Backed by DeSantis, lawmakers look to gut press freedom. It might not stop in Florida

Gov. Ron DeSantis has targeted one political enemy after another, from removing a top state prosecutor in Tampa who disagreed with him on abortion rights to promoting an “anti-woke” agenda … Click to Continue » ... Read More

Should extra millions from Surfside settlement go to memorial or victims? A judge decided

A Miami-Dade judge faced a Solomonic choice: Should he donate $3 million in “excess funds” from the legal settlement in the collapse of a Surfside condominium tower to a memorial … Click to Continue » ... Read More

Miami police video shows cuffed man dragged on floor. Review panel signs off on suspensions

More than two years after the arrest of a man who police said was disrupting an ongoing investigation, newly released body camera footage shows the man taunting officers before being … Click to Continue » ... Read More

Former Marine finds missing Florida boy safe in woods

BROOKSVILLE — A former U.S. Marine is being hailed as a hero Friday for finding a 2-year-old boy who had been missing since wandering out of his north Florida home a day earlier. “I said a prayer about 10 minutes before I found him,” Roy Link told Hernando County Sheriff Al Nienhuis in a video the sheriff’s office posted on Facebook. Advertisement Some 500 volunteers and scores of law enforcement officers had searched for Joshua “JJ” Rowland since he was reported missing by... Read More

An alligator killed a Florida woman. It doesn’t happen often, but here’s what to do if a gator attacks

The alligator, swimming on the surface, closes in on a woman and her dog at a brisk pace, then lunges out of the water at the dog. The dog manages to dodge the alligator’s snapping jaws, leaving the woman within striking distance of the large predator. The 11-foot-long, 600-pound alligator killed 85-year-old Gloria Serge on Monday while she was walking her small dog along the grassy banks of a suburban pond near Fort Pierce. The dog survived the attack, and the alligator later was... Read More

No more late fees at the library? How that works for Broward and Miami-Dade users

Libraries have changed through the years. In addition to the traditional bookshelves, many now offer digital downloads of books, videos and audio books. Then there are the curated collections, concerts, … Click to Continue » ... Read More

22 migrants land at Dry Tortugas park as Florida officials ask federal government to act

A group of Cuban migrants landed at the Dry Tortugas National Park Thursday, on the same morning Gov. Ron DeSantis blamed the federal government for the border crisis and announced legislation cracking down on illegal immigration. The 22 migrants ― 19 men and 3 women ― arrived on a rustic vessel, according to a tweet from Customs and Border Patrol Chief Patrol Agent Walter N. Slosar. Advertisement Dry Tortugas National Park, located about 70 miles west of Key West, closed down on... Read More

What Our Reaction to Revival Reveals About Us

The Asbury awakening exposes the tensions in modern evangelicalism—and within our own hearts. The reactions to the spiritual awakening that began at Asbury are almost as fascinating as the event itself. By and large, the response has been one of awe and hope—as countless pastors and lay Christians, including myself, have flocked to Wilmore to get a sense of what’s in the air. But there have also been numerous critical reactions from many corners of Christian culture that... Read More