Progressive groups launch $1.4 million campaign to win back Latino voters from Trump
Read full article: Progressive groups launch $1.4 million campaign to win back Latino voters from TrumpProgressive groups are launching an effort to reconnect with Latino voters to regain support in places where President Donald Trump has made inroads.
No charges against mother of 5-year-old girl who fell overboard from Disney cruise ship
Read full article: No charges against mother of 5-year-old girl who fell overboard from Disney cruise shipThe mother of a 5-year-old girl who fell overboard from a Disney cruise ship earlier this year will not face any charges.
Some airports refuse to play Noem video on shutdown impact, saying it's political
Read full article: Some airports refuse to play Noem video on shutdown impact, saying it's politicalAirports 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 leaving Cup champion Panthers, becoming CEO of Timberwolves and Lynx
Read full article: Matthew Caldwell leaving Cup champion Panthers, becoming CEO of Timberwolves and LynxMatthew 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 excited for opportunity to play alongside Lionel Messi at Inter Miami
Read full article: Rodrigo De Paul excited for opportunity to play alongside Lionel Messi at Inter MiamiRodrigo 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 revealed after 5-year-old girl falls into ocean on Disney cruise
Read full article: More details revealed after 5-year-old girl falls into ocean on Disney cruiseMore 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.
Girl falls overboard on Disney cruise ship and her dad leaps in to rescue her: report
Read full article: Girl falls overboard on Disney cruise ship and her dad leaps in to rescue her: reportA little girl aboard a Disney Cruise Line ship fell overboard and her father jumped into the water to save her.
‘This is amazing’: Panthers celebrate 2nd consecutive Stanley Cup with another parade
Read full article: ‘This is amazing’: Panthers celebrate 2nd consecutive Stanley Cup with another paradeChampagne was swilled and spilled, cigars were smoked and the Stanley Cup was hoisted a few more times, all with about 400,000 people watching.
2 found dead in landing gear compartment of JetBlue plane at Florida airport identified as teens
Read full article: 2 found dead in landing gear compartment of JetBlue plane at Florida airport identified as teensThe 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.
2 found dead in landing gear compartment of JetBlue plane at Florida airport identified as teens
Read full article: 2 found dead in landing gear compartment of JetBlue plane at Florida airport identified as teensThe 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.
State Department halts plan to buy $400M worth of armored vehicles from Musk's Tesla
Read full article: State Department halts plan to buy $400M worth of armored vehicles from Musk's TeslaThe 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.
Tar balls wash ashore on Florida beaches, but the source of the sticky black goo is a mystery
Read full article: Tar balls wash ashore on Florida beaches, but the source of the sticky black goo is a mysteryThe U.S. Coast Guard has been searching for tar balls that began showing up on Florida beaches over the weekend.
Florida beaches plagued with tar balls. What we know about the sticky situation
Read full article: Florida beaches plagued with tar balls. What we know about the sticky situationA 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.
World’s first pickleball stadium opens in Florida. Here’s where
Read full article: World’s first pickleball stadium opens in Florida. Here’s whereAccording to a media release, The Fort spans nine acres and features 43 courts, including 14 weatherproof courts, a lakeside entertainment complex, dining and retail.
2 bodies found in landing gear compartment of JetBlue plane at Florida airport
Read full article: 2 bodies found in landing gear compartment of JetBlue plane at Florida airportAuthorities are investigating after the bodies of two people were found in the landing gear compartment of a JetBlue plane at a Florida airport.
Veteran Daniel Penny, acquitted in NYC subway chokehold, will join Trump's suite at football game
Read full article: Veteran Daniel Penny, acquitted in NYC subway chokehold, will join Trump's suite at football gameA 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.
Florida prosecutor seeks to clear records of people charged with buying police-made crack in 1980s
Read full article: Florida prosecutor seeks to clear records of people charged with buying police-made crack in 1980sA 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 stepping down as coach of Lionel Messi's Inter Miami, AP source says
Read full article: Gerardo 'Tata' Martino stepping down as coach of Lionel Messi's Inter Miami, AP source saysGerardo “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.
Cup champion Panthers open training camp working on the way last season's title run ended
Read full article: Cup champion Panthers open training camp working on the way last season's title run endedThe 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.
Messi to remain sidelined for Inter Miami, won't play Saturday at Chicago
Read full article: Messi to remain sidelined for Inter Miami, won't play Saturday at ChicagoLionel 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.
US Supreme Court refuses to take up challenge to Florida’s online sports betting compact
Read full article: US Supreme Court refuses to take up challenge to Florida’s online sports betting compactThe 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.
‘Even in a hurricane, streets were not as bad:’ Florida prepares for next round of heavy rain
Read full article: ‘Even in a hurricane, streets were not as bad:’ Florida prepares for next round of heavy rainAlthough 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 on Florida-bound Spirit flight told to prepare for water landing
Read full article: Passengers on Florida-bound Spirit flight told to prepare for water landingPassengers headed to Florida were told to prepare for a possible water landing after the aircraft was turned around due to an apparent mechanical problem.
Sisters mystified by slaying of their octogenarian parents inside Florida home
Read full article: Sisters mystified by slaying of their octogenarian parents inside Florida homeThe 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.
‘Carpe vinum:’ Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill allowing sale of larger wine bottles
Read full article: ‘Carpe vinum:’ Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill allowing sale of larger wine bottlesFlorida 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.
Inter Miami-Orlando referee removed after photos posted on social media raise conflict concerns
Read full article: Inter Miami-Orlando referee removed after photos posted on social media raise conflict concernsGuiherme 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.
A sand hole collapse in Florida killed a child. Such deaths occur several times a year in the US
Read full article: A sand hole collapse in Florida killed a child. Such deaths occur several times a year in the USThe 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.
