South Florida Congresswoman-elect Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick’s swearing-in...
Congresswoman-elect Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick is scheduled to take the oath of office on Jan. 18, one week after she won 79% of the vote in her Broward-Palm Beach county district. She becomes the...
View ArticlePolice officer runs over and critically injures man lying in parking lot
A man lying in the parking lot of a closed Aldi was run over by a Fort Lauderdale police officer. The man was critically injured and taken the Broward Health Medical Center.
View ArticleRift erupts between DeSantis and his mentor Trump
DeSantis, a man Trump believes he put on the map, has been acting far less like an acolyte and more like a future competitor, Trump complains.
View ArticleCOVID-19 update: Pressure eases on Florida hospitals as number of infected...
The number of patients with COVID-19 in Florida hospitals declined over the weekend to 11,258 and many counties across the state have seen falling testing positivity rates — two indicators of a...
View Article‘Wheels Up, Guns Down’ riders buzz South Florida drivers aboard motorbikes...
Annual "Wheels Up Guns Down" riders took to South Florida highways aboard bicycles, but it was still illegal, police said.
View ArticleLawmakers want to block teaching race relations in schools. Here’s a look at...
Even before Gov. Ron DeSantis started pushing for a law that would block content about race relations from being taught in schools, South Florida schools saw a share of similar content being deemed...
View ArticleHow common are breakthrough infections? Florida says they make up about 41%...
The state’s new approximation of breakthroughs, of at least 41% of COVID cases, is an increase from just a month ago when health officials estimated about 30% of new infections were in people who were...
View ArticleMan, 38, killed in crash on I-95 in Boca Raton
A sedan driven by a 38-year-old Orlando City man cut directly into the path of an SUV for reasons that are not known, the FHP said Tuesday.
View ArticleNew monoclonal antibody treatment sites open in South Florida
The State Department of Health has opened three new monoclonal antibody treatment sites in South Florida to help fight COVID-19.
View ArticleFlorida lawmaker wants to require pro sports teams to play national anthem...
Florida lawmakers moved forward Tuesday with a bill that would require playing the national anthem at sports events if the teams involved receive state and local tax dollars.
View ArticleCOVID-19 update: Florida reports steep drop in new cases but largest increase...
Florida reported a significant drop in new COVID-19 cases over the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend. But death reports, which lag behind cases for several weeks, have increased sharply over the...
View ArticleSurprise DeSantis Congress map would hurt Black, Hispanic voting power,...
DeSantis’ map, released in the middle of Dr. Martin Luther King Day weekend, would eliminate a North Florida seat long designed to have African American representation and could create a majority-white...
View ArticleWhere to get monoclonal antibody treatment for COVID-19 in Florida
Florida is providing monoclonal antibody treatment for COVID-19 at clinics throughout the state. COVID patients, or people directly exposed to COVID, are eligible to receive the free Regeneron treatment.
View ArticleMan on the run after shooting woman in Pembroke Pines
Pembroke Pines police are searching for a man after he shot a woman during a pre-arranged meeting that police said was "based on activity that wasn't legal."
View ArticleFlorida still has three Confederate holidays, and a Broward state lawmaker is...
Florida State Senator Lauren Book has filed a bill to do away with the state-sanctioned holidays that honor the Confederacy.
View ArticleSources: State health officer Pino placed on administrative leave after...
Florida health officer for Orange County Raul Pino has been placed on administrative leave after he sent an email about staff vaccination rates.
View ArticleOmicron spread much earlier and faster across Florida than most people...
A new state report shows the omicron variant of the coronavirus arrived in Florida before the first confirmed case in the U.S. and spread earlier and faster than most people realized, offering some...
View ArticleFight between chief and union escalates over Sunrise police sergeant’s...
A Sunrise police sergeant has been placed on administrative duty during the investigation. Meanwhile, the widely-shared footage from Nov. 19 has renewed a heated debate over how officers are held...
View ArticleCherfilus-McCormick sworn in as newest member of House
Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick was sworn in as the newest member of the House on Tuesday, filling the seat last held by Alcee Hastings.
View ArticleSouth Florida principal appeals firing over Holocaust comments to Florida...
The former principal at Spanish River High School in Boca Raton is challenging his firing at the Florida Supreme Court. William Latson was fired after he said he couldn't affirm the Holocaust happened.
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