The record number of "family units" attempting to cross into the U.S. at the border hit a record high at 91,000 in August, which immigration policy experts say was entirely predictable due to a Biden administration rule change. Read More.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is deliberately not releasing the monthly totals of all illegal migrants who wind up getting released into the U.S. after they are encountered by U.S. authorities at the border, a former U.S. immigration judge says. Read More.
A man faces life in prison after being accused of grooming a child and exploiting her to engage in commercial sexual acts for financial gain. Read More.
After WPTV spoke with a woman who lost $50,000 in a check-washing scheme last week, NewsChannel5 is now hearing from another victim, who mailed a check at the same post office. Read More.
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody was in Palm Beach County to announce a new partnership with former "America's Most Wanted" host John Walsh and the Florida Association of Crime Stoppers. Read More.
Consumer sentiment among Floridians inched up eight-tenths of a point in August to 67.6 from a revised figure of 66.8 in July. Meanwhile, national sentiment dropped 2.1 points.
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The Indian River County (Florida) School Board was forced to remove several dozen books from school libraries after concerned parents were stopped from reading explicit excerpts aloud at a board meeting. Read More.
While the Sunshine State placed at No. 10 overall, the report lists Florida as a state with a “sizable system” of universities and community colleges. Read More.