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Florida set to execute man for killing wife, 2 kids in new state death sentence record for 1 year
Read full article: Florida set to execute man for killing wife, 2 kids in new state death sentence record for 1 yearFlorida set to execute man for killing wife, 2 kids in new state death sentence record for 1 year

Searching for pennies: With the cut in federal funding public broadcasters are looking to cope
Read full article: Searching for pennies: With the cut in federal funding public broadcasters are looking to copeSearching for pennies: With the cut in federal funding public broadcasters are looking to cope
Florida congressional districts that eliminated a majority-Black seat upheld by state Supreme Court
Read full article: Florida congressional districts that eliminated a majority-Black seat upheld by state Supreme CourtFlorida's Supreme Court has upheld the state's current congressional redistricting map, rejecting a challenge over the elimination of a majority-Black district that was pushed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Florida environmentalists take fight against āAlligator Alcatrazā to courts
Read full article: Florida environmentalists take fight against āAlligator Alcatrazā to courtsAnother powerful group has petitioned to join a federal lawsuit to shut down the Everglades migrant detention camp known as āAlligator Alcatraz,ā given that the state has given no end date, and no assurances that this will not become a permanent facility.
Backstreet Boys' Brian Littrell sues Florida sheriff's office over beach trespassers
Read full article: Backstreet Boys' Brian Littrell sues Florida sheriff's office over beach trespassersBackstreet Boys singer Brian Littrell says a local Florida sheriffās office isnāt doing enough to protect his multimillion dollar beachfront property from trespassers and is asking a judge for an order commanding deputies to do so.
Gov. DeSantis appoints Blaise Ingoglia as Floridaās new chief financial officer
Read full article: Gov. DeSantis appoints Blaise Ingoglia as Floridaās new chief financial officerGov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday appointed state Sen. Blaise Ingoglia as Floridaās new chief financial officer, elevating the conservative lawmaker to a powerful cabinet post that oversees state finances, insurance regulation and emergency response operations.
The Miccosukee Tribe of Florida wants to join a federal lawsuit against āAlligator Alcatrazā
Read full article: The Miccosukee Tribe of Florida wants to join a federal lawsuit against āAlligator AlcatrazāThe Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida is seeking to joinĀ a federal lawsuitĀ aimed at halting the construction and operation of a newĀ immigration detention facilityĀ in the Everglades, which tribal members consider theirĀ sacred ancestral homelands.
Florida puts a man to death for killing 2 outside a bar, the 26th US execution this year
Read full article: Florida puts a man to death for killing 2 outside a bar, the 26th US execution this yearA man convicted of fatally shooting two people outside a Florida bar in 1993 as part of an attempted revenge killing has been executed.
Questions remain over who exactly is being held at āAlligator Alcatrazā
Read full article: Questions remain over who exactly is being held at āAlligator AlcatrazāJust days after lawmakers toured Alligator Alcatraz for the first time, Local 10 News is working to uncover who exactly is being detained at the facility.
Republicans tour Alligator Alcatraz and joke detainees shouted, āVote Trump!ā
Read full article: Republicans tour Alligator Alcatraz and joke detainees shouted, āVote Trump!āFlorida Sen. Blaise Ingoglia wore a University of Florida golf polo with an alligator icon to a guided tour of Alligator Alcatraz on Saturday in Collier County.
Democratic lawmakers describe ādisturbing, vileā conditions at Alligator Alcatraz
Read full article: Democratic lawmakers describe ādisturbing, vileā conditions at Alligator AlcatrazA group of Florida lawmakers arrived at the Alligator Alcatraz on Saturday to tour the detention center holding undocumented migrants.
DOGE sprouts in red states, as governors embrace the cost-cutter brand and make it their own
Read full article: DOGE sprouts in red states, as governors embrace the cost-cutter brand and make it their ownPresident Donald Trumpās Department of Government Efficiency has spawned state-level DOGE initiatives as Republican governors and lawmakers aim to show that they're in step.
