Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier filed a petition asking the Census Bureau to exclude undocumented immigrants and some children from state counts, saying the 2020 tally shortchanged Florida.

A rider says an Uber driver pulled a gun on his front‑seat friend outside a Plantation home after a tense ride from Fort Lauderdale Beach. Plantation police are investigating and Uber deactivated the driver’s account.

Smoke & Maple is opening a 167-seat gastropub at Avenir Town Center in Palm Beach Gardens this late spring, offering oysters, a smash burger and a full bar.

The Vineta Hotel has reopened on Cocoanut Row as Oetker Hotels’ first U.S. outpost, a restored 41‑room Mediterranean‑Revival property with Coco’s restaurant and a pool house.

Medicaid rollbacks and the expiration of enhanced ACA subsidies have left Florida’s hospitals and marketplace enrollees exposed to higher costs and coverage losses. Analysts and local leaders warn the effects could be severe.

Breezy and warm with dangerous rip currents; smoke from a Naples wildfire may reduce visibility for drivers heading west.

James Uthmeier’s campaign pulled in $1.91M in Q1, boosted by six‑figure donations from tobacco, gun companies and the state party.

Cayo, a 10-foot juvenile great white, pinged off Palm Beach on April 13 as researchers continue to track her long coastal migration.

A federal review and related records say chronic understaffing, training gaps and paperwork errors at the Life Alliance organ‑procurement agency prompted its decertification and a federal handoff of South Florida services.

Surveillance video shows a Miami man yanking and slamming his dog in a condo elevator; he was arrested and Miami-Dade Animal Services has been notified.

Authorities say a Pembroke Pines woman ran an eight‑month scheme that drained SNAP benefits from about 200 residents, costing more than $120,000.

State inspectors found rodent droppings, roaches and soiled equipment at two Florida Keys eateries; both passed re‑inspection and reopened.

DeSantis unveiled a major Everglades push promising accelerated projects, big pumps and targeted funding to move more clean water south.