Florida’s invasive lizards just met their match: AI

Researchers are using new AI technology to detect and catch invasive species in South Florida — tools that they say save time and cut down on resources.

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Outlaw surfers, banned boards & ocean lore: Relive South Florida’s wild wave past this summer

Did you know there was a surfing ban in certain areas of Palm Beach County in the late 1960s? Learn about this and more during multiple events this summer.

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Cuban-born Alfonso Fanjul, who built a sugar empire in Florida, dies in Palm Beach

What to know about the powerful businessman who owned Florida Crystal.

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‘I never forgot this’: Suspect arrested decades later in sexual assault of 85-year-old

Nearly four decades after an 85-year-old woman was sexually assaulted in her Deerfield Beach apartment, her alleged attacker has been extradited to Broward County to face charges.

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‘I never forgot this’: Suspect arrested decades later in sexual assault of 85-year-old

Nearly four decades after an 85-year-old woman was sexually assaulted in her Deerfield Beach apartment, her alleged attacker has been extradited to Broward County to face charges.

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At colleges, the AI boom means everyone wants to dabble in computer science

Interest in AI is growing among students from non-tech majors.

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NASA astronaut visits Titusville eatery after 'mystery dollar' appears

After BurgerRob's owners found a dollar bill signed by four out of five NASA STS-27 astronauts, they sought the final signature -- and an explanation.

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A discarded SpaceX rocket is on a high-speed collision course with the moon

The high-speed impact will carve out a crater and send up a plume of dust and rubble.

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ICE Arrests Surge at Airports, Opening New Front in Deportation Drive (Gift Article)

Federal agents are arresting spouses of Americans, tech workers and others whose visas have expired, including many who have active applications to stay in the country.

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Man fleeing immigration officers in Florida is struck and killed by tractor trailer, police say

It’s the third death in about a week involving encounters with ICE agents.

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More than 100 Venezuelans who were deported from the US hours before the earthquakes are missing

Deportees recount surviving a hotel collapse in Venezuela after arriving from the US.

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Pete Buttigieg Says He Was Separated From His Children After ‘Swatting’ Tip

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Supreme Court allows Trump administration to end legal protections for Haitians, Syrians

The temporary protected status program protects 1.3 million people from 17 countries.

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‘Bad policy costs lives.’ Medical professionals urged to improve Black patient outcomes — by voting

The president of the National Medical Association told more than 500 Black medical professionals that they have a strong voice with their vote and need to use it to improve healthcare.

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Florida DOGE team targets Broward Sheriff’s Office for audit

The state’s government waste task force, Florida DOGE, ordered the Broward Sheriff’s Office to turn over mountains of financial records for an audit to identify wasteful spending.

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Earthquake near Cuba shakes parts of Florida

A magnitude-6.1 earthquake off the western coast of Cuba resulted in shaking that was felt in the Florida peninsula.

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These Florida mothers warned family courts about abuse. Now they can’t speak to their children

A Sun Sentinel investigation reveals how Florida family courts use no-contact orders to strip custody from parents never charged with abuse, abandonment or neglect.

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Hospitals See Diseases Resurge as Vaccinations Decline

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Small alligator bites man returning turtle to Pompano Beach lake

A small alligator bit a man near a lake in Pompano Beach on Wednesday. The man was not seriously injured.

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‘Never going to be the same’: 9-month-old girl dies after I-75 crash that killed two relatives

Nina Guzman was pronounced dead days after she turned 9-months-old, her father said. The baby, her grandmother and her great-aunt died from the crash on I-75 in Weston on Mother’s Day.

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Trump’s Deportations Are Costing Americans Jobs, Study Finds

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Leader says Florida House will fund Tri-Rail; Senate outlook uncertain

Speaker Daniel Perez says the Florida House of Representatives would restore funding seen as essential to keep the Tri-Rail system operating in Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties.

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Here are the 2026 winners of the Sun Sentinel’s annual high school journalism contest

Students from 14 high schools in Broward and Palm Beach counties entered the South Florida Sun Sentinel’s annual journalism contest. Here are the 2026 winners.

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CNN founder Ted Turner, a brash and outspoken television pioneer, has died at age 87

Turner also owned professional sports teams in Atlanta.

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Major traffic delays expected as Trump speaks in downtown West Palm

Downtown West Palm Beach is bracing for major traffic disruptions Friday evening with President Trump scheduled to speak at the Kravis Center.

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‘Rock, paper, scissors’ loss results in 13-year-old’s arrest for false school shooting threat

A Deerfield Beach Middle student has been arrested after making a 911 call falsely reporting a school shooting threat — the result of the 13-year-old losing a game of “rock, paper, scissors.”

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Five deaths, two months: The risks of hundreds of police pursuits on South Florida roads

Five people died during police chases in Broward County in the past two months, highlighting the polarizing safety debate about pursuits and the risks they present to the public.

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Spirit in bailout talks with U.S. Government for a loan involving a stake in the airline

Spirit Airlines, which is struggling to exit bankruptcy court, is in talks with the U.S. Government for a major financing package to help it cope with rising jet fuel prices.

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Heat Wipes Out Western Snowpack, Raising Fears of Drought, Wildfire

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‘Remembered for how she lived’: Hundreds pack celebration of life for Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer

Hundreds of Nancy Metayer’s friends, family and local and state elected officials streamed into Church by the Glades in Coral Springs on Friday morning for her celebration of life.

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