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A 17-year-old girl died Monday from injuries she suffered as a result of a tragic boating crash off the Upper Florida Keys the night before. Lucy Fernandez, a senior at Our Lady of Lourdes Academy, was with 14 other people on board a 28-foot Robalo center console that crashed into a channel marker around 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Eleven other passengers were injured, three of them seriously and taken to area hospitals. Advertisement Go to Herald.com for the full report. A 17-year-old girl... Read More

While hundreds of thousands of people made their way to the Space Coast two weekends in a row for a shot to see the most powerful rocket to ever lift off from Earth, a couple of scrubs for NASA’s Artemis I mission left them disappointed. But for those who were making a weekend out of their efforts, there was at least one rocket that lit up the sky for those who hung around. Advertisement SpaceX has continued its frenetic pace of Falcon 9 launches including a couple of Starlink... Read More

PALATKA — Two people were fatally shot and several others injured in a confrontation between groups at a supper club in northeast Florida, officials said Sunday. Palatka Fire Rescue said on Twitter that there was a large response to the shooting reported Saturday night at Vick’s Supper Club. Advertisement “Multiple people shot. Multiple trauma alerts. Multiple Air Medical Helicopters are responding,” the agency tweeted. Four people were shot and one person was struck with a... Read More

BOCA CHITA KEY — Four people suffered critical injuries when a boat hit a channel marker near Boca Chita Key and capsized, officials said. Eleven of the 14 people on the boat were injured in the crash that happened just before 7 p.m. Sunday, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said in a news release. Advertisement The agency sent more than 10 units to the scene and worked alongside Miami-Dade Police marine patrol units, the U.S. Coast Guard and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation... Read More

Though Hurricane Danielle and Tropical Storm Earl are forecast to meander in the open Atlantic, Earl is forecast to become the season’s first major hurricane late in the week. Additionally, a third tropical wave has emerged off the west coast of Africa. Tropical Storm Earl picked up strength and now has maximum sustained winds of 65 mph, according to a 9 a.m update from the National Hurricane Center. Advertisement Tropical Storm Earl is located about 125 miles north-northwest of St.... Read More

WSVN was the first to report several people were transported to area hospitals after what officials have described as a boating accident near Boca Chita Island — located just north of the upper Keys in Biscayne Bay — that left nearly a dozen people injured. Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, U.S. Coast Guard, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Miami-Dade Police and and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded to the scene of the wreck at around 6:45 p.m.,... Read More

While Hurricane Danielle meanders in the open Atlantic, Tropical Storm Earl is expected to pass the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico Sunday before becoming a hurricane later this week, forecasters said. As of the National Hurricane Center’s 5 a.m. advisory on Sunday, Tropical Storm Earl, was located about 75 miles north of St. Thomas, moving west-northwest at 8 mph with its winds maintaining their 50 mph maximum. Advertisement Earl’s tropical storm-force winds extended out up to 105... Read More

It’s a bummer that most homeowners don’t realize until after they’ve committed to buying rooftop solar panels: When the power goes out — after a hurricane, a violent thunderstorm, or when a tree falls on distribution lines — so does your grid-connected rooftop solar system. Advertisement “Ninety-nine percent of prospective solar customers I speak to are surprised when I tell them,” says Justin Hoysradt, owner of the West Palm Beach-based solar installation company... Read More

This could be a big turning point for Floridians who are shelling out thousands a year in prescription drug costs. Events at the federal and state levels could soon make prescription medications much more affordable to many people in the state with a new federal law as well as a Florida push to allow drug imports from Canada. Advertisement “Drug costs have been a problem for Floridians for decades so we welcome some relief,” said Jeffrey Johnson, Florida director for AARP. “When... Read More

It’s the grift that keeps on giving. A shameless surge of fundraising email appeals from Team Trump, up to a dozen per day, immediately followed the FBI raid on the ex-president’s Mar-a-Lago home — with ex-President Trump turning the probe into profit courtesy of his outraged supporters. Advertisement “The Mar-A-Lago raid was illegal and unconstitutional,” declared a recent and typical Trump email appeal for donations. “… This won’t be an easy battle, my friend.... Read More