Lawmaker doesnāt think Saturdayās āAlligator Alcatrazā tour will paint true picture of facility
Read full article: Lawmaker doesnāt think Saturdayās āAlligator Alcatrazā tour will paint true picture of facilityLocal 10 News heard from Florida lawmakers Friday who are suing the state for access to the āAlligator Alcatrazā migrant detention facility, just hours before they join fellow Democrats and Republicans on a tour of the controversial center.
Supreme Court keeps hold on Florida immigration law aimed at people in the US illegally
Read full article: Supreme Court keeps hold on Florida immigration law aimed at people in the US illegallyThe Supreme Court has refused to allow Florida to enforce an immigration law making it a crime for people who are living in the U.S. illegally to enter the state.
South Miami mayor hopes lawsuit will help cities decide āwithout fearā if ICE agreement works
Read full article: South Miami mayor hopes lawsuit will help cities decide āwithout fearā if ICE agreement worksSouth Miami Mayor Javier FernĆ”ndez said he was disappointed that Key West officials had decided to allow an immigration law enforcement partnership.
Environmentalists raise concerns over latest work done at āAlligator Alcatrazā
Read full article: Environmentalists raise concerns over latest work done at āAlligator AlcatrazāNewly-released aerial photos taken over the remote airport site of the state-built migrant detention facility āAlligator Alcatrazā led environmental groups to question whether it contradicted officialsā claims that no new construction would be done at the site.
Key West commissioners to decide on ICE agreement following threatening letter from state attorney general
Read full article: Key West commissioners to decide on ICE agreement following threatening letter from state attorney generalCommissioners in Key West will meet this week to decide whether to honor an agreement with U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
State lawmakers denied entry to āAlligator Alcatrazā as first migrants arrive at Everglades facility
Read full article: State lawmakers denied entry to āAlligator Alcatrazā as first migrants arrive at Everglades facilityAs the first wave of migrant detainees prepares to arrive, Florida officials are finalizing construction on what critics are now calling āAlligator Alcatraz.ā
First immigration detainees arrive at Florida center in the Everglades
Read full article: First immigration detainees arrive at Florida center in the EvergladesThe first group of immigrants has arrived at a new detention center deep in the Florida Everglades that officials have dubbed āAlligator Alcatraz.ā.
Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention center is set to receive its first group of immigrants
Read full article: Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention center is set to receive its first group of immigrantsThe first group of immigrants are set to arrive at a new detention center deep in the Florida Everglades that officials have dubbed āAlligator Alcatraz.ā.
DeSantis vetoes āanti-corruptionā bill that wouldāve limited campaign contributions
Read full article: DeSantis vetoes āanti-corruptionā bill that wouldāve limited campaign contributionsWhen all eyes were on Florida Governor Ron DeSantis touring the so-called āAlligator Alcatrazā facility, a letter was officially stamped back in Tallahassee.
Florida cooperation with immigration enforcement sparks fears people will disappear into jails
Read full article: Florida cooperation with immigration enforcement sparks fears people will disappear into jailsFlorida law enforcement agencies' cooperation with federal immigration officials is causing concerns among family members and immigrants' rights advocates that people will disappear into county jail systems.
Protests erupt as Trump visits migrant detention center dubbed āAlligator Alcatrazā
Read full article: Protests erupt as Trump visits migrant detention center dubbed āAlligator AlcatrazāSupporters and protesters gathered Tuesday outside Floridaās newest migrant detention center ā a controversial facility environmentalists have dubbed āAlligator Alcatrazā ā as President Donald Trump visited the site to highlight his deportation plans.
Trump says migrants would need to know āhow to run away from an alligatorā to flee Florida facility
Read full article: Trump says migrants would need to know āhow to run away from an alligatorā to flee Florida facilityPresident Donald Trump toured an isolated new immigration detention surrounded by alligator-filled swamps in Floridaās Everglades.
