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Orange County food mart sells another $60K Fantasy Five ticket in under two months
ORLANDO, Fla. — Central Florida Fantasy 5 players — check your tickets! The Florida Lottery announced that another winning ticket from the evening drawing was sold in Orange County at a food mart that is proving to be quite lucky for local lottery...

Pedestrian struck by 2 vehicles, killed after running onto Florida Turnpike in Orange County, FHP says
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A 30-year-old Hollywood man was killed after running onto the Florida Turnpike in Orange County and being struck by two vehicles, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash occurred around 9 p.m. Saturday in the area...

Man struck, killed after running across Florida's Turnpike in Orange County
Florida Highway Patrol is investigating after a man was struck and killed while running across Florida's Turnpike Saturday.FHP said the crash happened shortly after 9 p.m. in the southbound lanes of Florida's Turnpike near mile marker 251 in the...

Ft. Lauderdale Airport TSA agent arrested after pushing 79-year-old Palm Beach Gardens woman
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A TSA agent at Ft. Lauderdale International Airport was arrested last week after allegedly pushing a 79-year-old Palm Beach Gardens woman to the ground. In the arrest report obtained from Broward County Sheriff's Office, the...

Broward County passes ordinance to stop DMV appointment scalpers
Photo courtesy Univision.com FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Broward County is cracking down on a booking driver’s license for profit scheme. Broward County commissioners approved an ordinance which prevents people from selling appointments to people...

Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse in Palm Beach County, Florida

Pedestrian fatally struck by two vehicles on Florida Turnpike, officials say
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Florida Highway Patrol has released preliminary information on an incident that occurred on the Florida Turnpike near SR-417 in Central Florida. A 2021 Toyota Highlander (V1) and a 2016 Chevy Silverado (V2) were traveling...

Man hit, killed while running across the Florida Turnpike, officials say
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. - A 30-year-old man has died after he was struck by two vehicles while running across the Florida Turnpike on Saturday night, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. What we know: The crash happened around 9 p.m. on the...

Man who ran from woods hit, killed by vehicles on Florida’s Turnpike, FHP says
A South Florida man who ran from the tree line onto the southbound lanes of Florida’s Turnpike in Orange County on Saturday night was killed after being struck by two vehicles, according to a report from the Florida Highway Patrol. The...

Hillsborough County deputies arrest man accused of pointing laser at chopper

Wildfire burns near Tamiami Trail in Miami-Dade
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Florida Forest Service and Miami-Dade firefighters faced what was left of a wildfire Sunday in the Shark Valley area. Leer en español On Saturday, when the fire started, Florida Highway Patrol troopers closed an area of...

How a Florida county’s 22,000-acre reserve balances growth and preservation
As Palm Beach County’s population swells, the desire to develop has followed suit. But amid the rise of new residents and construction, county officials also have worked to create a harmonious relationship between the need for new development and...
Photos: Palm Beach County's high school boys soccer state champions: 2000-25
2002 Class 4A state champion: Olympic HeightsSCOTT AUDETTE, The Palm Beach Post2002 Class 4A state champion: Olympic HeightsSCOTT AUDETTE, PALM BEACH POST2002 Class 4A state champion: Olympic HeightsSCOTT AUDETTE, The Palm Beach Post2002 Class 4A...
Readers pick: Palm Beach's top softball POTY, state champ of 2000-25
The results are in from the first of The Palm Beach Post's "Summer Celebration" series. Palm Beach County high school baseball fans had their say last week in reader polls that highlighted 25 years of The Post's Player of the Year award winners...
Vote for the best Palm Beach boys soccer state champion of the last 25 years
The Palm Beach Post is hosting a summer celebration featuring the best of Palm Beach County high school athletics from the first 25 years of the 21st century. Starting the first week of June, the Post will roll out content highlighting every state...
Fostering a family: single father raises four foster kids in Hillsborough County
TAMPA, Fla. — The dishes are that sort of mundane task most people dread, and Vincent Anderson is no exception, but it’s just one of the myriads of tasks on hand in his busy household. What You Need To Know Vincent Anderson has been fostering kids...

America's #1 shopping mall? It's right here in Miami-Dade!
A recent list, publish by USA Today, looks at the 10 best malls in the US that elevate the shopping experience, and while there are some great names on the list, like Minneapolis’ Mall of America (#2) with its Nickelodeon Universe, the best mall...

Local anti-Trump protests held from Palm Beach to Key West; former Proud Boys leader among counterprotesters in Miami
MIAMI (WSVN) - Thousands of people came together across South Florida to voice their opposition to President Donald Trump and his policies as part of this weekend’s nationwide “No Kings” demonstrations. The local gatherings also drew...

This week's Question of the Week, celebrates Brevard's economic growth
Who would have imagined Brevard County's bounce-back from the dark days after the Space Shuttle program was shut down? Layoffs, foreclosures and fleeing businesses painted a dark picture for many of us living here on the Space Coast in the 2010s....

Somerset County home sales for the week of June 15, 2025
News Courier News Home News Tribune Sports Obituaries eNewspaper Legals Basking Ridge 10 Countryside Drive. $495,000. 10 Owens Court. $1,950,000. 18 Vanderveer Drive. $1,405,000. 9 Deerfield Court. $870,000. 231 Alexandria Way #3. $458,000....