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The potential closures are in Coral Springs, Hollywood, Miramar, Oakland Park, Fort Lauderdale and Pembroke Pines.

Inspired by her own brushes with gun violence, Haitian-American author Edwidge Danticat releases her first novel, depicting all iterations of loss as her characters navigate the aftermath of a mass shooting.

The Jewish couple from New York were approached by the suspect, Jorden Stephen Perozo, 35, of Miami Beach. He was riding an electric scooter. Perozo began cursing at the couple and the Jewish community.

Key West immigrant advocates said almost 30 migrants were detained there over the weekend — including the father of a U.S. Navy sailor who's been serving aboard the U.S. aircraft carrier Lincoln in support of the Iran war.

As fire burned through parts of Everglades National Park over the weekend, extreme drought conditions continue to grip the wetlands. More than three months into the rainy season, this year’s withering drought has slightly eased for other parts of South Florida. But central Everglades marshes, where the fires ignited, remain in unusual extreme drought conditions.

Gov. Ron DeSantis and his administration are reigniting the anti-vaccine effort with five months left in office.

The report, titled “SOMOS MIAMI” and produced by labor unions SEIU 32BJ and UNITE HERE Local 355 draws on 2,381 completed surveys gathered after canvassers knocked on the doors of more than 31,000 residents between March and June. It was released Saturday by the union groups during a forum with union members in Miami.

A deadly lightning strike in South Florida serves as a tragic reminder that thunderstorms don’t have to be severe to turn dangerous.

Luis Aviles' arrest by Border Patrol on Saturday in Key West comes as the Trump administration rolls back immigration protections for military families.

Nathan Thomas was only 18 years and 346 days old when he taught his first course at Miami Dade College in August 2023. He set the Guinness World Records for the youngest male professor, beating 19-year-old Colin Maclarin who held the record for 306 years.

Seven FIU students scored a major free speech victory over their university, days before the start of the Fall Semester.

Although Florida Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Angie Nixon’s ties with the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) appear limited, the Republican Party of Florida appears determined to use that association to paint her as unelectable.