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'Thank God you found me': Florida officials unearth a fourth forgotten Black cemetery
Monday, December 20, 2021
At least four abandoned African American cemeteries have been rediscovered in Florida. The finds are forcing communities to look at their history and racist policies that targeted Black neighborhoods.
Grand jury report on Surfside condo collapse calls for immediate action
Thursday, December 16, 2021
In Miami-Dade County, Fla., a grand jury issued a report on the collapse of a condo tower in Surfside that killed 98 people. Among its recommendations: inspect condo buildings every 10 years.
4 piglets won't end up as lechon thanks to Miami's annual holiday pig pardoning
Tuesday, December 14, 2021
The pardoning of a turkey is a presidential holiday tradition. On Tuesday, Miami officials pardoned a pig. Roasted pig is a quintessential Cuban-American centerpiece of South Florida Christmas feasts.
Manatees are starving in Florida. Wildlife agencies are scrambling to save them
Thursday, December 02, 2021
Ninety percent of the seagrass has died in an important estuary, leaving manatees without enough to eat. More than 1,000 manatees have died, and many others are emaciated and distressed.
Despite omicron, Ron DeSantis remains firmly against lockdowns and vaccine mandates
Tuesday, November 30, 2021
Florida's governor is reacting to the omicron variant much differently than New York's. Messaging around how to respond has varied widely by state, depending on politics and recent COVID burdens.
Florida's health care providers are caught between federal and state vaccine rules
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Hospitals in Florida are in a tight spot. They will soon have to choose between obeying a federal rule requiring healthcare workers to be vaccinated or a state law banning vaccine mandates.
Event security is rexamined after last week's deadly crush of fans in Houston
Friday, November 12, 2021
Public safety officials and event planners are reevaluating their security plans following the crowd surge at Houston's Astroworld event that killed nine people.
Astroworld organizers had plans for a variety of emergencies, but not a 'crowd surge'
Tuesday, November 09, 2021
Organizers of the fatal Astroworld music festival in Houston had an operations plan. It included protocols for an active shooter, terror threats and severe weather. But nothing for a "crowd surge."
Some Florida professors are blocked from testifying in suits against the state
Wednesday, November 03, 2021
A fourth professor has come forward in a controversy at the University of Florida involving free speech, academic freedom and the right of faculty members to testify in lawsuits against the state.
For 51 years this killer whale has lived in a tiny tank. Now her health is at risk
Saturday, October 30, 2021
For decades, activists have argued that Miami Seaquarium housed Lolita, an endangered orca in a tank that's much too small. A new USDA report found other serious violations in how she's been treated.
Nikolas Cruz pleads guilty on all charges in Parkland school shooting rampage
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Nikolas Cruz admitted to being the gunman in the shooting rampage at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and pleaded guilty to killing 17 people and wounding 17 others in 2018.
A Florida school district will pay $25 million to the families of Parkland victims
Monday, October 18, 2021
The agreement with the families of 52 people killed, injured or traumatized by the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas settles claims of the families of the deceased and all but one of the injured.
Flood insurance rates are spiking for many, to account for climate risk
Friday, October 15, 2021
FEMA says its new rates better reflect the risk from more intense and frequent rain and floods. The increase could make housing unaffordable for some in the most flood-prone areas.
Florida county is fined for requiring employees to be vaccinated
Thursday, October 14, 2021
Florida has imposed a $3.5 million fine on Leon County for requiring employees to be vaccinated. Gov. Ron DeSantis says that violates a law banning vaccine passports, and that more fines are coming.
Once hailed as "the best police chief in America," Art Acevedo is suspended in Miami
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Miami Police Chief Art Acevedo, a star in law enforcement circles, appears to be out of a job after six months. He's had a rocky tenure, clashing with city leaders who he says are meddling.
A surge in the cost of flood insurance could make housing unaffordable for many
Monday, October 11, 2021
Millions of homeowners with federal flood insurance are seeing their rates spike, in some cases by thousands of dollars. FEMA says the new program better reflects the real risks of climate change.
A judge is weighing claims in the Surfside condo collapse
Wednesday, October 06, 2021
A judge is weighing competing claims of victims of the condominium collapse in Surfside, Fla. Condo owners who survived could be named in wrongful death lawsuits filed by families of those who died.
50 years ago, Disney World opened its doors and welcomed guests to its Magic Kingdom
Friday, October 01, 2021
Walt Disney secretly bought 40 square miles of land in the Sunshine State, then unveiled plans that would reshape the theme park industry and central Florida.
Disney World Celebrates Its 50th Birthday
Wednesday, September 29, 2021
This week in 1971, Disney World opened to visitors. Walt Disney secretly acquired 40 square miles of land and unveiled his plans that would reshape the theme park industry and central Florida.
Florida Wants To Give Fishermen Another Go At The Great Big Goliath Grouper
Friday, September 24, 2021
The massive fish have been protected since 1990, after they were nearly wiped out. But now, Florida is proposing allowing the first catch of goliath groupers in more than three decades.