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West Palm Beach teenager hit speeds of 100 mph, ran red light, before crash...

A West Palm Beach teenager was under the influence of drugs when he ran through a red light and caused a crash that killed four people, Palm Beach County sheriff’s officials said.

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A teen surfer was bitten by a shark at a Florida beach and you can watch it...

A 16-year-olf surfer was bitten by a shark while catching waves near New Smyrna Beach, Florida, which is known as the unofficial shark bite capital of the world. The bite itself was captured by a local...

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Florida police name boyfriend of missing woman as person of interest: report

Police officers looking for a missing Florida woman announced her boyfriend as a person of interest in the case

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COVID-19 in Florida: State reports 10,723 new cases; daily average lowest...

Here are the updated statistics on COVID-19 in Florida including new cases, deaths, hospitalizations, testing positivity and hospital capacity. Florida reported 10,723 new COVID-19 cases and increased...

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Jury selection in accused Stoneman Douglas shooter’s jailhouse battery trial...

Broward Circuit Court Judge Elizabeth Scherer told prosecutors and defense lawyers that instead of calling jurors from the main assembly room to her courtroom when it's time to pick a jury in the...

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Rescuers found ‘cats in the walls, in the air ducts, in the ceilings’ at...

Michelline Toulose was arrested Tuesday and faces charges for hoarding 63 cats, nine of which were dead, in horrific conditions in her Sunrise home.

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‘Ma’am, I would suggest backing up:’ Florida paddleboarder has close...

A paddleboarder used her paddle to shove away a very large alligator that swam within feet of her board in Silver Springs State Park near Ocala, Florida, last week, according to a video she posted on...

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Dennis Hastert timeline: Key events in the rise and fall of the former U.S....

From his birth to a settlement in a 2016 hush-money lawsuit.

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Sun Sentinel and other media seek to join fight state to release COVID...

The South Florida Sun Sentinel. along with other news organizations and the First Amendment Foundation, is seeking to join a lawsuit aimed at forcing Florida to provide detailed, daily updates about...

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New flood maps would require thousands in Broward County to buy insurance

The Federal Emergency Management Agency released maps that enlarge flood zones in Broward County, especially in the south, using new data on hurricanes, sea level, land elevation and storm surge. The...

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Three storm systems could be alive in the Atlantic soon as hurricane season...

Forecasters are monitoring three areas for potential storm development, two of which could potentially form into Tropical Storm Odette and Tropical Storm Peter.

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SpaceX’s all-civilian crew makes history with lift off from Kennedy Space Center

A new era of space travel blasted off from Kennedy Space Center tonight with the launch of the all-civilian crew aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon.

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Federal judge allows Gov. Ron DeSantis’ ban on mask mandates to stay

A federal judge denied a request by parents with disabled students to block Gov. Ron DeSantis’ ban on mask mandates in schools.

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Tropical Depression Nicholas stalls over Louisiana

The National Weather Service said heavy rains were likely to last until Tropical Depression Nicholas dissipates over Louisiana some time Friday. Flood watches extend into the Florida Panhandle.

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One 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...

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As COVID raged in Florida, DeSantis underestimated threat of delta variant

Gov. Ron DeSantis didn’t anticipate how devastating Florida’s summer COVID-19 surge would be. The warning signs were there. The highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus had produced an...

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Students trash school bathrooms as they mimic TikTok ‘devious lick’ trend,...

Spurred on by viral TikTok videos, students in Orange and Seminole county public schools pulled soap dispensers off bathroom walls, broke mirrors, clogged toilets and stole school property, mimicking...

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As demand skyrockets, Biden administration caps shipments of COVID-19...

The Biden administration is capping the supply of a COVID-19 treatment heavily promoted by Gov. Ron DeSantis as demand soars in states hit hard by the delta surge.

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Child sex crime cases building against two Broward doctors

Dr. Stewart Bitman, a gastroenterologist, is set to be arraigned on nine child sex crime charges in federal court later this month. Dr. Michael Mizrachy, a pediatrician, is expected to stand trial next...

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Another Florida poll shows voters disagree with DeSantis on COVID-19 policies

A poll of Florida voters shows most support requiring COVID-19 masks in schools, putting Gov. Ron DeSantis on the opposite side of public opinion. The survey by Data For Progress showed that...

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