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A Broward County Sheriff's police car blocks the entrance to a park as a wildlife burns in Broward County, Fla., Monday, May 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

Crews battle South Florida wildfires that have burned thousands of acres

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FILE - Lindsey Halligan speaks as President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Lindsey Halligan, a Trump-appointed former acting U.S. attorney, faces investigation by Florida Bar

By Freida Frisaro and Eric Tucker - Associated Press

Sean Kingston, right, and his mother Janice Turner arrive at the 40th anniversary American Music Awards, Nov. 18, 2012, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Rapper Sean Kingston sentenced to 3.5 years in prison for $1 million fraud scheme

By David Fischer - Associated Press

A beachgoer enjoys the warm weather Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

Tar balls wash ashore on Florida beaches, but the source of the sticky black goo is a mystery

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A Holland America cruise ship is shown in Victoria, Canada on Saturday, April 9, 2022. Two crew members on a Holland America cruise ship died during an “incident” in the ship's engineering space, the cruise line said. The unidentified crew members died Friday, March 22, 2024, while the Florida-based Nieuw Amsterdam was at Half Moon Cay in the Bahamas, Holland America said in a statement.(Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

2 crew members die during ‘incident’ on Holland America cruise ship

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Smoke and fire fills the air after an airplane crashed on Interstate 75, Friday, Feb. 10, 2024 near Naples, Fla. Federal authorities have launched an investigation to determine why the private jet tried to make an emergency landing on the Florida interstate, colliding with a vehicle and sparking a fiery crash that left two people dead. (Chris O'Conner via AP)

Investigators will try to find out why a private jet crashed onto a Florida interstate and killed 2

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In this image provided by the Florida Department of Transportation, Florida Highway Patrol troopers are on the scene of a small airplane landing on southbound Interstate 75 in Naples, Fla., Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. The plane collided with a vehicle as it made the emergency landing. (Florida DOT/The News-Press via AP)

Small plane collides with vehicle during emergency landing on southwest Florida interstate; 2 dead

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Florida Panthers head coach Paul Maurice watches during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Dallas Stars, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Florida Panthers open long-awaited new practice facility at Fort Lauderdale’s War Memorial

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

In this Sept. 20, 2020, file photo, Washington Football Team quarterback Dwayne Haskins (7) throws during the first half of an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals in Glendale, Ariz. The Pittsburgh Steelers signed the former Washington quarterback to a futures contract on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, giving the 23-year-old a second chance after the flamed out in the nation's capital in less than two seasons. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File) **FILE**

Haskins’ estate reaches partial settlement in lawsuit over death on Florida highway

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Residents paddle and walk along a flooded road Thursday, April 13, 2023, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Over two feet of rain fell causing widespread flooding, closing the Fort Lauderdale airport and turning thoroughfares into rivers. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

South Floridians mop up, recall fear after historic deluge

By Freida Frisaro, Daniel Kozin and Terry Spencer - The Washington Times

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-7H4 takes off, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) ** FILE **

Florida flight returns to Cuba after birds cause engine fire

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Quadruple murder suspect Bryan Riley is led from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office in Lakeland, Fla., on Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021, by Deputy Steve Neil, left, Captain Bart Davis and Detective Brett Bulman. (Kimberly C. Moore/The Ledger via AP)

Reasons for Florida family’s massacre may never be known

By Terry Spencer and Freida Frisaro - Associated Press

Pier Sixty-Six an empty shell, revamp a year behind schedule

By DAVID LYONS and South Florida Sun Sentinel - Associated Press

FILE- In this Jan. 19, 2021, file pot, The Guitar Hotel at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel &amp; Casino Hollywood is illuminated at night in Hollywood, Fla. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis reached an agreement with the state's Seminole Tribe on Friday, April 23, 2021, that would greatly expand gambling in the state, including the introduction of legalized sports wagering. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Florida reaches new gambling agreement with Seminole Tribe

By TERRY SPENCER and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN - Associated Press

City of Miami Beach Police officers arrest several males on Ocean Drive and 10th Street as spring break has officially begun Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021 in Miami Beach, Fla. Miami Beach officials are imposing an emergency 8 p.m.-6 a.m. curfew effective immediately, saying large, out-of-control spring break crowds crammed the beaches, trashed some restaurant properties and brawled in the streets. Tourists and hotel guests are being told to stay indoors during the curfew hours. (Pedro Portal/Miami Herald via AP)

Police chief says Miami partying ‘couldn’t go on any longer’

By Kelli Kennedy - Associated Press

Beachgoers take advantage of the weather as they spend time on Clearwater Beach Tuesday, March 2, 2021, in Clearwater, Fla., a popular spring break destination, west of Tampa. Colleges around the U.S. are scaling back spring break or canceling it entirely to discourage beachfront partying that could raise infection rates back on campus. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Spring-break partying falls victim to COVID-19 crisis

By Heather Hollingsworth, Kelli Kennedy and Anila Yoganathan - Associated Press

Law enforcement officers load a casket into a vehicle, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, in Sunrise, Fla. Two FBI agents were fatally shot and three wounded while trying to serve a search warrant in Florida on Tuesday, prompting a SWAT team to storm an apartment building where the suspect was holed up as neighbors huddled inside their homes. (WSVN-TV via AP)

FBI: 2 agents killed, 3 wounded, suspect dead in Florida

By Terry Spencer and Mike Balsamo - Associated Press

Colette Murray takes a swim up order Jay's Sand Bar Floating BBQ, serving pork nachos and alligator bites to hungry boaters and bikini-wearing partiers on the sandbar in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)

Hungry boaters fed aboard Florida floating restaurant

By PHILLIP VALYS and South Flordia Sun Sentinel - Associated Press

Shirley Shea makes dumplings at her home in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020. The tapestry of pork dumplings on Calvin Shea’s Instagram feed has been popular in quarantine during the coronavirus pandemic. But not nearly as popular as his 80-year-old mom, Shirley. What started as a way to renew their relationship after living apart for decades has turned, practically overnight, into an all-consuming dumpling business. (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)

Mother, son find solace and Instagram success in dumplings

By PHILLIP VALYS and Sun Sentinel - Associated Press

Dr. Rogers Cain stands outside his family medical clinic in north Jacksonville, Fla., on Thursday, July 30, 2020. Over the past two decades, he has seen the county health department gutted of money and people, hampering Duval's ability to respond to outbreaks, including a small cluster of tuberculosis cases in 2012. (AP Photo/Jason Dearen)

Miami-Dade mayor: Don’t let your guard down over Labor Day

By FREIDA FRISARO and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON - Associated Press