Fans of Bahama Breeze restaurants are being met with unwanted news this week, as the company behind the chain announced that all locations will soon be shut down, News4JAX sister station WKMG in Orlando reported.

A Florida congresswoman charged with conspiring to steal $5 million in federal COVID-19 disaster funds has formally pleaded not guilty nearly three months after her indictment.

New restaurant featuring a menu showing love to their Miami roots and love of desserts

Major League Baseball will produce and distribute local broadcasts for six teams this season.

Louisville moved up to sixth for its best ranking in four years in The Associated Press women’s Top 25 basketball poll.

Detainees have been pepper-sprayed on at least two occasions at a Florida immigration detention center, dubbed “Deportation Depot,” since opening this past September.

Detainees have been pepper-sprayed on at least two occasions at a Florida immigration detention center, dubbed “Deportation Depot,” since opening this past September.

Rong Niu’s pink sequined dress shimmered under the arena lights at a recent Miami men’s basketball game.

The Jaguars are bringing in two new assistant coaches, making it official just one day after announced that both coordinators will be returning to the team next season.

Darian Mensah has enrolled at Miami, boosting the Hurricanes with another standout transfer quarterback.

A former Miami Heat security officer has been sentenced to three years in federal prison and ordered to pay nearly $1.9 million in restitution for stealing hundreds of game-worn jerseys and other valuable sports memorabilia while working for the team.

The College Football Playoff will remain at 12 teams after the commissioners of the Southeastern Conference and Big Ten couldn’t come up with a compromise for expansion.

Alberto Mendoza has announced his transfer to Georgia Tech less than 24 hours after being crowned a national champion with Indiana.

A federal judge in Miami has rescheduled a hearing for a Florida congresswoman charged with conspiring to steal $5 million in federal COVID-19 disaster funds.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says he owes Indiana Gov. Mike Braun some key lime pie and stone crabs after losing a bet.

Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza spent the College Football Playoff showing the nation just why he earned the Heisman Trophy.

Indiana is No. 1 in the final Associated Press Top 25 after finishing a 16-0 season with a victory over Miami in the College Football Playoff championship game.

Jury selection has begun in the New York City trial of two luxury real estate brokers and their brother, who are accused of sexually abusing dozens of women.

Fernando Mendoza's historic season has ended with a national title.

Curt Cignetti came to Indiana to win championships.

Miami's football team faces big changes next season with a new quarterback, new starters on both lines, and a new kicker.

Fernando Mendoza bulldozed his way into the end zone and Indiana bullied its way into the history books Monday night, toppling Miami 27-21 to put the finishing touch on a rags-to-riches story, an undefeated season and the national title.

Fernando Mendoza bulldozed his way into the end zone and Indiana bullied its way into the history books Monday night.

Indiana and Miami are playing for the national title Monday night, and if that has you scratching your head thinking “Who?”.

Eligibility lawsuits, the out-of-control transfer portal, bickering over congressional legislation and the decades-old dilemma over coaches and their salaries were the steady drumbeat behind a college football season where nothing felt quite settled.

The Power 4 conference that didn’t get its champion into the College Football Playoff ended up with another team playing for the national title.

Miami has made a remarkable comeback in college football.

Carson Beck's college football journey ends Monday night in the national championship game.

Classes at Christopher Columbus High School in Miami are canceled Tuesday.

Erik Spoelstra is now the longest-serving coach among the four major U.S. sports leagues.

Mario Cristobal, head coach at the University of Miami, has brought the Hurricanes back to the national spotlight.

Temple assistant and former Cornell coach Bill Courtney has died.

A federal judge says marriage and the alleged embrace of a monogamous lifestyle cannot prove the innocence of a man charged in a conspiracy with his two brothers — both luxury real estate brokers — to sexually attack women.

Six years in the making, Miami-based The Related Group’s South Bank Residences project is in city permitting review at an estimated project cost of $150 million.

The NBA has rescheduled a game between the Chicago Bulls and Miami Heat due to a slippery court issue.

For thousands of Venezuelans living in the U.S., the days since the Trump administration ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro have brought a mixture of joy and trepidation.

Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza originally planned to attend Yale, where he was recruited five years ago.

Undefeated Indiana did more than just justify its place as the top seed in the College Football Playoff with its lopsided 56-22 rout of Oregon in the Peach Bowl semifinal.

It looked improbable two months ago.

Indiana is headed to its first national championship game after beating Oregon 56-22 in the Peach Bowl.

Mario Cristobal's goal when he was hired at his alma mater was to recreate the winning culture at Miami.

The Chicago Cubs have acquired right-hander Edward Cabrera in a trade with the Miami Marlins in their first major offseason move.

Faith leaders are urging prayers for peace following the U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro.

Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine is joining Venezuela’s president and the man charged with gunning down United Healthcare’s CEO in a notorious federal lockup in New York City.

Two people familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that infielder Kazuma Okamoto and the Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to a $60 million, four-year contract.

Jake Paul has slipped out of the WBA cruiserweight rankings after the YouTuber-turned-boxer was soundly beaten by former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua last month.

Florida's hockey scene is booming, with the Panthers and Lightning dominating the NHL in recent years.

The Florida Panthers arrived in Ferraris, cigars lit, dressed in all-white Miami Vice attire — and, in true South Florida fashion, fashionably late.

Miami is a win away from a chance to play for a national championship in its home stadium.

These Ohio State Buckeyes won’t win the first back-to-back national championships in school history and the College Football Playoff still doesn’t have a winner from teams with the first-round byes.

Ohio State coach Ryan Day is certainly glad to have All-America receiver Jeremiah Smith on his team.

The NBA is dealing with a wave of injuries affecting top players.

