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Prisoners plead for air conditioning in lawsuit against Florida corrections department
Read full article: Prisoners plead for air conditioning in lawsuit against Florida corrections departmentA lawsuit filed this week by the prison reform advocacy group Florida Justice Institute says that extreme heat in unairconditioned cells at a prison near the Florida Everglades has contributed to the deaths of four people and that state officials have failed to take “meaningful action” to mitigate the risk posed to the elderly and disabled inmates in their care.
Miami native 'Cuban Cowboy' Orlando Mendez returns home for Country Bay Musical Festival
Read full article: Miami native 'Cuban Cowboy' Orlando Mendez returns home for Country Bay Musical FestivalCountry Bay Music Festival is returning to Miami for its second year, with organizers hoping the event can earn a permanent spot in the city's music scene alongside events like Ultra and Rolling Loud.
EF-1 tornado confirmed in Cocoa Beach as Hurricane Milton swept through Central Florida
Read full article: EF-1 tornado confirmed in Cocoa Beach as Hurricane Milton swept through Central FloridaA confirmed EF-1 tornado touched down in Cocoa Beach as bands from Hurricane Milton swept through the area this week, according to the National Weather Service.
Tornado crosses I-75 in South Florida as Hurricane Milton supercells sweep state
Read full article: Tornado crosses I-75 in South Florida as Hurricane Milton supercells sweep stateA tornado touched down and crossed Interstate 75 in South Florida as tornadic supercells from Hurricane Milton began to sweep the state, according to the National Hurricane Center.
No, Hurricane Milton won’t go ‘Category 6.’ Here’s what you need to know
Read full article: No, Hurricane Milton won’t go ‘Category 6.’ Here’s what you need to knowA video went viral on TikTok last year claiming that a Category 6 hurricane would strike Florida and the Carolinas, stoking fears about a new kind of hurricane.
Tropical Weather Latest: Helene strengthens into hurricane as it crosses the Gulf of Mexico
Read full article: Tropical Weather Latest: Helene strengthens into hurricane as it crosses the Gulf of MexicoHelene has strengthened into a hurricane with forecasters warning that the storm would intensify as it crosses the Gulf of Mexico on a path to Florida.
Cup champion Panthers open training camp working on the way last season's title run ended
Read full article: Cup champion Panthers open training camp working on the way last season's title run endedThe puck went into the corner, to the left of Florida goalie Sergei Bobrovsky, with 14 seconds left in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final.
Endangered sea corals moved from South Florida to the Texas Gulf Coast for research and restoration
Read full article: Endangered sea corals moved from South Florida to the Texas Gulf Coast for research and restorationScientists have moved about 300 endangered sea corals from South Florida to the Texas Gulf Coast for research and restoration.
Orlando-based Hawkers Asian Street Fare files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, says it’s fighting ‘overreaching lender’
Read full article: Orlando-based Hawkers Asian Street Fare files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, says it’s fighting ‘overreaching lender’In a statement released by the company, Hawkers Holdings, LLC is filing to “maintain operational control of the Company and preserve the integrity of its brand as to protect from an overreaching lender.”
Milroe, No. 4 Alabama pull away in 4th to beat heavy underdog South Florida 42-16
Read full article: Milroe, No. 4 Alabama pull away in 4th to beat heavy underdog South Florida 42-16Jalen Milroe ran for two touchdowns and threw for a pair of fourth-quarter scores to help No. 4 Alabama pull away to beat South Florida 42-16 on Saturday night.
Supreme Court refuses to block execution for man convicted in 1994 Marion County murder
Read full article: Supreme Court refuses to block execution for man convicted in 1994 Marion County murderThe Florida Supreme Court on Friday unanimously rejected an appeal by a Death Row inmate convicted of killing a Florida State University student three decades ago, likely setting in motion last-minute federal court appeals before a scheduled execution.
Florida man gets over 3 years in prison for attacking a Muslim mail carrier and grabbing her hijab
Read full article: Florida man gets over 3 years in prison for attacking a Muslim mail carrier and grabbing her hijabA South Florida man has been sentenced to three years and one month in federal prison for attacking a Muslim U.S. Postal Service worker and trying to pull off her hijab.
