As someone who's lived in Orlando for over 25 years, I think Key West, St. Augustine, and Miami are some of the the best places to visit in Florida.

Cops found the red Ford pickup at the marina and determined that it was in Immokalee, Florida — about 130 miles away from Key Biscayne on the Gulf Coast — around 4 p.m. Sunday, then in Hialeah around 5:40 p.m. later that day, according to the report.

Orlando came in second for being the most sober curious city in the country, behind only Atlanta, according to the study. Miami was ranked ninth. The study also found that Florida ranks among the top 20 states for patrons ordering nonalcoholic beverages.

A luxury car theft investigation was solved when a man easily recognized the suspect in surveillance photos shared on social media, according to investigators in Florida. It was his teenage son, and dad’s response was swift and stern, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office said in a Jan. 29 news release.

According to a media release, The Fort spans nine acres and features 43 courts, including 14 weatherproof courts, a lakeside entertainment complex, dining and retail.

The case drew attention amid a nationwide focus on the apprehension and deportation of undocumented immigrants.

For the first time in years, TSA officers discovered fewer guns in air travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2024 than the year prior. The drop was small — from 834 in 2023 to 817 last year — but nevertheless notable.

Gun detections at Miami International Airport hit a new high last year, according to the Transportation Security Administration. The big picture: TSA saw an overall decrease in guns found in passengers' carry-on bags across Florida airports: 817 in 2024 compared to 834 in 2023.

The Miami-based intercity rail service said in a ridership report released in January that it set a record of 162,445 for its route between Orlando and Miami, which launched in September 2023. In the first full year calendar of the route, it had more than 1.63 million riders.

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A Florida police officer has been sentenced to more than 17 years behind bars after pleading guilty to stealing drugs, cash and firearms seized by the U.S.

Lastly, a new airline, Southwest Airlines, will be entering the Orlando to Miami travel market, bringing low-cost service to this route. On August 5th, 2025, Southwest will launch new once-daily flights between Orlando and Miami, and the airline will be using its fleet of Boeing 737 family jets, according to Travel + Leisure.