Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will speak at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) news conference in Miramar on Thursday morning.

South Florida was spared a direct blow from Hurricane Melissa, but the massive storm still hit home for the millions of residents there who have deep roots in the Caribbean.

A South Florida judge has cleared a police officer of wrongdoing in the 2019 shooting death of a UPS driver taken hostage during a robbery.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis will hold a news conference in Orlando on Tuesday.

On Tuesday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis criticized local governments that have proposed budget increases, saying that they should focus on core functions and cut property taxes.

Some of the highlighted bills among the 17 he signed on Thursday include preserving state parks and cracking down on fentanyl distribution to minors.

Costa Rica and Panama are coordinating to expedite southbound migrant transit through their countries along the same route that carried hundreds of thousands north in recent years.

A Florida police union leader blasted prosecutors for bringing a criminal case against four officers over a 2019 shootout with two robbers that left a UPS driver and a passerby dead.

The city of Jacksonville has filed a federal Americans with Disabilities Act lawsuit against the owners and managers of an Arlington apartment complex.

Tropical Storm Alberto, the season’s first named storm, has weakened as it moves inland over northeast Mexico — but not before bringing heavy rains to the parched region and leaving at least three dead.

A brazen home burglary in broad daylight has left some residents in Jacksonville’s Miramar neighborhood on-edge.

Officials say two occupants of a small plane died after crashing into a house in a South Florida neighborhood.

In Jacksonville, a primary election will be held in August before the general election in November.

Residents of Miramar and Avondale told News4JAX that their security cameras recorded what appears to be the same man breaking into homes in both neighborhoods.

MIRAMAR, Fla. – Three people were killed in a Monday night shooting that led to crash in South Florida, police said. Two vehicles were heading south on State Road 7 in Miramar just before 10 p.m. Monday, when shots rang out, police said. The people in one vehicle started shooting at a white Ford Mustang convertible, news outlets reported. “What we do know is there was an altercation on this roadway involving a shooting, but what led to it we don’t know,” said Miramar police spokeswoman Tania Rues. The driver of the Mustang was dead at the scene, while a passenger who managed to get out of the car also died, authorities said.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. People living along San Jose Boulevard near Alhambra Drive North in Miramar might want to keep a watchful eye the next time they go to walk their dog. Neighbors told News4Jax they spotted an alligator they estimate to be about 5-feet in size roaming the area, and they believe it might have come in from a nearby creek. Heather Riley said she was walking her dog along a sidewalk when she made the discovery on Sunday. She kept her distance and snapped a cellphone picture of the gator. Its unclear exactly where the reptile came from, but there is concern for people walking their pets or walking with their small children knowing a gator could be roaming the area.

Published: May 12, 2020, 10:58 am Updated: May 13, 2020, 7:34 amMIRAMAR, Fla. – Two people were killed in separate small plane crashes Tuesday in different parts of Florida, officials said. One plane crashed about 9:30 a.m. next to a shopping center in the Fort Lauderdale suburb of Miramar, police said. Another plane crashed in a Wesley Chapel backyard, north of Tampa, around 11:30 a.m., according to Pasco County Fire Rescue. The Miramar plane belongs to Wayman Aviation Academy, which told the Miami Herald that the plane was carrying an advanced student and a teacher. Officials didn't immediately release many details about the Wesley Chapel crash.

Get to know this Jacksonville neighborhood by browsing its most popular local businesses, from a diner and brunch spot to an Italian eatery. Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top places to visit in Miramar, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of neighborhood businesses. Metro DinerPhoto: Metro Diner/YelpTopping the list is traditional American spot Metro Diner, a popular destination for breakfast and lunch. Located at 3302 Hendricks Ave., it's the highest-rated business in the neighborhood, boasting 4.5 stars out of 678 reviews on Yelp. This story was created automatically using local business data, then reviewed and augmented by an editor.