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Travel By Vinod Sreeharsha Spirit Airlines has a new leader. The Broward-based carrier has turned to an aviation industry insider as it attempts to forge a new chapter after enduring bankruptcy woes and years of merger failures.. Spirit’s board of directors appointed Dave Davis as president and chief executive officer, the airline’s parent company said on […]

Real Estate News By Jason Dill A new affordable housing complex on Florida’s Gulf Coast is one step closer to construction. At a recent meeting, Manatee County commissioners approved a $5.6 million loan to One Stop Housing. The company plans to build 155 affordable housing units at its Forest Cove property at 1478 45th Ave. Circle

Broward County By Amanda Rosa Brenda Fam, the sole conservative voice on the Broward County School Board, has resigned after two and a half years. Her final day as a board member is May 1. Fam, an attorney, announced her resignation Tuesday in an explosive letter to Superintendant Howard Hepburn in which Fam lambasted what she

WFSU | By Adrian Andrews The FSU gunman was 20 years old. Following the deadly school shooting Thursday, April 17, on Florida State University’s campus that resulted in the death of two people and multiple injuries, House Democratic Caucus leaders are calling for stricter gun legislation in Florida. Democrats and their views on gun control During a media availability on

Miami Dolphins By Barry Jackson A look at some final mock drafts from the prominent analysts, and some thoughts here and elsewhere, on the Dolphins’ best draft path this week, with Round 1 on Thursday, Rounds 2 and 3 on Friday and Rounds 4 to 7 on Saturday: ▪ ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. and Field Yates,

Traffic By Miami Herald Archives I-95 has designated places to enter and exit the express lanes in Broward and Miami-Dade. And separator poles have a job to do. Here’s what to know about the recently expanded express lanes and the plastic poles: Where are the highway poles? Location: I-95 express lanes in Miami-Dade and Broward counties

Immigration By Ana Ceballos Herald/Times Tallahassee Bureau TALLAHASSEE Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has directed state law enforcement officers to stand down on enforcing a new state immigration law, guidance that came shortly after a federal judge in Miami said she was “astounded” that state authorities had continued to make arrests despite her ordering them not to.

Local News By Susannah Bryan | [email protected] | South Florida Sun Sentinel Imagine a Fort Lauderdale with a $107 million budget deficit and not a dime left in emergency reserves. That could be in Fort Lauderdale’s future if it stays on its current course, according to a financial expert hired by the city. Mayor Dean Trantalis dismissed the gloomy

Immigration By Ana Ceballos Herald/Times Tallahassee Bureau TALLAHASSEE Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has directed state law enforcement officers to stand down on enforcing a new state immigration law, guidance that came shortly after a federal judge in Miami said she was “astounded” that state authorities had continued to make arrests despite her ordering them not to.

Miami-Dade County Kelly Robinson pulled out her old 2017 inflatable Donald Trump Halloween costume and wore it to a protest in Downtown Miami on Saturday. She said she originally wore it during Trump’s first term, back when she thought “we as a country would have learned our lesson.” Robinson, 51, was one of hundreds who