freddy was a very intelligent waterman,” Bradley told WPLG.

A Florida kite surfer has died after a strong wind picked the man off the ground, carried him 400 feet and slammed him into the second floor of a house on Fort Lauderdale Beach.

A Spirit Airlines passenger disobeyed a law that went into effect more than 30 years ago and lit up a cigarette on board.

The former school resource officer accused of hiding during a South Florida school shooting that left 17 people dead says he never would have sat idle if he had known people were being killed.

A Fort Lauderdale man sitting in his parked car on Monday afternoon was shot dead, police say, and the man accused of shooting him is in Palm Beach County jail.

Health officials fear that cases, hospitalizations and deaths will continue to soar if more Americans don’t embrace the vaccine. Cases bottomed out in June, averaging about 11,000 per day, but six weeks later the number is 107,143. The seven-day average for deaths rose from about 270 deaths per day two weeks ago to nearly 500 a day as of Friday, according to Johns Hopkins University. In the Southeast, the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients jumped 50% to a daily average of 17,600 over the last week from 11,600 the previous week, the CDC says. Alabama and Mississippi have the lowest vaccination rates in the country: less than 35% of residents are fully inoculated, according to the Mayo Clinic.

Elon Musk's Boring Company has been in talks with Austin and San Antonio officials about digging tunnels in the cities, a local report said.

(AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) (Marta Lavandier)The U.S. is now averaging 100,000 new COVID-19 infections a day, returning to a milestone last seen during the winter surge in yet another bleak reminder of how quickly the delta variant has spread through the country. The U.S. was averaging about 11,000 cases a day in late June. It took the U.S. about nine months to cross the 100,000 average case number in November before peaking at about 250,000 in early January. “The health care system right now is nearly at a breaking point ... For the next three weeks or so, I see no relief on what’s happening in emergency departments,” Persse said Thursday. Last weekend, a patient in Houston had to be transferred to North Dakota to get medical care.

The COVID-19 outbreak in the United States has crossed 100,000 new confirmed daily infections.

Crew members of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter James offloaded nearly 60,000 pounds of cocaine and approximately 1,430 pounds of marijuana at Florida's Port Everglades.

Crew members of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter James offloaded nearly 60,000 pounds of cocaine and approximately 1,430 pounds of marijuana at Florida's Port Everglades.

Crew members of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter James offloaded nearly 60,000 pounds of cocaine and approximately 1,430 pounds of marijuana at Florida's Port Everglades.

Member of the U.S. Coast Guard and the Royal Canadian Navy offloaded a record haul of confiscated drugs Thursday morning at Port Everglades.

For the third day in a row, Spirit Airlines is facing significant disruptions.

The delta variant of the coronavirus now threatens to upend normal instruction for a third consecutive school year. “Especially with little kids, I can imagine how often they're touching dirty things, then touching the mask,” she said. “If we want to have kids in school this fall, and as many kids as we possibly can get into school, masks are a key component,” she said. Amid the debate, there is also a push to get more older kids vaccinated. But some parents, such as Bryant, say they will not get their children vaccinated, even after the kids are eligible, until they know more about potential side effects.

Parents and policy makers across the nation have been plunged anew into a debate over whether face coverings should be optional or a mandate when schools reopen.

Revenue for the Deerfield, Illinois-based company rose to $12.89 billion from $10 billion, Friday, July 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File) (Wilfredo Lee)Rising demand for machinery fueled sales at Caterpillar during the second quarter as the rollout of vaccines helped to revive construction projects. Revenue was $12.89 billion, up from $10 billion, which exceeded the $12.41 billion that Wall Street was expecting, according to a survey by Zacks Investment Research. For the three months ended June 30, Caterpillar Inc. earned $1.41 billion, or $2.56 per share. This topped the $2.38 per share Wall Street predicted.

New guidance from the federal government set off a cascade of mask rules across the nation as cities, states, schools and businesses raced to bring back mandates.

Florida has asked the Supreme Court to curb restrictions on cruises imposed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Sunday morning, Miramar police announced the arrest Fort Lauderdale’s Rachael Demitro in the case of an 81-year-old distracted by one fake FPL worker while another went in her house and stole $25,000 of jewelry.

A 36-year-old South Florida woman has been arrested, weeks after the bodies of her two young daughters were found floating in a canal. Tinessa Hogan, 36, was arrested Tuesday night on two counts of first-degree murder, news outlets reported. The bodies of Destiny Hogan, 9, and Daysha Hogan, 7, were found June 22 floating in a canal in Lauderhill, which is near Fort Lauderdale.

