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Drivin' Dirty: Filthy Florida License Plates Rejected in 2023

By Naomi Feinstein

Jan 26, 2024

CONMAN 8, P00PIE1, and MR DUI were summarily denied by the license plate review unit.

New Report Highlights Spike in Sexual Assault Cases Aboard Cruise Ships

By Naomi Feinstein

Jan 26, 2024

Cruise law expert Jim Walker says cruise liners' crime reporting is "the bare minimum" of what the law mandates.

Average Floridian Would Trade 5 Years of Life to Live Like a Millionaire

By Naomi Feinstein

Jan 26, 2024

Survey participants nationwide believe a mountain of wealth is worth an early death.

Feds Probe Spate of Brightline Crash Deaths in Melbourne

By Alex DeLuca

Jan 17, 2024

Fatalities from Brightline collisions are starting to pile up in a coastal Florida community after the railway operator's recent expansion of train service to Orlando.

Long Time Coming: Tri-Rail Expands Train Service to Downtown Miami

By Naomi Feinstein

Jan 10, 2024

Thanks to Tri-Rail's service expansion, train commuters heading to downtown Miami from northern communities no longer have to shell out big bucks for Brightline.

"We Have a Country to Save": Florida GOP Chair Refuses to Resign After Rape Claim

By Izzy Kapnick

Dec 11, 2023

A warrant application states that the woman told Ziegler after the encounter, "Do you not understand I am terrified of you?"

Florida Democratic Party Calls for GOP Chair's Resignation After Report of Sexual Assault Claim

By Naomi Feinstein and Alex DeLuca

Dec 1, 2023

Florida Democratic Party chair Nikki Fried said the "level of hypocrisy in this situation is stunning."

DeSantis Settles Free Speech Lawsuit Over Activist's Press Event Ban

By Naomi Feinstein

Nov 29, 2023

The activist claimed state police were curtailing his free-speech rights by banning him from DeSantis' events after he shouted at the governor during a press conference.

FPL Works to Restore Power After Storm Batters South Florida

By Izzy Kapnick

Nov 16, 2023

A senior meteorologist said it was "Miami's wettest day in over 11 years."

Pro-Palestine Groups Protest Israeli Arms Supplier at Boca Raton Office

By Alex DeLuca

Nov 15, 2023

Elbit Systems, whose subsidiary has an office in South Florida, is Israel's largest private manufacturer of weapons.

Best-Selling Authors Raise Money for Miami-Based Center to Fight Book Banning, Censorship

By Naomi Feinstein

Oct 7, 2023

Notable contributors include best-selling author Jodi Picoult, Hunger Games creator Suzanne Collins, and novelist James Patterson.

Florida Extreme Athlete's Transatlantic Hamster-Wheel Expedition Thwarted by Coast Guard

By Izzy Kapnick

Sep 7, 2023

Baluchi has pleaded with the Coast Guard to leave him alone during his treks across the sea in small homemade enclosures.

Lawsuits Claim Steak House Poison Exposure Gave Workers Parkinson's Disease

By Naomi Feinstein

Sep 6, 2023

One after another, former employees of the South Florida restaurant chain were diagnosed with the debilitating neurological condition, the lawsuits allege.

Florida Neo-Nazi Leader Simulates Shooting Black Boy After Jacksonville Slayings

By Izzy Kapnick

Aug 30, 2023

"Put your face where I can shoot it," Jon Minadeo told the boy during a live chat.

Protesters, Families Demand Action on Record "Heat Crisis" in Florida Prisons

By Alex DeLuca

Aug 25, 2023

"We want legislators to be humane and fund the AC program to all facilities now, not next session."

"Cooked" Alive: Inmates Stew in Florida Prisons' Extreme Heat

By Alex DeLuca

Jul 31, 2023

Is extreme heat in Florida prisons a form of "cruel and unusual" punishment?

Online Fundraiser Organized in Wake of Student Death at Rolling Loud

By Jesse Fraga

Jul 26, 2023

A classmate says Jordan Petrocchi, who died after attending Day 2 of Rolling Loud festival, was about to graduate from Clemson University.

Conservative Group PragerU Says Florida Is First State to Approve Its "Curriculum"

By Alex DeLuca

Jul 25, 2023

At PragerU, the gender wage gap doesn't exist and systemic racism is a fairy tale.

Brandon Labiner Accused of Forging Court Document Shortly Before Father's Murder

By Alex DeLuca

Jul 11, 2023

Brandon Labiner's father accused him of defrauding a Palm Beach County judge shortly before the elder Labiner was found in a pool of blood outside his Boca Raton law office.

January 6 Rioter From Weston Sentenced to Nearly Five Years in Prison

By Alex DeLuca

Jun 21, 2023

The 27-year-old Weston native was sentenced to nearly five years for using a baton to pummel a D.C. officer who was being dragged down a flight of stairs at the Capitol.

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