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20-Year-Old Nathalia Filgueiras Was a Pilot on Learjet That Crashed in Florida

Nine people died, including two young children and a 20-year-old co-pilot, Nathalia Filgueiras, who received her pilot’s license three years ago, when she was still a teenager.

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The private jet, which had been traveling from Texas to the Bahamas, crashed down in a residential area of Palm Beach, Fla., on Sunday.
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How a Tax Cut Could Threaten a Florida Necessity: Mosquito Control

As Florida fights a dengue outbreak, a ballot proposal to cut property taxes has raised concerns about local governments’ ability to pay for sufficient mosquito control.

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Florida’s mosquito control efforts include dozens of programs run by counties, many of them already underfunded.
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How a Tax Cut Could Threaten a Florida Necessity: Mosquito Control

As Florida fights a dengue outbreak, a ballot proposal to cut property taxes has raised concerns about local governments’ ability to pay for sufficient mosquito control.

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Florida’s mosquito control efforts include dozens of programs run by counties, many of them already underfunded.
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What to Know About the Florida Plane Crash That Killed 9

A small jet plummeted to the ground on Sunday, exploding into a fireball and killing everyone on board. The authorities did not immediately release information about the victims.

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Plane Crash Kills 9 in Palm Beach County After ‘Mayday’ Distress Call

Photos and video posted online showed the business jet diving nose first to the ground and exploding. In a radio call, a pilot said the plane was descending at 20,000 feet per minute.

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‘I Came as Donald Trump’: The President Hosts a Luxury Halloween at Mar-a-Lago

President Trump attended his jungle-themed Halloween party at Mar-a-Lago dressed as a distinctly recognizable figure.

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At the Halloween party, President Trump entered to fanfare and gabbed with reporters on the dance floor before mingling with his “rich friends,” as he kept calling them.
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A Florida Election Chief Urges In-Person Voting Over ‘Serious’ Postal Delays

The Broward County supervisor of elections said his office had received dozens of reports that ballots weren’t being delivered in a timely manner.

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Early voting in Coral Springs, Fla., this month.
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Moody Makes Appeal to a South Florida Audience Leery of the Left

Senator Ashley Moody, Republican of Florida, campaigned in Miami-Dade County, an area with a large Cuban population that the G.O.P. is hoping to keep red.

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President Trump, right, campaigning for Senator Ashley Moody last week in Fort Myers, Fla.
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Why Miami Is a Destination for Latin America’s Political Exiles

The city’s Hispanic majority, news media reach and air links to Latin America have made it an ideal base for politicians escaping their home countries.

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Flávio Bolsonaro arriving at Opa Locka Executive Airport in Miami on Wednesday.
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She Was Arrested After Leaving Her Kids for Days. It Sparked a Debate.

A Florida sheriff’s office arrested a mother who had left her children home alone for days to go on a work trip, reigniting the debate over when parents act irresponsibly.

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The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office released body-cam footage of officers escorting Irene Miller, in the tan suit, off a plane at Orlando International Airport.
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Joe Redner, the ‘Strip Club King’ of Tampa, Has Died

More than just the owner of an adult venue, Joe Redner was a political gadfly and fierce advocate for free speech and gay rights. He was 86.

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Joe Redner at his Mons Venus club in 2019. During his 50-year career in adult entertainment, Mr. Redner owned multiple strip clubs in and around Tampa, Fla.
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Teen Arrested in Florida Shooting Will Be Tried as Adult, Officials Say

The 15-year-old suspect will be charged with 11 counts of attempted second-degree murder after the shooting on Saturday that happened after Florida A&M’s homecoming game.

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The Tallahassee police at the scene of the shooting on Saturday, about an hour after Florida A&M University’s homecoming game.
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Florida Police Officer Seized and Renovated Dead Man’s Home, Sheriff Says

The Broward County Sheriff’s Office arrested the officer, Brian Sguros, alleging that he used the man’s identity after finding him dead at home during a welfare check.

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The home where Dennis West lived in Lauderhill, Fla.
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Florida Mayor Is Accused of Taking Covid Grant Funds She Helped Approve

Mayor Jackie Espinosa of Kissimmee, Fla., and her family received money from a grant program she helped create during the pandemic, the state attorney general said. She was arrested on Wednesday.

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Jackie Espinosa at a restaurant she owned in 2023, before she was elected mayor of Kissimmee, Fla.
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Gambling Hotline Ex-Director Stole $1.5M to Feed Betting Habit, Prosecutors Say

Philip L. Sullivan started running the Florida hotline in 2025, a year after he was accused of stealing from a previous employer. He was sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison.

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The Bay County Courthouse in Panama City, Fla., where Philip L. Sullivan was sentenced on Friday to nine years and 10 months in prison.
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Florida Man Killed by Alligator While Fishing Near Lake Apopka in Winter Garden

The man, 71, was fishing at Dr. Bradford Memorial Park near Lake Apopka when he was killed by a 12-foot alligator. The reptile was later “removed as a danger to the public,” the authorities said.

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The shoreline near Lake Apopka, where the man was fishing, is a known alligator habitat, according to state wildlife authorities.
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Miami Tugboat Captain Gets 18 Months in Crash That Killed 3 Children

Five girls and a camp counselor were thrown into the water off Miami Beach in July last year when a barge pushed by a tugboat struck their stalled sailboat.

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Emergency workers responding to the Miami Yacht Club after the barge collided with the sailboat in July 2025.
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