Floridians and others along the U.S. East Coast need to keep a close eye on the tropics over the next several days as Tropical Storm Humberto and another system likely to become Imelda move closer, the National Hurricane Center said.

A South Florida minister and former felon runs a virtual support group for convicted fraudsters, Ponzi schemers, and insider traders seeking redemption.

Lt. Gov. Jay Collins is poised to enter next year’s race for Florida governor, setting up a clash with President Donald Trump’s top choice for the job, Congressman Byron Donalds.

COVID-19 updated boosters are now easier to get in Florida. Publix and Walgreens pharmacies in Florida will begin administering the 2025-26 COVID-19 vaccines to eligible patients without a prescription, joining CVS and CVS Minute Clinic. (Free to read)

Less than two weeks after right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk was fatally shot at a college campus in Utah, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced Monday his office has launched an online portal where people can report anyone making threats of political violence.

A home invader was shot and killed in Florida by the homeowner. The perpetrator was a bear.

The Galleria Mall, which once graced Fort Lauderdale as the city’s prime retail attraction, has been sold to a small consortium of investment and real estate firms that promises to revitalize the pedestrian property into a “community-focused retail and lifestyle destination.”

This weekend marks two years since Brightline launched its Miami-Orlando route. But even as officials tout its ridership numbers to show the train's popularity, the service but remains challenged with stagnant or dropping short-haul rides in South Florida and average fares dropping.

Spirit Airlines expects to cut its capacity by 25% this November, and is likely to reduce staffing levels further as the troubled budget carrier seeks to return to profitability during a second visit to bankruptcy court, according to a systemwide email sent to employees.

The end of Florida's open carry ban is not a simple victory for gun rights advocates. The ruling is a source of alarm and confusion, from its legal basis to its real-world implications.

Broward County will cut its property tax rate for the first time since 2017. Don’t go on a spending spree — with property values soaring, your tax bill isn’t likely to change.

We're in the typically most active period of hurricane season. So where are the storms? Here are some answers, and why you shouldn't start eating your hurricane supplies just yet.

New College of Florida, Florida’s smallest public university, plans to build a statue of Charlie Kirk, the right-wing activist killed in Utah last week, to display on its Sarasota campus, according to a Tuesday social media post from the school.

Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo said on a podcast that he does not want mRNA COVID-19 vaccines to be available in Florida.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier declared that the right to openly carry guns is the "law of the state," informing prosecutors and law-enforcement agencies to refrain from arresting or putting on trial “law-abiding citizens carrying a firearm in a manner that is visible to others.”

With just 11 months until Florida’s August 2026 primaries and less than 14 months until the November midterm election, there’s sudden uncertainty for the state’s congressional candidates, don’t know the contours of the districts in which they’ll be running.

“Nobody believes we can win.” Delray Beach officials decide to drop fight against Florida over the forced removal of a rainbow-painted intersection.

JUST IN: Following the assassination of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, Florida’s top education official warned teachers that anyone who posted “disgusting comments” about Kirk would be reprimanded.

The project Florida is taking over from the Army Corps of Engineers will remove 10 miles of berm along the Tamiami Trail and allow massive amounts of water to flow south into Everglades National Park and eventually Florida Bay.

JUST IN: In a major decision, a state appeals court has ruled that Florida’s ban on openly carrying guns violates the Second Amendment.

In Florida, many pharmacists, doctors, and patients find themselves confused about who has access to COVID-19, flu, RSV and other vaccines, as well as the cost of those shots. Many are just not providing them. Here’s an important Q&A on vaccines in Florida. (No paywall.)

She excited and heartened Democrats when she defeated a conservative School Board member. Now Jennifer Jenkins is running for U.S. Senate in Florida.

After workers covered Delray Beach’s LGBTQ+ pride intersection in black paint, outraged city officials agreed Tuesday night to file a petition to challenge the legality of the state’s orders to remove street art.

Sea Grape Drive. Donald J. Trump Drive. A proposal to rename a street in a seaside South Florida town has generated a furious debate and opened a divide in the community.

BREAKING: The Florida Department of Transportation painted over the LGBTQ+ pride intersection in Delray Beach early Tuesday, according to city officials. In the morning, passers-by found the rainbow-colored intersection was only partially covered with black markings.

Delray Beach wants the Florida Department of Transportation’s chief engineer tasked with deciding the fate of the city’s Pride rainbow crosswalk to disqualify herself from the role, arguing that email exchanges between her and other FDOT officials show bias against the city.