The Latest: Senate votes on amendments to Trumpās big bill ahead of July 4 deadline
Read full article: The Latest: Senate votes on amendments to Trumpās big bill ahead of July 4 deadlinePossible changes to President Donald Trumpās big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts are being considered, though most of the amendments are expected to fail.
Environmentalists rally against āAlligator Alcatrazā detention project in the Everglades
Read full article: Environmentalists rally against āAlligator Alcatrazā detention project in the EvergladesEnvironmental activists rallied Saturday near the Dade-Collier airport to protest construction of a state-run immigration detention center in the heart of the Everglades, a project critics have dubbed āAlligator Alcatraz.ā
Investigation into Florida condo collapse is expected to finish in 2026
Read full article: Investigation into Florida condo collapse is expected to finish in 2026More than four years after a Florida condominium collapse killed 98 people, federal investigators have yet to make a final determination of the cause.
Environmental groups sue to block migrant detention center rising in Florida Everglades
Read full article: Environmental groups sue to block migrant detention center rising in Florida EvergladesEnvironmental groups filed a federal lawsuit Friday to block a migrant detention center being built on an airstrip in the heart of the Florida Everglades.
Native leaders blast construction of Floridaās āAlligator Alcatrazā on land they call sacred
Read full article: Native leaders blast construction of Floridaās āAlligator Alcatrazā on land they call sacredFlorida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantisā administration is racing ahead with construction of a makeshiftĀ immigration detention facilityĀ at an airstrip in the Everglades over the opposition of Native American leaders who consider the area their sacred ancestral homelands.
DeSantis defends āAlligator Alcatrazā as work continues on Everglades migrant facility
Read full article: DeSantis defends āAlligator Alcatrazā as work continues on Everglades migrant facilityFloridaās familiar logistics of temporary mass housing is well underway at an old air strip in the Florida Everglades, with mass migrant detention the goal.
Not just 'Alligator Alcatraz': DeSantis floats building another immigration detention center
Read full article: Not just 'Alligator Alcatraz': DeSantis floats building another immigration detention centerFlorida officials are pursuing plans to build a second detention center to house immigrants, as part of the stateās aggressive push to support the federal governmentās crackdown on illegal immigration.
Trump toured Florida's immigration detention center in the Everglades. Here's what to know
Read full article: Trump toured Florida's immigration detention center in the Everglades. Here's what to knowThe new immigration detention center at an isolated airstrip in the Florida Everglades that President Donald Trump visited was heralded by Republicans as a potential model for other states to aggressively ramp up detention and deportation efforts.
Alan Wilson, South Carolina's four-term Republican attorney general, enters 2026 governor's race
Read full article: Alan Wilson, South Carolina's four-term Republican attorney general, enters 2026 governor's raceAlan Wilson, the four-term Republican attorney general of South Carolina, kicked off his bid for the stateās first open gubernatorial race in 16 years.
Trump and his political operation target their first GOP incumbent: Kentucky's Thomas Massie
Read full article: Trump and his political operation target their first GOP incumbent: Kentucky's Thomas MassiePresident Donald Trump and his political operation are working to unseat their first Republican incumbent: Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie, who has drawn Trumpās wrath by saying the president lacked the authority to attack Iranās nuclear sites without congressional approval.
South Florida 19-year-old among those evacuated from Israel by state: āThank you, God, that Iām backā
Read full article: South Florida 19-year-old among those evacuated from Israel by state: āThank you, God, that Iām backāA 19-year-old from South Florida is among the Americans who landed in Florida Friday morning on a state-chartered plane from Israel as it fights with Iran.
Judge finds Florida attorney general in contempt over immigration law
Read full article: Judge finds Florida attorney general in contempt over immigration lawFloridaās attorney general on Tuesday was found to be in civil contempt of a federal judgeās order over a newĀ state lawĀ making it a misdemeanor for people in the U.S. illegally to enter the state.
