A Miami administrative law judge was arrested after police say he cut his wife with a butter knife during a domestic dispute. He faces aggravated battery charges.

Sticky start with highs near 88°F; afternoon storms are likely and feels-like temps could top 100°F. Expect brief heavy downpours and plan for a hot, wet commute.

A firm tied to Lion Forge founder David Steward II paid about $17 million for a Wellington horse farm near the Winter Equestrian Festival, adding to a busy high-end market.

A state-funded levee expansion along the J.W. Corbett Wildlife Management Area is finished, boosting flood defenses for The Acreage and Loxahatchee as hurricane season begins.

Margate officials are proposing to raise the city's fire‑rescue assessment from $300 to $350 per household to help cover staffing and wage costs.

A 21-year-old was arrested after Boynton Beach police say she stabbed her boyfriend with a knife and a barbecue fork; he was taken to the hospital and she faces aggravated battery charges.

Direct Relief announced a more than $5.2M push to install solar microgrids and batteries at nine Florida clinics so they can keep vaccines and care running through storms.

Broward County has launched a nationwide search for a new Visit Lauderdale president & CEO as Stacy Ritter prepares to step down. The post carries a mid‑six‑figure salary and oversight of a newly expanded convention campus.

American Ballet Theatre principal Skylar Brandt and Philadelphia Ballet principals Sterling Baca and Scarlett Güémez will guest with Boca Ballet Theatre in La Bayadère on Aug. 1–2, 2026.

Spectacled caimans have set up breeding pockets in Miami‑Dade and Broward, prompting targeted removals and monitoring by UF and state agencies.

County and village leaders broke ground on a 20,000‑sq‑ft Key Biscayne library; Friends launched a $500 legacy‑brick fundraiser to help pay for the build. The new branch is slated to open in 2028.

Preliminary estimates put Lake Worth Beach’s property roll over $4 billion, driven by new construction — but Tallahassee’s tax‑relief plans could alter local budgets.

A University of Miami demo and new simulations show how surge and rising seas can inundate homes quickly as hurricane season begins.