Conservative activist lawyer sues Roger Stone for defamation
A conservative activist lawyer is seeking $5 million in a defamation lawsuit against Donald Trump ally Roger Stone over comments he made on a social media site popular with far-right extremists. The...
View Article‘Health care system is really hurting,’ but Florida isn’t under a COVID-19...
“The health care system is really hurting,” said Alan Harris, Seminole County's emergency manager. “It’s like a Category 4 hurricane bearing down on us, and we are really not taking any protective...
View ArticleHere’s where to find a COVID vaccine in South Florida
Here are the places where you can find a COVID-19 vaccine in South Florida.
View ArticleAnswers to your vaccine questions: Can I get a booster shot now?
Here are the answers to some of your biggest questions about COVID-19 vaccinations in Florida. Today's question: Are teachers resigning due to lax COVID rules in Florida?
View ArticleFlorida sees tourism rebound in second quarter
Florida attracted 31.7 million visitors in the second quarter of this year, as the state continued to expand tourism-marketing efforts and COVID-19 vaccinations became readily available. The total was...
View ArticleHaiti earthquake: How you can help
On Saturday, a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck southwestern Haiti, and more than 1,200 people have died. Here is where you can donate money or supplies.
View ArticleYoga studio owner beats drug-recovery industry fraud charges
A Palm Beach County jury on Friday acquitted Boca Raton yoga studio owner James Kigar of 119 felony charges that he had paid kickbacks to bring in clients five years ago.
View Article‘We have an emergency.’ COVID surge becomes dire at Palm Beach County hospitals
The COVID surge spurred largely by the highly contagious delta variant has become dire in Palm Beach County, where one rural hospital reported all its ICU beds were full and it cannot find hospitals to...
View ArticleDeSantis promotes COVID-19 treatment in Orlando, downplays vaccine effectiveness
Gov. Ron DeSantis held another event to promote Regeneron treatments for COVID-19 Monday, kicking off a new clinic site at Camping World Stadium in Orlando amid the surge in cases and hospitalizations...
View ArticleSouth Florida’s Haitians agonize for families and loved ones back home
To Lesly Clervil of Pembroke Pines, it is unthinkable that another devastating earthquake has struck, more than a decade after he lost his mother and five other relatives in a quake. The anguish is...
View ArticleTropical Storm Henri strengthens slightly near Bermuda
Tropical Storm Henri became a little stronger with 45 mph winds as it inches closer to Bermuda.
View ArticleTropical Depression Grace forecast to become tropical storm on Tuesday
Grace is forecast to generate winds of 75 mph, just enough to qualify as a category 1 hurricane, by Friday. It could become a tropical storm Tuesday, the National Hurricane Center said.
View ArticleTropical Storm Fred brings heavy rain and flooding as it moves over land into...
Tropical Storm Fred Fred could bring 4 to 8 inches of rain to the Florida Panhandle, with heavy rain continuing up through Georgia and Tennessee.
View ArticleHaiti’s troubled history may slow aid to earthquake victims
The deadly earthquake hit Haiti at the same time a growing humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Ethiopia, and instability is rocking Afghanistan, which could make fundraising prospects for the Caribbean...
View ArticleCost to provide security for DeSantis, dignitaries in Florida is nearly $4.85...
Florida taxpayers spent nearly $4.85 million during the past fiscal year to protect Gov. Ron DeSantis, his family, the governor’s mansion and various visiting dignitaries.
View ArticleFlorida’s COVID surge is prompting some skeptics to reconsider vaccines
In an inland area of Nassau County in Florida, a devastating resurgence of the coronavirus is making even some die-hard vaccine skeptics reconsider the shots.
View ArticleMan shot while chasing after people with a knife in local park, police say
A man armed with a knife was shot by someone he was chasing in a Fort Lauderdale park, authorities said.
View ArticlePoll shows strong support for mask mandates in schools and elsewhere
A new poll shows widespread support for state and local mask mandates, including requiring them in schools.
View ArticleTropical Storm Fred caused at least one death, spawns tornadoes
The remains of Tropical Storm Fred are making their way north, where they're expected to bring heavy rain to Georgia, Tennessee and the Carolinas. The storm, which weakened to a tropical depression is...
View ArticleJudge won’t lock public out of Stoneman Douglas pretrial hearings
Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer will keep the courtroom doors open as the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School killer approaches.
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