Lawyer says evidence against landscaper is ‘quite voluminous’

A 74-year-old man was arrested on Saturday after making a false bomb threat at Fort-Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office.

A “security investigation” at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport prompted evacuations of two terminals Saturday morning, according to airport officials.

Attorneys for the man accused of killing 17 people at a Florida high school in 2018 want a judge to close all future hearings to the media and the public to ensure a fair trial.

The city of Fort Lauderdale has accepted an unsolicited bid from Elon Musk’s Boring Company to build an underground transportation system under Las Olas Boulevard from its downtown Brightline Station to Las Olas Oceanside Park.

Officials in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday will vote on whether to accept a proposal from The Boring Company for a beach-to-downtown tunnel system.

A Florida man pleaded guilty today to tax evasion in federal district court in Fort Lauderdale. According to court documents, Alejandro Gomez, of Broward County, operated Fleischmann’s Produce, a company that imported fresh herbs for wholesale distribution. Gomez spent approximately $896,951 in 2014 and $1,051,213 in 2015 gambling at a Broward County casino. The next year, Gomez caused a false 2015 corporate tax return to be filed that again falsely characterized his gambling expenditures as cost of goods sold. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S.

Orlando's police chief is staying in The City Beautiful, after being considered for the job of Fort Lauderdale's top cop.

Virus Outbreak US The Celebrity Edge cruise ship is docked at Port Everglades, Tuesday, June 22, 2021, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The Celebrity Edge is set to sail on Saturday from Fort Lauderdale. It will be the first cruise ship to leave a U.S. port with ticketed passengers since the onset of the pandemic, which halted sailing. Celebrity Edge departed Fort Lauderdale, Florida, at 6 p.m. with the number of passengers limited to about 40% capacity, and with nearly all 1,100 passengers vaccinated against COVID-19. Kate McCue, the first American woman to captain a cruise ship, who has more than 1 million followers on TikTok.

Virus Outbreak US The Celebrity Edge cruise ship is docked at Port Everglades, Tuesday, June 22, 2021, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The Celebrity Edge is set to sail on Saturday from Fort Lauderdale. It will be the first cruise ship to leave a U.S. port with ticketed passengers since the onset of the pandemic, which halted sailing. Celebrity Edge will depart Fort Lauderdale, Florida, at 6 p.m. Saturday with the number of passengers limited to about 40 percent capacity, and with virtually all passengers vaccinated against COVID-19. Kate McCue, the first American woman to captain a cruise ship, who has more than 1 million followers on TikTok.

Virus Outbreak US The Celebrity Edge cruise ship is docked at Port Everglades, Tuesday, June 22, 2021, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The Celebrity Edge is set to sail on Saturday from Fort Lauderdale. It will be the first cruise ship to leave a U.S. port with ticketed passengers since the onset of the pandemic, which halted sailing. Celebrity Edge will depart Fort Lauderdale, Florida, at 6 p.m. Saturday with the number of passengers limited to about 40 percent capacity, and with virtually all passengers vaccinated against COVID-19. Kate McCue, the first American woman to captain a cruise ship, who has more than 1 million followers on TikTok.

The first cruise ship to leave a U.S. port since the coronavirus pandemic brought the industry to a 15-month standstill has sailed away.

While the investigation into a deadly truck accident at the start of the Stonewall Pride Parade and Street Festival over the weekend is still ongoing, Fort Lauderdale police said Monday that “all available information and evidence indicates this was a terrible accident.”

A member of a men's chorus group unintentionally slammed into fellow chorists at the start of a Pride parade near Fort Lauderdale, officials say.

Pride Parade Crash Flowers lie at the scene where a driver slammed into spectators at the start of a Pride parade Saturday evening, killing one man and seriously injuring another, Sunday, June 20, 2021, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Officials said the crash was an accident, but it initially drew speculation that it was a hate crime directed at the gay community. The driver and victims were all members of the Fort Lauderdale Gay Men's Chorus, who were participating in the Wilton Manors Stonewall Pride Parade. Wilton Manors Vice Mayor Paul Rolli and Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis said the early investigation shows it was an accident. The 77-year-old driver was taken into custody, but police said no charges have been filed and the investigation is ongoing. The driver and the victims were a part of the Fort Lauderdale Gay Men’s Chorus family, a small 25-member group of mostly older men.

Officials say a driver unintentionally slammed into spectators at the start of a Pride parade in South Florida, killing one person and seriously injuring another.