Florida lawmakers pass charter school expansion on last day of session
Read full article: Florida lawmakers pass charter school expansion on last day of sessionOn the 105th day of what was supposed to be a 60-day legislative session, Florida lawmakers passed a bill to allow charter schools to āco-locateā inside traditional public schools.
Florida budget puts millions in reserves as economic uncertainty brews. Hereās a look by the numbers
Read full article: Florida budget puts millions in reserves as economic uncertainty brews. Hereās a look by the numbersOn the 105th day of what was supposed to be a 60-day session, Florida lawmakers gave final approval to a leaner state budget totaling $115.1 billion.
āWe need to change thatā: GimĆ©nez says employers suffer with migrant work permits revoked, deportations
Read full article: āWe need to change thatā: GimĆ©nez says employers suffer with migrant work permits revoked, deportationsU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids and President Donald Trumpās U.S. military deployment to Los Angeles riots prompted protests on Saturday in South Florida and around the nation.
This Week In South Florida: U.S. Rep. Carlos GimƩnez
Read full article: This Week In South Florida: U.S. Rep. Carlos GimƩnezLocal 10 News This Week In South Florida's Glenna Milberg interviews Florida Rep. Kevin Chambliss, a Democrat who represents District 117; Florida Rep. Alex Rizo, a Republican who represents District 112; South Miami Mayor Javier FernƔndez; and U.S. Rep. Carlos GimƩnez.
This Week In South Florida episode: Florida Reps. Kevin Chambliss and Alex Rizo
Read full article: This Week In South Florida episode: Florida Reps. Kevin Chambliss and Alex RizoLocal 10 News This Week In South Floridaās Glenna Milberg interviews Florida Rep. Kevin Chambliss, a Democrat who represents District 117; and Florida Rep. Alex Rizo, a Republican who represents District 112.
This Week In South Florida episode: June 15, 2025
Read full article: This Week In South Florida episode: June 15, 2025Local 10 News This Week In South Florida's Glenna Milberg interviews Florida Rep. Kevin Chambliss, a Democrat who represents District 117; Florida Rep. Alex Rizo, a Republican who represents District 112; South Miami Mayor Javier FernƔndez; and U.S. Rep. Carlos GimƩnez.
Anti-Trump demonstrators crowd streets, parks and plazas across the US. Organizers say millions came
Read full article: Anti-Trump demonstrators crowd streets, parks and plazas across the US. Organizers say millions cameDemonstrators came out in cities across the U.S. to protest President Donald Trump.
Broward sheriff lashes out at reporters asking him about ICE comments: āEnough talk about ICEā
Read full article: Broward sheriff lashes out at reporters asking him about ICE comments: āEnough talk about ICEāBroward Sheriff Gregory Tony lashed out at reporters, including those from Local 10 News, asking him about recent comments about Immigration and Customs Enforcement during a public safety forum in Lauderhill on Thursday.
DeSantis tasks Miami-based attorney with vetting applicants for Florida judicial vacancies
Read full article: DeSantis tasks Miami-based attorney with vetting applicants for Florida judicial vacanciesGov.Ā Ron DeSantisĀ recently appointed Miami-based Attorney Eliot PedrosaĀ to the 11th Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission.
Selling driverās license appointments now illegal in Broward, will soon be illegal across state
Read full article: Selling driverās license appointments now illegal in Broward, will soon be illegal across stateSelling driverās license appointments is now an illegal act in Broward County, the Broward Tax Collectorās Office announced Wednesday in a news release.
Florida attorney general responds to Broward sheriff, reacts to LA riots amid push for immigration law enforcement
Read full article: Florida attorney general responds to Broward sheriff, reacts to LA riots amid push for immigration law enforcementThe Florida attorney general used X on Tuesday to say that his office was monitoring local law enforcement agencies to ensure āmaximumā immigration law enforcement.
Broward sheriff responds to Florida attorney generalās immigration law enforcement concerns
Read full article: Broward sheriff responds to Florida attorney generalās immigration law enforcement concernsThe Broward County sheriff and the Florida attorney general exchanged letters on Monday about immigration law enforcement.
