Hedge‑fund billionaire Ken Griffin gave $10 million to a PAC backing Byron Donalds, widening the front‑runner’s financial edge and concentrating megadonor influence in the Florida primary.

A 3‑year‑old is in critical condition after getting their head stuck in a play kitchen at a babysitter’s home in Boynton Beach; police are investigating.

An out-of-state firm bought Sephora Arena in Medley and plans to redevelop it into small-bay warehouse space, leaving Unrivaled's Miami home uncertain.

Miami Beach broke ground on a three-story, 10,924‑sq‑ft Marine Patrol Facility at Maurice Gibb Memorial Park to centralize police and fire marine units. The city says the hub will speed response across Biscayne Bay.

FIU named Daniel Z. Epstein interim dean of its College of Law effective Aug. 1, 2026 — a controversial pick after a federal judge previously sanctioned him in a separate case. Faculty critics say the selection raises questions about politics and the search process.

Delroy Ambursley Lindo was arrested in Little Havana after police say he groped a woman in an elevator and later exposed himself in a hallway.

A Palm Beach County jury on Friday cleared Carl Jean‑Francois of first‑degree murder in the 2023 Boynton Beach shooting after a five‑day trial. The case returned to court in West Palm Beach and ended with a not‑guilty verdict.

A Miami man known online as Yunglazz Drakula was arrested after livestreamed raps about scamming led investigators to a Westwood Lakes search that uncovered weapons, suspected drugs and ritual animal remains.

Developers propose converting a longtime Borden dairy warehouse in North Miami Beach into a private indoor-outdoor racquet-sports complex with courts and a restaurant.

A person was killed after a southbound Tri‑Rail train struck a trespasser near Lake Worth Road, leaving riders shaken and forcing a bus bridge and delays.

Miami’s ICAC task force was honored after an operation the department says led to 30 arrests. Officials highlighted the unit’s behind‑the‑scenes work to disrupt online exploitation.

A Jupiter man was arrested after police say he broke into a neighbor’s house early Thursday, sliced a lime and drank her tequila while wearing a towel. A K‑9 tracked him back to a nearby home and he was booked on burglary and theft charges.

AT&T has begun notifying Florida customers that copper landlines will be retired; filings list Nov. 15, 2026 as an earliest discontinuance and replacement options are being offered.