Former Plantation mayor Lynn Stoner pleaded no contest and was sentenced to 12 months of probation with adjudication withheld after prosecutors said she tried to help a developer. The case stemmed from an OIG probe into a false city letter and other actions while she was in office.

Mayor Sara Baxter will host a town hall Wednesday where residents can press county officials about Project Tango's water, noise and siting concerns.

Surveillance footage shows an Atlanta-based rapper shot at the Supreme store in Miami's Design District after a $22,000 chain was stolen. Three suspects were arrested; the shooter remains at large.

SB 1756 cleared a Senate committee in Tallahassee, creating a conscience exemption for school vaccines and authorizing behind‑the‑counter ivermectin while narrowing emergency vaccine powers.

Surveillance video shows a West Park resident knocked to the ground and robbed after a bank visit; police are asking anyone with home or dash-cam footage to come forward.

Douglas Fabick, the former Fabick Cat CEO, was arrested in Palm Beach after police say he pointed a loaded handgun at officers responding to a welfare check.

Lawsuits say North Miami Beach officers hog‑tied a former FIU student inside a holding cell after a 2024 arrest; the city says officers followed policy.

A deputy-involved shooting in northwest Miami-Dade sent a man to Ryder Trauma while investigators processed a crash scene near NW 17th Ave and 87th St.

Hialeah is weighing a $1.2M, one‑year payment program to help low‑income homeowners 65 and up as state lawmakers push sweeping property‑tax changes. The checks would target the city’s most vulnerable older residents.

Investigations and court filings show hundreds of Floridians deemed too sick for trial are stuck in county jails for months while they wait for state psychiatric beds.

Neighbors have sued Coral Gables to block a proposed dog park across from the library, saying the city bypassed formal zoning steps. The suit asks a judge to void the commission’s approval and halt construction.

Clear and cool this morning with sunshine pushing highs into the low 70s. Smoke from a Big Cypress wildfire may cut visibility on I‑75; expect travel impacts.

Ubicquia closed a $106M Series D to speed AI for smart‑city sensors and analytics, led by 67 Capital and Marunouchi Innovation Partners.