Public Safety · Miami-Dade County
The National Weather Service issued Coastal Flood Advisories for Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties through Thursday at 11 p.m., warning of moderate coastal flooding during high tide cycles. Heavy rainfall and strong winds are expected to begin Saturday, Oct. 24, with potential totals of 5 to 7 inches in some areas. A new king tide cycle spanning Oct. 24 to Oct. 30 will peak on Tuesday, Oct. 27, increasing the risk of combined coastal and urban flooding.
Local Politics · Leon County
Election supervisors in Leon and Monroe counties reported sightings of federal immigration enforcement agents near polling places during early voting. In Leon County, two U.S. Customs and Border Patrol vehicles were observed at the Northeast Branch Library on Monday, while masked agents reportedly conducted a stop at a Key Largo polling place in Monroe County on Tuesday. Both county officials have contacted the FBI regarding the incidents, which violate federal laws prohibiting armed federal activities around polling places unless force is necessary. State election officials and ICE did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Crime · Tavernier, FL
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a death warrant Wednesday for Thomas Mitchell Overton, 70, convicted in the 1992 rape and murder of Michael MacIvor, 30, and his pregnant wife Missy MacIvor, 29, in Tavernier. The execution is set for 6 p.m. Nov. 18 at Florida State Prison in Starke. Overton was arrested in 1997 after DNA evidence linked him to the crime scene; he was sentenced to death in 1999. If carried out, it would mark the 20th execution by the state this year, the most since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976.