Snake hunters will wrangle invasive Burmese pythons in Everglades during Florida's 10-day challenge
Read full article: Snake hunters will wrangle invasive Burmese pythons in Everglades during Florida's 10-day challengeThe annual Florida Python Challenge this year begins the competition between hunters to capture the most and longest Burmese pythons.
Veteran-crafted & Barstool president approved: Pizza shop to open in Ocoee
Read full article: Veteran-crafted & Barstool president approved: Pizza shop to open in OcoeeAward-winning Key Lime pie, a New York WaterMaker and Boar’s Head meat are some of the key ingredients that make Coast to Coast Pizza Company successful.
Female capybara goes to Florida as part of a breeding program for the large South American rodents
Read full article: Female capybara goes to Florida as part of a breeding program for the large South American rodentsA female capybara has arrived at a Florida zoo as part of a breeding program to bolster the population of the large South American rodents.
Business leaders look to boost Florida’s economic development
Read full article: Business leaders look to boost Florida’s economic developmentA well-connected group of Florida business leaders thinks its members can help fill a void that opened last year when lawmakers broke up the business-recruitment agency Enterprise Florida.
Ormond Beach condo owners hit with $100K in assessment fees
Read full article: Ormond Beach condo owners hit with $100K in assessment feesThere are now just six months left before the state-wide deadline for condo buildings to get their mandatory engineering assessments done. In Volusia County, this costs over $100,000 per condo owner at one building.
NFL player accused of DUI after SUV slams into Florida restaurant
Read full article: NFL player accused of DUI after SUV slams into Florida restaurantCleveland Browns defensive end Lonnie Phelps is facing a drunken driving charge in South Florida after police said he slammed an SUV into a Key West restaurant Wednesday night.
DeSantis discusses flooding in South Florida from tropical disturbance
Read full article: DeSantis discusses flooding in South Florida from tropical disturbanceFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis discussed the state’s response to flooding in South Florida caused by intense rainfall from a tropical disturbance.
‘Even in a hurricane, streets were not as bad:’ Florida prepares for next round of heavy rain
Read full article: ‘Even in a hurricane, streets were not as bad:’ Florida prepares for next round of heavy rainAlthough more rain could trigger additional isolated Florida flooding on Friday, forecasters say the strong, persistent storms that dumped up to 20 inches (50 centimeters) in southern parts of the state appear to have passed.
Days of tropical moisture dumped this much rain in Central Florida. More to come
Read full article: Days of tropical moisture dumped this much rain in Central Florida. More to comeWhile many counties in South Florida saw destructive flooding, the tropical rain was very beneficial for Central Florida.
CRAZY VIDEO: Florida prepares for more rain after rare flash flood emergency
Read full article: CRAZY VIDEO: Florida prepares for more rain after rare flash flood emergencyA tropical disturbance that brought a rare flash flood emergency to much of southern Florida delayed flights at two of the state’s largest airports and left vehicles waterlogged and stalled in some of the region’s lowest-lying streets.
Woman killed, 2 injured in Brevard County rollover crash on I-95
Read full article: Woman killed, 2 injured in Brevard County rollover crash on I-95A 22-year-old South Florida woman was killed and two others injured, including an infant, in a single-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon in Brevard County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Rapper Sean Kingston booked into Florida jail, where he and mother are charged with $1M in fraud
Read full article: Rapper Sean Kingston booked into Florida jail, where he and mother are charged with $1M in fraudRapper and singer Sean Kingston is back in South Florida, where he and his mother are charged with committing more than a million dollars worth of fraud.
Florida firefighters find charred body while extinguishing wildfire
Read full article: Florida firefighters find charred body while extinguishing wildfireFirefighters found a charred body after dousing a brush fire in south Florida on Sunday, while fire crews elsewhere in the drought-stricken state battled wildfires that temporarily closed a highway.
Groups claim South Florida districts are racially gerrymandered for Hispanics in lawsuit
Read full article: Groups claim South Florida districts are racially gerrymandered for Hispanics in lawsuitProgressive civic groups have challenged how four congressional districts and seven state House districts in South Florida were drawn by the Republican-controlled Florida Legislature.
NCAA removes cap on official recruiting visits in basketball to deal with unlimited transfers
Read full article: NCAA removes cap on official recruiting visits in basketball to deal with unlimited transfersThe NCAA has approved a waiver that will allow men’s and women’s basketball programs to pay for unlimited official recruiting visits to help teams deals with roster depletion caused by transfers, according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press.
