A Miami-Dade forensic report says the boat operator violated navigation rules and failed to slow before striking a channel marker that killed 17-year-old Luciana 'Lucy' Fernandez.

Alma Matcha is expanding from a pop‑up into a Fort Lauderdale flagship café with a sit‑down menu, retail matcha and home‑brewing kits.

Florida accounted for six ICE‑custody deaths in 2025 amid a national spike that made the year the deadliest for ICE detainees in decades.

High rip current risk will affect Atlantic beaches into Friday. Breezy east winds will gust near 20 mph; choose lifeguarded beaches and heed flags.

A Lake Worth Beach caregiver pleaded guilty to exploiting an elderly client and was sentenced to five years in prison after investigators say she siphoned hundreds of thousands from the victim's accounts.

A judge sentenced Victor Rubio to 18 years after finding he violated probation in the 2024 Little Havana hit-and-run that killed Tomas Brito. Prosecutors used crash evidence at a revocation hearing after a key witness vanished.

Miami Gardens police are searching for the driver who struck and killed Robelto Osborne Jr., 33, on NW 167th Street. A reward up to $5,000 is being offered for tips leading to an arrest.

Seven developments — from the finished Treo to the under‑construction Mayla Cypress — are reshaping Fort Lauderdale’s Uptown with new housing, retail and street upgrades.

Palm Beach County’s new Homebuyer Match pilot will match buyer savings dollar‑for‑dollar up to $50,000. Virtual orientations are set for March and the portal opens March 30.

UF pulled a Spring 2026 WARP syllabus after course materials offered "access riders" to queer, trans and BIPOC students — administrators said the language was removed to comply with a state anti‑DEI rule.

Sushi by Bou filed Florida permit applications to open a chef‑led omakase counter inside Trump National Doral. The resort address is 4400 NW 87th Avenue; no opening date yet.

Surveillance video shows a car plowing into a bus stop at NW 103rd St and 7th Ave, killing a 72‑year‑old and injuring others. Traffic homicide detectives are reviewing the footage.

A Broward jury convicted former St. Coleman principal Lori Ann St. Thomas of an organized payroll fraud scheme accused of siphoning nearly $238,000 in unauthorized stipends.