DeSantis and AHCA rolled out a statewide Medicaid Integrity Initiative requiring provider revalidation, enrollment moratoria and a SentiLink identity‑screening pilot to curb fraud.

Fort Lauderdale may approve a small, pay‑for‑performance job incentive to attract a Philadelphia-based medical device firm's Southeast regional HQ. Broward County has a related incentive on its agenda.

A Florida Highway Patrol cruiser collided on the Turnpike near Medley Monday, closing lanes and prompting airlifts. Two people were flown to HCA Florida Kendall with serious injuries.

A shed fire on the 400 block of 16th Street killed four dogs and exposed multiple animals living in squalor; animal control removed the survivors and the city cited the property.

A small private plane ditched about 100 yards off the runway at Key West International. Both people aboard escaped without serious injury and the runway was closed for hours.

A 14-year-old was shot in the leg outside a Miami convenience store near SW 7th Ave and SW 3rd St. The teen is in stable condition and police are investigating.

Permit filings show Joe & The Juice is eyeing a Fort Lauderdale storefront at 1900 N. Federal Highway. The company hasn't announced an opening date.

A woman crossing West Commercial Boulevard in Sunrise was struck and killed Saturday; police say the driver stayed and the crash is under investigation.

The Florida Supreme Court held on June 11 that judges may not demand a "clear and convincing" showing to allow punitive‑damages claims at the pleading stage, returning the Perlmutter dispute to the trial court.

One Medical will refer South Florida patients to Baptist Health specialists starting Aug. 1, expanding specialty access across the Miami‑Dade, Broward and Palm Beach region.

A Miami circuit court granted summary judgment for Miami-Dade, rescinding the Miami Wilds lease and halting plans for a water park next to Zoo Miami.

Bluenest has filed plans for 219 townhomes on about 20.3 acres in Homestead; city planners will review rezoning and site plans as the developer moves forward.

A Broward judge vacated pleas for 42 people tied to law‑made crack used in late‑1980s reverse stings as prosecutors launch a wider review that could affect thousands of records.