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Videos show arrest following law enforcement shooting after murder of mother of 4 in Florida
A 43-year-old man accused of killing a 47-year-old woman remained hospitalized on Thursday at the Gulf Coast Hospital in Lee County, and his condition was serious, according to deputies.
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Poll: Do you think Miami-Dade should have paid over $4,780 for 3 portraits of outgoing commissioner running for Congress?
Miami-Dade County officials paid $4,780 for three portraits of outgoing Commissioner Oliver G. Gilbert, a Democrat who is running to succeed U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson, The Miami Herald recently reported.
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Miami-Dade deputies: Woman confesses to 2024 Valentine’s Day murder with alcohol and fire
A 62-year-old woman faced charges on Thursday after she confessed to fatally burning a woman on Valentine’s Day 2024 at their apartment in Miami-Dade County’s Brownsville area.
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Tropical Storm Bertha makes landfall on southern Louisiana with threatening winds
Tropical Storm Bertha crawled into southern Louisiana on Wednesday, making landfall and packing strong winds far from its center after closing beaches from the Florida Panhandle to Mississippi.
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Miami-Dade deputies: Mother and son pretend to sell jewelry to steal from Synchrony
A 54-year-old mother and her 28-year-old son faced felony charges on Wednesday in Miami-Dade County after detectives identified an online bank fraud of more than $670,000.
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Private mission launches to extend life of out-of-gas communication satellites
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A two-armed space robot blasted off on a private salvage operation Tuesday to slap life-extending jetpacks on old satellites running low on fuel thousands of miles up.
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Tropical Storm Bertha is expected to bring heavy rain, flooding along the Gulf Coast
Tropical Storm Bertha strengthened in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday but was expected to weaken this week as it chugs closer to the U.S., potentially bringing coastal flooding and heavy rain from the Florida Panhandle to Louisiana.
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Judge hears testimony in lawsuit seeking to remove Fishback from Florida governor’s race
A judge on Tuesday began hearing testimony in an evidentiary hearing over whether Republican gubernatorial candidate James Fishback should remain on Florida’s 2026 ballot.
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US sends food for Cuban residents while still pressuring island's government
MIAMI (AP) — A Cuba-bound cargo plane carrying food and hygiene kits left Miami on Tuesday under U.S. efforts to give direct assistance to the island's residents while continuing to pressure their government.
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Broward widower faces charges after car crash kills 8-year-old daughter in Palm Beach
A 38-year-old widower who was arrested after the crash that killed his 8-year-old daughter and injured his 6-year-old and 12-year-old daughters was out on bond on Tuesday in Palm Beach County.
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Tropical Storm Bertha drifts toward land as Hurricane Fausto forms in the eastern Pacific
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tropical Storm Bertha formed Monday evening in the Gulf of Mexico south of the Florida Panhandle as it drifts erratically toward populated coastal areas bearing a threat of heavy rain, storm surge and damaging wind gusts, forecasters say.
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Nolan Wells remembered for his gentle spirit as Rev. Al Sharpton demands truth about his death
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (AP) — Family members and supporters of Nolan Xavier Wells filled a Mississippi church Monday to mourn and celebrate the 18-year-old, as the Rev. Al Sharpton pleaded for new evidence addressing the "many unanswered questions” around the teenager's July 4 disappearance.
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Florida GOP lawmaker and governor candidate says AI data center legislation keeps utility costs down
WASHINGTON (AP) — Byron Donalds, a Republican congressman running for Florida governor, on Monday announced legislation intended to prevent artificial intelligence data centers from driving up utility costs, the latest sign of a political backlash over the new technology.
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Tropical Depression 2 forecast to strengthen into tropical storm; threatens Florida Panhandle
Tropical Depression 2 is forecast strengthen into a tropical storm on Monday before threatening Florida’s Panhandle.
Spain wins the World Cup by beating Argentina 1-0 on Ferran Torres' goal in extra time
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — This is how good Spain was at the World Cup: Not even Lionel Messi had any answers.
