The Biden $1 billion Everglades plan: What will it pay for?
Half lost to farms and cities, the Everglades has suffered from the disruption of the natural flow of water by canals, levees and roads. Although a restoration plan focuses on the Everglades’...
View ArticleCOVID-19 update: Florida reports 22,705 new cases; hospitalizations continue...
Florida's 7-day average for new cases declined to 28,271, it's lowest level since Christmas weekend and the number of patients in Florida hospitals with the virus dropped below 10,000 for the first...
View ArticleFreeze, wind-chill warnings issued for Broward, Palm Beach counties but that...
South Florida will be under freeze and wind chill warnings Saturday night and Sunday morning. Temperatures are expected to plunge into the 30s with wind chills as low as 20 degrees possible.
View ArticleDriver airlifted after car submerged in canal near Miramar
The incident happened about 2:30 p.m.at the exit ramp of the southbound Florida Turnpike extension, at Northwest 27th Avenue.
View ArticleElon Musk offers $5K to UCF freshman, asks him to stop tracking his private jet
Elon Musk offered $5,000 to a UCF freshman to take down his Twitter account, which tracks the billionaire’s private jet.
View ArticleTheir enduring love story sullied by missing gold band
96-year-old Vinnie Cacace left for the hospital wearing his wedding band. Days later he was laid to rest without it. The simple band that meant so much is missing.
View ArticleTiny homes to provide haven for human trafficking survivors
Carla Sweeney was running a sober-living house in Jacksonville three years ago when she first learned about sex trafficking. A social services colleague called and asked if she had space for a woman...
View Article1 dead, 4 others hospitalized after shootout between cars in ‘running gun...
A shootout near Winter Haven on Sunday in what Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd described as a “running gun battle" left one person dead and four others hospitalized.
View Article2 Florida sheriff’s deputies found dead in suspected murder-suicide while on...
Two Hillsborough County sheriff’s deputies were found dead after a suspected murder-suicide that took place at a St. Augustine vacation rental home.
View Article‘Do not bring iguanas inside’ and other things to know about some of the...
South Florida woke up to some of its coldest weather yet Sunday morning, with temperatures reaching near-record lows in parts of southeastern Florida. Unseasonably cold temperatures were also expected...
View ArticleFree N95 masks are coming to South Florida as early as Thursday. Here are the...
Free N95 mask distribution in Florida could begin as early as Thursday at CVS pharmacies, while other mask giveaways will start Friday and more will be held in the coming days.
View ArticleCheslie Kryst, former Miss USA, dies at 30
Cheslie Kryst, the 2019 winner of the Miss USA pageant and a correspondent for the entertainment news program “Extra,” has died at age 30.
View Article‘Love and acceptance?’ Then let the girl wear a tux to prom
Female student is escorted from her Catholic high school's prom for showing up in a tuxedo instead of a dress.
View Article11-foot great white shark ‘pings’ off the Florida coast
For over a century, the Florida coastal waters have drawn an ever-growing population of winter visitors escaping the frigid North. Birds, fish and sharks also migrate south to escape freezing...
View ArticleLawsuit dropped against Seminoles over claims the tribe tried to sabotage...
Florida Voters in Charge spearheaded efforts to ask voters to decide whether to allow pari-mutuel operators in North Florida to add casino games to their operations. But Florida Voters in Charge and...
View ArticleBomb threats made to historically Black schools across US including Florida’s...
At least a half-dozen historically Black universities in five states and the District of Columbia were responding to bomb threats Monday, with many of them locking down their campuses for a time.
View ArticleSole survivor says others tried to cling to capsized boat off Florida coast
The sole survivor of a capsized boat found near Florida’s coast says at least 15 other migrants tried to cling to the vessel after it overturned, but ultimately couldn’t hold on.
View ArticleWarmer weather forecast for South Florida after frigid weekend
High temperatures for the South Florida metro area will hit the low 70s Tuesday, climb to the mid-70s by Wednesday and reach 80 degrees by Friday, according to the National Weather Service in Miami.
View ArticleAs officials denounce Nazi rallies in Orlando, DeSantis accuses political...
After a small group waving Nazi flags was sighted in Orlando, local and statewide officials condemned their antisemitic actions.
View ArticleProsecutors renew bid for delay in Parkland mass shooting case
Broward prosecutors are renewing their call for more time to prepare for the penalty phase in the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz, despite the judge’s reluctance to...
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