Florida agency tells newspaper to halt reporting angle on foundation associated with governorās wife
Read full article: Florida agency tells newspaper to halt reporting angle on foundation associated with governorās wifeFloridaās child welfare agency has sent a letter to a newspaper telling it to ācease and desistā its reporting on foster families for a story about a nonprofit associated with Gov. Ron DeSantisā wife.
What to know as Trump administration targets tuition breaks for students without legal status
Read full article: What to know as Trump administration targets tuition breaks for students without legal statusThe quick end to a Texas law that granted in-state public university tuition prices to students who lack legal resident status stunned immigrant advocates and state Democrats, who call it a cruel punishment for hardworking students that will ultimately hurt the stateās economy.
David Jolly, a Trump critic and former GOP congressman, to run for Florida governor as a Democrat
Read full article: David Jolly, a Trump critic and former GOP congressman, to run for Florida governor as a DemocratA former Republican congressman and vocal critic of Donald Trump says he wants to become governor in the presidentās adopted home state of Florida and is running as a Democrat.
DeSantis speaks at Florida Education Summit in Miami-Dade, touts higher education reforms
Read full article: DeSantis speaks at Florida Education Summit in Miami-Dade, touts higher education reformsGov. Ron DeSantis is scheduled to speak Wednesday at the Florida Education Commissionerās Summit, an event set to take place at Miami-Dade Collegeās Wolfson Campus.
Santa Ono rejected for University of Florida presidency amid conservative backlash
Read full article: Santa Ono rejected for University of Florida presidency amid conservative backlashLongtime academic Santa Ono has been rejected for the University of Florida presidency by the state university system board.
Federal judge blocks Florida from enforcing social media ban for kids while lawsuit continues
Read full article: Federal judge blocks Florida from enforcing social media ban for kids while lawsuit continuesA federal judge has barred state officials from enforcing a Florida law that would ban social media accounts for young children, while a legal challenge against the law plays out.
Texas considers banning products infused with THC derived from hemp, and retailers are worried
Read full article: Texas considers banning products infused with THC derived from hemp, and retailers are worriedTexas lawmakers have approved banning gummies, drinks and vapes infused with THC, the compound that gives marijuana its psychoactive properties.
Texas is poised to become the latest GOP state to exert control over university curriculum
Read full article: Texas is poised to become the latest GOP state to exert control over university curriculumUniversity boards appointed by the Texas governor soon could have new powers to control the curriculum required of students and eliminate degree programs.
This Week in South Florida: Sabrina Davis
Read full article: This Week in South Florida: Sabrina DavisGov. Ron DeSantis recently vetoedĀ Florida House Bill 6017, also state Senate Bill 734, which would have repealed a provision of Floridaās Wrongful Death Act, a law that limits medical negligence claims.
John Thrasher, former Florida House speaker, state senator and FSU president, dies
Read full article: John Thrasher, former Florida House speaker, state senator and FSU president, diesJohn Thrasher, a former Florida House speaker and state senator who served as Florida State University president and co-founded The Southern Group lobbying firm, died Friday in Orlando. He was 81.
Protesters respond to Miami federal courthouse as Florida attorney general faces contempt of court accusation
Read full article: Protesters respond to Miami federal courthouse as Florida attorney general faces contempt of court accusationThere was a protest Thursday outside of the federal courthouse in Miami, as the Florida attorney general faced contempt of court accusations related to a new state law impacting undocumented adults.
Majority of US states now have laws banning or regulating cellphones in schools, with more to follow
Read full article: Majority of US states now have laws banning or regulating cellphones in schools, with more to followMore than half of U.S. states now have laws banning or regulating cellphones in schools, with more likely to follow.
The revival of an old program delegates Trump immigration enforcement to local police
Read full article: The revival of an old program delegates Trump immigration enforcement to local policeThe agency responsible for immigration enforcement has aggressively revived and expanded a decades-old program that delegates immigration enforcement powers to state and local law enforcement agencies.
