America Today Staff 
Florida homeowners may soon have a legal way to break free from their homeowners’ associations under a new bill proposed by state Rep. Juan Carlos Porras (R-Miami). House Bill 657 aims to increase transparency, accountability, and fairness in communities governed by HOAs. WPBF 25 News spoke with Rep. Porras about the legislation, which he said … Read more
A Pennsylvania couple has been sentenced to jail after their premature twin infants were found dangerously malnourished—so underfed that they gained barely two pounds combined in more than a month. The children’s mother, 33-year-old C. Soyka, and father, 45-year-old M. Maddela, pleaded guilty to child endangerment for failing to properly feed or medically monitor their … Read more
A 23-year-old Florida man who lured his pregnant, 18-year-old ex-girlfriend to a remote park and shot her to death because she refused to “get rid of the baby” has been sentenced to death. A judge issued the sentence on Friday, following an 11–1 jury vote in October recommending capital punishment. The jury had already convicted … Read more
Attorneys for Frank Walls cited prison drug logs and autopsy records to argue that his Dec. 18 execution could be “disastrous.” The execution chamber at Florida State Prison in Starke is shown as a federal lawsuit seeks to delay an upcoming execution. The suit alleges prison officials used expired drugs and deviated from execution protocols.Florida … Read more
A former employee of a Miami luxury car dealership and her family are facing charges in a fraud scheme that allegedly defrauded the business of more than $1 million, authorities said. Yuddy Mejias, 51, her husband Miguel Gonzalez, 54, and their son Angel Gonzalez, 28, were arrested Monday on charges including grand theft, organized fraud, … Read more
A Miami-Dade woman faces multiple charges following a chaotic domestic incident on the Palmetto Expressway Tuesday afternoon. According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), Gisell Mansur, 39, of Cutler Bay, and a friend had been out with her husband when a dispute escalated in his SUV. Troopers said both women were “heavily intoxicated.” During the … Read more
Following a historic winter blast in early 2025 that shattered snowfall records across the Gulf Coast and Florida Panhandle, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has strengthened its winter-weather response efforts. Though hurricanes, heavy rainfall, flooding, and heat waves are far more common in the Sunshine State, FDOT officials said they take an “expect the … Read more
A South Florida Uber driver was arrested after allegedly making sexual comments and touching a 15-year-old girl during a ride she requested through the Uber Teens app. “You were arrested for lewd and lascivious conduct on a child,” said Judge Mindy S. Glazer. Jose Miguel Perez-Molina, 39, appeared Wednesday in Miami-Dade Circuit Court. He faces … Read more
A highly contagious form of norovirus known as “winter vomiting disease” is spreading quickly across the country — including in Florida — based on wastewater analysis from 13 surveillance sites statewide. Norovirus infections usually rise after Christmas and New Year’s gatherings, but CDC data shows an unusual spike in November. The agency relies on voluntary … Read more
Chicago police shot and killed a man Tuesday night during an investigation into a stolen vehicle in the Arcadia Terrace neighborhood. The Chicago Police Department said tactical officers were checking a stolen, unoccupied parked car around 10:30 p.m. in the 5700 block of North Washtenaw Avenue when a dark sedan pulled up with two men … Read more