After three hours inside the confines of the immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades on Thursday, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz said she discovered needlessly inhumane conditions, including 32 men housed in each cage, minimal food, and a persistent odor of urine.
Forecasters think a strong El NiĂąo is on the way, which could hamper hurricanes, but parts of the Atlantic are already warmer than normal, which could fuel storms. Hereâs what to know.
A Palm Beach County man used an AI-generated video to create evidence of a crime in Lake Mary that never occurred â possibly to gain attention online, according to law enforcement.
This year has been tough on the Sheriffâs Office. In January, the Deerfield Beach City Commission voted to end its 30-year relationship with the Broward Sheriffâs Office, and Pompano Beach is considering following suit.
Broward County Commission will vote on whether to call for a study on the costs and benefits of reviving Broward County Fire Rescue, which merged with the sheriffâs office in 2003. The commission is already considering pulling BSO off Port Everglades and Fort Lauderdale airport fire services.
A Long Island architect who led a secret life as a serial killer pleaded guilty on Wednesday to murdering seven women and admitted he killed an eighth in a string of long-unsolved crimes known as the Gilgo Beach killings.
The largest alligator in the history of Gatorland has died. Buddy, who measured about 13 feet, 8 inches, long and weighed nearly half a ton, had been in failing health for a while, according to an announcement on Gatorlandâs social media accounts. The animal was under veterinary care, the post said.
President Trump said Iran could agree âto the COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, and SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuzâ and said that heâd then âsuspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks.â
Environmental groups on Tuesday asked a federal appellate court panel to drop its temporary halt of a lower courtâs order instructing state officials to close an immigration detention center in the heart of the Florida Everglades known as âAlligator Alcatraz.â
Trump warned that a âwhole civilization will die tonightâ if Tehran does not meet his latest deadline for the Islamic Republic to agree to a deal that includes reopening the crucial Strait of Hormuz.
It has become more of a buyersâ market in many parts of Florida as home prices stay high and listings linger for months, data shows.
The U.S. Census finds that large urban counties nationwide including Miami-Dade County lost population between July 1, 2024, and July 1, 2025, as residents continue to flee rising housing costs.
Itâs that weekend of chocolate rabbits and marshmallow chickens and punk rock and jazz and ballet and Ricardo Arjona. We are not putting all of our eggs in one basket.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, who was appointed to his position rather than being elected, issued an unprompted legal opinion declaring the state constitutionâs ban on public funding for religious institutions to violate the First Amendment, which guarantees freedom of religion.
âShe was the model elected official. She was the model public servant. She showed up for everyone.â
Nancy Metayer Bowen seemed destined for prominence beyond her city â possibly service in Congress â before she was killed this week at age 38.
President Donald Trump said Thursday that Pam Bondi is out as his attorney general, ending the contentious tenure of a loyalist who upended the Justice Departmentâs culture of independence from the White House.
Nancy Metayer Bowen had been shot three times and wrapped in a comforter and trash bags, authorities said. Her husband, Stephen Bowen, was charged with first-degree murder.
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Coral Springs Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer Bowen was found dead at her home on Wednesday morning, and her husband, Stephen Bowen, has been charged with premeditated murder and tampering with or fabricating physical evidence.
President Donald Trump said U.S. forces will âfinish the jobâ in Iran soon as âcore strategic objectives are nearing completion,â offering a full-throated defense of the war.
Coral Springs Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer Bowen has died, police said. The police department is conducting a death investigation, a sergeant said in an email Wednesday afternoon.
DEVELOPING STORY: The vice mayor of Coral Springs was found dead in her home, and her husband is under arrest. Police said they are investigating Nancy Metayer Bowen's death as a domestic violence "incident" but have not provided additional information.
The family of a stillborn baby has filed a lawsuit against a Pompano Beach funeral home, accusing the home of mishandling the babyâs unenbalmed remains and leaving him underneath the body of a 200-pound corpse.
WATCH LIVE NOW: Join in for our Dolphins Deep Dive live stream as David Furones and Chris Perkins discuss remarks from the teamâs new GM and coach, who said theyâre not rebuilding.
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Tiger Woods said heâll step away and seek treatment after he pleaded not guilty to DUI following crash last week in South Florida.
Some pumps in South Florida have surged past $4.50 for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline. The state average is more than a dollar higher per gallon than it was at this time last year and 30 cents higher than just two days ago.
