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An apparent tornado roared into southeast Alabama and killed at least 23 people and injured several others Sunday, part of a severe storm system that caused catastrophic damage and unleashed other tornadoes around the Southeast. “We are at 22 right now. Unfortunately, I feel like that number may rise yet again,” Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones said of the death toll. Drones flying overheard equipped with heat-seeking devices had scanned the area for survivors but the dangerous... Read More

College students make their descent on Fort Lauderdale beach for Spring Break. Online travel website CheapOair analyzed booking trends and found that Fort Lauderdale is the second-most popular spring destination for college-aged travelers in the United States for 2019. ... Read More

A woman from Fort Lauderdale is dead after her truck was crushed by a semi trailer Sunday afternoon. The woman, who has not yet been identified, was in her Ford F150, which became wedged under the overturned semi at Southern Boulevard and State Road 700, according to Florida Highway Patrol. The woman was driving south on State Road 700 about 3:30 p.m. when a semi, heading west on Southern Boulevard, attempted to turn right onto 700. The driver of the semi, identified as 33-year-old Yadier... Read More

An emergency repair to Fort Lauderdale’s water system prompted the city to issue a boil-water notice Sunday night. The city is urging residents on the east side of Hendricks Isle, from number 28 to 535, to boil all water before ingesting it, using it for cooking, brushing teeth or washing dishes. “A rolling boil of one minute is sufficient,” the city said in a notice. “As an alternative, bottled water may be used.” Residents with questions should call 954-828-8000. The city... Read More

It was every last-second shot in basketball, every bottom-of-the-ninth swing in baseball, every Hail Mary pass for the win in football you take in your dreams as a kid. “Everybody dreams about having that put on the 18th hole to win a tournament,” Keith Mitchell said. “I had that putt .” Fifteen feet. Slightly uphill with a break. Sink it and Mitchell wins The Honda Classic. Miss it and he remains the nobody he’d been right to this moment. Mitchell, in fact, showed a text he’d... Read More

A second federal agency is dispatching investigators to a fatal crash involving a Tesla electric car that drove beneath a semitrailer that was crossing State Road 7. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which has authority to seek recalls, issue fines and set regulations, said Saturday that it will send a “field team” to West Delray, where 50-year-old Jeremy Beren Banner was killed in the crash Friday. The crash is eerily similar to another one involving a Tesla in... Read More

For all the talk about this year’s Honda Classic not being the same without as many top players in a depleted field, it still turned in quite the exciting finish. It had two of the top 10 players in the world tied for a lead in the clubhouse, seeing if their Sunday would extend to a playoff as a young PGA Tour sophomore shot for the win. It had a 56-year-old vying for his first PGA title in over a decade. And it had a six-way tie down the final stretch broken up by a player winning his... Read More

Controversial issues spanning from guns to abortion will be on the Florida Legislature’s agenda during the 2019 session that starts Tuesday. State legislators will decide whether teachers should be allowed to carry guns at schools. Patients could be authorized to smoke medical marijuana. Sports betting could be legalized. New restrictions on abortion could be approved. The fate of suspended Broward Sheriff Scott Israel’s political career hangs in the balance. The session will provide a... Read More

A second federal agency is dispatching investigators to a fatal crash involving a Tesla electric car that drove beneath a semitrailer that was crossing a Florida roadway. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which has authority to seek recalls, issue fines and set regulations, said Saturday that it will send a “field team” to Delray Beach, where 50-year-old Jeremy Beren Banner was killed in the crash Friday. The crash is eerily similar to another one involving a... Read More

Fill in the blank on Instagram and win a year of free flights on JetBlue. Sounds simple, right? But first, you must delete or archive all of of your public posts on Instagram. (JetBlue did it, and so can you.) Enter the JetBlue “All You Can _____” sweepstakes by wiping clean your feed on the popular social network and uploading a customized image frame found at Jetblue.com/aycj by 8:59 a.m. March 8. Three lucky winners will be selected to get the yearlong travel pass, which... Read More