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Several migrants detained after group of 25 lands on Fort Lauderdale beach

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — At least 25 migrants came ashore on Fort Lauderdale beach Tuesday evening, just days after Gov. Ron DeSantis announced he activated the Florida National Guard in response to a recent increase in landings in South Florida.

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Ask Lois travel questions: The best Fort Lauderdale chefs, and where to find ‘hidden gem’ restaurants

Q: We are returning to live in the area after spending years in Los Angeles. We love it here, but most restaurants taste the same. They taste like Sysco. The food tastes like it was frozen at some point. It’s lacking original flavor and the special touch you can taste…

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Gov. DeSantis activates Florida National Guard to respond to South Florida migrant surge

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis called out the Florida National Guard on Friday to help respond to the surge of migrants that have been arriving in South Florida by boat in recent weeks.

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DeSantis silent on what state will do about migrants in South Florida, says ‘stay tuned’

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis is aware that hundreds of Cubans and Haitians have been arriving in South Florida by boat in recent weeks, but he is not saying what his administration — one that has embraced hardline immigration policies — plans to do about it.

Miami Herald

In hearing closed to public, former Bolivian minister gets 6 years in Florida tear gas case

MIAMI — A former minister in the Bolivian government who has been in federal custody since 2021 was sentenced to nearly six years in prison on Wednesday for laundering hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes through a Miami bank in exchange for steering an inflated tear-gas contract to a…

Miami Herald

Editorial: What’s behind the growing Cuban migrant exodus?

More than 500 Cubans arrived in South Florida during the holiday weekend in makeshift, largely motorless boats. Most drifted up in the Florida Keys and at Dry Tortugas National Park, some 70 miles from Key West.

Miami Herald

Fewer falling iguanas in Florida’s future? Reptile invaders may be adapting to cold.

Alongside runs on hot chocolate and churros, cold-stunned iguanas dropping from trees are one of South Florida’s most iconic winter traditions.

Miami Herald

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Ice cream store is fined over teen workers’ hours. A refresher on child labor laws

One of South Florida’s more popular ice cream chains was recently hit with a $15,000 fine for breaking child labor laws.

Miami Herald

Greg Cote: Pelé, ‘king of the beautiful game,’ touched the world and left mark on South Florida, too

His given name was a handful.

Miami Herald

Michelle Kaufman: World Cup final Sunday is so much more than just a game for South Florida Argentines

MIAMI — It is hard to fathom just how much Sunday’s World Cup final means to Argentine soccer fans, but you get a pretty good idea after five minutes on the phone with Patricio Colazo, a 41-year-old handyman who runs a small construction company in Pembroke Pines.

Miami Herald

Rubio urges US to deny request for undersea internet cable connecting Miami and Cuba

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio is urging the Federal Communications Commission to deny a request to extend a submarine internet cable connection between South Florida and Cuba, the first of its kind, because of the risk that the Cuban government could use it for intelligence purposes.

Miami Herald

A python is stalking your South Florida neighborhood? So, what do you do now?

A massive snake — believed to be a Burmese python — was spotted slithering through Doral last week.

Miami Herald

Ex-Venezuelan treasurer, husband convicted of corruption in first trial of its kind in Florida

MIAMI — A former Venezuelan national treasurer and her husband were found guilty Tuesday of accepting tens of millions of dollars in bribes and moving their tainted money to Miami in the first foreign corruption case of its kind to go to trial in South Florida.

Miami Herald

50 years of Haitian migration to South Florida: A story of protests, detention and triumph

MIAMI — They arrived 50 years ago, fleeing dictatorship and death. Along the treacherous, three-week ocean journey, the seafaring Haitian asylum seekers traded their shoes for food and water in Cuba, and were briefly jailed in the Bahamas before being asked their final destination.

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DeSantis ignores Trump, touts Florida victory at donors event

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis thanked some of his South Florida donors at a closed-door meeting in Miami on Sunday, sidestepping any mention of Donald Trump and any possible plans to run for president.

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As flu season hits South Florida hard, drug shortages cause panic

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Harni Patel, pharmacist and owner of Tamarac Pharmacy, finds herself fielding calls daily from panicked parents of feverish children searching for everything from Children’s Tylenol to Amoxicillin to Tamiflu.

Miami Herald

Did an iguana just turn out the lights? What happens when Florida critters zap our power

MIAMI — An iguana cut the power to an entire South Florida city this week.

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Mpox outbreak now under control in South Florida

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The mpox emergency in South Florida is contained, but experts say it is not entirely over.

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South Florida renters pour plenty more money — and they must work lots more to afford it

After facing dramatic rent hikes, South Floridians must now work many more days full time to be able to afford the typical rent in the area, according to a new analysis.

Miami Herald

Greg Cote: Miami Dolphins win 5th straight game, but how good are they, really? Proving starts now.

South Florida sports fans awakened on Sunday with a Hurricanes hangover — that pain you feel when your college football team just finished its worst season in 15 years as a colossal disappointment in Year 1 of new coach Mario Cristobal.

Orlando Sentinel

Carnival Celebration begins Miami sailings from renewed cruise terminal amid soggy 50th birthday bash

MIAMI — Carnival Cruise Line shrugged off a South Florida deluge to open its revamped PortMiami terminal and christen its newest ship, Carnival Celebration.

Tribune News Service

Is the South Florida real estate market crashing?

2021 was a record year for real estate in South Florida, yet the last eight months of 2022 have been about the market slowing. Questions linger as to how bad the decline in the market is and whether it’s headed for a crash.

The Independent UK

Miami police arrest man in 4 killings on Oklahoma pot farm

Authorities want a man brought to back to Oklahoma to face charges in the execution-style killings of four people at a marijuana farm after he was arrested in South Florida

Tribune News Service

Feds fine Frontier, 5 foreign airlines $7.25M over refunds for passenger cancellations, travel changes

Frontier Airlines, which serves all three of South Florida’s international airports, has been fined $2.2 million by the U.S. Department of Transportation over delays in compensating passengers for flight cancellations or significant changes in their travel plans.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Tyreek Hill Family Foundation hosts impressive gala for great cause

The wideout is bringing great play and philanthropic efforts to South Florida.

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