The Latest Breaking News from South Florida

‘We are seeing migrant landings almost everyday.’ What’s behind surge in South Florida?

Desperate to leave Cuba and start over in the United States, people are making the perilous journey in greater numbers across the Florida Straits. South Florida authorities say the steady stream of arrivals has put stress on local law enforcement and rescuers, who are often dispatched when migrant boaters are…

Miami Herald · Oct 20, 2022

Spirit shareholders ready to vote on JetBlue takeover

The marriage proposal that Spirit Airlines originally rejected from JetBlue Airways is set to go before the South Florida carrier’s shareholders on Wednesday, with industry analysts confident that it would pass with ease.

Tribune News Service · Oct 19, 2022

Emmanuel, a TikTok-famous emu, has avian flu after a deadly outbreak on a Florida farm

Taylor Blake's family farm in South Florida, Knuckle Bump Farms, has lost 99% of its birds to avian flu. Its most famous resident has suffered nerve damage in his right leg and foot.

WEKU · Oct 17, 2022

New satellite mapping with AI can quickly pinpoint hurricane damage across an entire state to spot where people may be trapped

Hurricane Ian left an extraordinarily broad path of destruction across much of South Florida. That was evident in reports from the ground, but it also shows up in satellite data. Using a new method, our team of spatial and environmental analysts was able to quickly provide a rare big picture…

The Conversation · Oct 7, 2022

Authorities accuse Virginia men of exploiting Parkland gunman’s brother

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The two men who offered a home, a job and a life far from South Florida to the brother of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter were arrested in Virginia on Wednesday, charged with exploiting the young man while pretending to help him.

Tribune News Service · Oct 6, 2022

Mexican actor guilty in Miami road rage death

A Mexican actor has been convicted in South Florida of fatally punching a man during a road rage confrontation

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2022

Pets and potty breaks: If your dog won’t go out in the rain, here’s help

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Tensions are mounting in many South Florida households, and it’s all about the dog: She won’t go out to pee.

Tribune News Service · Sep 29, 2022

All Florida policyholders will have to pay if insurers can’t cover Ian’s destruction

South Florida might be spared a direct hit from Hurricane Ian, but insurance customers in the region and throughout the state could be stuck helping to pay the bill if the storm causes severe damage along its ultimate path.

Tribune News Service · Sep 28, 2022

FEC Republicans block probe of contributions by Chinese elites to Trump PAC

WASHINGTON — Elections finance law complaints against an Asian day spa operator from South Florida who allegedly funneled contributions from Chinese elites, likely including foreign nationals, to a campaign committee backing then-President Donald Trump have quietly been dismissed.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Sep 27, 2022

Bills coordinator Dorsey erupts in close loss to Dolphins

Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey is not going to apologize for the passion he has for football and for his players battling in the 90-plus degree South Florida heat

The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2022