DeSantis signs āBoater Freedom Actā to limit local restrictions on Florida waters
Read full article: DeSantis signs āBoater Freedom Actā to limit local restrictions on Florida watersFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the "Boater Freedom Actā into law during a news conference in Panama City Beach on Monday.
DeSantis administration responds to South Miamiās challenge on immigration law enforcement
Read full article: DeSantis administration responds to South Miamiās challenge on immigration law enforcementGov. Ron DeSantisās administration asked a judge Friday to dismiss a lawsuit by the city of South Miami challenging having to deputize police officers to enforce immigration law.
Board of Florida's only public HBCU picks a lobbyist with ties to DeSantis as its next president
Read full article: Board of Florida's only public HBCU picks a lobbyist with ties to DeSantis as its next presidentThe board of Floridaās only public historically Black university has chosen a lobbyist with ties to Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to be the schoolās next president, alarming students, faculty and alumni who are outraged by the governorās efforts to restrict the teaching of African American history and ban public colleges from using taxpayer money on diversity programs.
Florida executes suspected serial killer once eyed for possible link to the OJ Simpson case
Read full article: Florida executes suspected serial killer once eyed for possible link to the OJ Simpson caseA suspected serial killer once scrutinized for a possible link to the O.J. Simpson case that riveted the nation in the 1990s has been executed for a Florida murder.
Tiffany Fantasia is among drag queens in Florida satisfied with court ruling
Read full article: Tiffany Fantasia is among drag queens in Florida satisfied with court rulingThe show will go on for drag queens in South Florida while Gov. Ron DeSantis continues his fight in court to be able to implement his ban on drag shows.
Federal appeals court continues to block Floridaās drag-show ban as likely unconstitutional
Read full article: Federal appeals court continues to block Floridaās drag-show ban as likely unconstitutionalAn injunction barring the enforcement of Floridaās drag-show ban will remain in effect after a federal appeals court ruled that the law is likely unconstitutional.
2 more executions set in Florida, making it 6 so far in 2025
Read full article: 2 more executions set in Florida, making it 6 so far in 2025Florida is continuing its rapid pace of executions this year, with one convicted killer set to die this week and another on June 10 who would be the sixth person put to death by the state in 2025.
Florida Highway Patrol troopers to enforce immigration law as special deputy U.S. Marshals
Read full article: Florida Highway Patrol troopers to enforce immigration law as special deputy U.S. MarshalsGov Ron DeSantis announced Monday Florida Highway Patrol troopers will be enforcing immigration law just like federal agents.
Trump administration replaces FEMA acting administrator with retired Marine
Read full article: Trump administration replaces FEMA acting administrator with retired MarinePresident Donald Trumpās administration changed the Federal Emergency Management Agencyās acting administrator tasked with disaster response.
āThis shouldnāt be forced on peopleā: DeSantis to sign statewide fluoride ban into law
Read full article: āThis shouldnāt be forced on peopleā: DeSantis to sign statewide fluoride ban into lawFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to sign a statewide ban on water fluoridation into law after holding a press conference in Miami on Tuesday.
Key West gets new reverse osmosis plant to strengthen emergency water supply
Read full article: Key West gets new reverse osmosis plant to strengthen emergency water supplyA new reverse osmosis water treatment facility is now open in the Lower Keys, providing a backup supply of drinking water during emergencies and peak demand periods.
Florida school cell phone ban expansion passes Florida legislature, may stretch to high schools
Read full article: Florida school cell phone ban expansion passes Florida legislature, may stretch to high schoolsFlorida lawmakers approved an expansion Friday on the ban on cell phones for elementary and middle school students, and are testing it in high schools.
Florida GOP lawmakers create new hurdles for citizensā initiative process
Read full article: Florida GOP lawmakers create new hurdles for citizensā initiative processFlorida lawmakers have given final approval to creating new hurdles for getting citizen-driven initiatives on the ballot before voters.