DeSantis Signs Law Making Florida 2nd State to Ban Fluoride From Water Systems May 16, 2025 By Stephany Matat and Kate Payne Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a measure Thursday prohibiting local governments from adding fluoride to their water systems, making...
Florida Store Owner Who Faked Death for Insurance Gets Sentence Commuted January 14, 2025 Floridians may remember the strange case of Jacksonville businessman Jose Lantigua, who faked his own death in 2013 in an...
Claims from Hurricane Milton Continue to Rise in Florida October 22, 2024 Almost two weeks after Hurricane Milton made landfall near Sarasota, Florida, as a Category 3 storm, claims and loss totals...
Asheville’s Dirty Water Warns of Climate Risk to Aging US Infrastructure October 18, 2024 By Kendra Pierre-Louis, Zahra Hirji and Michael Smith Hurricanes Helene and Milton devastated swaths of the southeastern US by bringing too much water. Now, communities are struggling with...
Four More Charged in Staged Auto Accident Scheme in Miami May 29, 2024 Florida authorities have nailed another alleged accident-staging group, one that collected more than $50,000 in personal injury protection benefits from...
Four in Florida Charged with Faking Auto Accident Injuries to Gain PIP Payouts May 15, 2024 Florida authorities this week charged four people with falsifying injuries from an auto accident and attempting to defraud three insurance...
South Florida ‘Butt Lift’ Surgery Clinic Linked to 15 Drug-Resistant Bacteria Infections May 1, 2024 Florida and federal health officials have determined that 15 infections from drug-resistant bacteria have been linked to a south Florida...
Miami Man Charged with Selling Fake Policies to South Florida Car Buyers, Drivers February 6, 2024 A Miami man posing as an insurance agent reportedly swindled at least eight people out of $29,000 by selling them...
Former Orlando Museum Director Countersues Over Fake Basquiat Art Scandal November 16, 2023 ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A former executive director of a Florida museum that was raided last year by the FBI...
Miami’s Septic Tanks, Trash Problems Test Appeal to Rich Homeowners August 11, 2023 Miami wants to attract even more out-of-state workers and wealthy newcomers like hedge fund tycoon Ken Griffin. But first, County...