South Florida

Cheaper borrowed money to buy a South Florida home and condo helped bring buyers into the market in October. The median Miami-Dade condo sold for the lowest price in more than two years.

The protesters marched and blocked the entrance to the immigrant detention facility to protest the aggressive deportation policies of the Trump administration. Krome is a federal government facility run by Immigration and Customs Enforcement to house suspected undocumented immigrants.

Murilo Alves, 28, is in his final year of medical school — a career path inspired by his experiences as an undocumented immigrant. Despite him saying that "everything changed" when he received DACA in 2012, Alves says he and the more than half a million Dreamers in the U.S. face an uncertain future.

Proponents argue the bill would increase tourism and business investment, while detractor balked at the high costs of a name change.

Long before the Town of Davie became known for horses and rodeos, it was miles of untamed Everglades. After the wetlands were drained in the early 1900s, people flocked there for the agriculture and development opportunities. The pioneers who settled learned to work the land and face the challenges of building a new community. At the heart of those early days was the Davie School. Today, it's the Old Davie School Museum.

The board of a South Florida college is appealing a judge's ruling temporarily blocking officials from giving away a parcel of prime Miami real estate so it can be used for President Donald Trump's future presidential library.

The ruling focused on an age limitation for carrying concealed weapons — which is separate from a more highly publicized state law that prevents people under age 21 from buying rifles and other long guns.

Florida's private passenger train service had concentrated on growing its long distance service between South Florida and Orlando. In recent weeks, it has changed pricing and schedules in hopes of attracting regional commuters, too.

Despite a slowdown in sales and more homes on the market, USB still ranks South Florida as the riskiest housing market in the world.

The National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) has called on the Interior Department to close national parks down until Congress agrees on a deal to fund the government.

A South Florida activist said Wednesday he wants the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office to launch an investigation into the recent transfer of valuable downtown Miami land — that was owned by Miami Dade College — to the state for construction of a future Donald Trump presidential library and a hotel.

The handbook submitted last week by the state of Florida in the separate legal-access lawsuit suggests that detainees are warned that guards would enforce strict rules on dress, hygiene and behavior.