Florida codes keep new homes ‘high and dry.’ Do they make flooding worse for neighbors?

Lance Peterman’s home in the Fort Lauderdale neighborhood of River Oaks flooded earlier this month during record-setting rains. It wasn’t the first time for him or many of his neighbors. … Click to Continue » ... Read More

In one Miami-Dade neighborhood, fears of more flooding fuel fight over housing project

Residents in older neighborhoods across South Florida have been fighting new development for decades, but one spot in Northeast Miami-Dade has an objection that could be more common in the … Click to Continue » ... Read More

Florida was the most prized swing state for decades. That won’t be true in 2024.

For decades, Florida was an essential element of every candidate’s strategy for winning the presidency. Its status as a swing state — with victory within reach for either party — and the enormous trove of electoral votes for the winner often made it the nation’s most hotly contested election battleground. Advertisement Candidates, for whom time is their most valuable commodity, lavished attention on Florida. Celebrity surrogates poured in to court pockets of voters from the... Read More

Tornado touches down in Palm Beach Gardens | Video

A tornado did damage in Palm Beach Gardens late Saturday afternoon, according to forecasters the National Weather Service. At 5:13 p.m., the National Weather Service tweeted a tornado warning for North Palm Beach to Juno Beach. Advertisement Minutes later, sometime between 5:15 and 5:30 p.m., a tornado touched down in the Palm Beach Gardens area, according to the service, announcing the confirmation at 7:45 p.m. Advertisement 4/29 at 7:45pm – A Tornado occurred in... Read More

Golden Beach police sergeant shot during pursuit of car-theft suspect

A Golden Beach police sergeant was shot twice during a foot chase early Saturday morning, according to Hollywood Police. Around 3:15 a.m., Hollywood Police received a call for assistance from Golden Beach Police. Officers, along with Sunny Isles police officers, were trying to stop suspects driving a stolen car north on Ocean Drive, according to a media release from Deanna Bettineschi, a spokesperson for the Hollywood Police Department. Advertisement The suspects lost control of the... Read More

Two playoff runs, a deported leader and a protest: See the photos behind this week’s headlines

This week’s top headlines included the deportation of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó, two playoff runs and the celebration of Israel’s 75th anniversary in Miami. Here are some of the … Click to Continue » ... Read More