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Florida’s Role in Operation Epic Fury
When President Trump launched strikes on Iran, the commanders at U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa took control of coordinating the attacks for Operation Epic Fury.
CENTCOM, led by Adm. Brad Cooper since August, directs military operations across 21 countries in the Middle East, Northeast Africa, and Central and South Asia. The command shared updates of the operation on social media, including strike summaries and casualty reports.
Trump oversaw the launch from a situation room at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, while a black-tie charity gala was taking place at the same venue. He remained throughout the weekend.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who was among the leaders at Mar-a-Lago, has suggested that a planned Israeli attack on Iran determined the timing of the operation.
Senators Scale Back Labor Law Bill
State senators amended a bill (SB 1296) that critics warned could create the nation’s strictest organized labor law. The measure is fiercely opposed by labor leaders, who say it could dramatically weaken unions throughout the state.
The bill would have required certain public sector unions to secure the majority of all registered employees to certify, or recertify, rather than just the majority of those voting.
An adopted amendment instead requires that the union must get at least 25% voter turnout from the full bargaining unit, and 60% of those voters must approve certification or recertification.
Supporters call the bill pro-worker and say it strengthens accountability. Opponents argue it is anti-union, excludes police and fire unions, and risks constitutional challenges. The bill now heads to the full Senate for consideration.
Miami Awaits the Freedom Plane
Some of the founding-era documents of our nation started a journey on Monday that will take them across the country, including to Miami, on a specially outfitted Boeing 737 dubbed the “Freedom Plane.”
For the first time, nine U.S. documents were removed from their vaults at the National Archives in Washington, D.C., as part of America’s 250th anniversary celebration. They will travel to eight American cities from now through August, allowing them to be viewed by thousands of people.
From June 20 to July 5, the documents will be on display at HistoryMiami Museum. The museum will present a digital mural inviting visitors to share their wishes for America’s future, along with a July 4 Independence Day celebration.
The museum will launch America 250: Voices of the Future, a countywide high school oratorical contest encouraging students to reflect on the ideals expressed in the nation’s founding documents. See all tour stops.
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➤ Starke: Billy Leon Kearse, 53, was executed by lethal injection on Tuesday in the state’s third execution of 2026. Kearse was sentenced to death for the 1991 murder of Fort Pierce Police Sgt. Danny Parrish. (More)
➤ Meanwhile, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a death warrant for James Duckett, a former Central Florida police officer convicted of killing 11-year-old Teresa McAbee in 1987. Duckett’s execution is scheduled for March 31. (More)
➤ Duval County: Sporting Club Jacksonville announced on Monday that it will build a mixed-use development centered on a new soccer stadium in the St. Johns Town Center area, with hopes to begin holding matches there by 2028. (More)
➤ Marion County: Health officials are monitoring rabies in the area’s wild animal population after a raccoon tested positive for the disease on Feb. 24. (More)
➤ Palm Beach County: The county’s newest PGA Tour resident, Nicolas Echavarria, closed on his home in Palm Beach Gardens on Friday and then won the Cognizant Classic golf tournament on Sunday. (More)
➤ Royal Palm Beach: A trial has been set in the San Francisco Bay Area for a Florida woman accused of providing a cosmetic injection that killed a woman who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike. (More)
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➤ A deadlocked jury forced a Miami judge to declare a mistrial in the murder case against former Hurricane Rashaun Jones, accused of killing his former teammate Bryan Pata in 2006. Another trial is expected to start within the next 90 days. (More)
➤ Women’s collegebasketball teams kick off conference tournaments today. Miami takes on Stanford, FSU plays Georgia Tech, and UCF battles Kansas. (See Schedule)
➤ Miami Marlins broadcaster Tommy Hutton will retire after the season following a 60-year career in baseball, first as an MLB player and then calling games on television. (More)
➤University of Colorado backup quarterback Dominiq Ponder, from Opa-locka, died early Sunday in a single-car crash in Boulder County, Colorado. He was 23. (More)
➤ The U.S. Space Force announced that it has paused United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket launches of satellites after an anomaly was noticed on one of the four solid rocket motors during a launch last month. (More)
➤The Melbourne Airport Authority voted unanimously to approve a pair of lease options for Project Autobahn on a 176-acre site at the airport, purchased for $28 million in October. The mysterious aerospace project involves a “very well-established and enormously respected organization.” (More)
➤A study found that mangroves, located throughout counties in Southwest and Southeast Florida, averted $1.5 billion in storm damage during Hurricane Irma. (More)
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➤ A Tampa veteran and Purple Heart recipient celebrated his 15th Alive Day on Friday by skydiving in Zephyrhills. (See Video)
➤ A small red berry grown in South Florida, known as miracle fruit, is helping cancer patients reclaim the ability to enjoy food. (More)
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Florida’s Role in Operation Epic Fury
