South Florida

Freddy Antonio Tellez Lopez, who fled his home country, sought asylum in the United States and built a life in Florida, was detained for months by Immigration and Customs Enforcement at a Broward immigrant detention facility. Here's how he won his freedom.

Democratic congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick has resigned before the House could sanction her in an ethics investigation. Members of the House Ethics Committee on Tuesday were set to weigh what punishment to recommend after they found Cherfilus-McCormick committed 25 violations of House rules and ethical standards.

Florida has one of the largest foreign-born populations in the U.S. For some, the fate of citizenship for their new children hangs in the balance of the Supreme Court's decision on President Trump's effort to change more than a century-long practice.

High rip current risk continues through much of the week.

As South Florida school districts predicting dwindling enrollment into next school year, the steady decline in birth rate will contribute to the dramatic year-to-year student loss.

The Miami Beach Botanical Garden hosted world-renowned perfumers and fragrance professionals for a panel and a sensory tour. Along with a botanical expert, perfumers taught the role that plants and flowers in the garden have in fragrances to Miami-Dade high schoolers from the 5000 Role Models program.

New research shows the carbon absorbed by the Everglades is equal to 10% of the emissions coming from Florida roadways, but the watershed's methane emissions complicate the picture.

When it comes to tackling invasive species in South Florida, it's not just about spotting and removing. A group of University of Florida researchers is using telemetry trackers to find and understand the habits of the elusive and invasive Burmese python.

The county's Department of Environmental Resources Management (DERM) has survived budget cuts, changing politics and the scorn of developers. But now environmental advocates worry its storied tenure might finally be coming to an end under plans to reorganize a department already handicapped by staff shortages and strip it of environmental permitting authority.

Regional tourism was softening as 2025 came to and end. The new year appears to have started off with renewed interest by visitors to come to South Florida. And they're paying up to stay overnight, especially in Miami-Dade County.

Florida emergency officials say the fire does not threaten the state-run immigration detention facility called "Alligator Alcatraz."

The city of Miami Beach is still emphasizing "law and order" during the once-chaotic spring break season, but some of the harsher regulations from last year have been toned down.