Tag: Florida

To dodge federal rule, some immigrants are shuffled in and out of Florida jails

ORLANDO — Four Guatemalan siblings, detained as undocumented immigrants after a traffic stop, spent several days last month…

Miami-Dade is red, but Democrats aren’t giving up on Florida

MIAMI — When Miami-Dade County helped elect President Trump in November, effectively taking on a conservative bent after…

‘Southwest Florida’s Pineapple Boom’ from Fort Myers to Marco Island

Cultivation of pineapples in Florida began in the 1860s, with Key West and Merritt Island being pioneers. Fort Myers,…

Inside KPMG’s lavish Florida ‘Lakehouse,’ where interns get drumming parades, soft serve ice cream, and mini-golf

KPMG has a training facility for its employees in Florida, called Lakehouse.The Big Four firm invited Business Insider's…

National Hurricane Center tracking Invest 96L, 2nd tropical wave. Florida floods possible

The National Hurricane Center continued tracking a pair of weather systems in the Atlantic early Aug. 9, with…

Florida authorities pursue lesser charge against Oklahoma pediatrician in daughter’s death

Authorities in Florida first accused Oklahoma pediatrician Neha Gupta of staging her daughter's murder in late June as…

Judge stops work at Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz.’ What are they building there?

In a win for environmentalists, a federal judge on Aug. 7 stopped further construction at the immigration detention…

National Hurricane Center tracking 2 systems. Will either impact Florida over weekend?

The National Hurricane Center is tracking two systems, including one in the central Atlantic — Invest 96L —…

Judge orders temporary halt to construction at Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center

A federal judge on Thursday ordered a two-week halt to construction at an immigrant detention center in the…

Who was the Fort Stewart shooter? He is from Florida, what we know

The U.S. sergeant accused of shooting and wounding five fellow soldiers at Fort Stewart in Georgia has been…

This day of the week is the most dangerous for Florida drivers. What study shows

Florida drivers may want to take special care on the roads Friday. It's the riskiest day of the…

Florida law enforcement agencies aren’t happy with how ICE is recruiting local officers

Armed with tens of billions of dollars in funding, Immigration and Customs Enforcement is working fervently to expand…