Teens seen on viral video dumping trash off Florida coast turn themselves in to authorities
Read full article: Teens seen on viral video dumping trash off Florida coast turn themselves in to authoritiesTwo teens have been charged after video showing them dumping out two trashcans from a boat off the shores of Boca Raton sparked intense scrutiny.
Many Florida women can't get abortions past 6 weeks. Where else can they go?
Read full article: Many Florida women can't get abortions past 6 weeks. Where else can they go?Since Florida enacted a six-week abortion ban, clinics in several other Southern and mid-Atlantic states have sprung into action.
‘Take the boat and jail them:’ Outrage over video showing boaters dumping trash off Florida coast
Read full article: ‘Take the boat and jail them:’ Outrage over video showing boaters dumping trash off Florida coastState law enforcement officials are investigating after a group of young boaters were caught on camera dumping trash right into the ocean in the waters off South Florida over the weekend — and then celebrating what they did.
3 accused of forging checks, draining bank accounts; planned to target Central Florida, police say
Read full article: 3 accused of forging checks, draining bank accounts; planned to target Central Florida, police sayThree South Florida men were arrested in Port Orange, accused of forging checks and withdrawing thousands of dollars from victims’ bank accounts, according to a news release.
Sisters mystified by slaying of their octogenarian parents inside Florida home
Read full article: Sisters mystified by slaying of their octogenarian parents inside Florida homeThe youngest children of an octogenarian couple who were killed inside their Florida home say they are mystified as to why anyone would harm their parents.
Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill banning cities, counties from overlooking ‘public camping’
Read full article: Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill banning cities, counties from overlooking ‘public camping’Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference Wednesday morning in Miami Beach, where he signed a bill to ban counties and municipalities from allowing people to sleep on public property.
Haiti town hall to be held in Orlando amid political turbulence abroad
Read full article: Haiti town hall to be held in Orlando amid political turbulence abroadCentral Florida’s Haitian community is reacting to recent violence in the country. A group will host the “Let Haiti Decide” town hall in Orlando.
Rangers, Panthers, Avalanche, Golden Knights and Oilers make pre-NHL trade deadline day moves
Read full article: Rangers, Panthers, Avalanche, Golden Knights and Oilers make pre-NHL trade deadline day movesStanley Cup contenders aren't waiting until the NHL trade deadline day to shore up depth for what they hope is a long playoff run.
‘Law-and-order state:’ DeSantis announces Florida spring break safety precautions
Read full article: ‘Law-and-order state:’ DeSantis announces Florida spring break safety precautionsGov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday held a news conference in Miami Beach, announcing safety precautions for spring break across Florida.
Houston rises to No. 1 in AP Top 25 ahead of Purdue, UConn; South Florida makes its rankings debut
Read full article: Houston rises to No. 1 in AP Top 25 ahead of Purdue, UConn; South Florida makes its rankings debutNow it’s Houston’s turn at the top of The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll.
Rapper Kodak Black freed from jail after drug possession charge was dismissed
Read full article: Rapper Kodak Black freed from jail after drug possession charge was dismissedSouth Florida rapper Kodak Black has been freed from jail after a federal judge sentenced him to time served for a probation violation, though a drug trafficking case from 2022 remains ongoing.
Amber Alert in Florida canceled after 8-month-old baby found safe
Read full article: Amber Alert in Florida canceled after 8-month-old baby found safeAn Amber Alert was issued for an 8-month-old girl missing out of Davie who may be in the company of a Broward County woman, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
Soggy Central Florida weather continues into Sunday
Read full article: Soggy Central Florida weather continues into SundayAs a cold front stalls over South Florida, plumes of deep moisture will continue to funnel in which in return will bring a more steady and widespread coverage of rainfall overnight and into Sunday.
Retired therapy horse among 3 slaughtered in South Florida; police investigating
Read full article: Retired therapy horse among 3 slaughtered in South Florida; police investigatingA 14-year-old Paso Fino horse named Paloma was among three horses believed to have been slaughtered for their meat in southwest Miami-Dade’s rural Redland area, according to News 6 partner Local 10 News.
