South Florida Trump club lands Trump himself as speaker Club 45 USA, a group inspired by former President Donald Trump, has landed its namesake and highest-profile speaker ever. Tribune News Service · Mar 30, 2022
Only a few days are left to get a COVID vaccine for free in South Florida. Many testing and treatment sites will close soon FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — With demand low and federal funds running out, dozens of COVID testing, vaccination and treatments sites will be closing in South Florida within the next 10 days. Tribune News Service · Mar 26, 2022
Now what? Lawmakers’ failure to pass condo safety bill leaves residents, buyers in limbo FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Hours after the catastrophic partial collapse of the Champlain Towers South condominium in Surfside, stunned members of condo communities along the South Florida coast predicted the disaster would trigger a massive ripple effect of residents scrambling for ways to ensure that tragedy would not strike their… Tribune News Service · Mar 24, 2022
PPP loans were made to be forgiven. In heavily Black areas like South Florida, many aren’t For Louine Raymonvil, the $105,000 Paycheck Protection Program loan his North Miami Beach security business received in June 2020 was a godsend. McClatchy Washington Bureau · Mar 24, 2022
Renters are overpaying by 18% in South Florida, study shows Rents have risen so much in South Florida that renters are now overpaying by more than 18%, according to an index released Tuesday. Tribune News Service · Mar 24, 2022
‘Prohibited tourism:’ Miami judge deals major blow to cruise companies that traveled to Cuba MIAMI — In a consequential ruling Monday night, a Miami federal judge said four major cruise lines with South Florida ties — Carnival, Norwegian, Royal Caribbean and MSC Cruises — engaged in “prohibited tourism” and “trafficking activities” by carrying passengers to Cuba and profiting from the use of Havana port… Miami Herald · Mar 22, 2022
Fentanyl test strips could reduce overdoses, deaths. Florida Legislature said no to legalizing them FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — With overdoses and deaths caused by fentanyl surging several of South Florida’s most prominent elected officials sought a change in state law to legalize inexpensive test strips that can detect its presence, a step they said could save thousands of lives. Tribune News Service · Mar 21, 2022
Finally! These homeowners bought during the last housing boom. They’re starting to see value return to their homes South Florida buyers who found homes during the housing peak over 15 years ago are finally seeing value return to their homes, but it’s been quite a roller coaster ride. Tribune News Service · Mar 17, 2022
Miami has become a haven for Ukrainians fleeing war. Here’s one young mother’s story MIAMI -- When Iryna Timoshenko left her woodland home near Kyiv on a cold February day, the Russian bombs had not yet set the Ukrainian skies alight. Miami Herald · Mar 17, 2022
Surfside, Florida votes out the mayor after condo collapse The mayor has lost his job in a small South Florida town where 98 people died in the collapse of an oceanfront condominium last summer The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2022
Florida mayor voted out less than year after condo collapse Residents of a small South Florida town where a beachfront condominium building collapsed last summer killing 98 people voted their mayor out of office on Tuesday The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2022
‘People are passing out’: 911 call describes moment Spring Breakers overdosed on fentanyl-laced cocaine FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — It was supposed to be a carefree Spring Break trip to South Florida for a group of college students, including cadets from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Tribune News Service · Mar 15, 2022
New hybrid world order: Fort Lauderdale offices are filling faster than in bigger cities, but what will work life look like in 2022? The return of office workers to downtown Fort Lauderdale from a COVID-19-induced hiatus can be measured in many ways. One of them: the business lunch. Tribune News Service · Mar 15, 2022
After 2 years of neglecting medical care, patients are flooding clinics — and many conditions are now dire FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Now that COVID-19 surges have subsided in South Florida, patients are arriving at local clinics with neglected medical conditions that have advanced into dangerous stages. Tribune News Service · Mar 11, 2022
Miami Herald · Mar 11, 2022 How one bank served Venezuelans who looted their homeland, split for Miami MIAMI — Leonardo González Dellán’s LinkedIn page promotes him as an entrepreneur and restaurateur. A 2019 U.S. Treasury Department sanctions notice called him something else: testaferro, a financial “frontman” hiding money for corrupt Venezuelan politicians.
Tribune News Service · Mar 7, 2022 They bought homes after the market crashed a decade ago. Now they’re seeing values soar The real estate market in South Florida has ebbed and flowed over the past few decades, bringing with it soaring home values in some periods, followed by devastating downturns.
Tribune News Service · Feb 28, 2022 COVID positivity rates across South Florida fall below 5%; total deaths in state surpass 70,000 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The COVID-19 testing positivity rate has fallen below 5% in South Florida’s three counties — a level at which public health experts say the virus is considered under control — according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control.
Tribune News Service · Feb 28, 2022 Iguana killers: Hunts around South Florida backyards become a tourist attraction FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Standing in a boat in suburban Fort Lauderdale, Chris Whitaker aimed a .25-caliber air rifle at a large green iguana on a canal bank and squeezed the trigger.
Tribune News Service · Feb 28, 2022 Only in South Florida: These 7 destinations are iconic with a kitschy twist FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Surprise! There’s more to South Florida than eating out and going to the pool.
Miami Herald · Feb 24, 2022 Before Farewell, Elton John plans intimate date with South Florida. Here’s what it means MIAMI — Elton John is not only still standing through one of the hottest streaks in his six-decade career, but he’s feeling frisky.
Tribune News Service · Feb 22, 2022 Jamaican police officer indicted in attempt to smuggle cocaine through Florida airport FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A veteran police officer from Jamaica was indicted after attempting to smuggle close to 3 pounds of cocaine into South Florida, a federal grand jury says.
Miami Herald · Feb 22, 2022 South Florida doctor convicted in $110 million addiction treatment fraud scheme MIAMI — A South Florida doctor faces decades in prison after a federal jury found he unlawfully billed $110 million in drug tests that were deemed medically unnecessary for patients at a sober living facility.
Miami Herald · Feb 20, 2022 Florida COVID-19 update: State, South Florida new weekly cases see sharp decline Florida on Saturday reported 5,441 COVID-19 cases and two new deaths to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to Miami Herald calculations of CDC data.
Sports Illustrated · Feb 19, 2022 Report: Charlie Strong Joins Mario Cristobal's Miami Staff as LBs Coach Strong returns to college football as a defensive assistant for another team in South Florida.
Tribune News Service · Feb 17, 2022 Laps of luxury: What upscale brands add to South Florida condos As well-heeled out-of-staters continue to flood South Florida, many are turning to brand names such as Ritz-Carlton, Porsche, Armani, Four Seasons and Aston Martin as they search for homes.