A federal judge is considering whether detainees have been denied their legal rights at a temporary immigrant detention center.

A truck driver has been charged with vehicular homicide after allegedly attempting an illegal U-turn that caused a crash that left three people dead, authorities have said. Harjinder Singh, 35, was arrested after the collision near Fort Pierce on the Florida Turnpike on August 12 after he tried to turn his tractor-trailer through an "unauthorized location,

A woman was attacked by an alligator while on a hiking trail in the Bird Rookery Swamp in Collier County, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. After emerging from the water, the alligator bit the woman on her arm and leg, the FWC said. She was rushed to the hospital, her condition has not been released.

Meanwhile, new flights emerge as Spirit Airlines starts flights between Fort Lauderdale and Key West, benefiting travelers seeking easy access to the Keys. American Airlines also advances its offerings by adding routes from Miami to European hubs like Milan, accommodating travelers heading to fashion and business centers.

South Florida districts are in the crosshairs as Gov. Ron DeSantis brings nationwide redistricting battle to Florida after President Donald Trump demands more Republican congressional districts.

DeSantis announced plans to convert a shuttered North Florida prison into an immigration detention center, replacing a costlier proposed site.

A long-awaited design for an expressway that aims to change how Osceola County travels is set to be revealed to the public next month. But environmentalists have major concerns about its proximity to the 11,

Bezos announced on Instagram that his mother, Jacklyn, died inside her Miami home after a battle with Lewy Body Dementia.

Spear fisherman Chance Armand suffered a bull shark bite off Florida's coast just minutes after telling his visiting family not to worry about sharks.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has said the location in the rugged and remote Everglades was meant as a deterrent against escape, much like the island prison in California that Republicans named it after. The detention center has an estimated annual cost of $450 million, according to a public database.