COVID-19 in Florida: State reports 5,056 new cases
Here are the updated statistics on COVID-19 in Florida including new cases, deaths, hospitalizations, testing positivity and vaccinations. Florida on Monday reported 5,056 new COVID-19 cases and...
View ArticleParkland shooter’s trial gets closer in jailer’s attack
A jail video shows Nikolas Cruz rushing at Broward sheriff’s Sgt. Ray Beltran and getting into an intense struggle, with Cruz at one point grabbing the deputy’s stun gun.
View ArticleDeSantis sues Biden to force migrants to be detained, names public safety czar
The state of Florida is suing the Biden administration over its immigration policies, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday.DeSantis also signed an order preventing any state agencies from “aiding or...
View ArticleCapital Gazette gunman sentenced to five life terms without parole for...
An Anne Arundel County judge on Tuesday sentenced the man who blasted his way into the Capital Gazette newsroom and killed five people to six life sentences, five without the possibility of parole,...
View ArticleFamily, friends continue searching for 19-year-old Miya Marcano, missing...
Family members and friends met Tuesday to continue searching for 19-year-old Miya Marcano, who disappeared on Friday.
View ArticleBrightline train rolls off California factory line for delivery to Florida
Brightline Florida’s high speed trains for service between Miami and Orlando featuring two locomotives and four coaches are being delivered.
View ArticleBroward schools need overhaul to protect children, safety panel says
Interim Superintendent Vickie Cartwright she’s been addressing safety concerns as soon as she learns about them, but the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Public Safety Commission remained skeptical.
View ArticleHurricane Sam’s top winds reach 140 mph; 2 tropical storms could form this week
Hurricane Sam's winds reach 140 mph, as forecasters predict two more tropical storms will form this week.
View ArticleFlorida finally wins approval for summer food stamp program helping children...
Florida is approved for a $375 one-time federal food stamp boost aimed at helping children in poverty get enough to eat over the summer.
View ArticleMAP: Here’s the latest forecast track of Hurricane Sam
Here's the latest forecast track of Hurricane Sam. Sam is expected to be near the eastern edge of the Caribbean by Thursday and Bermuda early Saturday morning.
View ArticleFlorida hopes to land a Space Force training site
Florida’s space agency has been working to bring a Space Force training site to the state after the command headquarters for the fledgling military branch landed in Alabama.
View ArticleBiden gives Broward schools $421,000 to offset mask mandate penalties
The money is part of a Biden administration grant created in early September to assist school districts that were penalized by their state government for imposing measures to safeguard against COVID-19.
View ArticleDriver shot and killed a man he says threatened him at a Miramar intersection
Police said the driver fired one shot, killing the man, who was pronounced dead by first responders.
View ArticleHurricane Victor likely to form in far eastern Atlantic this week,...
Tropical Depression Twenty, which formed Wednesday in the far eastern Atlantic, is expected to quickly strengthen into Tropical Storm Victor then become the season's eighth hurricane within days,...
View ArticleCOVID-19 in Florida: State reports 5,819 new cases; daily average below 6,000...
Here are the updated statistics on COVID-19 in Florida including new cases, deaths, hospitalizations, testing positivity and vaccinations. Florida on reported 5,819 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday and...
View ArticleFlorida man traps a writhing gator in a garbage bin
A Florida man trapped an alligator in a garbage bin and then released it into a nearby pond as onlookers watched in amazement.
View ArticleHere’s where to get COVID booster shots in South Florida
People with moderately to severely compromised immune systems have been able to get an additional dose of the coronavirus vaccine, and recent, the federal government approved Pfizer vaccine boosters....
View ArticleFlorida Supreme Court urged to consider question of termination of parental...
Asking the Supreme Court to consider the issue, the constitutionality of a 2014 change in state law dealing with the termination of parental rights, is known as certifying a “question of great public...
View ArticleNew apps let you pay Florida’s highway tolls. Are they worth ditching SunPass...
Florida is seeing several apps that pledge to make it easier to pay highway tolls, but transportation officials say sticking with SunPass and E-PASS are still the best way to pay.
View ArticleLockdown-free Florida is top vacation spot for holidays
Cooped-up tourists eager for a taste of Florida’s sandy beaches, swaying palm trees and warmer climates are visiting the Sunshine State in droves, topping pre-pandemic levels in recent months.
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