A Deerfield Beach woman is jailed after a second‑grader arrived at school with severe injuries. Authorities say the child described repeated, brutal abuse by her stepmother.

A man was killed early Wednesday after being struck by an SUV while trying to cross U.S. 1 in Cutler Bay. Troopers with the Florida Highway Patrol are investigating.

Nearly 200 Democrats filed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to preserve TPS for roughly 1.3 million people. The ruling could reshape Florida workforces and families.

Breezy east winds will keep Miami's Atlantic beaches choppy with a high rip current risk through Thursday. Wildfire smoke near Naples may reduce visibility.

Gang raids across Port‑au‑Prince and Artibonite have uprooted more than a million Haitians, filling schools and camps as aid agencies warn the emergency is worsening.

A student and parent tip led to a weapon being found at Parkway Middle School in Lauderhill; police cleared the campus and classes resumed.

Medicaid rollbacks and the expiration of enhanced ACA subsidies have left Florida’s hospitals and marketplace enrollees exposed to higher costs and coverage losses. Analysts and local leaders warn the effects could be severe.

Breezy and warm with dangerous rip currents; smoke from a Naples wildfire may reduce visibility for drivers heading west.

A federal review and related records say chronic understaffing, training gaps and paperwork errors at the Life Alliance organ‑procurement agency prompted its decertification and a federal handoff of South Florida services.

A motorcyclist died Monday in Hialeah after a crash on West 68th Street; police closed the block while investigators worked the scene. Details remain limited.

Documents and reporting link Miami edge rusher Rueben Bain Jr. to a March 17, 2024 I‑95 crash that sent a passenger to a trauma center; she later died. The careless‑driving citation at the scene was later dismissed, reporters say.

A late‑night shooting near a Checkers at NW 27th Avenue left one person hospitalized as police sealed off the scene and investigators searched for clues.

Paige VanZant said she was followed while walking in Parkland; deputies arrested a 21‑year‑old on stalking and cyberstalking charges.