APTOPIX Pride Parade Crash Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., makes a call after a truck drove into a crowd of people during The Stonewall Pride Parade and Street Festival in Wilton Manors, Fla., Saturday, June 19, 2021. A driver has slammed into spectators at the start of a Pride parade in South Florida, injuring at least two people. Saturday’s crash at the Wilton Manors Stonewall Pride Parade initially drew speculation, including from the mayor of nearby Fort Lauderdale, that it was a hate crime directed at the gay community. However, Wilton Manors Vice Mayor Paul Rolli said the early investigation shows it was an accident. "The early investigation now indicates it looks like it was a tragic accident, but nobody’s saying finally what it is,” Rolli told The Associated Press in a phone interview.

The driver was part of the Fort Lauderdale Gay Men’s Chorus, the group's president said.

2 people injured at parade Two people were struck by a pickup truck as a Pride parade was beginning in South Florida. (Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile via Getty Images)WILTON MANORS, Fla. — One person was killed and two people were injured Saturday evening when they were struck by a pickup truck just as a Pride parade was beginning in South Florida, authorities said. Several media outlets, including the Sun-Sentinel, WPLG and WSVN, said one person had died, citing Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis. Trantalis also confirmed the crash at the parade, WSVN reported. The truck narrowly missed hitting U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who was in a convertible participating in the parade, WPLG reported.

At least two people were hit by a pickup truck Saturday at the start of a Pride parade in South Florida. Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis confirmed the crash occurred Saturday evening at the Stonewall Pride Parade in the nearby city of Wilton Manors, WSVN-TV reported. WPLG-TV reports that the driver of the truck was taken into custody. Authorities did not immediately give details about the victims' injuries or say whether they believe the crash was intentional. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.

Officials say a driver unintentionally slammed into spectators at the start of a Pride parade in South Florida, killing one person and seriously injuring another.

Officials say a driver unintentionally slammed into spectators at the start of a Pride parade in South Florida, killing one person and seriously injuring another.

GettyTwo people were seriously injured Saturday as a driver plowed into a Pride parade in what the Fort Lauderdale mayor is calling a “terrorist attack against the LGBT community.”The incident occurred during the Stonewall Pride Parade in Wilton Manors, Florida, a neighborhood about 10 miles north of Fort Lauderdale. Police have not confirmed the status of the victims, but WPLG reports the two are in critical condition.Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis, who was at the event, described the mom

ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando police Chief Orlando Rolon is one of eight semifinalists for a chief of police position in Fort. Rolon told Mayor Buddy Dyer’s office that he interviewed for the position. READ: 53 Fentanyl dealers arrested in 9 months, Orlando police sayThe city of Fort Lauderdale started its search for a new chief of police back in September. When the city released a list of semifinalists, Rolon made the cut. As such, at this time, Chief Rolon is still Orlando’s Police Chief.

Royal Caribbean has postponed the launch of its Odyssey of the Seas cruise ship after eight crew members tested positive for the coronavirus.

Four people are facing fines as high as $15,500 for incidents that included refusing to wear masks.

A Southwest Airlines flight traveling from Dallas to Fort Lauderdale had to be diverted Wednesday due to a scary altercation while in the air.

Disney Springs' House of Blues is getting back to business with touring shows again, and this 1990s alt-rock-tastic lineup of the Toadies and Reverend Horton...

Tunnel engineering experts are skeptical that the Boring Co.’s plans work as imagined.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is urging travelers to respect flight attendants and other crew members who enforce federal mask mandates amid an increase in unruly passenger behavior.

Federal health officials have approved the first passenger cruise from the U.S. from Fort Lauderdale in June — but Florida’s governor insists he will block company plans to require passengers be vaccinated.

After being shot while standing at a Lauderderhill bus stop Monday afternoon, a man boarded a Broward Transit bus and collapsed.

They were fired for inaction during the February 2018 massacre at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that left 18 dead.

History dictates that it’s likely at least a couple of the five first-round quarterbacks won’t fulfill the hopes of the teams that drafted them.

The long pandemic nightmare for airlines seems to be easing.

With help from Washington, Southwest Airlines is the first major U.S. airline to report a profit since the pandemic started.

A racist rant was caught on camera after a woman yelled obscenities at customers inside a Fort Lauderdale Walgreens.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Operations at Fort Lauderdale International Airport are “gradually returning to normal” after the facility was briefly evacuated due to a “security incident” outside two terminals. Officials say all roads leading into the airport have reopened after being shut down around 4 a.m. Thursday. [TRENDING: Tax collector accused of stealing $400k | Land, ahoy: Boat falls onto Fla. interstate | Gator takes dip in couple’s swimming pool]AdIn a post on Twitter, officials asked for patience as airport employees were allowed back inside to resume normal operations. An earlier tweet advised passengers that “disruptions to airport operations may be possible,” and asked them to check with their airlines before heading to the airport. The way we found out was being driven in different directions by our driver,” said Coy Combs, who was scheduled on a 6 a.m. flight to Cincinnati, Ohio.

