The Miami Seaquarium has finally closed its doors.

One of the incidents involved a person eating a sandwich and having a “water jug of whiskey.” Their blood alcohol content was .337 (four times the legal limit).

The white sandy beaches along a swath of Florida’s Gulf Coast were battered by three hurricanes last year, leading to a multimillion-dollar effort to repair a coastline that is the region’s economic engine.

The new owners of the Tampa Bay Rays are promising to get hurricane-damaged Tropicana Field repaired in time for next season and beginning a search for a new, permanent ballpark to open in 2029.

The NHL has suspended Tampa Bay forward Scott Sabourin for four games following his actions in the Lightning's preseason finale against the Florida Panthers.

A rainbow-colored crosswalk celebrating the contributions of Miami Beach's LGBTQ+ community has been removed from the city’s iconic Ocean Drive.

The Miami Hurricanes have beaten Florida State, marking their second rivalry win this season.

Carson Beck threw four touchdown passes — two apiece to Malachi Toney and CJ Daniels — and No. 3 Miami held off No. 18 Florida State 28-22 on Saturday night.

DJ Lagway threw for a season-high 289 yards and two touchdowns, both to a true freshman making his college debut, and Florida upset No. 9 Texas 29-21 to end a three-game skid.

Federal officials have reimbursed Florida $608 million for an immigration detention center in the Everglades.

A team of excavators has found $1 million in treasure from a centuries-old Spanish shipwreck off a stretch of Florida known as the “Treasure Coast.”.

Texas’ Arch Manning and Florida’s DJ Lagway opened the season as Heisman Trophy hopefuls.

A new report on book bans in U.S. schools finds Stephen King as the author most likely to be censored.

Florida officials have agreed to set aside nearly three acres of prime real estate in downtown Miami for the future presidential library of President Donald Trump.

Attorney Ben Crump has announced that multiple people have contacted the family of Kevin Rodriguez Zavala, a 32-year-old man who died from blunt force injuries on the Stardust Racers roller coaster at Universal's Epic Universe on September 17, to share similar stories.

Tropical Storm Imelda has formed near the Bahamas and is forecast to become a hurricane curving away from the southeast U.S. seacoast early this week.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has set an execution date for Norman Mearle Grim Jr., convicted of sexually battering and killing his neighbor in 1998.

It is now significantly harder for non-U.S. citizens to obtain a commercial driver’s license under new rules the Transportation Department has imposed.

Over the last five months, Florida law enforcement officials have arrested more than 6,000 people suspected of being in the country illegally, a U.S. Border Patrol official announced Friday.

Florida captain Aleksander Barkov could miss the entire regular season due to a knee injury, impacting the Panthers' quest for a third consecutive Stanley Cup.

The U.S. Transportation Department has tightened requirements for noncitizens to get commercial driver's licenses after fatal crashes that officials say were caused by immigrant truck drivers.

Carol Skidmore, missing since 1977, has been positively identified after skeletal remains found in Florida were confirmed through DNA testing by the Austin County Sheriff’s Office.

Defensive tackle Desmond Watson has been signed to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ practice squad, a person with knowledge of the decision tells The Associated Press.

Miami jumped LSU and Penn State into the No. 2 spot behind Ohio State in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll.

Mark Fletcher Jr. rushes for 116 yards and a touchdown as No. 4 Miami defeats Florida 26-7 on Saturday night.

Emergency workers who responded to an unresponsive man on a roller coaster at Universal Orlando Resort's newest park initially thought he had lacerations but found him not breathing.

Florida has formally restored basketball great Vernon Maxwell’s final two years of college statistics.

The Federal Trade Commission and a bipartisan group of state attorneys general sued Ticketmaster and its parent company Thursday, saying they are forcing consumers to pay more to see live events through a variety of illegal tactics.

A man who was unresponsive after riding a roller coaster at Universal Orlando’s newest park died from blunt impact injuries.

A newly launched supply ship has run into engine trouble that is preventing it from reaching the International Space Station.

A Florida man convicted of killing his estranged wife’s sister and parents and setting their house on fire has been put to death.

The New York Attorney General’s Office announced an indictment against the top executives of a Houston-based company which owns and operates strip clubs.

