Internal Affairs found a Miami officer logged nearly 100 unworked off‑duty hours and was terminated effective April 14, 2026.

FIU researchers put a manufactured home in front of the university’s Wall of Wind this week to see how anchors, skirting and siding hold up as winds climb toward Category 5. The tests are part of a multi‑university program to collect data that could influence future HUD rules.

A UF/IFAS study finds Florida’s forest industry produced nearly $29 billion in 2023 and supported about 103,000 jobs, even as hurricanes and mill closures threaten rural communities.

A Maurice Fatio mansion at 115 Via La Selva led last week’s Palm Beach luxury contracts as buyers signed 26 deals worth roughly $197.7M in asking price.

Preserved DNA produced a CODIS hit that led to the arrest of a Flowery Branch man in a 2013 Dania Beach attempted sexual battery. He was arrested May 5 and faces extradition to Broward County.

Broward deputies and Fort Lauderdale officers were seen digging at a Little Haiti property as part of a joint criminal investigation; agencies declined to provide details.

United will relaunch daily nonstop flights between Houston (IAH) and Caracas (CCS) on Aug. 11, restoring a direct connection that many families and oil-sector workers rely on.

A pediatric patient was flown between Jackson South and Kendall Regional after a possible shooting in southwest Miami‑Dade. Officials confirmed an inter‑hospital transfer but released few details.

Boynton Beach leaders revived a plan to widen the Boynton Inlet and replace the fixed A1A bridge, promising safer navigation while raising erosion and reef concerns.

A child was shot after finding a handgun inside a Miami‑Dade home; investigators are on scene and officials reiterated the importance of secure firearm storage.

Warm, sticky Wednesday with a chance of afternoon storms. Lifeguards warn of elevated rip currents at some beaches.

A multi-vehicle crash with a reported fatality closed northbound I‑95 at Blue Heron Boulevard in Riviera Beach, snarling the morning commute. Troopers are investigating.

Pembroke Pines police want help identifying a man they say grabbed a girl in a Walmart parking lot on March 15. Detectives say he left in a newer‑model white Lexus TX.