Two of the wounded agents were taken to hospitals to be treated and were in stable condition, said Miami FBI Agent Michael D. Leverock. Hours later, Sunrise Police urged residents of Water Terrace to remain inside their homes while law enforcement blocked the entrances to their community. The FBI agents had come to the apartment complex to serve a federal search warrant in connection with a case involving child pornography and violent crimes against children, according to Leverock and FBI Agents Association President Brian O’Hare. Law enforcement officials from numerous agencies lined up to pay their respects as a flag-covered body was removed from the vehicle and taken inside. Five other FBI agents were wounded in that shooting, which led the bureau to upgrade the weapons that agents carry.

U.S. same-store sales jumped 5.5% in the October-December period, pumped up by new menu items like spicy Chicken McNuggets and a meal deal collaboration with Colombian singer J Balvin. For the full year, McDonald's said U.S. same-store sales __ or sales at stores open at least a year __ were up less than 1%, their sixth consecutive year of growth. But worldwide, same-store sales were down 1.3% for the quarter, reflecting store closures and limited operating hours in various markets across Europe, Latin America and Asia. For the full year, global same-store sales were down 7.7%, a bigger decline than the 7% drop Wall Street had forecast, according to analysts polled by FactSet. Earlier this week, Starbucks said its global same-store sales fell 5% in the October-December period.

The death of George Floyd at the hands of police last month in Minneapolis has sparked nationwide protests for police reform. (Octavio Jones/Tampa Bay Times via AP)TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Saying it is designed to quash voices of Black and brown people, Florida Democratic lawmakers on Monday excoriated a proposal pushed by Republican Gov. But Democratic lawmakers said linking the crackdown on protests with the assault on the Capitol was a ruse. Democrats noted that, unlike in other areas of the country, rallies in Florida did not turn violent last summer, when protesters began gathering following the death of George Floyd. The Florida proposal “would be absolutely deadly to our communities,” DuBose said.

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. – Florida marked another historic step Wednesday toward the end of the pandemic, as a medical professional administered Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine at a long-term care facility. DeSantis said another 60,000 will go to CVS and Walgreens with the state allocating another 20,000 doses to help with vaccination efforts in LTC facilities. He further explained the two pharmacies have a contract with the federal government to vaccinate senior citizens and long-term care facility staff beginning Monday. [MORE COVERAGE: Mass vaccination facilities across Florida are coming | Florida announces delay in delivery of Pfizer vaccine]The governor has prompted the Florida Department of Health and the Division of Emergency Management to create strike teams to administer the vaccines in long-term care facilities as soon as they received them. The state anticipates vaccinating 112 long-term care facilities over the next week, with hopes to expand its distribution plans.

“This could be World Cup qualifying. and I think we need to just be able to execute and be ready and not take our foot off the pedal. 22, the U.S. used a lineup mostly from eliminated Major League Soccer teams and had wide stretches of open space against 70th-ranked El Salvador in a match played outside the FIFA calendar and without top stars. Right back Julian Araujo also started in his debut, and defenders Marco Farfan and Kyle Duncan debuted as second-half substitutes. Aaronson got the lone goal of the second half in the 50th with a 12-yard right-foot shot from Lletget's pass.

ORLANDO, Fla. – ***10:54 p.m. Nov. 10, 2020***The Tuesday 10 P.M. update has the track of Tropical Storm Eta making Landfall in Florida sometime on Thursday afternoon. People who live there should make plans to be ready for Tropical Storm winds of 35 to 55 mph, some gust may be much stronger. Latest track of Tropical Storm Eta released. (WKMG)Forecasters predicted more heavy rainfall Tuesday in Cuba and in South Florida, where as much as 23 inches were expected to accumulate. Tropical Storm Eta was squatting off western Cuba on Tuesday after drifting away from South Florida, where it unleashed a deluge that flooded entire neighborhoods and covered the floors of some homes and businesses.

FILE- In this Oct. 15, 2019, file photo, Dr. Allen Sills, the NFL's chief medical officer, speaks during a news conference at the at the football league's fall meeting in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The NFL's chief medical officer says it's not surprising there have been positive tests for COVID-19 among players reporting to training camp because the disease is cutting across football just as it has through societies around the world. Players currently have to pass COVID-19 testing before they are allowed into training camp. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has canceled an amber alert for 1-year-old Devante McLendon Jr. and Lei’Loni McLendon from Fort Lauderdale. The children were found after having last been seen in the area of the 1300 block of Northwest 5th Avenue in Fort Lauderdale, authorities said. Authorities said the children are safe.