Merrimac Ventures paid about $7.35M for a four‑building retail and office assemblage on North Andrews in Flagler Village, consolidating roughly 20,200 square feet and a signed 10,000‑sf lease.

Family members say an engaged father was killed in a Fort Lauderdale crash and are urging witnesses to come forward.

Monroe County deputies arrested two Marathon residents after reports they were having sex at Children's Rotary Park; witnesses included a family with a juvenile. Both were booked on multiple counts.

A Miami investor paid $21.5 million for a private‑pool penthouse at Vita at Grove Isle, marking another high‑end closing in Coconut Grove.

A Miami woman was arrested in Lakeland after a phone-tracking tip led deputies to a fleeing PT Cruiser; Lakeland police say she also started a small Dollar General fire.

Gusty east winds, a Rip Current Statement and high surf will affect Miami beaches through Wednesday. Scattered storms and choppy bays make boating and swimming riskier than usual.

Central Florida’s Cuban community is on edge after federal repatriations and local deportation notices. Lawyers and advocates warn longstanding protections are fraying.

A 77-year-old man was arrested after deputies say he pulled a revolver and threatened a woman near Mile Marker 38 on U.S. 1 in the Florida Keys. The woman disarmed him and tossed the gun into nearby bushes, officials said.

NORAD says F-16s escorted a civilian plane out of the Mar‑a‑Lago no‑fly zone; flares were used and no one was harmed.

Surf Row Residences in Surfside secured a $30.5M construction loan, giving the boutique condo project the financing to move into vertical construction. The project had already broken ground in late 2025.

The five‑day Palm Beach International Boat Show drove a more‑than‑$1B bump to the local economy — but triple‑digit garage fees left some workers priced out.

Coach Paul Maurice says Aleksander Barkov will not return this season as he rehabs from ACL/MCL surgery. The Panthers now face roster and cap choices with the regular season winding down.

BSO is investigating a shooting off Southwest 30th Terrace and 3rd Street after one person was found with non-life-threatening injuries.