COVID-19 outbreak hits Royal Caribbean ship that docks in Fort Lauderdale
Fifty-five people have contracted COVID-19 on Royal Caribbean’s Odyssey of the Seas ship that left Fort Lauderdale on Saturday. The ship is expected to return to Port Everglades on Sunday.
View ArticleGhislaine Maxwell trial deliberations halted until Monday
Ghislaine Maxwell will spend Christmas — and her 60th birthday — in jail without a resolution to her sex trafficking trial as a jury ended an abbreviated first week of deliberations without reaching a...
View ArticleAppeals court orders new trial in Palm Beach County double murder
A panel of the 4th District Court of Appeal said convicted killer Zachary Penna should receive a new trial because a deputy did not give Penna his Miranda rights before asking questions. Penna was...
View ArticleVictim identified in I-95 shooting in Deerfield Beach
The Broward Sheriff’s Office released the name of the man killed in a car-to-car shooting Saturday on Interstate 95 in Deerfield Beach.
View ArticleMan threatens ‘voodoo curse’ on sexual battery victim, police say
A Coral Springs man threatened to use a 'voodoo curse' on a woman and her family if she revealed she had been sexually attacked, police say.
View ArticleFeds’ next move unclear in fight over Florida gambling deal with Seminoles
As the Seminole Tribe pursues a legal battle to regain control over online sports betting in Florida, the federal government has not decided whether to launch an appeal.
View ArticleSheriff: Florida cop faked COVID-19 illness, stole coworkers’ sick days while...
Coworkers of a Florida sheriff’s detective donated hundreds of their sick-leave hours to her, believing she was severely ill with COVID-19, but she was faking the illness and was actually working at a...
View ArticleMan arrested for DUI manslaughter in death of bicyclist in Weston, deputies say
A 21-year-old Hollywood man was arrested and charged with DUI manslaughter for the death of a bicyclist in Weston, deputies said.
View ArticleDespite court ruling, DeSantis moves ahead with gambling compact and commission
Florida’s new law legalizing sports betting was struck down last month, but a new gambling oversight board passed as part of a string of new laws to coincide with the state’s compact with the Seminole...
View ArticleEverglades oil drilling proposal hits roadblock, as state urges withdrawal
Burnett Oil Co. has proposed drilling at two sites in Big Cypress National Preserve, a vast wilderness that’s home to Florida panthers, black bears, red-cockaded woodpeckers and many other species....
View ArticleJudge sides with Florida in fight over federal contractor vaccination mandate
A federal judge backed Florida’s attempt to block a COVID-19 vaccination requirement for federal contractors.
View ArticleCOVID-19 in Florida: State reports 26,811 new cases, second-highest daily...
Here are the updated statistics on COVID-19 in Florida including new cases, deaths, hospitalizations, testing positivity and vaccinations.
View ArticleLouis Wainwright, retired head of Florida’s prison system, dies at 98
Louie Wainwright, a longtime leader of Florida’s corrections system whose name is on the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision Gideon v. Wainwright concerning the rights of defendants, died Thursday in...
View ArticleFlorida COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations increasing as experts try to predict...
COVID-19 hospitalizations increased by 37 percent statewide by Monday, and infections reached record levels as experts try to predict the omicron variant's impact.
View ArticleBiden defends omicron response amid COVID test shortages: ‘No one saw it coming’
Biden also insisted he would welcome a potential rematch with former President Donald Trump, suggesting he would relish the chance to whip his rival again.
View ArticleCash stuffed in Yahtzee game boxes: Broward’s sheriff asks judge for proceeds...
The Broward Sheriff’s Office is looking to get its hands on more than $1 million in proceeds from an illegal sports gambling and money laundering ring that operated out of South Florida, even though...
View ArticleCoral Springs real estate agent shot dead in her car
Police responded to a 9-1-1 call on Thursday afternoon to find a 40-year-old Coral Springs real estate in her car shot dead nearby a home she may have been showing.
View ArticleMan donated $96,000 to pay for strangers’ utility bills
After donating about $12,000 over the last two Christmas seasons to pay off utility bills for Gulf Breeze residents, Mike Esmond could have ended his kindness there.
View ArticleCOVID-19 in Florida: State reports 31,758 new cases, highest one-day total of...
Florida set a record on Dec. 24 for the most newly reported COVID-19 cases in one day, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. Here are the updated statistics on COVID-19 in...
View ArticleYou tested positive for COVID-19: Now what?
What should you do after testing positive for COVID-19? Medical experts offer guidance on how to recover fast and protect others.
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