COVID-19 update: Testing rate hits record high as Florida reports 67,369 new...
Florida reported 67,369 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday as the number of patients in Florida hospitals with the virus passed 8,500, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and the...
View ArticleFight ends over school masks in Florida schools
A South Florida appeals court dismissed a legal fight about school mask requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic, after both sides agreed the arguments were moot.
View ArticleDeSantis says Florida will provide a million at-home COVID test kits to...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced an initiative to increase access to at-home COVID testing, delivering about a million self-administered units, first to nursing homes and then to senior centers.
View ArticleDeSantis downplays Capitol insurrection, says anniversary is like ‘Christmas’...
Gov. Ron DeSantis minimized the significance of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection on the one-year anniversary of the deadly rampage during which supporters of then-President Donald Trump sought to derail...
View ArticleGov. Ron DeSantis on his need for a COVID test: ‘I’d only test if I had...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he is symptom-free and feeling fine. He says testing hasn’t been necessary — a position that coincides with him advocating that testing only be done for people with...
View ArticleHere’s where to find COVID vaccines in South Florida
Here's where you can find COVID-19 vaccines throughout South Florida.
View ArticleConspiracy theorist and podcaster Doug Kuzma dies from COVID
Attendees at the conspiracy theorist super-spreader event believed they were victims of a bio-weapon attack
View ArticleTrump lashes out after Biden’s scathing speech marking Jan. 6 insurrection
The ex-president falsely accused Biden of invoking his name in his speech. In fact, Biden studiously referred to him only as "the former president."
View ArticleAnniversary of ‘horrible moment’ at Capitol stokes pro-Trump and...
South Floridians marked the first anniversary of the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol in rallies supporting former President Donald Trump's false claims and rallies billed as supporting democracy.
View ArticleFlorida justices back changes for punitive damages in civil suits
The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday approved a change that opponents say could put up a roadblock to punitive damages in lawsuits.
View ArticleRepairs complete on Key West landmark after fire damage to the Southernmost...
Restoration has been completed on Key West’s Southernmost Point marker, one of the most photographed landmarks in the Florida Keys, following damage from a fire intentionally set early New Year’s Day.
View ArticleTeacher and police pay raises, redistricting to dominate session
Florida lawmakers return to the Capitol Tuesday for a 60-day session likely to be dominated by redistricting, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ agenda and the COVID-19 pandemic.
View ArticleFPL unleashes public attack on Miami Herald over solar power coverage
Florida Power & Light has launched an unusual public attack on the Miami Herald and its senior Tallahassee reporter over coverage of the utility company’s lobbying on solar power policy.
View ArticleProposed law would impose deadline for governor to set special elections,...
Two Florida lawmakers are seeking a change in state law to force governors to set special elections for Congress and state Legislature within six months of vacancies. The effort is aimed at preventing...
View ArticleGet ready to dial 728 in Palm Beach County, as soon as 561 area code runs out
New phone numbers in Palm Beach County will receive a 728 area code as the 561 area code runs out of numbers, according to the Florida Public Service Commission.
View ArticleSpecial election turnout, so far, is very, very low. Bright spot: No waiting...
Voting is underway in four South Florida special elections, but so far one thing is largely missing: actual voters.
View ArticleCOVID-19 update: Florida breaks daily case record again with 76,887 new...
Florida reported 76,887 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, the highest single-day increase of the pandemic, as hospitalizations passed 9,000 for the first time since Sept. 17, according to data from the...
View ArticleFlorida gets 15,000 more Regeneron doses to treat COVID-19
TALLAHASSEE – Florida is receiving 15,000 new doses of Regeneron, the multiclonal antibody treatment used to combat COVID-19, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday.
View ArticleNew weekly COVID-19 case count in Florida soars as omicron takes hold....
The omicron variant is driving Florida into uncharted territory for the pandemic. The state is reporting 397,114 new COVID-19 cases for the week, eclipsing the state’s summer record of 151,675 for the...
View ArticleWhistleblower sues Palm Beach County School District for handling of...
Robert Pinkos, who previously worked as an investigator in the school district’s Human Resources department, seeks over $30,000 in damages from the school district under the Florida Public...
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