Tag: South Florida

‘We got to take pride in where we live’

People living in an illegal trailer park in South Florida have been accused of dumping human waste into…

Killing a Burmese python is a great hunting thrill. Ways to take one in Florida

Florida's Burmese pythons have reached a level of lore in Florida that perhaps no other animals have held…

Potential Hurricane Melissa less than 1,000 miles from Florida. Should residents be concerned?

Tropical Storm Melissa continues to keep forecasters guessing on where it will go and how strong it will…

When human bones turn up in Florida, this professor and her students get the call

FORT LAUDERDALE — The discovery of what appeared to be a human femur and pelvic bone might have…

Florida mall could be replaced by 9 towers, hotel and affordable housing

The new owners of Fort Lauderdale’s Galleria Mall are considering a redevelopment plan that envisions nine 30-story towers,…

Getting worse and a sign of sea level rise to come

The saltwater burbled up — across roads and yards and parks, out of street drains and over the…

Flash Flooding Seen In South Florida As Days Of Heavy Rain Begin

Heavy rain that will persist this weekend was already causing flash flooding in parts of South Florida on…

Florida man convicted of fatally stabbing married couple in 1990 robbery is set to be executed

STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A man convicted of fatally stabbing a married couple during a 1990 robbery in…

Judge denies request for new trial for Florida matriarch convicted in killing of ex-son-in-law

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A judge has denied a request for a new trial for the South Florida…

Tropical Storm Imelda to remain far east of Florida’s coast, forecasters say

Florida and the Bahamas will see rain and blustery winds throughout the day Sunday and Monday from what…

Florida proposes diverting millions for ‘cleaner technology’ from electric vehicles

Nearly $41 million Florida still has left over from a federal mitigation fund to “replace diesel emission sources…

Soon-to-be Imelda could avoid US landfall. Here’s what Florida may feel

A stretch of the Florida coast from Palm Beach County to Volusia County was placed under a tropical…