Outgoing Florida Senate Appropriations chairperson Kelli Stargel, R-Lakeland apparently has a daughter problem. Sen. Stargel, who is leaving her seat to run for Congress in the crowded GOP primary race for the newly drawn U.S. House District 15, got a …
Miami’s Cristobal, Radakovich address hiring of Alonzo Highsmith and his responsibilities
MIAMI — MIami Hurricanes legend Alonzo Highsmith’s anticipated move from an NFL personnel role to UM’s football front office became official on Thursday morning, when the Hurricanes announced his hiring. As The Miami Herald reported on Wednesday night,…
Greg Cote: No excuse or consolation: Panthers swept out of playoffs in 2-0 loss a crushing way to end
MIAMI — Where do you look for belief when there doesn’t seem to be any? How do you claim confidence when the words feel hollow even as they leave your lips? Where do you find resilience when the world is laughing at your chances? When you know even you…
Judge in Surfside collapse lawsuit agrees to pay condo owners more for property loss
MIAMI — The judge overseeing the class-action lawsuit for the Surfside condo collapse said Tuesday he would increase the payout for condo owners whose homes were destroyed last summer. Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Michael Hanzman gave preliminary approval …
Carbon monoxide poisoning killed 3 US tourists at Sandals Bahamas resort, reports say
Three American tourists found dead inside two villas at a luxury Sandals resort in the Bahamas earlier this month were killed by carbon monoxide poisoning, according to local news reports. Vincent Paul Chiarella, 64, of Florida, Michael Phillips, 68 an…
Miami man loses $6 million home, freedom in $115 million scam involving baby formula
A 7,700-square-foot, four-bedroom, four-bathroom house and three units of an Aventura office building are the list of losses for a Golden Beach man after a massive commercial fraud that involved infant formula, eye-care products and other products regu…
Florida Department of Health and CDC investigating a monkeypox case in Broward County
MIAMI — A person has been isolated after a presumptive case of monkeypox was diagnosed, the Florida Department of Health in Broward County announced Sunday afternoon. “This case is related to international travel, and the person remains isolated,” the …
Rubio gets backing from top police union in race with Demings for law and order label
MIAMI — With about 10 police officers standing behind him, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio was endorsed Saturday by the state’s main police union, the Florida Police Benevolent Association, a group that represents about 30,000 cops statewide. It is the latest la…
Marlins’ losing skid hits three games after another loss to Braves
MIAMI — The Miami Marlins’ downfall on Saturday began in the fourth inning. They had a runner on third base with one out against the Atlanta Braves, a prime chance to break open the scoreless deadlock. Instead, a pair of poor decisions resulted in two …
Fabiola Santiago: Biden abandons Florida Dems in tough races to run a fool’s errand in Cuba, Venezuela
Who benefits from President Joe Biden’s sudden U.S. opening to repressive communist Cuba? Not American democracy — and not Florida, where the move almost feels likea betrayal by Biden and his administration. The president, who lost Florida to Donald Tr…