- Getting closer: Brightline to start selling tickets from South Florida to Orlando in MayBrightline, the high-speed inter-city train service, plans to start selling tickets for its new leg to Orlando starting in May. The Miami-based rail line, which currently serves five downtowns in South Florida, has yet to name a start date for the new service. ... read more
- Predawn Florida emergency alert was ‘sent in error’An early morning emergency alert from the State of Florida may have been sent “in error.” ... read more
- SpaceX to try again for history-making launch of massive StarshipSpaceX has had three days to get the pressure right and will try again this morning for the first-ever launch of what would be the most powerful rocket to ever lift off from the planet. ... read more
- A stolen car, an attempted carjacking, an armed carjacking and an escape attempt in a canal end in 2 arrestsTwo suspects were arrested Wednesday afternoon, one of them in his underwear, after they sped through Broward County in a stolen car. ... read more
- Bill that bans children from attending drag shows gets final approval and heads to DeSantisThe Florida House on Wednesday gave final approval to a controversial bill aimed at preventing children from attending drag shows and two other trans-related measures that also drew fierce debate. ... read more
- Citing failure to meet Jewish veterans’ burial needs, Moskowitz seeks improvement from federal agencyU.S. Rep. Jared Moskowitz wants the Veterans Administration to ensure burials at VA cemeteries are conducted in accordance with Jewish law, after hearing concerns about the agency’s practices from South Florida families. ... read more
- Is year-round school a good idea? Florida may offer it in some classes to study the resultsFlorida’s legislators are considering a bill that would allow school districts to join a pilot program to test out year-round school. ... read more
- Bills to kill Disney-Reedy Creek deal move to Senate, House floorsProposals to void Disney’s last-minute development agreement with Reedy Creek are their way to the House and Senate floors. ... read more
- Disney’s Reedy Creek deal violated state law, attorneys for DeSantis board sayAttroneys for the new DeSantis board say the disputed Disney-Reedy Creek agreements violated state law. ... read more
- SpaceX shoehorns Canaveral launch in before Thursday’s retry of powerful StarshipElon Musk’s prediction that SpaceX would shoot for a “4/20″ launch of the massive Starship rocket is coming to fruition, but before Thursday’s retry to launch what would be the most powerful rocket to ever lift off from Earth, SpaceX had some business to attend to from Cape Canaveral Space ... read more
- JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon to be deposed in Jeffrey Epstein suitJPMorgan Chase & Co. CEO Jamie Dimon must undergo up to two days of questioning by lawyers handling lawsuits over whether the bank can be held liable in financier Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse of teenage girls and women, a federal judge said Tuesday. ... read more
- Frost to DeSantis: Why didn’t Florida take anti-gun violence money from feds?Maxwell Frost is asking Gov. DeSantis why the state never asked for federal funds that could be used to enforce the state’s red flag law. ... read more
- Hotels removed from Florida bill that allows lawsuits over sex traffickingA bill in the Florida Legislature would have allowed sex trafficking victims to sue hotels. But on Monday, the House Commerce Committee approved a new version that removed hotels from the provision, in a change that some victim advocates and legislators blamed on the state’s influential tourism industry. ... read more
- Broward commissioner rehires aide, this time after the job is properly advertisedAn elected official who began working as a government aide without his job being publicly advertised — and who was forced to quit due to that improper hiring procedure — is back on duty. ... read more
- 77-year-old woman shot while sitting on her balcony at Delray Beach apartment complexA 77-year old woman was shot by an “unknown assailant” Tuesday while sitting on her balcony in Delray Beach, police say. ... read more
- King tides could slow drainage, cause additional flooding in Fort LauderdaleKing tides have returned to South Florida. Though they are not a cause for widespread concern, forecasters say they could add another burden to the area’s drainage system after last week’s floods. ... read more
- University of Florida removes years of campus crime data onlineThe University of Florida removed nearly eight years’ worth of crime data online without public notification, leaving only limited details about crimes that occurred on or near campus during the past 60 days. ... read more
- School Board won’t hire investigator to review inappropriate touching allegationsTwo Broward School Board members accused of inappropriate touching have been referred to the state Ethics Commission for review. ... read more
- 25 very specific things to like about Disney’s Animal KingdomDisney's Animal Kingdom turns 25: A look at the theme park's likable traits ... read more
- Jury seated in federal corruption trial of former governor candidate Andrew GillumA federal jury was empaneled Monday in the trial of former Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum, who was indicted last year on corruption charges including wire fraud and lying to federal investigators. ... read more