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Coral Gables man awaits sentencing over videos showing sexual torture of baby monkeys
A 36-year-old Coral Gables man was awaiting sentencing in a federal animal cruelty case that included videos showing the sexual torture of baby monkeys, records show.
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Florida anti-DEI legislation continues to threaten cities’ PRIDE celebrations
Florida legislation in opposition to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, a policy that President Donald Trump opposes as wasteful, threatened to ban Florida cities from showing support to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer communities.
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‘Risk is still high’: Middle East war continues amid grief over 6 U.S. Army soldiers killed, conflict in U.S. Congress
While it was Wednesday night in South Florida, it was early Thursday morning in Israel, and Iran had started firing missiles for the sixth day.
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Florida anti-DEI legislation passes in Senate, worries Stonewall Pride Wilton Manors supporters
A new bill that passed in the Florida Senate Wednesday is raising concerns in Wilton Manors and other cities that could be banned from showing support to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer communities.
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Florida reopened probe into Castro’s Brothers to the Rescue pilots’ shootdown, Uthmeier says
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said on Wednesday that he had “reactivated” a state investigation into the deaths of four Brothers to the Rescue pilots about 30 years ago.
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Body cam stops bullet, Volusia deputy survives Deltona shootout
Body camera video released by the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office shows the moments before and after a deputy was shot in Deltona on Monday, and the sheriff says the body camera likely saved his life.
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Florida teacher facing serious charges following sex, drug allegations involving students
Newly obtained video by Local 10 News shows the moments a Seminole County teacher was taken into custody by deputies on sex and drug charges.
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Alligator Alcatraz protesters demand closure after court-ordered records release
“No American Aushwitz,” and “Free Them” were some of the signs that about a dozen protesters held on Monday outside Alligator Alcatraz, a Florida-run immigration detention center on Miami-Dade County-owned land that records show faces uncertainty on funding.
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Gasoline prices increase in South Florida, but remain lower than the national average
Florida’s average gas retail prices increased, but remain lower than the national average and lower than the highest recorded average price in 2022, according to the nonprofit American Automobile Association.
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Happy Birthday, Florida! Sunshine State turns 181
Tuesday marks a very special day in the Sunshine State, as Florida turns 181 years old.
Cuba shares new details in fatal shooting of Florida-registered speedboat, says 2nd craft failed
Top officials with Cuba’s Ministry of the Interior unveiled for the first time late Friday the items they said were aboard a Florida-flagged speedboat that opened fire against troops in waters off the island’s north coast this week, with soldiers responding and killing four suspects.
AI bill on child safety stalls in Florida House after state’s senate supports it
Megan Garcia, a grieving mother in Florida, filed a lawsuit in 2024 blaming Character.AI, an artificial intelligence chatbot platform, for her son’s death.
Investigators find clues in South Florida after fatal shooting at sea in Cuba
As more comes to light after the shooting at sea in Cuba, investigators are finding links to Homestead, Miami Lakes, Big Pine Key, Tampa, and other areas of South Florida.
Christ Episcopal Church in Coconut Grove hosts Thelma Gibson’s ‘celebration of life’
Mourners met for a service in honor of Black history activist Thelma Gibson on Wednesday morning at the Christ Episcopal Church in Miami’s Coconut Grove.
Florida lawmakers tackle AI data centers, penny shortage
Two bills passed unanimously by the Florida Senate Thursday that would regulate massive data centers that are coming to Florida — and deal with a possible penny shortage.
Florida Turnpike closes near Sunrise Boulevard after crash in Broward
Florida Highway Patrol troopers, Broward Sheriff's Office deputies, and fire rescue personnel responded to a crash on Thursday afternoon on the southbound lanes of the Florida Turnpike near Sunrise Boulevard in Broward County.
Florida Keys boat-theft suspect listed among dead after shooting at sea in Cuba
On Thursday afternoon, Cuban officials reported Hector Cruz, who Monroe County Sheriff’s Office deputies listed as a boat-theft suspect, died after a shooting at sea on Wednesday morning off the coast of Cuba’s Villa Clara province.
