FBI investigates Basquiat paintings shown at Orlando Museum of Art, NYT says
The paintings’ owners and the museum’s director and CEO, Aaron De Groft, say the paintings are genuine Basquiats, citing statements from art world experts commissioned by the owners.
View ArticleFlorida adds deep-water port to handle more Asian cargo
Southeast ports have been in a race to deepen their water for Asian-based cargo ships.
View ArticleAtlantic’s first named storm of 2022 could form from remnants of Hurricane...
Forecasters with the National Hurricane Center said Monday that an area of low pressure left over from Hurricane Agatha had a 40% chance of developing in the Gulf of Mexico over the next five days. It...
View ArticleLa Niña, Loop Current and other weather factors put Florida in crosshairs of...
Florida, according to one hurricane expert, has the highest chance among U.S. states of being hit by a hurricane this year. Louisiana, which has been hit by four hurricanes in the last two years, is...
View ArticleBoyhood home of Lynyrd Skynyrd band members for sale
The home in a working-class Jacksonville neighborhood comes with eight lots, plus a fourplex home and a manufactured home.
View ArticleHundreds pay Memorial Day respects at South Florida National Cemetery
Large crowds of family and friends of deceased U.S. military members descended on the South Florida National Cemetery in Lake Worth Beach to pay their respects on Memorial Day. It was the first time in...
View ArticleOrlando Museum of Art: We’ll ‘cooperate’ with FBI in Basquiat probe
An Orlando Museum of Art official says OMA will continue cooperate with the FBI -- even though the Basquiat artwork in question is now set to leave the country.
View ArticleAtlantic’s first named storm could form in Gulf of Mexico, affect Florida by...
Forecasters with the National Hurricane Center said Tuesday that an area of low pressure left over from Hurricane Agatha had a 60% chance of developing over the next five days. It could affect Florida...
View ArticleState investigators dismiss Rebekah Jones’ claims of Florida fudging COVID-19...
Rebekah Jones was thrust into the national spotlight when she accused the DeSantis administration of directing her to falsify COVID-19 positivity rates to support the push to reopen Florida after...
View Article‘Please send the police now:’ Urgent pleas don’t always mean the cops rush...
A slow police response can cost lives when a gunman starts firing on campus, experts say. But police don’t always follow protocol.
View Article‘Frustrated, angry and heartbroken’: Shevrin Jones, Charlie Crist, Parkland...
In the wake of Uvalde and Buffalo mass shootings, state lawmakers and several Democratic groups held a vigil and gun-control rally on Saturday morning at Sunrise Amphitheater, delivering speeches...
View ArticleFlorida Supreme Court to hear challenge to statewide gun laws
Florida Supreme Court will hear arguments about a state law that threatens penalties if city and counties pass gun laws.
View ArticleFlorida man killed in bonfire explosion at weekend party
Authorities say a central Florida man was killed from an apparent bonfire explosion over the Memorial Day weekend. Volusia County Sheriff’s officials say investigators haven’t yet determined what...
View ArticleOrlando police: 10-year-old girl shot, killed woman after fight
Orlando police say a 10-year-old girl was taken into custody Monday night after she shot and killed a woman following a fight.
View ArticleEndorsement wars heat up in Democratic race for governor as Fried targets Crist
Endorsement season has kicked off in the race between U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist and Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried for the Democratic nomination for governor.
View ArticleMan found dead in gator-filled lake near disc golf course
A man died while searching for Frisbees in a lake at a suburban disc golf course where people are warned by signs to beware of alligators, the Largo Police Department said.
View ArticleContractors sue over Florida’s new property insurance law
A contractors group Tuesday filed a constitutional challenge that targets a new restriction on attorney fees in lawsuits against insurance companies.
View ArticleWoman dies, children hurt after boat captain cuts cable during Florida Keys...
A woman died and two children were injured, one critically, during a parasailing excursion after the boat’s captain cut the cable tethering them because he feared the boat would be dragged, the Miami...
View ArticleForecasters tracking two areas for potential tropical development, including...
It's the first day of hurricane season and forecasters are watching two systems, including one that could threaten Florida. The remnants of Hurricane Agatha have an 80% chance of development while a...
View ArticleA day-by-day checklist as a hurricane approaches
Here's what you should do in the days leading up to a potential hurricane hit.
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