Severe thunderstorms hit South Florida; heat index to rise over 100 this week
Severe thunderstorms are in the forecast all week, coupled with a soaring heat index that could hit up to 105 along the coast, and potentially higher inland, the National Weather Service said.
View ArticleForecasters monitoring low pressure system off Africa. A second disturbance...
One low pressure system is in the Atlantic Ocean near the Cabo Verde Islands off the west coast of Africa, and another system is expected to come off Africa's west coast on Thursday, according to...
View Article16-year-old choked, beat up boy and left him naked in woods to die, deputies say
A 16-year-old Leesburg boy tried to kill another child by choking him and dragging him into the forest, where he beat him up and left him unconscious without clothes, according to the Lake County...
View ArticleDeSantis refuses new state eviction moratorium, but CDC extends federal ban...
The Biden administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention imposed a new freeze on evictions until Oct. 3.
View ArticleFlorida man tries for days to get large iguana out of his toilet
A Florida man who found a large iguana in his toilet tried unsuccessfully for several days to remove it before calling a trapper.
View ArticleScorching heat and another round of severe storms expected Wednesday
South Florida should brace for another round of heat and rain Wednesday as "feels like" temperatures could be around 100 degrees before the thunderstorms arrive in the afternoon and evening.
View ArticleFlorida woman accused of exposing herself on flight, kicking officer
A Florida woman was removed from an airplane in Rapid City, S.D., Friday night after exposing herself to passengers, police say.
View Article‘Chill out!’ Disruptive passenger gets taped to his seat on a flight to Miami
An unruly 22-year-old Frontier Airlines passenger was taped to his seat Saturday after he inappropriately touched a flight attendant and yelled that his family is worth millions on a flight from...
View ArticleSpirit Airlines says it’s rebooting after days of mass cancellations
Miramar-based Spirit Airlines has issued a statement apologizing to customers and promising a reboot — after four straight days of mass cancellations of flights in Fort Lauderdale and beyond.
View ArticleRep. Sabatini’s calls for mask mandate special session, election audits fall...
There won’t be an audit of the 2020 election results in Florida, and there won’t be a special session to prohibit local governments and businesses from imposing mask or vaccine mandates on their...
View ArticleSchools may fight governor over student masks
The Broward School District said Wednesday that its mask mandate for students remains in effect, despite an order from Gov. Ron DeSantis that prohibits it.
View ArticleWoman had right to videotape police without being arrested, court rules. Now...
In a victory for a woman who sued Boynton Beach police on false arrest claims, and for national civil rights groups, a Florida appeals court ruled that you can take videos of cops in public without...
View ArticleFlorida reports 16,935 new COVID cases and 140 more deaths
16,935 new COVID cases were reported in Florida as hospital leaders wonder when the state will reach the peak of the new surge.
View ArticleFlorida hospitals begin postponing elective surgeries as another record set...
As the number of people hospitalized for COVID-19 in Florida rose to an all-time high of 12,408 on Wednesday, the state’s hospital systems began to suspend elective procedures.
View ArticleStoneman Douglas shooting survivor breaks with other victims’ lawsuits
One victim of the Parkland school shooting is opting out of the claims bill and the group negotiation, arguing that survivors may have a right to as much compensation as the families of those who died.
View ArticleFlorida hospital CEOs say COVID vaccines are working
Gov. Ron DeSantis gathers hospital CEOS to say his strategy of vaccinating seniors is working and confirm the young, unvaccinated are those getting sick from COVID.
View ArticleDeSantis attacks Biden: ‘I don’t want to hear a blip about COVID from you.’
Gov. Ron DeSantis, facing the Florida surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, delivered extraordinary and impassioned remarks on the issue Wednesday — attacking President Joe Biden. The governor...
View ArticleNOAA calls for busier hurricane season than originally predicted
A new NOAA forecast predicts 7 to 10 hurricanes, up from the pre-season forecast of six to 10. The agency predicts a total of 15 to 21 named storms, which means those with winds speeds of at least 39...
View ArticleStorm systems emerge as peak hurricane season nears
The tropics typically start producing more storms in mid-August, as patches of disturbed weather roll off the west African coast, with storm formation reaching a peak around Sept. 10 and only falling...
View ArticleBusinessman accused of $7 million in fraudulent coronavirus relief loans
Andre Clark, 48, of Miramar, is the latest in a string of South Floridians who have tried to get rich off the Paycheck Protection Program.
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