South Florida Local News

He was out for an innocent evening of church and gambling, but ended up with a late-night coyote encounter — how these wild canines are adapting to make suburban and urban Florida home.

Xiomara Colon, CEO of Rise to Recovery, a drug treatment facility in West Palm Beach that also ran a sober home in Lake Worth Beach, fraudulently billed three insurance companies for services totaling nearly $560,000.

A body found along Interstate 75 in western Broward County was identified as Ivy Marie Bedell, 20, who was a victim of sex trafficking since she was 14. Bedell's story was featured in a Sun Sentinel investigation and podcast released late last year.

Tommy Dollinger has been a lifeguard since high school. His summer lifeguard stints were squeezed in between winter work — fishing, working as a bartender, substitute teaching — but he longed to do lifeguarding year-round. Enter a career with Hollywood, Florida.

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an order to activate the Florida National Guard in response to what he called an “alarming influx” of migrants.

Gov. Ron DeSantis wants Florida lawmakers to put the state in control of Disney World’s Reedy Creek Improvement District.

A man was found shot to death inside a vehicle in Fort Lauderdale early Friday in what police are saying is a murder.

The Broward Sheriff's Office is investigating an incident in which a deputy allegedly used his own handcuffs to punch a suspect who was already restrained, according to the public defender's office.

Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick was attacked during the Jan. 6, 2021 siege of the U.S. Capitol, dying the following day.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has nominated Palm Beach County Commissioner Dave Kerner to a statewide position and appointed county Republican Party Chairman Michael Barnett to replace him, the governor’s office announced Thursday.

A Palm Beach County attorney has been sentenced to prison and ordered to pay $1.6 million in asset forfeiture and $1.26 million in restitution after he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Prosecutors said he spent COVID-relief loan money on a lavish lifestyle, including a Trump National Golf Club membership.

Broward Circuit Judge Linda Alley, who took office two years ago after a 22-year career as a malpractice lawyer for some of Broward County’s most prominent firms, died Wednesday at a Fort Lauderdale hospital. She was 71.

Florida’s emergency-management director wants lawmakers to make changes to help with disaster preparation and response, pointing to issues that have arisen as the state recovers from Hurricane Ian and Hurricane Nicole.

As Floridians lay by the pool or hit the beach, many will refrain this month from downing a cold beer or sipping on a salt-rimmed margarita. But as many participate in Dry January, are the health benefits real?

A 22-year-old man is facing murder and attempted murder charges after allegedly shooting two men outside of a Taco Bell in North Lauderdale on Christmas Eve, the Broward Sheriff's Office said.

The families of Gerald Fischman, Rob Hiaasen, John McNamara, Rebecca Smith and Wendi Winters, along with some Capital employees who survived the deadly June 28, 2018, attack on the Annapolis newsroom, dismissed civil charges against The Baltimore Sun and Tribune Publishing this week after settling the case.

Broward commissioners will take the first step next week to break away from the Sheriff’s Office when it comes to operating the 911 regional call system.

Luxury EVs have become status symbols, which means South Florida is a major market. There's hope that high-end sales will drive technology that will open up the entry-level market, as well as elevate the need for more changing stations on Florida highways.

A South Florida woman was arrested Monday on charges of sex trafficking of a minor, lewd or lascivious battery and promoting a sexual performance by a child.

A man was shot and killed early Wednesday in front of a North Lauderdale house.