Judge stands firm, rejects Florida’s request to hold off on healthcare worker...
Disagreeing with two judges in other parts of the country, a Pensacola-based federal judge is standing behind her decision to reject Florida’s request for an injunction against a Biden administration...
View ArticleThe Florida State Guard was a World War II-era defense force. Here’s why Gov....
The defunct Florida State Defense Force was established during the World War II-era administration of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. It was deactivated in 1947. In recent years, various groups...
View ArticleDNA takes center stage and escape takes a back seat in Dayonte Resiles murder...
Dayonte Resiles, 27, is accused of stabbing Jill Halliburton Su to death in her Davie home seven years ago. A jury is deliberating the charges in the murder case.
View ArticleFlorida’s first responders see new funds to help cope with trauma and prevent...
Florida’s first responders will be better-equipped to deal with the emotional toll that comes from the job, thanks to millions of dollars going toward mental health programs.
View ArticleGambling amendment backers say their petition-gathering efforts are getting...
Backers of a proposed constitutional amendment that could allow casinos in North Florida filed an emergency motion seeking an injunction against what they describe as efforts to “sabotage” petition...
View ArticleFlorida reports 10,892 new COVID-19 cases; testing positivity remains low
New COVID cases in Florida picked up slightly from last week as the state continues to contend with delta.
View ArticleTom Petty awarded posthumous Ph.D. for music from UF
Rock icon Tom Petty has been awarded a posthumous honorary Ph.D. from the University of Florida.
View ArticleCourt denies Seminole Tribe’s request to halt gambling ruling as it pursues...
A divided appeals court rejected the Seminole Tribe’s request to put on hold a federal judge’s ruling that scrapped a deal giving the tribe control over online sports betting throughout the state.
View ArticleAll-day alligator hunting proposed in Florida. The price? Rotting carcasses,...
Hunters support the plan for round-the-clock alligator hunting. But alligator processors are concerned, and operators of airboard tours say it could prevent tourists from seeing their favorite reptile.
View ArticleAfter Broward schools’ data breach, some helpful tips for the 50,000 whose...
Broward school officials say they've received no reports of anyone who’s been the target of identity theft as a result of a ransomware attack, but experts say they may not know yet.
View ArticleAs Florida Venezuelan community becomes increasingly important politically,...
“Florida is our focus.” A year after a brutal Florida election for Florida Democrats — in which the ongoing crisis in Venezuela and the concerns of Venezuelans in the U.S. were used as a political...
View ArticleMichigan school shooting suspect’s parents found hiding in building; plead...
The parents of the Michigan teen charged with killing four students at Oxford High School pleaded not guilty Saturday to involuntary manslaughter charges, hours after police said they were caught...
View ArticleWith omicron pending, businesses and citizens weigh how to proceed
As a new COVID variant appears on the horizon, state laws contradict federal laws, and local officials battle the state, leaving businesses, schools and citizens to devise their own safeguard.
View ArticleSeminoles ‘temporarily’ suspending sports betting in Florida
Legal sports betting in Florida is in a holding pattern. The Seminole Tribe announced Saturday it is 'temporarily' suspending sports betting in Florida, and said it looks forward to welcoming patrons...
View Article‘Voters have a right to be angry’: Ballots mailed early went uncounted — even...
In a razor-thin South Florida congressional race, election officials blame the Postal Service for failing to deliver ballots on time, while the Postal Service says it’s unaware of any instances of...
View ArticleDayonte Resiles murder trial: Second day of jury deliberations end, but no...
Jurors finished a second day of deliberations in the high-profile murder trial of Dayonte Resiles without reaching a verdict on Saturday evening. The jury will pick up its discussions on Sunday morning.
View ArticleCNN fires Chris Cuomo for helping brother deal with scandal
CNN fired anchor Chris Cuomo on Saturday less than a week after new information emerged about how he assisted his brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, as the politician faced sexual harassment...
View ArticlePolice kill Florida Tech student armed with ‘edged weapon’
Authorities killed a Florida Institute of Technology student who lunged at a police officer with an “edged weapon” on the college campus Friday night, police said.
View Article‘She’s home now’: 3-day celebration of late U.S. Rep. Carrie Meek’s life...
Carrie Meek became the first Black lawmaker from Florida to serve in Congress since the post-Civil War Reconstruction.
View ArticleFlorida’s request denied for temporary halt to health worker vaccination...
A divided federal appeals court rejected Florida’s request to at least temporarily block a Biden administration rule that would require health-care workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
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