Florida received a major diplomatic visit this week as nearly 20 European Union ambassadors and trade representatives made stops in Miami and Tallahassee.

Tuesday night's municipal elections brought a mix of continuity and change to South Florida, with a close mayoral race in Miami Beach and an upset in a Homestead council race. In the Florida Keys, two incumbents got re-elected to the city council in Marathon.

The dust has barely settled from Miami’s General Election, where Miami-Dade Commissioner Eileen Higgins and former City Manager Emilio González clinched their spots in a runoff for city Mayor. But according to newly released internal polling numbers, the winner of that Dec. 9 clash will almost assuredly be Higgins.

A cold case was solved over a decade later after a Miami Gardens man accused of killing his wife was found in San Diego late last month, police said.

In picking Eileen Higgins, a county commissioner, and rejecting three candidates with relatives in politics, voters made clear their desire to break from family dynasties.

Food banks and local nonprofits struggle to meet growing demand as federal nutrition aid is halved for thousands of families and seniors.

FROM NEW YORK TO FLORIDA? Gov. DeSantis said the Sunshine State could see an influx of New Yorkers. But, how many people said they would actually move?

More than 10 years after a woman was fatally shot in Miami Gardens, her husband, who is accused of murdering her, was arrested, police said.

FORT MYERS, Fla. - A Florida woman is accused of leaving two dogs for dead in a backyard while she went on a Miami trip. According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, in March 2025, deputies went to a home on Ninth Ave in Pine Manor in Fort Myers to investigate reports of two dead, decaying dogs, located in crates.

In its 100th year, Winn-Dixie is alive, but changing. Besides a corporate rebrand from Southeastern Grocers to The Winn Dixie Company, as well as other changes, dozens of stores in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi will close by the end of 2025. Southern Georgia will keep several Winn-Dixie stores.