Royal Caribbean confirmed Symphony of the Seas will homeport in Fort Lauderdale for 2027; Icon and Liberty will still serve Galveston under the revised plan. Guests should confirm bookings as the line notifies travelers.

City commissioners deferred nearly $20M in developer public-benefits money after a fight over who should get park and housing dollars.

Deputies say a registered sex offender opened fire after an argument outside Mazie’s Soul Food in Gladeview; one man was wounded and a suspect arrested.

A North Miami Beach man faces aggravated-assault charges after police say he threatened a 72-year-old roommate with a frozen water bottle and later threatened officers.

A suspect fled a traffic stop in Sunrise and led police into Fort Lauderdale before crashing and flipping on Powerline Road; minor injuries were reported.

A driver fleeing a traffic stop struck multiple Miami‑Dade deputies Wednesday evening; two men were arrested and the pursuit ended near the Florida Turnpike.

A Miami Gardens man was arrested after police say he fought officers on the 1400 block of Kennedy Causeway and urinated in a squad car. He faces multiple felony counts and is being held on a $23,003 bond.

City leaders advanced an expanded density‑transfer plan without exempting Coconut Grove, drawing residents’ ire as developers could add market‑rate units instead of affordable homes.

A 37-year-old man was found shot to death early Wednesday in a Boca Raton office parking lot; detectives have opened a homicide probe.

A two‑car crash at SW 168th St and 197th Ave in southwest Miami‑Dade killed one driver Wednesday; investigators have not released the victim's identity.

Glass and balcony railings are rising on the sold-out 32-story 600 Miami Worldcenter as crews finish the exterior; closings are slated for Q4 2026.

Former cellmates testified in Miami as the judge weighs whether Rafael Andres should return to Death Row for the 2005 slaying of La Carreta waitress Yvette Fariñas.

A St. Cloud woman was arrested after a pre‑dawn high‑speed pursuit through Marathon and an alleged jail scuffle, authorities say.