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Florida legislative session is (basically) over. These 5 bills await DeSantis' signature
The Florida legislative session is winding down, and though lawmakers may have to extend the session to come back to the budget, we already know which laws have made it through both chambers. If signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, they will take effect on July 1, 2025. These are five of the laws that could impact you. This law would…
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Ocala 17-year-old convinced kids to send him sex abuse material on Roblox: Sheriff
A Florida teenager is facing charges as an adult after he allegedly convinced children to send him sexual abuse material over a popular online gaming site called Roblox, and authorities say there could be more victims. It started with a tip that the sheriff’s office received on Feb. 28 from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). It…
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Husband dies, wife flown to hospital after Florida City domestic shooting: MDSO
A man was found dead after a domestic shooting between him and his wife late Thursday, the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office said. The shots were fired at around 10:14 p.m. in the 19200 block of Southwest 376 Street, the sheriff’s office said. At the scene, deputies found the couple suffering from gunshot wounds. The woman was flown to a hospital in…
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Doral teacher arrested after being caught having sex with student, 17: Police
A teacher at a Doral high school was arrested after he was caught having sex with a 17-year-old student on campus on Thursday, according to an arrest report. The teacher, 28-year-old Edian Villar, was previously listed in the staff directory of J.C. Bermudez Senior High School, but has since been removed. According to the arrest report, another teacher walked...
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‘It's been bad': Neighbors uneasy after man killed in Fort Lauderdale
A man was shot and killed early Wednesday in Fort Lauderdale and now police are searching for a suspect. The shooting happened shortly after 3 a.m., when police and fire rescue responded to a ShotSpotter alert in the area of the 1300 block of Northwest 8th Avenue. Once there, they found one man who had been shot. He was taken…
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Miami Beach says expanded Live Local Act could threaten Art Deco Historic District
The City of Miami Beach is calling attention to a bill working through the Florida legislature that officials say “could erase decades of historic preservation efforts and permanently damage the city’s character and economic fabric.”
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Miami-Dade deputy arrested for battering woman he met at E11EVEN nightclub: Police
A deputy of the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office was arrested by Miami Police after he allegedly met a woman at E11even nightclub, went back to his home with her and then battered her. Lt. Daniel Chala, 54, was booked into Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on Monday on charges of battery and false imprisonment, records showed. But in a bond...
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Miami has the least affordable rent in the U.S., report finds
It’s a hard reality that many residents didn’t need a study to confirm—the rent in the Magic City is just too high. A WalletHub report analyzed rental prices to come up with a list of the cities with the most affordable rent across the United States. Out of the 182 cities, Miami, Florida, came in dead last. Here’s a...
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‘Career criminal' arrested in 1986 cold case murder of mom, businesswoman in North Miami Beach
A man has been arrested and charged in the 1986 cold case murder of a real estate broker in North Miami Beach, thanks to DNA evidence and the tireless work of detectives, the police department announced Friday. It was on June 13, 1986, when Shirley Brant, a mother and owner of Brant Realty Corporation, was shot and killed in her…
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WATCH: Swaths of seaweed wash up on Miami Beach in what will be ‘major sargassum year'
This is going to be another major year for sargassum, according to a bulletin published by the Optical Oceanography Laboratory of the University of South Florida, and beachgoers can probably already tell. On Thursday, Chopper6 flew over North Miami Beach and Miami Beach to check out reports of the brown, stinky seaweed that’s become infamous on South Florida’s coastlines....
