Monday, June 1, 2026

Good Morning! On this day in 1937, aviator Amelia Earhart departed Miami on her ill-fated voyage. She remains an iconic figure, with her name on streets, schools, and airports nationwide, as well as annual scholarships and awards in her honor.

See today’s Et Cetera section to learn how one children’s hospital made sure teens undergoing treatment didn’t miss out on the prom experience.

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Florida Tourism Dips in First Quarter

Florida drew slightly fewer tourists in the first quarter, with an estimated 39.89 million visitors from Jan. 1 to March 31, down 1% and its weakest first quarter since 2022.

Out-of-state travelers were nearly 92% of the total, down 1.2%. Overseas arrivals rose 8.5% to 2.29 million, while Canadian visits fell 12.1% to 1.05 million.

Visit Florida CEO Bryan Griffin said more visitors are driving in, some flying to out-of-state airports first. “We need to let those numbers settle before we know for sure,” he said.

The agency also revised its 2025 Canadian count up to 3.17 million after fixing an Ontario ports undercount, which softened the full-year decline but raised the baseline this quarter is measured against.

I-75 Crash Kills Three

A good samaritan was among three people killed Sunday when a box truck drifted off the road and overturned on southbound Interstate 75 near Naples, triggering a deadly chain reaction.

Florida Highway Patrol said a 25-year-old Naples man stopped his BMW around 3:54 a.m. to help the truck’s driver, who had minor injuries. A Tesla then hit the overturned truck and the man, who died at a hospital.

Two Tesla passengers, ages 18 and 19, were pronounced dead at the scene, while the 20-year-old driver and another passenger were seriously hurt. The crash closed southbound lanes for hours.

Miami Billionaires Build Own Schools

Ultra-wealthy tech founders flocking to South Florida are building their own private schools, frustrated with what they see as a lack of options for their kids.

Entrepreneur John Marshall, part of the wave of founders drawn to Miami, launched BaseCamp305 in 2019 in Miami Beach—a roughly $30,000-a-year school of about 50 students built around a project-based entrepreneurship curriculum.

He blames schools he calls Ivy-obsessed and disconnected from practical skills. “Wisdom is brought about by need. I think there’s a need,” Marshall said, as South Florida districts face falling enrollment and competition from private options.

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➤ Lakeland: Officials and vendors packed the RP Funding Center Saturday for a hurricane preparedness expo, urging Central Florida families to stock emergency kits and review evacuation zones before the 2026 season kicks off. (More)

➤ Palm Beach County: A ticket sold at a Publix won Saturday’s $29.25 million Florida Lotto jackpot, the game’s largest prize since a South Florida player claimed a $36 million jackpot in September. (More)

➤ South Florida: Property insurance is getting more competitive ahead of hurricane season, with new carriers entering the market after recent legislative reforms. Premiums are still elevated, but they’re finally stabilizing. (More)

➤ Palm Coast: A grandmother and her 13-year-old granddaughter are facing criminal charges after a dispute escalated into five juveniles being barricaded inside a public park restroom, deputies say. (More)

➤ St. Petersburg: A garbage truck driver faces a felony charge after police said he fatally struck a 49-year-old woman Saturday morning and drove away from the scene. (More)

➤ Seminole County: Rapid population growth, rising costs, and the challenges of using a shared regional office in Leesburg are driving plans for a new medical examiner facility. (More)

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➤No. 10 Florida State baseball avoided elimination Sunday with a 7-4, 10-inning win over Northern Illinois, while No. 8 Florida fell 16-11 to Troy and will play an elimination game today. (More)

➤ Citrus High School’s Braelin Cobb turned a coach’s suggestion into a state title, winning Florida’s Class 3A high jump championship with a leap of 6 feet, 9 1/2 inches just two years after taking up the sport. (More)

➤ Jacksonville resident Paul Askew, 46, pleaded guilty to participating in a doping scheme involving a professional track athlete. Federal prosecutors said the conspiracy involved providing testosterone to enhance performance at international competitions, and Askew faces up to 10 years in prison. (More)

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➤ State lawmakers approved $23.1 million for arts and culture grants and projects in the proposed 2026-27 budget, supporting tourism, small-business growth, and workforce development. (More)

➤ Miami-based Carnival Corporation is notifying people affected by an April data breach after a hacker used social engineering to access personal information and is offering free credit monitoring. (More)

➤ Orlando International Airport bid farewell to Spirit Airlines after the carrier’s final plane departed on Saturday, ending a 33-year run that served 500,000 monthly passengers and employed 160 people locally. (More)

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➤ Hurricane hunter crews are completing preflight checks on 13 specialized aircraft as hurricane season begins, preparing to fly through major storms and collect real-time data that improves track and intensity forecasts. (More)

➤ Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital hosted its 11th annual prom, giving teen patients who missed their school dances because of illness or treatment a night to celebrate with family and friends. (See Prom)

➤ Blue Origin is warning Space Coast beachgoers not to touch possible rocket debris that could wash ashore from Playalinda Beach to Cocoa Beach following a recent launchpad explosion. (More)

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