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Former Florida Governor Buddy MacKay Dies at 91
MacKay’s decades-long public-service career included stints as a state legislator, U.S. representative, lieutenant governor and — briefly — governor.
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Key West firefighter arrested for alleged possession of cocaine, steroids
A Key West firefighter has been arrested for alleged possession of cocaine and steroids.
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Florida man accused of planning attack at pro-Israel organization in Plantation
A Florida man who was found with an AR-15 and other weapons was arrested after authorities said he’d planned an attack at a pro-Israel organization in Plantation.
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Parents arrested after 5 kids found in Miami Beach apartment with no electricity, food
A mother and father were arrested after their five children were found living in a filthy Miami Beach apartment that had no electricity, food or a working toilet and just one bed for them to share, po...
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Woman struck and killed after getting off bus in Tamarac identified
Authorities have identified a woman who was struck and killed shortly after she got off a bus in Tamarac.
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‘Very painful': Family mourns 10-year-old killed by New Year's stray bullet
The family of a 10-year-old girl killed by a stray bullet during a New Year’s celebration in northwest Miami-Dade is sharing their heartbreak as police continue their search for whoever pulled the trigger.
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Dolphins' Tua Tagovailoa limited in Wednesday's practice with hip injury
Tua Tagovailoa was limited in Wednesday’s practice as the Miami Dolphins quarterback deals with a right hip injury that sidelined him in Week 17. Tagovailoa did not do much during the portion of practice that was open to reporters. He stretched, jogged and tossed a football a few yards to backup quarterback Tyler “Snoop” Huntley. Coach Mike McDanie... -
Person detained after man shot and killed in Tamarac
One person was detained after a man was shot and killed Wednesday in Tamarac, officials said.
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‘I lost consciousness': Man pleads for driver who hit him and fled to come forward
A South Florida man is grateful he’s alive after a driver hit him back in November while he was on his scooter and kept going.
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Investigation continues into rollover and crash that left Plantation officer hospitalized
An investigation continues into whether a rollover crash in Broward County on New Year’s Eve is connected to another crash that left a Plantation Police officer hospitalized.
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Man who attacked TSA officers at MIA caused plane to be diverted day earlier: TSA
A man arrested over the weekend for an “unprovoked” attack on Transportation Security Administration officers at Miami International Airport over the weekend had caused a flight to be diverted a day earlier, officials said.
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Social media ban, ‘Halo Law': Here are the new Florida laws taking effect in 2025
A smattering of new state laws have arrived with the new year, but the highest-profile change — restricting access to social media for children — will not be immediately enforced.
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Road Ranger struck and killed in New Year's crash on I-95 in Hollywood
A Road Ranger was struck and killed in a New Year’s Day crash on Interstate 95 in Hollywood early Wednesday.
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First New Year's babies of 2025 delivered at South Florida hospitals
Not long after the clock struck midnight and 2025 had arrived, hospitals in Miami-Dade and Broward greeted some of the newest South Florida residents with the arrival of several New Year’s babies.
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Hundreds apply for restitution for abuse suffered at Florida reform schools
Hundreds of people who say they suffered physical or sexual abuse at two state-run reform schools in Florida are in line to receive tens of thousands of dollars in restitution from the state, after Florida lawmakers formally apologized for the horrors they endured as children more than 50 years ago. Ahead of a Dec. 31 deadline, the state of Florida... -
6 to know – Top stories of the day
The top stories to know for January 1, 2025.
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Girl, 10, killed by stray bullet on New Year's Day in NW Miami-Dade
Police are investigating after a 10-year-old girl was killed by a stray bullet during a New Year’s celebration in northwest Miami-Dade early Wednesday.
