Jun 14 South Florida residents clean up as floodwaters from intense rain storms start to recede By Freida Frisaro, Terry Spencer, Daniel Kozin, Associated Press Although more rain could trigger additional isolated Florida flooding on Friday, forecasters say the strong, persistent storms that dumped up to 20 inches in southern parts of the state appear to have passed. Continue reading
Jun 14 Parkland school building, site of mass shooting that killed 17, is being demolished By Terry Spencer, Associated Press Beginning a weekslong demolition, the excavator made a whiny, wrenching noise as it broke off concrete from the building, now no longer needed as evidence in the shooter's trial. Continue reading
Jun 13 Heavy rainfall in southern Florida delays flights, jams streets with stalled cars By Freida Frisaro, Terry Spencer, Daniel Kozin, Associated Press A tropical disturbance that brought a rare flash flood emergency to much of southern Florida delayed flights at two of the state's largest airports and left vehicles waterlogged and stalled in some of the region's lowest-lying streets. Continue reading
Jun 11 Federal judge throws out Florida law blocking treatment for transgender children By Terry Spencer, Associated Press Senior Judge Robert Hinkle ruled Tuesday that the state went too far when it barred transgender minors from being prescribed puberty blockers and hormonal treatments with their parents' permission. Continue reading
Jun 05 Disney set to invest up to $17 billion in Florida parks after fight with DeSantis appointees ends By Mike Schneider, Associated Press The five DeSantis-appointed supervisors who oversee the Disney World district on Wednesday gave initial approval to the development agreement that both sides had agreed to negotiate after a March settlement ended their state court lawsuits. Continue reading
May 28 Judge denies request to restrict Trump statements about law enforcement in classified records case By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The judge overseeing Trump's classified documents case in Florida has denied prosecutors' request to bar the Republican former president from making public statements that could endanger law enforcement agents participating in the prosecution. Continue reading
May 17 Hundreds pack funeral for Roger Fortson, the Black airman killed in his home by a Florida deputy By Jeff Martin, Curt Anderson, Associated Press Hundreds joined Roger Fortson's family, friends and others at a suburban Atlanta megachurch on Friday to pay their final respects to the Black senior airman, who was shot and killed in his Florida home earlier this month by a sheriff's… Continue reading
May 16 Sheriff deputy’s killing of Black airman in Florida renews debate on police killings and race By Tara Copp, Claudia Lauer, Associated Press The death of Senior Airman Roger Fortson has community leaders including the NAACP asking whether unconscious bias led the deputy to shoot the young service member simply because he was a young, Black male and ask what, if anything, can… Continue reading
May 15 Florida man pleads not guilty in highway collision that killed 8 farmworkers By Mike Schneider, Terry Spencer, Associated Press A Florida man pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to charges of driving under the influence, after a highway collision killed eight Mexican citizens and injured 40 other people. Continue reading
May 14 8 dead, at least 40 injured after pickup collides with a farmworker bus in central Florida By Mike Schneider, Terry Spencer, Associated Press The Florida Highway Patrol has arrested the driver of a pickup truck that crashed into a farmworker bus early Tuesday, killing eight, on charges of driving under the influence-manslaughter. Continue reading