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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.
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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 Monday
Get your list ready! Florida’s Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday will begin Monday and it lasts for several weeks.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The World Cup final is set, with Messi and Argentina facing Yamal and Spain for the title on Sunday
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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.
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Man fleeing immigration officers in Florida is struck and killed by tractor trailer, police say
A man running from an encounter with immigration and other federal agents in Florida was struck and killed by a tractor trailer on Tuesday, authorities said.
Man, 74, becomes oldest inmate executed in Florida in state's 10th lethal injection this year
STARKE, Fla. (AP) — Florida put to death one of its oldest prisoners in its history on Tuesday, a 74-year-old convicted murderer who was one of three older inmates scheduled for execution within the span of a month in the nation’s busiest death penalty state.
Buffett omits gift to Bill Gates' foundation after Microsoft cofounder's Epstein ties disclosed
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Billionaire Warren Buffett omitted Bill Gates ′ foundation from his annual donations this year after disclosures of the Microsoft co-founder’s ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. He will donate about $6 billion to four foundations connected to his own family, but did not mention Gates in his announcement Tuesday.
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Broward corrections holds ex-sergeant without bond after 4th arrest in 7 months
Scott Nida, a former Broward Sheriff’s Office sergeant who was arrested four times in six months, was back in court on Tuesday.
Earthquake aid keeps flowing from Florida to Venezuela, as volunteers unite to help recovery
After her grandmother’s house in Caracas narrowly survived last month’s devastating back-to-back earthquakes, Alessandra Izaguirre was desperate to help Venezuela.
Man accused of sexually abusing co-worker’s autistic daughter for years at Broward supermarket’s breakroom
Tyrone Daley stands accused on Monday of sexually abusing his co-worker’s daughter for about three years in an employees’ breakroom at a supermarket in Broward County, records show.
Detectives ask public for help with finding fugitive wanted for Niceville man’s murder
Walton County Sheriff’s Office detectives asked the public for help on Monday with finding a 38-year-old woman wanted for murder.
Bellingham scores twice to lift England past Haaland and Norway 2-1 and into World Cup semifinals
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Jude Bellingham locked arms with teammate Harry Kane as England fans belted out the Beatles' “Hey Jude.”
Teen’s grieving family meets for memorial near Broward canal where he was found dead
D’quan Missik was a member of Kids on Fire, a gospel choir at the Dillard Center for the Arts in Fort Lauderdale.
Helping Venezuela: Topos report boy shows signs of life under rubble in Caraballeda
It has been 17 days since the 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes struck in northern Venezuela, and a search-and-rescue team was trying to pull out a boy from the rubble in the state of La Guaira.
Trump administration rolls back a key protection for imperiled wildlife
PHOENIX (AP) — The Trump administration finalized a rule Friday that changes how agencies enforce the Endangered Species Act and eliminates a key protection for imperiled wildlife against logging, oil drilling and other activities.
In any language: English speakers are tuning into World Cup broadcasts in Spanish
MIAMI (AP) — Ashleigh Hallam teaches English as a second language at her local library in Indiana. Soccer is now teaching her Spanish as a second language.
South Florida's Palm Beach airport renamed President Donald J. Trump International
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A South Florida airport officially changed its name on Thursday to the President Donald J. Trump International Airport.
Helping Venezuela: USS San Antonio serves at Port of La Guaira
The U.S. Southern Command announced on Thursday that the USS San Antonio had arrived at Venezuela’s Port of La Guaira “to support relief operations.”
Police: Trio beats up man during attempted robbery at Doral strip club
Three men faced charges on Thursday after police officers accused them of beating up a man at a strip club in Doral during an attempt to steal his diamond chain, records show.
Helping Venezuela: Miami mayor honors search-and-rescue team’s service in La Guaira
It has been 15 days since the 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes struck in northern Venezuela.
Helping Venezuela: Amazon partners with Airlink to support cargo flights from MIA to Caracas
To help the victims of the earthquakes in northern Venezuela, Amazon announced a new partnership with Airlink to support seven weekly flights to Caracas.
FAA makes Donald J. Trump International Airport official in Palm Beach
The Federal Aviation Administration announced on Thursday that the name change at Palm Beach International Airport, or PBI, was official.
Boy, 11, recovering after losing hand in Florida alligator attack
An 11-year-old Pennsylvania boy is facing a long recovery after losing his right hand in an alligator attack during a family fishing trip in Marion County.
11-year-old boy recovering after losing hand in Florida alligator attack
An 11-year-old boy is recovering after losing his right hand in an alligator attack while fishing with his father in Marion County.
Parents of Bucknell football player who died say they appreciate criminal charges against coach
The parents of a Bucknell University football player who died after collapsing during the first day of training camp in 2024 said Tuesday they appreciated a decision by the Pennsylvania attorney general to bring criminal charges against the strength and conditioning coach who oversaw the session.