Sunday, July 12, 2026

Good Morning! On this day in 1921, Miami held a special election that created the city's first city commission—five members, all bankers, which became known as the "bankers' commission." It replaced the old 13-member city council system.

The Sarasota County animal shelter is asking the public for help as they are currently over capacity. Learn more in Around Florida.

In case you missed it, this week on The Flyover Podcast, Amy broke down the five retirement mistakes that quietly derail people after the paycheck stops. A new Nationwide study found more than half of recent retirees regret how they planned, and the culprits usually aren't the ones you'd expect. From the luck of when the market turns to the quiet discomfort of spending your own savings, Amy walked through what trips people up and how to sidestep it before it costs you. Tune in here!

It’s easy to overlook what happens behind prison walls, but for thousands across Florida, it’s where they’re searching for a fresh start. Access to hope, guidance, and purpose can change everything. That’s what today’s partner, Prison Fellowship, is helping make possible.

State Flags 23 Miami-Dade Buildings

A state report obtained by Local 10 News five years after the Champlain Towers South collapse lists 24 Florida buildings as "unsafe or uninhabitable," with 23 of them in Miami-Dade County.

A footnote attributes 19 of those buildings to Aventura, though city officials dispute what that number implies.

"In Aventura, we do not have the number of concerning issues as the report seems to imply there are," said Keven Klopp, the city's building official, adding that every inspected building remains safe to occupy.

The report, Florida's first milestone check under its post-Surfside building safety law, also found that one in five city building departments statewide failed to submit inspection data.

Airport Prepares Lawsuit against Jacksonville

The Jacksonville Aviation Authority's board will vote July 16 on suing the city, accusing the City Council of unlawfully diverting airport revenue and threatening JAA's independence.

The dispute traces to a Council vote adding $13 million in unrequested spending to JAA's 2026 budget, including money for a training center at Cecil Airport.

The FAA warned in June that such moves would likely be unlawful revenue diversion, citing "serious concern" over reported threats against JAA staff who followed federal rules. Council President Nick Howland countered that the changes passed 18-0 and fall within FAA-permitted uses meant to grow Cecil Airport into an "aerospace hub."

JAA also says the city's general counsel improperly blocked it from hiring independent attorneys, calling it a conflict since the same office represents the council.

NASA's Roman Telescope Nears Launch

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is undergoing final testing at Kennedy Space Center's Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility ahead of a targeted Aug. 30 launch.

Technicians have raised the observatory into position and powered it up for system checks, with testing of its six solar panels and thermal blankets still ahead. Engineers will then load about 290 gallons of hydrazine fuel and seal the telescope inside a SpaceX payload fairing ahead of launch.

Dr. Ken Kremer of Space UpClose said Roman's wide-field camera will outperform Hubble and the James Webb Space Telescope for surveying large swaths of the sky at once.

Once launched, Roman will orbit roughly one million miles away at the Lagrange point, studying dark matter, dark energy and exoplanets from an unobstructed vantage point.

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➤ Jacksonville Beach: A $120 million mixed-use development with 415 units is planned for the former Adventure Landing site, which developer Trevato Development Group says will be Northeast Florida's first mixed-income rental community built in decades. (See Details)

➤ Sarasota: The county's animal shelter is housing about 26 dogs—more than its 19-dog capacity—and roughly 35 cats, prompting the Sheriff's Office to urge residents to adopt, foster, or volunteer. (See Video)

➤ Leesburg: Lake County's first Safe Haven Baby Box, funded by donations and installed at Fire Station 61, gives parents a climate-controlled, anonymous way to surrender a newborn. Florida now has 11 of the boxes statewide. (More)

➤ Bay County: FDOT's plan to build an overpass over U.S. 98 at its intersection with U.S. 231, and widen the corridor to six lanes, threatens the future of the Tally-Ho Drive In, whose owners are negotiating a new lease. (More)

➤ Walton County: Deputies released new video showing murder suspect Isabelle Johnson, 38, at a Destin business in what investigators call her last known location; she is believed to be actively evading law enforcement. (See Video)

➤ Fort Lauderdale: JetBlue is expanding its Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport schedule to nearly 130 daily flights this week, with CEO Joanna Geraghty calling it "one of our biggest hubs" as the airline adds routes to Baltimore, Charlotte, Nashville and beyond. (More)

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➤ Jude Bellingham scored twice, including the winner in the 93rd minute of extra time, to lift England past Norway 2-1 at Hard Rock Stadium and into the World Cup semifinals. (Watch Goal)

➤ Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo allegedly struck former teammate Tyler Herro during a confrontation Friday morning at a practice court inside a Las Vegas resort, according to reports. The altercation reportedly stemmed from social media posts attributed to Herro that criticized Adebayo. (More)

➤ Tampa Bay Rays slugger Junior Caminero and former Florida Gators star Jac Caglianone will compete in tomorrow night’s Home Run Derby at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. Caminero, last year’s runner-up, could become the youngest champion in the event’s history. (More)

➤ The Tampa Bay Rays selected prep shortstop Grady Emerson with the No. 2 overall pick in the MLB Draft, while the Miami Marlins took Gulliver Prep shortstop Jacob Lombard at No. 14. (See Picks)

➤ Yesterday’s Results: World Cup | MLB | Wimbledon | Golf | WNBA

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➤ The Wolfsonian–FIU in Miami Beach has opened Foot Notes: Shoes, Symbolism, and Society, an exhibit that traces footwear's cultural history, including blueprints for boots Nancy Sinatra wore in These Boots Are Made for Walkin'. (See Video)

➤ SeaWorld Orlando is marking the third birthday of three smalltooth sawfish pups born there in 2023, the first of the critically endangered species ever born in the U.S. under human care. (See Photo)

➤ Burmese pythons have established a new colony in a portion of western Charlotte County, situated north of Naples and Fort Myers on Florida's Gulf Coast, which is outside of their previously established range. (See Details)

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Epic Universe on Tuesday debuted its nightly "Universal Celestial Goodnight," a new show billed as a nighttime spectacular with synchronized lights, fountains, and fireworks, all set to a high-energy musical score.