Major media companies set to seek release of affidavit behind Mar-a-Lago search warrant

Attorneys for many of the nation’s largest media companies will try to persuade a federal magistrate judge on Thursday afternoon to make public the affidavit supporting the warrant that allowed FBI agents to search former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate last week. The Associated Press, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street […]

Fishermen capture video of great white shark prowling Florida Keys

A pair of Florida Keys fishermen got up close and personal with a great white, capturing a “breathtaking” video of the massive shark. Don Gates and Angie Gonder, who tag fish for the Dolphin Research Program, were out fishing Monday afternoon. Gates says they stopped to fish about 23 miles off Cudjoe Key when all […]

Miami-Dade PD Detective Cesar Echaverry has died

Miami-Dade Police Detective Cesar Echaverry has died after being shot in the head while trying to arrest a suspect tied to an armed robbery in Broward County. “Officer Echaverry died in the line of duty while serving & protecting our community. Our law enforcement family will continue to stand beside & support the Echaverry family […]

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Water quality is still front and center for businesses along the Gulfshore

In this Gulfshore Business report, Southwest Florida is making efforts to clean up waterways, and it looks like progress is starting. Our area’s waterways have been clearer and cleaner than in years past. That’s what captain Daniel Andrews of Captains for Clean Water said. He also said it’s great not just for the fishing community, […]

2 deaths in Florida linked to raw oysters from Louisiana

A restaurant customer in Fort Lauderdale has died of a bacterial infection after eating raw oysters. A Pensacola man died the same way this month. Both cases involved oysters from Louisiana. Gary Oreal, who manages the Rustic Inn, told the South Florida SunSentinel that the man who died had worked years ago at the restaurant […]

DeSantis sued by Florida prosecutor he removed over abortion

An elected Florida prosecutor who was removed from office by Gov. Ron DeSantis because of his positions on abortion and transgender rights filed suit Wednesday to get his job back, saying the Republican leader violated his First Amendment rights. DeSantis said he suspended Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren this month for signing a national […]

New coach, new facility have Florida eyeing better results

Billy Napier’s methodical, multifaceted approach as Gators coach to returning Florida to national prominence might actually be on a fast track. Napier’s recruiting prowess has been on display the last two months, culminating with the Gators’ 2023 class breaking into the top 10 in national rankings by Rivals and 247 Sports. The latest bump coincided […]

Eutylone, a synthetic psychoactive bath salt, making deadly mark in Florida

A new synthetic drug emerging in Florida is causing more deadly overdoses than anywhere else in the country: Eutylone, a psychoactive bath salt, is making a mark in the state. “We’re just starting to see it and we’re already seeing overdose deaths from it,” said Footprints Beachside Recovery Center President John Templeton Jr. According to […]

Florida tourism continues to bounce back

Tourism in Florida during the first half of 2022 was up 20% from the same period last year and was higher than during the first six months of 2019, the last full year of travel before the coronavirus pandemic. Visit Florida, the state’s tourism-marketing agency, posted numbers online late Monday that estimated Florida had 33.717 […]

Feds send money to Lee County, other parts of Florida for ‘clean’ buses

The federal government is routing nearly $42 million to Florida as part of a $1.66 billion effort to increase the number of “clean” buses on U.S. roads. Grants will go to the Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority, the Jacksonville Transportation Authority, Lee County and the state for low- and no-emission buses, equipment and worker training, […]