A rare malpractice jury trial lands in Fort Lauderdale as former Patriot National CEO Steven Mariano pursues more than $200 million against Simpson Thacher.

At a North Lauderdale Boys & Girls Club, instructors taught kids lifesaving pool drills as Florida health groups warn child drownings have climbed and local coupons and scholarships are pushed.

Metrorail service at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Station was suspended after a medical emergency; Brownsville and Northside turnbacks and a bus bridge are in place.

A dispute in southwest Miami‑Dade turned deadly Thursday night near SW 233rd St and SW 132nd Ave; detectives are searching for the shooter.

A Jackson Memorial ER nurse says a patient attacked her on May 30 and is suing the hospital and Miami‑Dade County for $5 million, alleging inadequate security. Prosecutors dropped the criminal case but civil action is moving forward.

A man was taken to Jackson Memorial after a fight near NW 57th Ave; detectives are probing whether he fell or was thrown from a third‑floor window.

A Coral Springs man was arrested after police say he choked his ex and dumped a feces- and condiment-filled backpack on her. He posted $4,000 bond and is under a no-contact order.

A 63-year-old woman was arrested in Oakland Park after her three dogs were found dead inside a tent amid high heat. Authorities charged her with animal cruelty and set bond.

A 99‑year lease would put a Metrorail parcel earmarked for Hialeah’s Hia‑Line in private hands, prompting questions about process and political ties.

A land bank paid $18.75M for an 18-acre Hialeah parcel that Lennar plans to turn into 178 townhomes with a lakefront clubhouse.

Parents are seeking answers after 17-year-old D'Quan Mizzick was found dead in a Deerfield Beach canal; authorities say an autopsy is pending. The family has launched a fundraiser and will hold a memorial Saturday.

Avisail Garcia alleges University of Miami doctors missed a spinal stress fracture that required surgery and ended his Major League career.

Heat Advisory in effect Friday for Miami. Highs near 90°F with heat-index values above 105; afternoon storms may give brief relief.