Francisco Alvarado
A New Murder Is Fresh Evidence of a Serial Killer Prowling Tampa
Experts and local cops say the latest grisly slaying bolsters their theory of a serial assassin stalking the street, but locals we talked to aren't ready to hide indoors.
Is a Serial Killer on the Loose in Tampa?
Cops are hinting at it and residents are worried after three eerily similar fatal shootings in the same normally low-key neighborhood.
Richard Spencer's White Nationalist Mess Is Coming to Florida
Some University of Florida students are terrified of the alt-right firebrand's first campus speech since Heather Heyer's death in Charlottesville.
Concert Security Will Get Way More Intense After Vegas
The historic mass shooting is set to inspire drastic new safety measures at future concerts and festivals, security experts specializing in large-scale events told us.
The Guys Cashing in on Hurricane Irma's Boat Destruction
The historic storm made a mess of the fleets of ships in Miami's Biscayne Bay. Now salvagers are looking for a windfall.
Inside Trump Nation with Roger Stone, Who's Doing Just Fine
Richard Nixon's Dirty Trickster is "anxious" to testify about the whole Russia thing, which he promised diehard fans in Miami is a bunch of bullshit.
Florida's Medical Weed Industry Is Still Screwing Over Patients
Despite voters demanding a better medical pot program, special interests are standing in the way.
What We Know About the Teen Accused of Ambushing Cops in Miami
A 19-year-old has been charged with the shooting attack on two undercovers in a minivan.
How Fidel Castro Dominated Miami's Politics for Decades
The Latin American strongman cast a long shadow over the southern tip of Florida.
Who Put the Hit Out on a Florida Criminal Justice Professor?
A nasty custody fight ended in an assassination allegedly orchestrated by a woman with ties to the family of slain scholar Dan Markel's ex-wife. But who actually wanted him dead?
What We Know About the Gay Man Who Allegedly Threatened a Pulse-Style Attack in South Florida
The event promoter allegedly went on obscene Facebook rants warning of unprecedented violence, terrorizing the local gay community.
The Complicated Connections Between Legal Hydroponics and the Marijuana Black Market
In states like Florida where most weed is still illegal—even for medical reasons—hydroponic gardening stores are battlefronts in the war on drugs.