The Latest Breaking News from Fla

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — He chose Valentine’s Day because he had no one to love and no one loved him.

PINE ISLAND, Fla. — Rocky Lane spoke to his granddaughter through sobs.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — There’s something very different about the Parkland gunman in videos that were shown most recently to the jury deciding his fate.

TAMPA, Fla. — Two tropical disturbances are brewing in the Atlantic, and one is forecasted to make its way into the Caribbean this week.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Hurricane Ian forced NASA’s moon rocket to retreat for now, but the business of launching rockets and humans to space is back to full speed this week.

FORT MYERS, Fla. — The small unincorporated Lee County community of Iona lies a few miles east of Fort Myers Beach, still closed off to the public while rescue crews search through what is reported to be complete devastation in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian.

TAMPA, Fla. — The images of Hurricane Ian’s aftermath show evidence of Florida’s increasingly dense development — flattened beach communities, boats heaved into piles, mobile homes scattered like toys.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — For years, Fort Lauderdale has been known as a hot spot for college spring breakers, family vacationers, conventioneers and cruise line passengers.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Not one soul stormed City Hall to protest a ban on smoking at Fort Lauderdale’s beach and city parks.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Amid Orlando’s exponential growth, The City Beautiful has maintained formidable foliage in the form of trees, mostly of the southern live oak variety.

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — Halloween season has settled in at Legoland Florida. Its Brick-or-Treat event, much like the theme park itself, is geared to the 2-to-12-year-old crowd, but there’s ample lighthearted spooky stuff to entertain the adult crowd, too, including shows, Lego group builds, specialty foods and distinctive character interactions.