In a new analysis by data research company Cotality, three Florida cities are at “high risk” of home prices dramatically falling in the near future. The real estate market has taken off in Florida since the COVID pandemic. But the report from Cotality, formerly known as CoreLogic, concludes that Tampa, Winter Haven and West Palm Beach may see notable downturns in home prices. Winter Haven was ranked the top housing market in the country that is at “very high risk” of seeing a decline in housing market prices. “Flattening home...

Three Massachusetts high school seniors have died and a fourth was left in critical condition after a car crash in Florida while on spring break. Jimmy McIntosh and Hannah Wasserman of Concord-Carlisle High School were pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, which occurred on Monday, April 21, on U.S. Highway 98 in Walton County, according to reporting by CBS News . Maisey O'Donnell and a fourth student, who remains anonymous, were transported to Bay Medical Center in Panama City. O'Donnell later died in the hospital, while the fourth...

In a first such decision,, a Miami federal jury has found that travel booking company Expedia Group ows $29.85 million to a Cuban-American family in damages for having promoted and sold bookings to Floridians at hotels in land confiscated by the Cuban government during the early days of Fidel Castro’s revolution. The case was filed by Mario Echevarría, one of the heirs of a Cuban family that claimed ownership of Cayo Coco, a small key off the northern coast of central Cuba, against Expedia and its affiliate sites Hotels.com and...

Police departments at 11 Florida universities have partnered with President Donald Trump’s administration to help enforce immigration laws on campus. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has signed agreements with Florida International University, University of North Florida, Tallahassee State College, Florida A&M University, Florida Atlantic University, Florida Gulf Coast University, New College of Florida, University of Central Florida, University of Florida, University of South Florida, and University of West Florida, the Miami Herald reported Friday.

A Florida man was arrested on charges of battery and false imprisonment after he was allegedly caught on video attacking an 11-year-old girl. Marius Mutu was allegedly seen tackling and pinning the young girl to the ground at Allison Park Place in Tampa, Fla., on April 19. Mutu, 43, suspected that the girl had allegedly egged his apartment during the week of April 15, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement . Deputies arrived at the scene at approximately 12 p.m. on April 19 after neighbors called authorities...

It’s not entirely clear yet just how tourism marketing efforts across the state would be directly impacted by a sweeping new tax amendment. That measure would dissolve tourist development councils (TDC) in Florida by Dec. 1 and allow counties to use the portion of tourist development taxes (TDT) currently earmarked for tourism marketing for general uses, a move intended to offset potential revenue losses to counties if a proposed property tax cut goes through. Currently, counties are required to spend at least 40% of their TDT dollars on commercials and...

Prison is a little more bearable these days for the so-called Tiger King. The Netflix star, also known as Joe Exotic, is a married man — behind bars. The 62-year-old (real name: Joe Maldonado) announced the happy news via X. He shared a flower framed photo of himself and his husband, a fellow inmate named Jorge Flores. “Never been more proud of someone,” said the caption on the picture of the groom and groom wearing tuxes, baseball caps and boutonnieres. “Meet my husband.” A few months back, the onetime big...

ORLANDO, Fla. – A Delta flight was forced to make an emergency landing on Monday at Orlando International Airport due to a cabin pressurization issue. According to Delta Air Lines, the aircraft was on a regularly scheduled service from Orlando to Atlanta, carrying 199 customers and six crew members, along with one jumpseat pilot. While flying over Jacksonville, the flight crew detected a pressurization problem. Following established safety procedures, crews declared an emergency to ensure priority handling from Air Traffic Control.

NEW YORK — (AP) — U.S. stocks are rising Tuesday as companies report fatter profits than expected, and other U.S. investments are also steadying themselves a day after sliding sharply on worries about President Donald Trump's trade war and his attacks on the head of the Federal Reserve. The S&P 500 was 1% higher in early trading and on track to recover more than a third of Monday’s drop. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 417 points, or 1.1%, as of 9:35 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite...

Delta Air Lines confirmed that a second flight encountered emergency issues in Orlando on Monday. Delta Flight 1030 departed Orlando for Atlanta for its regularly scheduled service. Officials said the aircraft later experienced a “cabin pressure issue” while flying over Jacksonville. The flight crew made the decision to return to Orlando for an emergency landing. Over 200 passengers and crew members were on board the Boeing 757. Delta said the crew declared an emergency to receive priority handling from air traffic control. The flight landed safely in Orlando, and no...