Nine people have died after a vehicle crashed into a canal in Palm Beach County Monday night, according to News 6 partner WPLG.

An 8-year-old girl was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting in South Florida, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.

Ron DeSantis has given the chain sole distribution rights for the coronavirus vaccine in Palm Beach County. “I don't understand.”Publix declined comment Wednesday on vaccine distribution in the Belle Glade area, referring questions to the governor’s office. There are 67 Palm Beach County Publix stores distributing the vaccine — but it does not have any stores in the county's northwest corner. But vaccine access has been a concern among advocates for the poor and communities of color statewide. Some say the Belle Glade issue should cause state officials to re-examine whether all Florida residents 65 and older have easy access to the vaccine.

PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. – A man wanted in the weekend kidnapping of a South Florida family is now in custody in Alexandria, Virginia, police said Monday morning. Pembroke Pines police said in a social media post that Jaddier T. Sanchez, 37, was taken into custody early Monday. The 18-year-old woman he is accused of kidnapping was taken to a hospital for treatment of minor injuries, police said. The incident began early Sunday morning, when Sanchez confronted the woman and her parents as they returned to their home in Pembroke Pines. They also told news outlets that Sanchez and the woman had “shared a romantic relationship.”Police did not say what charges Sanchez might face.