The Latest Breaking News from Fla

ORLANDO, Fla. — After running through a successful test fire this month, SpaceX is set to fly its massive Starship and Super Heavy rocket, and is just waiting on the Federal Aviation Administration for the green light, according to one company official.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Zach Creighton was headed to bed the night of Dec. 12, after a long day of work. Unreachable all the next day, his parents rushed from their Boynton Beach home to Creighton’s place in West Palm Beach.

JUPITER, Fla. — Sports’ ceremonial first day of spring bloomed with convincing optimism here a couple of hours north of Miami on Tuesday as the Miami Marlins’ full team took the field for the first time.

HOBE SOUND, Fla. — As he angles the boat named Snap Dragon toward this pocket of possibility, just up the intracoastal along Jupiter Island, Miles Mikolas reads the current to find a crease in it. His goal is to get just far enough away from a bridge so that he…

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — There was a moment, about an hour before Sunday’s Daytona 500 and about four hours before the race’s epic and historic conclusion, when I finally got the chance to ponder a question that some might consider important.

JUPITER, Fla. — It didn’t take long for Luis Arraez to feel comfortable in the Miami Marlins’ clubhouse.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The head of the state agency now tasked with handling Gov. Ron DeSantis’ migrant relocation program told a Senate committee on Tuesday that he was not sure whether he will continue the state’s arrangement with Vertol Systems Company, the politically-connected aviation company paid to transport migrants from…

LAKELAND, Fla. — Up until last year, Andrew Knapp enjoyed a fairly stable baseball life. He’d spent the first eight seasons catching for one organization — the Phillies. Drafted in 2013, he debuted in 2017 and was J.T. Realmuto’s back-up catcher from 2019-2021.

ORLANDO, Fla. — State lawmakers are moving forward with a Gov. Ron DeSantis-inspired push to make it easier for prominent people to sue media outlets for defamation, setting the stage for a potential First Amendment clash in the courts.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida’s elections supervisors are asking state lawmakers not to implement changes to vote-by-mail ballots before the 2024 presidential election, warning that it will confuse voters and slow down vote counting.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — It appears to be a lot easier to schedule a deposition with rap star Drake than it is to get him to show up, attorneys for one of the men charged with the murder of rising rap star XXXTentacion are learning.