An immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz” will remain open, an appeals court decided Tuesday, upholding its earlier decision to
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Anna Kepner’s teenage stepbrother pleads not guilty to killing her on a Carnival Cruise ship in Miami federal court
A teenager charged with killing his stepsister on a Carnival Cruise ship filed a not-guilty plea Tuesday and waived his appearance at a hearing in
Missing South Florida teen found
A 14-year-old Homestead girl who had been missing for nearly six weeks has been found “safe and sound” at a friend’s house, according to Homestead
What happens after Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick’s resignation? How Florida will fill her seat, and who’s running
The resignation of Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick on Tuesday will trigger a special-election process to fill her South Florida seat, and is likely to reshape what was
Florida backs
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation Monday evening putting state dollars behind private efforts to eventually offer some commuters a short, aerial alternative to highway
Florida man drowns after leg gets caught in rope, falls into water before boat trip with son, deputies say
A 75-year-old Florida man drowned over the weekend after deputies say he got caught in some rope while preparing to go boating with his son
Florida schools required to teach about Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro’s regime next year
Florida middle and high school students will be required to learn about alleged human rights abuses and drug trafficking under former Venezuela leader Nicolas Maduro
Florida man to be executed Tuesday for setting neighbor on fire during home burglary in 1990
A Florida man who set his neighbor on fire after she found him burglarizing her home during her lunch break from work is set to
Florida wildfire strands Amtrak passengers for over 24 hours
A massive wildfire in Putnam County in northern Florida left Amtrak passengers stranded on a train for more than 24 hours. One train heading to
Rising and fluctuating fuel prices pinching pockets of interstate semi truck drivers in South Florida
Steven Maclean, a long-haul truck driver, says he has spent $2,500 more on fuel this past month hauling supplies from Canada to South Florida and