Two ships recently sank and one ran aground in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, the federally protected waters that surround the island chain, possibly damaging the fragile coral reef … Click to Continue » ... Read More
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Pilot killed when plane crashes into Fort Lauderdale high rise. Residents were evacuated.
A small plane crashed into a building in Fort Lauderdale just before noon Friday, killing the pilot, according to the Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue Chief. Footage from Miami Herald news … Click to Continue » ... Read More
A man was shot multiple times in a car in Miami, cops say. Does a purple bicycle figure?
Miami police are investigating an early morning shooting that sent a man in his 50s to the hospital with multiple gunshot wounds. Police spokeswoman Kiara Delva said the shooting happened … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Spring will be in the air this weekend, followed by a bit of Florida winter
If you like to live like it’s spring all year long in South Florida, this weekend’s for you. Call it all quiet with warm, dry air and temperatures in the … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Matt Gaetz, who is Florida Man personified in Congress, is in big trouble now.
Your Florida Man has finally done it, Fort Walton Beach. Congressman Matt Gaetz, proud representative of the Sunshine State’s First District, just made the evolution from plain old creepy behavior … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Proposal meant to curb overdevelopment in Coconut Grove stalls at Miami commission
The Coconut Grove community is divided over proposed changes to the building codes that are meant to protect the neighborhood from outsized development and the loss of trees — changes … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Plane’s tracking device leads to man on raft in ocean after his plane crashed
The Coast Guard and the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office rescued a man Thursday whose small plane crashed 18 miles east of Juno Beach, the Coast Guard said. Robert Lillard, 51, … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Man who barricaded himself at home first pointed gun at victim in restaurant, cops say
Before the armed man barricaded himself inside his home, he pulled a gun out and put it on the table at a restaurant during a fight with his girlfriend, according … Click to Continue » ... Read More
He parked his car in front of the brothers’ house. They beat him to death, cops said
A pair of Fort Lauderdale brothers have been charged with the beating murder of a man over, cops say, a parking argument. Alfred West, 56, and David West, 64, live … Click to Continue » ... Read More
I-95 road rage incident ends with man shooting at driver’s truck, troopers say
An argument on Interstate 95 ended with a man shooting at another driver’s truck, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The incident started around 7 a.m. Thursday when Taishan Spicer, … Click to Continue » ... Read More