‘I don’t forgive her:’ Woman sentenced to 4 years in prison for DUI crash in Broward
Read full article: ‘I don’t forgive her:’ Woman sentenced to 4 years in prison for DUI crash in BrowardThe 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.
Florida election security head’s body went undiscovered for 24 minutes outside Capitol meeting room
Read full article: Florida election security head’s body went undiscovered for 24 minutes outside Capitol meeting roomA 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.
17 Florida sheriff’s deputies accused of stealing about $500,000 in pandemic relief funds
Read full article: 17 Florida sheriff’s deputies accused of stealing about $500,000 in pandemic relief fundsSeventeen Florida sheriff’s deputies have appeared in court on charges that they stole about half a million dollars in pandemic relief funds.
8 injured when JetBlue flight hits severe turbulence as it approaches Florida airport
Read full article: 8 injured when JetBlue flight hits severe turbulence as it approaches Florida airportSeven passengers and a crew member were injured when a JetBlue flight from Ecuador to Fort Lauderdale hit extreme turbulence while landing in Florida.
Start of Messi’s third match with Inter Miami FC in weather delay
Read full article: Start of Messi’s third match with Inter Miami FC in weather delayLionel 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 set to take on Messi, Inter Miami in midweek Leagues Cup matchup
Read full article: Orlando City set to take on Messi, Inter Miami in midweek Leagues Cup matchupOrlando 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.
Florida jury awards $800K in hot McNugget lawsuit that left girl severely burned
Read full article: Florida jury awards $800K in hot McNugget lawsuit that left girl severely burnedA 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.
Parents seek $15M after daughter was ‘disfigured and scarred’ by hot Chicken McNugget in Florida
Read full article: Parents seek $15M after daughter was ‘disfigured and scarred’ by hot Chicken McNugget in FloridaOpening 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.
Florida police officers are accused of ‘jailing’ their young son over potty training accidents
Read full article: Florida police officers are accused of ‘jailing’ their young son over potty training accidentsTwo 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.
Ex-NFL player among 7 drowning deaths in past two weeks at this Florida beach
Read full article: Ex-NFL player among 7 drowning deaths in past two weeks at this Florida beachA 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.
McDonald’s liable for hot Chicken McNugget that fell from Happy Meal and burned girl in Florida
Read full article: McDonald’s liable for hot Chicken McNugget that fell from Happy Meal and burned girl in FloridaA 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.
VIDEO: Torrential storms close Fort Lauderdale airport
Read full article: VIDEO: Torrential storms close Fort Lauderdale airportNearly 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.
Florida deputy accused of using Taser on man, taking his cellphone
Read full article: Florida deputy accused of using Taser on man, taking his cellphoneA 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.
Family hooks great white shark during Florida vacation
Read full article: Family hooks great white shark during Florida vacationIf 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.
Florida teen arrested after sharing ‘threatening’ graphic of cat wielding rifle
Read full article: Florida teen arrested after sharing ‘threatening’ graphic of cat wielding rifleA teenage boy is facing a felony charge in Broward County after recently causing a scare with a graphic of a cat holding a rifle.
Florida flight returns to Cuba after bird strike causes engine fire
Read full article: Florida flight returns to Cuba after bird strike causes engine fireA 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.
3rd case brought by DeSantis’ election police dismissed
Read full article: 3rd case brought by DeSantis’ election police dismissedA 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.
EXPLAINER: Parkland school shooter penalty phase is ‘close to the end’
Read full article: EXPLAINER: Parkland school shooter penalty phase is ‘close to the end’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 scores 2 goals to rout Orlando City, help Miami clinch playoff spot
Read full article: Gonzalo Higuaín scores 2 goals to rout Orlando City, help Miami clinch playoff spotGonzalo 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.
Florida Gov. DeSantis announces 20 charged with election fraud
Read full article: Florida Gov. DeSantis announces 20 charged with election fraudGov. 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.
‘He had to go walking to get gas:’ 911 calls capture panic in Dwayne Haskins’ death
Read full article: ‘He had to go walking to get gas:’ 911 calls capture panic in Dwayne Haskins’ deathHaskins was attempting to cross Interstate 595′s westbound lanes when he died April 9, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Dog found in Everglades fatally mauls volunteer at Florida shelter
Read full article: Dog found in Everglades fatally mauls volunteer at Florida shelterA 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.
COVID forces shutdown at Florida hospital, including labor and delivery unit
Read full article: COVID forces shutdown at Florida hospital, including labor and delivery unitOfficials say a South Florida hospital has temporarily closed its maternity ward due to staff-shortages related to recent outbreaks of COVID-19.
Florida governor calls on feds for more COVID antibody doses
Read full article: Florida governor calls on feds for more COVID antibody dosesGov. 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, adult visitors must wear masks in Broward schools, board says
Read full article: Vendors, adult visitors must wear masks in Broward schools, board saysVendors 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.
Conservation groups to sue EPA over Florida manatee deaths
Read full article: Conservation groups to sue EPA over Florida manatee deathsThree 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.
Judge: Florida school shooting victims’ families can testify
Read full article: Judge: Florida school shooting victims’ families can testifyA 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.
Confusion ensues after Florida juror recants manslaughter conviction
Read full article: Confusion ensues after Florida juror recants manslaughter convictionA 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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App designed to save lives not popular with Florida teachers
Read full article: App designed to save lives not popular with Florida teachersAn 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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DeSantis vows to protect jobs as Florida’s fines on vaccine passports takes effect
Read full article: DeSantis vows to protect jobs as Florida’s fines on vaccine passports takes effectAs a new law goes into effect banning vaccine passports in Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis reiterated his commitment to protecting jobs in the state.
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