Your Florida Daily: Former school board member accused of stealing $100K from district, Orlando preps for Olympic trials
Read full article: Your Florida Daily: Former school board member accused of stealing $100K from district, Orlando preps for Olympic trialsFormer Miami-Dade School Board Vice Chair Lubby Navarro is accused of using her district credit cards for personal purposes, like buying groceries, appliances, beauty products and vacations.
Former Florida school board member arrested, accused of stealing $100K from district
Read full article: Former Florida school board member arrested, accused of stealing $100K from districtFormer Miami-Dade School Board Vice Chair Lubby Navarro is accused of making about $100,000 worth of unauthorized purchases on her district credit cards for personal purposes, according to News 6 partner Local 10 News.
Bills fan killed outside of Dolphins’ stadium after last weekend’s game, police say
Read full article: Bills fan killed outside of Dolphins’ stadium after last weekend’s game, police sayPolice in South Florida say a man fatally shot a 30-year-old Buffalo Bills fan during an altercation near Hard Rock Stadium after the Bills defeated the Miami Dolphins in the final regular season game.
12 years after she vanished, divers believe they have found body of woman in submerged vehicle
Read full article: 12 years after she vanished, divers believe they have found body of woman in submerged vehicleThe body of a woman who went missing 12 years ago appears to have been found last week in a minivan submerged in a central Florida retention pond near Walt Disney World.
‘Alligator Alley:’ This Florida highway is one of the best places to spot gators
Read full article: ‘Alligator Alley:’ This Florida highway is one of the best places to spot gatorsOne highway in Florida is considered to be among the best places to spot alligators: a stretch of Interstate 75 dubbed “Alligator Alley.”
Check your account: New Florida assistance portal linked woman’s, stranger’s info
Read full article: Check your account: New Florida assistance portal linked woman’s, stranger’s infoFollowing the launch of the state’s My Access Portal for SNAP and Medicaid benefits, a South Florida woman said a stranger’s name and her baby have appeared on her mother’s account.
Your Florida Daily: Child labor law protections on chopping block, Luke Combs makes amends to Florida fan
Read full article: Your Florida Daily: Child labor law protections on chopping block, Luke Combs makes amends to Florida fanNicol Harness was ordered to pay the singer $250,000 when she got caught up in a crackdown on counterfeit merchandise.
Your Florida Daily: School board members urge Bridget Ziegler to resign, lawmakers back off from deregulating recess
Read full article: Your Florida Daily: School board members urge Bridget Ziegler to resign, lawmakers back off from deregulating recessParents called for the removal of Bridget Ziegler, the co-founder of the group Moms for Liberty.
Random Florida Fact: The 1992 rogue wave
Read full article: Random Florida Fact: The 1992 rogue waveA freak wave strikes Volusia County beaches just hours before the busy Independence Day weekend of 1992. On today's special episode of Your Florida Daily, we’re diving deeper into one of my favorite random Florida facts of 2022: The story of the mystery wave and how it challenged scientists to confirm what sailors around the world already knew. That "rogue" waves are real.
Drought vs deluge: Florida's unusual rainfall totals either too little or too much on each coast
Read full article: Drought vs deluge: Florida's unusual rainfall totals either too little or too much on each coastIn Florida, this year has been a tale of two states as far as rainfall totals, with the southeast coast deluged by sometimes-record rainfall and much of the Gulf coast facing a major precipitation deficit.
Your Florida Daily: Students walk out after staff shakeup over trans athlete, onePulse questioned by county leaders
Read full article: Your Florida Daily: Students walk out after staff shakeup over trans athlete, onePulse questioned by county leadersThe protest came day after their principal was removed.
Seminole Hard Rock sports betting app goes live in Florida, offers limited access. Here’s what you need to know
Read full article: Seminole Hard Rock sports betting app goes live in Florida, offers limited access. Here’s what you need to knowAfter two years of legal drama, the Seminole Tribe made its Hard Rock Bet app available to some Florida users Tuesday.
Trump, DeSantis to speak at Florida Freedom Summit in Kissimmee
Read full article: Trump, DeSantis to speak at Florida Freedom Summit in KissimmeeGov. Ron DeSantis and former President Donald Trump will join other GOP presidential hopefuls at the Gaylord Palms Resort as featured speakers during the Florida Freedom Summit.