Parents of teenagers who died by suicide after interacting with AI chatbots are testifying before Congress.

Miami would join Ohio State, Penn State and LSU as a top-four seed in the College Football Playoff based on The Associated Press Top 25 poll while Georgia, Oregon, Florida State and Texas would host first-round games.

Garrett Nussmeier threw for 220 yards and a touchdown, Dashawn Spears returned one of his first two career interceptions 58 yards for a touchdown and No. 3 LSU beat Florida 20-10 on Saturday night.

AP Top 25 ballots became even tougher to perfect as the dust settled on Week 3 of college football.

A Florida man convicted of killing two women whose bodies were found in a rural pond in 1996 is scheduled to be put to death in October under a death warrant signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, who continues to set a record pace for executions.

Florida coach Billy Napier faces a challenging path to secure a fifth year in Gainesville.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is facing a dilemma over the immigration detention center built in the Florida Everglades.

Florida has a plan to drop school vaccine mandates.

Chaos gave way to calm, mostly, in The Associated Press Top 25.

Nico Gramatica hit a 20-yard field goal as time expired and South Florida stunned No. 13 Florida 18-16 to give the Bulls consecutive wins against ranked opponents to start the season.

The widening debate over vaccine mandates in the U.S. and recent moves to get rid of them for schoolchildren in Florida are pushing some states to take steps to protect vaccines for children and adults.

The U.S. Justice Department is ramping up efforts to target human smuggling operations exploiting America’s northern border, citing growing concerns about sophisticated criminal networks transporting migrants for profit, expanding their focus beyond the southern border.

Marine biologists on Florida's Space Coast have released June Cleaver, a 230-pound loggerhead turtle, back into the ocean.

While the company has not disclosed what exactly the issue was, they said the flight landed safely back at the airport and passengers have deplaned at the gate.

The Democratic governors of Washington, Oregon and California have created an alliance to safeguard health policies, believing the Trump administration is putting Americans’ health and safety at risk by politicizing the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

According to its website, NASA is seeking “volunteers to passively track the Artemis II Orion spacecraft as the crewed mission travels to the Moon and back to Earth."

A Florida man who fatally stabbed a married couple during a robbery is scheduled for execution in Florida under a death warrant signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Florida could be on the hook for the $218 million cost of converting an airport in the Everglades into an immigration detention center that may soon be empty of detainees.

They look, move and even smell like the kind of furry Everglades marsh rabbit a Burmese python would love to eat.

A man convicted of killing his girlfriend, her mother and a man he claimed owed him money has been put to death in Florida.

A top Florida official says the controversial state-run immigration detention facility in the Everglades will likely be empty in a matter of days, even as Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration fights a federal judge’s order to shutter the facility dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” by a late October deadline.

The heaviest player in NFL history may not get a chance to play in the league.

The federal government has asked a Miami judge to pause her order to close an immigration detention center in Florida's Everglades, known as "Alligator Alcatraz."

Texans rookie QB Graham Mertz put on a show in preseason finale

A federal judge has halted further expansion of the immigration detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz" in the Florida Everglades.

Another U.S. military mini shuttle has blasted off on a secret mission.

A man who authorities say was mistakenly released from the Harris County Jail on Sunday has been captured in Florida.

NASCAR has announced its 2026 schedule, featuring a new street course in San Diego and the return of Chicagoland Speedway.

States are warning beachgoers about a summertime surge in infections from a frightening, flesh-eating bacteria found in coastal waters.

A federal judge considered whether detainees have been denied their legal rights at a temporary immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades.

A Florida man who fatally stabbed his estranged wife’s sister and parents and then set fire to their house is scheduled for execution in Florida under a death warrant signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Florida wildlife officials have given preliminary approval to a plan to reopen Apalachicola Bay for oyster harvesting, five years after the waters were closed due to dwindling shellfish populations.

Florida Republican Gov_ Ron DeSantis’ administration is preparing to open a second immigration detention facility at a state prison in north Florida, as a federal judge decides the fate of the state’s holding center for immigrants at an isolated airstrip in the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.”.

Be aware! Deaths from Vibrio vulnificus, a dangerous flesh-eating bacteria, are increasing along the southeastern U.S. coastlines.

