The Latest Breaking News from Fla

CLEARWATER, Fla. — The optics were hard to miss.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Drawbridge tender Artiussa Paulk tried to “hijack the truth,” creating a false narrative when she told police blame falls squarely on Carol Wright, the woman who in February plunged to her death after Paulk opened the drawbridge she was crossing, Wright’s family attorney said.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The NFL Draft is coming to Detroit.

PALM BEACH, Fla. — For a person who has been with one team longer than all but one NFL head coach, Mike Tomlin said his circle of friends in the league is not very big.

JUPITER, Fla. — Before the second inning of a spring training game with Houston, Albert Pujols walked onto the field from the right-field bullpen, receiving a standing ovation as he proceeded to descend into the first-base dugout.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Rejecting criticism that it would harm the LGBTQ community, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed into law the controversial measure derided as the “don’t say gay” bill.

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — For the first time in five years, the Mets opted for an old-school manager when they hired Buck Showalter as skipper. A few weeks into spring training, players in the Mets clubhouse have felt a shift in energy.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Disney Cruise Line gave a glimpse of what passengers can expect to see on stage from its two new Broadway-style productions coming to Disney Wish when it debuts at Port Canaveral this summer.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is offering new virtual sessions as part of its KSC Club Discovery program next month. They are designed to help children — specifically those in third grade through sixth grade — understand space exploration and interplanetary travel.

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Already a buzzing nightlife destination, Delray Beach will soon add another major attraction just north of downtown: a 3-acre mini-golf course designed by Tiger Woods.

LAKELAND, Fla. — It happens every morning. The clubhouse slowly empties out, his teammates are either going to the back fields to work or preparing to play in the day’s game. Or, like Sunday, they’re packing their bags and bats and boarding the bus to Sarasota.