Freida Frisaro

Stay informed with Freida Frisaro’s coverage and analysis.

  • FILE – In this Feb. 9, 2023, photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett performs during a concert in Key West, Fla. (Rob O’Neal/Florida Keys News Bureau via AP)Arts & Entertainment

    Jimmy Buffett’s widow accuses late musician’s financial advisor of mishandling his $275 million estate

    By Freida Frisaro and The Associated Press
  • Kevin RamboskEnvironment

    America faces chronic climate change weather emergencies and still leaves its 911 emergency system up to the states

    By Freida Frisaro and The Associated Press
  • This satellite image from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration taken at 11:36pm ET on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024, shows Hurricane Milton. (NOAA via AP)Environment

    Florida gears up for massive evacuations as Hurricane Milton takes aim at Tampa and Orlando

    By Jeff Martin, Freida Frisaro, and others
  • worker in plant nurseryEnvironment

    Florida farmers turn to an ancient tree from India as the state’s once-famous citrus industry dries up

    By Freida Frisaro and The Associated Press
  • A multi-ethnic group of kids are indoors in a pool. Some of them are wearing goggles and smiling at the camera.Health

    July has the highest number of drowning deaths. Here’s how to keep kids safe around water

    By Freida Frisaro and The Associated Press
  • This aerial view taken from video shows a flooded street in Northeast Miami-Dade County, Fla., on Thursday, June 13, 2024. A tropical disturbance brought a rare flash flood emergency to much of southern Florida the day before. Floridians prepared to weather more heavy rainfall on Thursday and Friday. (AP Photo/Daniel Kozin)Environment

    Florida flash floods overwhelm airports and fill streets with abandoned cars: ‘Looked like the beginning of a zombie movie’

    By Freida Frisaro, Terry Spencer, and others
  • Mega MillionsPersonal Finance

    Mega Millions jackpot soars to $875 million

    By Freida Frisaro and The Associated Press
  • Lolita the OrcaEnvironment

    Miami evicts Seaquarium after the death of Lolita the Orca

    By Freida Frisaro, David Fischer, and others
  • FILE – Lottery forms are seen, Aug. 7, 2023, at the Presidente Supermarket in the Little Havana neighborhood of Miami. Officials said on Wednesday, Sept. 27, that the winner of the $1.6 billion Mega Millions jackpot in August has come forward to claim the prize. The winning ticket was sold at a Publix supermarket in Neptune Beach, Fla., a town along the Atlantic Coast near Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)Finance

    Winner of Mega Millions $1.6 billion jackpot claims prize in Florida—a state that does not tax lottery winnings

    By Freida Frisaro and The Associated Press
  • Billy WoodsPolitics

    Florida sheriff appalled he couldn’t immediately arrest white woman who shot and killed Black neighbor: ‘I may not like them. I may not agree with them. But however, those laws I will follow.’

    By Curt Anderson, Freida Frisaro, and others
  • Carolyn Page SmithEnvironment

    TSA agent discovers a hatchling and 28 parrot eggs after smuggler’s bag starts chirping

    By Freida Frisaro and The Associated Press
  • This photo provided by Indian River County Sheriff’s Office shows John Manchec. Sheriff’s deputies in Florida say they foiled an elaborate escape plan by Manchec, a 78-year-old, dual citizenship businessman who is facing multiple child pornography charges stemming from a 2014 arrest. A tip from the outside sparked a two month investigation into the actions of Manchec, some of his employees and others who he befriended in jail, Indian River County Sheriff Eric Flowers said Monday, May 22, 2023, during a news conference. (Indian River County Sheriff’s Office via AP)Lifestyle

    Millionaire businessman’s plot to escape Florida jail and return to his French chateau foiled as accomplice tips off police

    By Freida Frisaro and The Associated Press
  • FILE – Trainer Marcia Hinton pets Lolita, a captive orca whale, during a performance at the Miami Seaquarium in Miami, March 9, 1995. An unlikely coalition made up of a theme park owner, an animal rights group, a mayor and a philanthropist who owns an NFL team announced Thursday, March 30, 2023, that a plan is in place to return Lolita — an orca that has lived in captivity at the Miami Seaquarium for more than 50 years — to its home waters in the Pacific Northwest. (Nuri Vallbona/Miami Herald via AP, File)Environment

    An NFL team owner is teaming up with an animal rights group to return Lolita the orca back to the wild after 50 years in captivity

    By Freida Frisaro and The Associated Press
  • Regal Princess cruise ship held at sea off Fort Lauderdale as two crew are tested for coronavirusPolitics

    Cruise ships stuck at sea ‘indefinitely’ with sick onboard amid coronavirus pandemic, Coast Guard says

    By Freida Frisaro, Adriana Gomez Licon, and others