Some law enforcement officers are continuing to charge people under a Florida law that bans people living in the U.S. illegally from entering the state, even though a federal judge has halted enforcement of the law while it’s challenged in court.

Authorities say a Florida woman posed as a licensed nurse and provided medical care to thousands of patients.

Florida's corrections agency and ICE updated an agreement on handling federal immigration detainees, but they did it more than a month after ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ opened.

Tens of thousands of U.S. college students without legal residency are losing access to in-state tuition as part of the Trump administration's crackdown on immigration.

A federal judge heard arguments about an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades, known as “Alligator Alcatraz.”.

Dozens of people have gathered for a funeral service for wrestler Hulk Hogan, who died last month at 71.

Public health officials in Florida are reporting 21 cases of campylobacter and E.

A federal judge has ordered officials to produce agreements showing who has legal authority at “Alligator Alcatraz,” an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades.

The team announced it has acquired outfield Jesús Sánchez from the Miami Marlins.

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President Donald Trump says Jeffrey Epstein “stole” young women who worked at Mar-a-Lago, including Virginia Giuffre, one of the disgraced financier's most well-known accusers.

Residents in the Southeast U.S. are no strangers to hot weather in the summertime.

Lawyers seeking a temporary restraining order against an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades say that “Alligator Alcatraz” detainees have been barred from meeting attorneys.

The National Weather Service has issued heat advisories for the southeastern United States.

Twenty-eight men have died by court-ordered execution so far this year in the U.S., and nine other people are scheduled to be put to death in seven states during the rest of 2025.

Police say an employee of Chuck E. Cheese was arrested at one of the chain's Florida restaurants while wearing the furry mask of the family restaurant's mascot mouse.

Jeffrey Epstein's ex-girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell has finished 1 1/2 days of interviews with Justice Department officials.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says deportation flights from the remote Everglades immigration lockup known as ”Alligator Alcatraz″ began in the past few days.

The world’s tallest teenager is trying his hand at football.

Desmond Watson’s quest to make the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will get a late start.

The Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to remove three Democratic members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, who had been fired by President Donald Trump and then reinstated by a federal judge.

Jimmy Buffett's widow, Jane Buffett, has asked a Florida judge to remove her late husband's financial adviser, Richard Mozenter, as cotrustee of his $275 million estate.

Florida's Supreme Court has upheld the state's current congressional redistricting map, rejecting a challenge over the elimination of a majority-Black district that was pushed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.

“Pretty Little Baby” and “Who's Sorry Now?”.

A comprehensive guide for residents of the Houston area to stay prepared for weather disasters, especially as a tropical disturbance approaches, increasing the risk of heavy rainfall. The article emphasizes the importance of checking emergency supplies and highlights the resources provided by Harris County's Office of Emergency Management. It includes an Emergency Preparedness checklist covering essential categories such as food, water, first-aid, and more, ensuring residents can build a thorough emergency kit.

A tropical system near Florida is expected to move into the Gulf, bringing rain and potential flooding to Houston and the Gulf Coast. KPRC 2’s meteorologist explains what to expect as the week unfolds.

A weather system moving across Florida wasn’t even a tropical something but it has the potential to develop into a tropical depression as it moves across the Gulf later in the week.

Collier County, Florida, uses one of the most advanced 911 systems in the U.S., allowing callers to send texts and videos.

CenterPoint Energy says they are making preparations and keeping an eye on a system that could develop later this week in the Gulf.

President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency has spawned state-level DOGE initiatives as Republican governors and lawmakers aim to show that they're in step.

The Supreme Court has refused to allow Florida to enforce an immigration law making it a crime for people who are living in the U.S. illegally to enter the state.

FIFA paid tribute to Liverpool player Diogo Jota and his brother, André Silva, before kickoff at the Club World Cup quarterfinal games in Orlando, Florida, and Philadelphia on Friday.

Scientists from the University of Miami, the Florida Aquarium, and Tela Marine in Honduras are transplanting crossbred coral fragments onto a reef off Miami's coast.

The first group of immigrants has arrived at a new detention center deep in the Florida Everglades that officials have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.”.