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Friday Night Notes: Charles Lester III’s top 4, Colorado’s flip targets and more

The latest example is the interest in Riverview (Fla.) five-star cornerback Charles Lester III.

USA Today Sports Media Group

‘Something has to be done’: A week after the flood, FEMA officials confront Fort Lauderdale’s devastated neighborhoods

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Alida Augustine stepped into the front yard in a pink house dress and a hair wrap Thursday afternoon, eager to tell Broward’s mayor and the team of government officials at her doorstep about the damage to her home of 30 years.

Tribune News Service

Moody tells Disney its records could be open to the public in Florida

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody advised Disney on Thursday that some of its company records could be subject to the state’s public records law and available to any Floridian who wants to see them.

Orlando Sentinel

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DeSantis signs bill giving Florida lowest death penalty threshold in US

TAMPA, Fla. — People in Florida can now be sent to death row with an 8-4 jury vote, instead of a unanimous requirement, after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the bill into law Thursday morning.

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Early morning alert test rouses Floridians, raises questions and tempers

TAMPA, Fla. — An early morning test of Florida’s emergency alert system that roused people from sleep on Thursday — and raised questions and tempers — wasn’t supposed to go to phones, state officials said.

Tribune News Service

A USF professor discovered what was killing sea urchins in Florida, Caribbean. Here’s how

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — She called it cute, the microscopic single-celled organism on her microscope slide. She said she liked its little hairs, and the way it swam beneath her lens. Looking through her microscope, Mya Breitbart found one of the ciliates — this type of single-celled creature — and…

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Disney’s Reedy Creek deal violated state law, attorneys for DeSantis' oversight board say

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Disney’s agreements seeking to preserve its power over development in Central Florida didn’t follow requirements in state law, rendering them null and void, lawyers for Gov. Ron DeSantis tourism oversight board said Wednesday.

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Bacteria skyrockets to 100 times beyond safe levels in some Fort Lauderdale canals after historic flooding

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Fort Lauderdale — known as the “Venice of America” for its many waterways — was marred by water dirtier than a toilet during last week’s historical flooding.

Tribune News Service

Toni Morrison’s ‘The Bluest Eye’ to return to Pinellas high schools

TAMPA, Fla. — Toni Morrison’s groundbreaking novel “The Bluest Eye” is headed back to Pinellas County high schools this week.

Tribune News Service

Concacaf Releases 2023 Gold Cup Schedule, Venues

The USMNT will play group stage games in Chicago, St. Louis and Charlotte with the Gold Cup final set for SoFi Stadium in Inglewood.

Sports Illustrated

Prosecutors allege complicated scheme in Andrew Gillum trial, but no bribes

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The opening statements in Andrew Gillum’s federal corruption trial on Tuesday were stark contrasts in viewpoints.

Tribune News Service

King tides could slow drainage, cause additional flooding in Fort Lauderdale

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — King tides have returned to South Florida, adding another burden to the area’s drainage system after last week’s floods.

Tribune News Service

In new documentary, Orlando’s gay history unfolds on film

ORLANDO, Fla. — It was 36 hours after the Pulse nightclub massacre of 2016 when Rick Todd decided the history of gay, lesbian and transgender people in Central Florida needed to be told. Sitting in a meeting of LGBTQ leaders reacting to the tragedy, he realized the help that would…

Orlando Sentinel

Bucs’ Kyle Trask has some advantages in arms race with Baker Mayfield

TAMPA, Fla. — If you’re into symbolism, Kyle Trask was the quarterback selected to take the first rep at the podium when the Bucs’ voluntary workout program began Monday.

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DeSantis says lawmakers will reassert control of Reedy Creek, jokes about building prison

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis vowed Monday that the Florida Legislature will soon reassert control over Disney World’s Reedy Creek Improvement District, promising to void development agreements and even floating the idea of building a state prison near the world-famous attraction.

Tribune News Service

Rain threat remains in water-logged South Florida

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Scattered showers and thunderstorms are forecast to develop across inland portions of South Florida and move toward the east coast during the afternoon and early evening hours of Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.

Tribune News Service

Andrew Gillum was almost elected Florida governor. Now he’s going on trial in federal court

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Five years ago, Andrew Gillum was one of the brightest stars in Florida politics.

Orlando Sentinel

Mike Bianchi: By Title IX standards, NIL stands for Not Inherently Legal

ORLANDO, Fla. — There are many us who have been led to believe that “NIL” is an acronym for Name, Image and Likeness, but it’s becoming more and more clear that another acronym might be more accurate.

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South Florida flooding to bring ‘boom’ of mosquitoes in coming days

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — In the wake of the deluge that swept through Broward, submerging streets and flooding homes, another storm is now brewing: mosquitoes.

Tribune News Service

Thieves steal South Florida homes, leaving victims with a legal nightmare. There’s relief on the way

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Broward’s chief judge calls it “reprehensible” that thieves can steal people’s entire homes — and that victims must spend months maneuvering the legal system to try to take back their properties. Able to do something, the judge plans to speed up the legal process to help…

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Fort Lauderdale airport reopens north runway to daytime flights

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport began using both of its runways again Saturday afternoon, authorities confirmed.

Tribune News Service

Former Bucs Pro Bowler Gerald McCoy announces retirement from NFL

TAMPA, Fla. — Six-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Gerald McCoy announced his retirement from the NFL Friday via social media.

Tribune News Service

Fort Lauderdale airport finally reopens after historic rainfall

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Officials and airline patrons of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, closed after being inundated by record rains, anxiously awaited a newly scheduled reopening on Friday.

Tribune News Service

Lightning’s Brayden Point reaches 50 goals in regular-season finale

TAMPA, Fla. — Brayden Point entered the Lightning’s final regular-season game one goal shy of 50, and his teammates wanted to get him the milestone Thursday night against the Red Wings at Amalie Arena.

Miami Herald

Panthers get Presidents’ Trophy-winning Bruins in Round 1 after loss in season finale

SUNRISE, Fla. — The Florida Panthers are headed to the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs, but they couldn’t avoid a first-round series with the best team in the NHL.

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