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If voluntary water conservation fails in South Florida, an order with restrictions is next
The South Florida Water Management District, the government agency that manages water resources in 16 counties, met on Thursday in West Palm Beach.
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NASA, SpaceX rocket launch could be visible from Florida to Maine early Friday. Here’s how to see it
Early risers across the East Coast may get a special pre-dawn show Friday morning as NASA and SpaceX prepare to launch the Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station.
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South Florida drought prompts water shortage warnings, burn bans
The U.S. Drought Monitor reported on Thursday that there were severe and extreme conditions in Florida.
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Detectives arrest felon accused of trail of fraud in Miami-Dade
A 28-year-old convicted felon faced 15 new felony charges on Thursday after prosecutors filed four fraud cases in Miami-Dade County court, records show.
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Body camera shows deputies battling brush fire near Bradford County house
A fast-moving brush fire gave a Bradford County homeowner a scare Sunday afternoon, prompting deputies to jump into action as flames raced toward a nearby home.
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Florida woman rescued from sinking car gives birth on her birthday
What began as a routine drive on her birthday turned into a day Shedly Appolon says she will never forget.
Trump administration to allow lawmakers access to unredacted Epstein files
The Trump administration announced on Friday that Congress will get unredacted access to the Jeffrey Epstein files released starting on Feb. 9.
Florida seizes over 2,180 vapes from 4 counties: Uthmeier
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced on Friday the seizure of 2,183 vapes to protect minors and one arrest over the illegal sale of nitrous oxide.
Cold-stunned green sea turtles get a hand in the Florida Keys
Temperatures in the Florida Keys have been at their lowest in 15 years, and without the ability to regulate their body temperature, the green sea turtles are suffering.
Judge in Miami sentences ex-financial adviser to 20 years after feds identify $94M Ponzi scheme
A 64-year-old man who federal investigators said defrauded more than 150 victims -- including elderly Catholic priests in Venezuela and members of his own family -- was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
‘English only’ policy sets new limits on Florida driver’s license testing
Starting Friday, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles will have the driver’s license exams only in English. Translators won’t be allowed.
Man faces murder charge after Miami detectives accuse him of beating woman to death
Detectives reported video from a surveillance camera in Miami’s Little River neighborhood captured Natasha Brittaney Lampley’s last seven cries for “Help!”
Florida Lotto player wins $21.5M jackpot at BJ’s Liquor Store
A Florida Lotto player won an estimated $21.5 million jackpot on Wednesday after purchasing a winning ticket at BJ’s Liquor Store in Clermont, lottery officials confirmed.
Police: Man’s Washington Avenue encounter with ‘Delilah’ ends with 2 injured, 2 arrested
When a 21-year-old Texan woman walking along Washington Avenue in South Beach flirted with a man and offered to go to his apartment, the man said he thought he had gotten lucky, according to police.
Most of the thousands of cold-stunned green iguanas killed in Florida were dropped off in Sunrise
When temperatures dropped so low in Florida that cold-stunned green iguanas were falling from trees, state animal regulators moved quickly.
Haitians in fear of losing Temporary Protected Status meet with supporters at North Miami City Hall
Farrah Larrieux, who was born in Haiti, has been living in the U.S. for two decades with Temporary Protected Status that remained in limbo even after a federal judge sided with about 350,000 others like her.
Kidnapper uses Roblox, Snapchat to groom 2 Florida teenage girls, sheriff warns
A 19-year-old man from Nebraska used popular gaming and messaging apps to groom two teenage sisters he later kidnapped in Florida, according to investigators.
