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The Miami Heat basketball stadium will have a section designated only for folks who are vaccinated. Let the COVID-19 vaccine hierarchy begin! No, but seriously, you might be hatin’ from the outside and not able to get into Miami Heat’s exclusive section for vaccinated fans. On Tuesday, The Heat announced …

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Florida has now surpassed 1,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 variants, the most of any state. South Florida leads the state in confirmed cases.  According to WPLG Local 10 News, the CDC shows 1,040 cases of the U.K. variant and 21 cases of the Brazilian variant as …

Florida authorities are investigating after a wild fight and robbery at a Popeye’s restaurant were caught on camera. On Tuesday, four women inside of a Nissan Sentra were going through the drive-thru of a Popeye’s restaurant in Lantana, Fla. At some point, the women got into a verbal altercation with …

Chick-Fil-A is selling 16-ounce bottles of Chick-Fil-A sauce and Polynesian Sauce at grocery stores across the nation. The bottles of sauce are available at Walmart, Publix, HEB, Winn-Dixie, Food Lion, and Harris Teeter in Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. The money …

The domestic terrorist that murdered eight people, six of whom were Asian women, reportedly had a “sexual addiction.” Police say he planned more killings in Florida.  Cherokee County Sheriff Frank Reynolds spoke about the murderer Robert Aaron Long, 21, during a Wednesday office. Reynolds claimed that Long has a sexual …

According to police, a Florida woman pretended to be a licensed plastic surgeon and botched a man’s nose job. Alcalira Jimenez De Rodriguez, 56, was in the middle of performing another procedure on Thursday when police arrested her. Last month, authorities launched an investigation into Jimenez De Rodriguez after receiving …

A Florida man who claimed to work in the rap industry was sentenced to seven years in prison after running a scheme to defraud hotel stays and luxury services. Aaron Barnes-Burpo, 29, of Crestview, Florida, claimed to be a member of the Wu-Tang Clan. According to court records, Barnes-Burpo has …

A Florida man admitted to killing his Bonefish Grill co-worker and will spend 40 years behind bars after pleading guilty to second-degree murder last week. Lee Rodarte Jr., 30, killed 21-year-old Savannah Gold, with whom he had an on-again, off-again relationship, in 2017. According to PEOPLE, the defense and the prosecution agreed to …

Rick Ross is adding another impressive home to his real estate portfolio. The Florida rapper scooped up former NBA hoopster Amar’e Stoudemire’s estate for $3.5 million in all cash. The house is located west of Fort Lauderdale in Southwest Ranches, Florida, People reports. The all-cash deal marks the fastest closing in the history …

A woman made off with a $15,000 diamond ring after causing a scene at a jewelry store about a previous purchase. According to authorities, the unidentified thief went to Gold Silver Creations in Key West on Feb. 10 and was apparently “complaining a lot.” Store manager Bigya Niroula said the …

A 12-year-old girl is accused of bringing stun guns to school and selling them to classmates, officials said. According to the Tampa Bay Times, the Coleman Middle School student, who was not identified, was arrested Friday. The pre-teen was charged with possession of a weapon on school property. An investigation began earlier …

For Apple users, life would be much easier with more Apple stores and shorter lines. Guess what? Apple and Target are teaming up to bring us a new “enhanced shopping experience” — mini Apple stores. There will be 17 new Apple mini-stores popping up in the coming months. The stores …

Florida officials are cracking down on spring-breakers planning to head to the Sunshine State to party during the pandemic. According to The New York Post, the state is implementing new restrictions to help slow the spread of COVID-19 as vacationers touch down in South Florida’s popular tourist locations like South …

Jennifer Susan Wright is known around her South Florida neighborhood for her extremist support of Donald Trump, from constantly posting on Facebook to setting up Halloween displays that falsely accused the Biden family of running a crime empire. Police say that the doctor took her anger out on a Hispanic …

Authorities believe Vincent Jackson could have died days before he was found dead in a Tampa-area hotel room. According to the Hillsborough County Medical Examiner’s report, the hotel staff went to Jackson’s room on Saturday and Sunday and saw him slouched over the couch but thought he was asleep. ‘They …

Florida police say a convicted pimp and his suspected accomplice are in jail after being accused of grooming an 18-year-old girl for prostitution. The arrest report states that 32-year-old Saint Matthew Hopson and 19-year-old Atilia Cleto Thomas face charges of human trafficking and pressuring someone to become a prostitute while …

A Florida man is accused of shooting and killing three of his family members. On Wednesday, authorities arrested Cornelius Whitfield in the deaths of his uncle Antonio Maurice Graham, 45, his grandmother, Patricia Ann Whitfeld Sharpe, 66, and his great-grandmother, Sallie Hobbs Whitfeld, 83. According to PEOPLE, he also injured …

In Florida, health officials say that two women disguised themselves as “grannies” in an attempt to get a second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. During a press briefing yesterday, Dr. Raul Pino, the Florida Department of Health director in Orange County, said, “yesterday, we realized a couple of young ladies …

Trifling is one word to describe a Florida man who stole his girlfriend’s rings so that he could propose to his other girlfriend. According to the Volusia County Sheriff’s office, Joseph Davis, 48, is wanted by authorities for grand theft after he betrayed both women he met on the dating …

A Jacksonville couple has been arrested in connection with the 2018 death of their 7-year-old daughter. According to court records obtained by The Florida Times-Union, Aremo and Anna Akinloba, 44 and 46 years old, are facing charges of aggravated manslaughter of a child and are both being held on $150,000 …