Report: Florida in talks with Trump administration to shut down Alligator Alcatraz
Florida is in talks with the Trump administration to shut down the Alligator Alcatraz migrant detention facility, according to a report from The New York Times.
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Third sloth death at Central Florida Zoo sparks calls for accountability, investigation
More grief and heartache at the Central Florida Zoo in Sanford after the death of a third sloth is sparking calls from Florida leaders for accountability and reform.
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Publix changes open carry policy, asks that only law enforcement open carry inside stores
Publix Supermarkets has changed its open carry policy, now allowing only law enforcement to openly carry firearms in its stores.
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Rapper Kodak Black arrested in Orange County on drug trafficking charge
South Florida rapper Kodak Black was arrested Wednesday in central Florida on a drug trafficking charge, stemming from a 2025 investigation.
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Spirit Airlines sudden layoffs hurt cancer patients and careers
Earlier this year, Dante Taylor was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a highly treatable blood cancer of the lymphatic system.
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Commissioner: Family Success Centers ready to help ex-Spirit Airlines employees living in Broward
Spirit Airlines reported laying off more than 4,850 employees in Florida, including 551 who worked at the Spirit Support Center in Dania Beach.
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South Florida Wildlife Center struggles with ‘aging facility’
The South Florida Wildlife Center has been rescuing, rehabilitating, and releasing wild animals back into their natural habitat since 1969.
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Miami Waterkeeper challenges feds’ approval of Turkey Point nuclear plant’s operating license
Miami Waterkeeper’s advocates continued their legal fight challenging the federal government’s extension of the Turkey Point nuclear power plant’s operating license.
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Dania Beach loses without Spirit Support Center open, vice mayor says
Spirit Airlines reported laying off more than 4,850 employees in Florida, including 551 who worked at the Spirit Support Center in Dania Beach.
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Spirit Airlines reports over 4,850 job cuts in Florida
Spirit Airlines reported laying off 4,800 people in Florida, including 3,200 in Broward and Miami-Dade counties, according to the Dania Beach-based company’s official layoff notice to the state.
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DeSantis signs Florida’s new congressional map into law, lawsuit follows
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the new Florida congressional map into law on Monday, and a lawsuit challenging its legality quickly followed.
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While still wearing Spirit Airlines uniforms, job seekers start asking for help
Jacqueline Bryce and Lauren Hernandez were still wearing their Spirit Airlines flight attendant uniforms when they arrived at a career center on Monday in Broward County.
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Jobless former Spirit Airlines employees march in Dania Beach
Milagros De León and William Roman are among the more than 17,000 Spirit Airlines employees who were laid off.
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Moody announces new legislation cracking down on equipment used to make fake pills
U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody announced new legislation Monday aimed at cracking down on counterfeit drugs.
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Spirit Airlines asks guests not to go to FLL; JetBlue adds new FLL flights
Spirit Airlines asked guests not to go to the airport on Monday.
Republican Club relaunch in Miami Beach reflects shifting political landscape
For decades, Miami-Dade County—and Miami Beach in particular—has been a stronghold for Democrats. So much so that about 30 years ago, the Miami Beach Republican Club shut its doors. Now, it’s making a comeback.
Florida Republicans’ new congressional map forces Democrats to change midterm elections plans
While Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is preparing to sign the new congressional map that the Florida legislature recently passed, Democrats are preparing for the redistricting to cost them seats in the midterms.
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A look at DeSantis’s new redistricting map: Changes in 5 key areas for Democrats
Florida’s new congressional map changes five Florida Districts — including three in South Florida’s Broward and Palm Beach counties — with key Democratic seats.
A look at DeSantis’s new redistricting map: Changes from 2022 to 2026
Florida’s 2022 redistricting map, based on the U.S. Census, defined the 2024 election.
Report: Spirit Airlines prepares to cease operations after bailout talks collapse
Bankrupt discount carrier Spirit Airlines is preparing to cease operations after failing to secure agreement from key bondholders and the U.S. government on a proposed bailout plan, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.
Florida sheriff identifies body found in Tampa Bay as 2nd missing USF student from Bangladesh
A body found in Tampa Bay has been identified as the second missing University of South Florida doctoral student from Bangladesh, a sheriff said Friday.