Florida Democrats express hope for blue wave during fundraising event in Orlando
Florida Democrats are trying to turn the tide.
Social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate arrested in Miami, US Marshals Service tells AP
Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate, whose social media empire promoting wealth, male dominance and misogyny has made them among the world’s most polarizing internet personalities, were arrested Saturday in Miami as British authorities sought their extradition on rape and sex trafficking charges.
The World Cup final awaits, with Messi and defending champion Argentina set to face Spain
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Lionel Messi rarely loses. Spain never loses.
US cancels automatic protections for imperiled animals as critics warn of extinctions
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The U.S. Interior Department on Friday canceled a rule meant to protect plants and animals that are determined to be threatened with extinction, the latest step by President Donald Trump’s administration to dismantle key provisions of the landmark Endangered Species Act at the behest of industry.
Lawsuit claims E. coli-infected blueberries sold at Publix caused couple’s suffering in Palm Beach
Great-grandparents Roberta and Oscar Cash claimed they suffered a foodborne illness through contaminated blueberries purchased in May at a Publix Supermarket in Palm Beach County, records show.
Broward firefighters: House fire likely started in parked car in garage in Weston
Firefighters responded to a house on Friday afternoon at a gated community in Weston.
Police: Video shows woman use car to try to kill 2 in Florida City
A 51-year-old woman stands accused on Friday of trying to kill a man and a woman on May 9 in Florida City, records show.
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Florida’s Back-to-School sales tax holiday begins; list of tax-exempt items
Get your list ready! Florida’s Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday began Monday and it lasts for several weeks.
SpaceX Starship launch aborted on the pad at the last moment
SpaceX’s mega Starship rocket came within a second or so from blasting off on a test flight Thursday, but some of the engines failed to ignite, triggering a launch abort amid billowing clouds of smoke and vapor.
Trump’s end of TPS threatens status of Miami residents who identify as Haitian American
Miami residents who identify as Haitian Americans are among those affected by the end of the Temporary Protected Status that kept them safe in South Florida.
Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez testifies before U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez, President Donald Trump’s nominee as U.S. Ambassador to Brazil, testified on Thursday before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Hegseth again backs a low-altitude military flyover as maneuvers draw scrutiny
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is sticking to encouraging low-altitude military flyovers after a fighter jet buzzed a Florida beach during a show this week, raising new scrutiny after the Pentagon has dismissed a series of safety reviews of such flights.
WATCH: ‘Pee-brained’ Florida man throws ‘bogus bladder’ in patrol car, sheriff says
Deputies in northeast Florida said a 52-year-old man had a “pee-brained” idea after being taken into custody following a traffic stop.
Police: Woman stabs lover in Miami-Dade while on house arrest for stabbing another lover in Broward
Scarlett Willard stands accused on Thursday of stabbing two different lovers in the abdomen within two months in South Florida, records show.
Family of Black teen found dead after boat trip agrees to inspect his cellphone with DA
Attorneys for the family of a Black teenager who went missing during a July Fourth boat trip to an island off the Mississippi coast said they will work with a local prosecutor's office to inspect the contents of his cellphone as the investigation into his death continues.
Ex-captain pleads guilty to drugging and raping a US Merchant Marine Academy cadet on a cargo ship
NEW YORK (AP) — A former cargo ship captain pleaded guilty on Wednesday to drugging and raping a 21-year-old U.S. Merchant Marine Academy cadet who was working on the vessel as part of the academy’s Sea Year training program.
ICE should keep making traffic stops despite recent shootings, Trump says
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump wants Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to keep pulling over vehicles, signaling his opposition Wednesday to plans announced just a day earlier to suspend most traffic stops following another string of fatal shootings.
The World Cup final is set, with Messi and Argentina facing Yamal and Spain for the title on Sunday
The best offense. The best defense.
Trump administration orders ICE to suspend most vehicle stops after 2 deadly shootings
BIDDEFORD, Maine (AP) — Trump administration officials told Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to suspend most vehicle stops after two deadly shootings within a week, people familiar with the decision said Tuesday.