Starting in 2023, no new building permits will be issued in the Florida Keys, a stipulation of a 1970s state mandate aimed at controlling development in the environmentally sensitive archipelago … Click to Continue » ... Read More
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FPL’s troubled cooling canals are about to get a new permit. Some say that’s a problem
Nearly 10 years after the last one expired, Florida environmental regulators are poised to issue a new pollution permit for Florida Power & Light’s nuclear plant and its troubled cooling … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Driver shot while exiting I-95 in Miami-Dade, reports say
A driver was shot while exiting Interstate 95 in Northeast Miami-Dade, according to Florida Highway Patrol. “Multiple” bullets rang out Friday night on the southbound lanes of the Miami Gardens … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Suspended Broward sheriff holds fundraiser at Pembroke Pines sports bar
The suspended Broward County sheriff, Scott Israel, attended a private fundraiser to raise money for legal fees and to build support for a potential return to public office. The ousted … Click to Continue » ... Read More
With Super Bowl on Miami’s calendar for 2020, watch for increase in sex trafficking
As Miami-area officials prepare to host the 2020 Super Bowl the high-profile bust of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, charged with soliciting prostitution as part of a widespread sex-trafficking … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Fort Lauderdale’s famed auto company chief steps down. He’s not done speaking his mind.
For 20 years, outgoing AutoNation chairman, president and CEO Mike Jackson has been one of the most outspoken corporate leaders in America. He has famously called for a gas tax … Click to Continue » ... Read More
It’s about to get easier for legal immigrants in Miami to get their papers. Faster, too.
Legal immigrants in South Florida will soon be able to get real-time answers about their applications without having to wait for an appointment. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Puerto Rico’s governor praises Rick Scott’s work after backing Bill Nelson in 2018
Puerto Rico’s governor was no friend of Rick Scott’s during the 2018 campaign, even as Scott visited the territory eight times and pitched himself as Puerto Rico’s de facto senator … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Peter Frampton says a rare disease means he has to go on a real ‘Farewell’ tour
Rock guitarist Peter Frampton entered the pop culture firmament with the release of his “Frampton Comes Alive!” album in 1976. Forty-three years after the release of that seminal double-LP live … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Punch at a bar. Car chase in a parking lot. Wild night in the Keys ends with 3 arrests
A Keys man was arrested early Friday after police said he tried to run over two men in the parking lot of the Marathon Kmart after they clashed at a … Click to Continue » ... Read More