Dozens of places across the U.S. will ring in 2026 by dropping a quirky assortment of fruits, vegetables, sea creatures and balls of all shapes and sizes.

The College Football Playoff's first round averaged 9.9 million viewers across multiple networks, marking a 7% drop from last year.

Ohio State and Miami are set to meet in the Cotton Bowl, a College Football Playoff quarterfinal, on New Year's Eve.

Florida's Catholic bishops have appealed to President Donald Trump to pause immigration enforcement during the Christmas holidays.

The Chicago White Sox have added Munetaka Murakami to their lineup, agreeing to a $34 million, two-year contract with the Japanese slugger.

Miami brought a nasty defense into Texas A&M Saturday to down the seventh-seeded Aggies in the College Football Playoff.

Malachi Toney’s tiebreaking 11-yard touchdown reception with less than two minutes left lifted No. 10 seed Miami to a 10-3 win over No. 7 Texas A&M in the College Football Playoff.

Jake Paul’s jaw was broken in two places in his loss to former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua in Miami.

Eileen Higgins has been sworn in as Miami's first female mayor, taking office two weeks after defeating a Trump-endorsed Republican.

A judge in Miami has dismissed a complaint challenging a college’s decision to gift prime downtown real estate for President Donald Trump’s future presidential library.

Anthony Joshua's promoter says it would be “an absolute disaster and awfully embarrassing" if the British fighter lost to Jake Paul or was even taken the distance in their eight-round bout.

Raines surged back in the final minute to beat Miami Northwestern 23-22 to win the Class 3A state championship on Dec. 12 at Pitbull Stadium. News4JAX had Amber Milton capture the game in this photo gallery.

The Raines Vikings left Jacksonville on Thursday for Miami, where they will face Miami Northwestern in the Class 3A state championship at Florida International University. Kickoff is 7:30 p.m. Friday.

A bill filed last week in Florida aims to dissolve HOAs across the state — but that’s only if it even makes any headway.

Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua thinks there’s a simple solution to politicking for College Football Playoff spots: expansion.

Lionel Messi has become the first back-to-back MVP in Major League Soccer history.

Hundreds of Nicaraguans caroled the Virgin Mary at flower-and-light-filled altars set up in church parking lots as well as the back of vehicles on the streets of Miami to mark the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception.

Democrat Eileen Higgins has won the Miami mayor’s race over a Republican endorsed by President Donald Trump.

Mario Cristobal reflects on his time with Nick Saban at Alabama, recalling a memorable lesson about making tough decisions in football.

Notre Dame has announced it will not participate in a bowl game this season after being left out of the College Football Playoff.

The College Football Playoff rankings have been released.

Alabama and Miami are in, Notre Dame is out and Indiana is No. 1 in the College Football Playoff’s 12-team bracket.

Duke's overtime win against No. 16 Virginia in the Atlantic Coast Conference title game attracted its share of curious onlookers, given the league's uncertain footing for College Football Playoff bids.

Alabama is forcing the group that will set the College Football Playoff bracket to ask: Should a 12-team tournament include a team with three losses.

Raines and Bolles are the area’s last teams left standing in the high school football playoffs.

Ole Miss lost a coach but gained in the College Football Rankings, moving up a spot to No. 6 despite the sudden departure of Lane Kiffin to LSU.

Carson Beck passed for 267 yards and three touchdowns as No. 13 Miami beat No. 24 Pittsburgh 38-7.

The final day of college football's regular season is packed with crucial games that will determine conference championship matchups and postseason rankings.

The Big 12’s championship game is set.

The NBA Cup quarterfinal field is set, with Miami facing Orlando and New York taking on Toronto in the Eastern Conference.

Three months after it kicked off, college football's regular season is heading to a frantic finish with little decided.

A sleepy week filled with nonconference blowouts locked the College Football Playoff rankings into a virtual standstill, with Ohio State ranked first again and Oregon’s flip-flop with Ole Miss at Nos.

Lionel Messi had a goal and three assists and Tadeo Allende scored twice as Inter Miami beat FC Cincinnati 4-0 Sunday to advance to the Eastern Conference finals.

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami will play their first Major League Soccer match in their new stadium on April 4.

U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida has been indicted on charges accusing her of stealing federal disaster funds and using the money to aid her 2021 campaign, the Justice Department said Wednesday.

Georgia nabbed the fourth and final projected first-round bye in the College Football Playoff rankings, while undefeated Ohio State, Indiana and Texas A&M held onto the top three positions.

News4JAX had photographer Chris Smith capture the Florida-Miami basketball game in this photo gallery.

The top five of The Associated Press poll is in for a change Sunday after staying the same for three weeks.

Former NFL star Antonio Brown has been released from a Miami jail a day after pleading not guilty to second-degree attempted murder.

Kai Trump has committed to the University of Miami to play golf for the Hurricanes.

Ohio State stayed atop the College Football Playoff rankings for the second straight week, while Indiana remained at No. 2 despite barely squeaking out a victory last week while third-ranked Texas A&M coasted.

The Miami Heat have successfully executed a play called "CQ," drawn up by assistant coach Chris Quinn.

An 18-year-old Titusville student has been identified as the passenger who died over the weekend while traveling on a Carnival cruise ship, according to ABC News.

The AP Top 25 college football poll is reshuffling in a big way this week, with 19 teams assuming new positions.

Authorities in Miami are investigating the death of a passenger traveling on a Carnival cruise ship that returned to the city Saturday.

U.S. airlines again canceled more than 1,000 flights Saturday mostly because of the government shutdown and the Federal Aviation Administration’s order to reduce air traffic.

The Miami Heat have set a franchise record by scoring 53 points in the first quarter against the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night.

Japanese infielder Munetaka Murakami is entering Major League Baseball's posting system.