COVID is the nation’s No. 1 cop killer, but many South Florida officers still...
Plantation requires its police and city employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Firefighters in Pembroke Pines have to get the shot. And Weston workers have a deadline just days away to get it done. But...
View ArticleOne landlord is making tenants get vaccinated. Whether it’s legal is still...
Apartment owner Santiago A. Alvarez says he's trying to protect tenants after 12 to 15 of them died from COVID-19. Legal experts disagree whether the policy violates Gov. Ron DeSantis' ban on vaccine...
View ArticleNo failing grades, but failing performance in South Florida schools
Had the state released grades this year, almost half of Broward schools and a third of Palm Beach County schools would have received a D or F, according to reports compiled by the two school districts.
View ArticleThe motive for Florida family’s massacre may never be known, authorities say
Marine veteran Bryan Riley is being held without bond after Sunday’s massacre of a Florida family on four counts of first-degree murder.
View ArticleMan shot in Lauderhill during fight outside convenience store, police say
A man is in critical condition after being shot in the chest following a fight early Tuesday morning in Lauderhill, police said.
View ArticleMan accused of killing missing mom made news in 2018 as owner of escaped...
Eric Westergard, 45, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of 23-year-old Perrin Damron. Westergard made news in 2018 when his kangaroo, Storm, escaped in Jupiter Farms.
View ArticleFlorida Supreme Court says no do-over for property appraiser on overlooked taxes
Susan DeFrances got a big break when she received a tax bill of $4,439 for 2014 on her waterfront property in Florida. After Sarasota County Property Appraiser Bill Furst’s office discovered errors,...
View ArticleGunman beats first of three murder charges
West Boynton man Jonathan Schuler is convicted of manslaughter; the victim was shot 13 times. Schuler is charged with two other murders, one in Palm Beach County and one in Broward.
View ArticleOrlando VA has the most COVID-19 cases in the U.S., despite decreased...
The Orlando VA, which serves over 125,000 veterans, has more COVID-19 cases than any other VA in the nation, even as cases trend downward.
View ArticleCOVID-19 in Florida: New cases in state continue rapid decline, to 10,162
Here are the updated statistics on COVID-19 in Florida including new cases, deaths, hospitalizations, testing positivity and hospital capacity. The number of new cases and hospitalizations continues to...
View ArticleFlorida makes Regeneron antibody treatment easily available for COVID. Here’s...
Many Floridians have joined Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in touting a life-saving drug by Regeneron. The state has opened clinics that offer it for free to people showing early symptoms of COVID-19, and...
View Article‘He damn near ran her over’: Frantic mom chases car after it was stolen with...
Fort Lauderdale Police arrested Lavincent Fisher on Tuesday morning, one day after they say he stole a car from a gas station with a young child in the backseat, and then abandoned the car about a mile...
View ArticleA fatal train wreck spilled a secret: illegal palmetto berries
Harvesting palmetto berries is a crime in Florida, but poachers work throughout South Florida to meet the demand for one of the nation’s most popular herbal supplements.
View ArticleSystem in Gulf could become tropical depression this week
A tropical depression could form near the Gulf coast near Florida's Panhandle on Wednesday night or Thursday, the National Hurricane Center said.
View ArticleLouisiana nursing home deaths after Ida echo tragedy at Hollywood Hills after...
Louisiana nursing homes' licenses revoked after several residents died after Hurricane Ida, in incident reminiscent of 12 deaths at the Hollywood Hills nursing home after Hurricane Irma hit South Florida.
View ArticleDonald Trump and son to commentate at Holyfield boxing match in Hollywood,...
Former President Donald Trump and his son Donald Trump Jr. will provide commentary on a boxing match between Evander Holyfield and Vitor Belfort on Saturday at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.
View ArticleBermuda remains under tropical storm watch as Hurricane Larry churns closer
Hurricane Larry’s top winds decreased slightly to 115 mph Tuesday as it churned closer to Bermuda, which was under a tropical storm watch.
View ArticleDeSantis calls suspect in Lakeland massacre ‘off his rocker’
Gov. Ron DeSantis called for using the “full weight of the law” against a suspect in the massacre of four people Sunday in Polk County, with the governor describing the man as “totally off his rocker.”
View ArticleAffordable housing ballot initiative halted. Realtors to work with state to...
Realtors are halting an effort to pass a constitutional amendment to ensure funding for affordable housing, saying they will work with legislative leaders to create a program to help people such as...
View ArticleHistoric Florida Keys lighthouse gets new owner, and possible new life
A 148-year-old Florida Keys lighthouse could get a new life now that a community organization is poised to take ownership and begin a massive preservation project.
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