Arguing that “parental-exclusion policies present one of the most important constitutional controversies in the nation,” a couple asked the Supreme Court to take up a battle with a Florida school system about their child who wanted to express a gender identity and use pronouns they didn’t support.

The Trump administration’s aggressive move to terminate TPS programs for Latin migrant communities is stirring concerns in the agriculture, construction, manufacturing, hospitality and transportation industries about how big a hole a mass exodus of immigrants might create in Florida’s labor supply.

Florida clarified that its elimination of vaccine mandates for school kids will not go into effect for 90 days and that vaccines for measles, polio, diphtheria, pertussis, mumps and tetanus will still be required unless the Legislature changes the law.

Fort Lauderdale will need to spend at least $1.6 billion over the next decade to protect its neighborhoods from devastating floods caused by extreme storms, city-hired experts say. That’s not counting inflation.

Florida plans to eliminate school shot mandates, and medical professionals and educators are concerned about the long-term effects on prevention of infectious diseases.

DEVELOPING STORY: An appeals court panel of judges has paused a federal judge’s order forcing Florida’s state government to slowly shut down Alligator Alcatraz and blocking the Trump administration from sending new immigrant detainees to the Everglades detention camp.

One of the 11 street-art installations in Fort Lauderdale that the state of Florida ordered the city to remove has actually been gone for many months. Which leads to a pressing question from some local officials: "Who's making these decisions?" Link: trib.al/p8TSjqJ

BREAKING: Florida will become the first state end all vaccine mandates for school children.

Former Florida House Speaker Paul Renner announced he is running for the Republican nomination for governor next year, setting up a potential August GOP primary.

A tropical depression is likely to form in the Atlantic late this week or over the weekend as it tracks west toward the Caribbean, according to National Hurricane Center forecasters. It may become Tropical Storm Gabrielle.

After a hearing in Orlando today, Delray Beach will be allowed to keep its rainbow street art for now, despite the state’s threats to imminently paint it over, pending a final decision by the chief engineer for Florida's Department of Transportation.

Forecasters on Tuesday morning said a tropical wave in the Atlantic is likely to develop into a tropical depression. It's too soon to know for sure if it will be a concern to Florida or the U.S. But here's what the spaghetti models show.

Tri-Rail's demise has date: June 2027. After the Florida Department of Transportation cut the commuter rail's subsidy from $62 million to just $15 million, the company is scrambling to find funding. But it's not finding much success, and reserves are dwindling fast. The end of the line is nearing.

Three people arrested late Sunday evening for using chalk to protest the state’s removal of the Pulse rainbow crosswalk were released from jail Monday pending charges from the state attorney’s office.

Will you be getting a refund on Florida home insurance premiums? As the states insurance market improves and insurers start becoming more profitable, there’s a law that could trigger refunds to customers. But don’t expect a check anytime soon. Here’s why.

After debuting the world’s largest cruise ship, it’s reasonable to think South Florida-based Royal Caribbean should pause for a moment of celebration. Instead, the announced plans for a new line of ships and new destinations. www.sun-sentinel.com

This one’s a talker. There’s a growing trend of diners bringing their own food and drinks to restaurants. Restaurant owners are pushing back.

After facing backlash over the state’s ordering of cities to remove rainbow street art, Gov. Ron DeSantis expanded the order to cover all street art — and said he’s just following a new law. But legislators on both sides of the aisle say the law the governor cited contains no such language.

Democratic elected officials in Broward, led by Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, detailed policy and spending priorities from the federal and state governments that they said would harm the public and degrade the quality of life. Reporting by @browardpolitics.bsky.social

At 6:32 p.m. on Friday night, Florida’s secretary of transportation sent a letter to the city of Fort Lauderdale demanding the removal of seven more street art designs. It comes two days after the city refused to comply with the state’s original demands.

Discount carrier Spirit Airlines, overwhelmed with continuing financial difficulty, returned to bankruptcy court to try a second reorganization under Chapter 11 protection, the company announced Friday.

JUST IN: The federal government is complying with a judge’s order and has stopped sending immigrants to the Alligator Alcatraz detention center, less than two months after Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration launched the facility in support of President Trump’s mass deportation efforts.

Our Editorial Board writes in Opinion: "If Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis were a vaudeville duo, their signature song (with apologies to Irving Berlin) might go: 'Anything mean you can do, I can do meaner'."

President Trump proposed getting rid of FEMA. But the 12-person review council he appointed is focused more on reforming the agency, not dismantling it.