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PHILADELPHIA — Roberto Clemente Jr. was dressing for his first spring training workout in February 1986 when a Phillies official alerted him to a group of reporters waiting outside the clubhouse in Clearwater, Fla. He signed with the team a month earlier for $40,000. Now the press wanted to know…

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- In 2017, Katrena Rockeymore-Selig rushed to Broward Health Imperial Point convinced she was having a heart attack.

TAMPA, Fla. — When Brayden Point poked the puck into the offensive zone, he found himself surrounded by four Montreal uniforms.

TAMPA, Fla. — The play was a simple receiver screen. In 2022′s first regular-season game, against the Cowboys, on the first offensive snap, Chris Godwin took one step back to catch the ball, then moved forward with the rest of his career.

ORLANDO, Fla. — A cold spell and plunge in water temperature often mean a death sentence for manatees but those in the Indian River despite harsh environmental conditions and widespread starvation there survived the Christmas freeze without an uptick in the death toll, authorities said.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Boxer Gervonta Davis was arrested Tuesday in Parkland, and jailed on a domestic violence charge of battery causing bodily harm, according to Broward Circuit Court records.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis’ political strategy has won national attention for his ability to shrewdly select culture war issues and use a compliant Florida Legislature to advance them.

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Lakers looked on as LeBron James moved around the paint inside the Amway Center on Tuesday morning, explaining when and how the Lakers should try to rotate on defense later in the night against the Orlando Magic.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Broward high school teacher has been fired, after being accused of having inappropriate discussions and interactions with students, including allegedly showing them a phallic-shaped gum wrapper.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Newly released records from Gov. Ron DeSantis confirmed that his public safety czar, Larry Keefe, communicated with a Destin-based contractor hired to fly migrants from Texas to Massachusetts using a private email account with the call name “Clarice Starling.”

The big challenges of 2022 — COVID and inflation — posed no obstacle to travelers, but finding enough pilots slowed down the travel recovery.