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
Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago re-elected to second term without opposition
Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago was automatically elected to a second two-year term as mayor on Friday afternoon when a deadline to make the ballot in the city’s April elections … 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
Miami-Dade police looking for man who stuck up ATM customer with a toy gun
Miami-Dade police are looking for a man they say stuck up an ATM customer with a toy handgun and got away with cash. The robbery happened around 8:40 a.m. at … Click to Continue » ... 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