COVID-19 update: Florida reports 19,138 new cases; average has dropped 35% in...
The 7-day average for new cases was 18,286 on Saturday and is at its lowest level since Dec. 28. The average number of daily cases has dropped every day for 25 straight days.
View ArticleRising antisemitism in South Florida and beyond fuels concern and...
Jewish community and political leaders are sounding the alarm about steady increases in antisemitism after antisemitic flyers were found in South Florida and other states and Nazis demonstrated in...
View ArticleFour shot at Players Sports Bar & Grill in North Lauderdale
Investigators say a person thrown out of Players Sports Bar & Grill following a fight early Sunday is believed to be the shooter.
View ArticleSouth Florida Publix customer shot to death after argument in checkout line
Argument between two men started in the checkout line of a Publix on Saturday evening in the upscale neighborhood of Coral Gables.
View Article10 Cuban migrants rescued from sinking vessel off Florida
Ten Cuban migrants in a sinking vessel were rescued off the Florida coast, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
View ArticleState House education leaders move to punish Florida school districts that...
State House Education leaders proposed stripping $200 million from a dozen school districts that required students to wear masks when they returned to campuses last fall. That includes Broward County,...
View ArticleDeputies: Florida man steals car in ‘good faith,’ leaves it on tracks before...
A Florida man has inserted himself into a car vs. train vs. house story while also attempting to steal a forklift and vandalizing a fruit stand, according to law enforcement.
View ArticleWoman ‘tried to hang on’ but falls to her death when drawbridge opens
The woman fell from the bridge about 1 p.m. Sunday as she was walking her bike on the Royal Park Bridge, which connects West Palm Beach to Palm Beach.
View ArticleLawsuit against Florida transgender athlete ban put on hold
A challenge to a state law that bans transgender females from participating on girls’ and women’s sports teams has been put on hold while another Florida case plays out in a federal appeals court.
View ArticleCOVID-19 update: Florida reports 32,035 new cases from weekend as...
The 7-day average for reported COVID-19 deaths declined for the first time in 11 days, suggesting deaths may be at or just past their peak in the omicron surge, data from the U.S. Centers for Disease...
View ArticleDeSantis weighs in on seniors’ voter fraud complaints in Miami-Dade
Florida won’t tolerate any “election shenanigans” and will look into recent complaints of voter fraud in Miami-Dade County, where elderly Democrats are complaining their party affiliations were changed...
View ArticleDeSantis refuses to weigh in on Pence-Trump election squabble
Asked by NBC reporter Marc Caputo in Miami whether he agrees with Pence or Trump, DeSantis said, “I’m not, I...” before changing the subject.
View ArticleWild Florida monkey colony to get first enclosure as work begins on new...
About 45 monkeys live in the dense, shadowy forest near Fort Lauderdale airport, darting from tree to tree, grooming each other and begging for handouts of fruit and peanuts.
View ArticleFlorida Democrats, tired of losing, reveal a voter registration plan to...
After watching their once formidable advantage in registered voters evaporate and losing an embarrassing amount of ground in South Florida in the last presidential election, Florida Democrats said...
View ArticleFree N95 masks are coming to Publix stores this week
Free N95 masks will be given to Publix shoppers this week as part of the supermarket chain’s participation in a national effort to distribute hundreds of millions of masks to U.S. residents.
View ArticleSpirit-Frontier merger aims to set up one of the nation’s largest discount...
A proposed buyout of budget air carrier Spirit Airlines of South Florida by Frontier Airlines of Denver might save consumers up to $1 billion, the two companies asserted Monday as they announced a plan...
View ArticleSmoking refrigerator caused Space Mountain evacuation, Disney firefighter says
Smoke from a breakroom refrigerator prompted an evacuation, a union official with Disney’s fire department said.
View ArticleCherfilus-McCormick says DeSantis’ proposed congressional redistricting would...
U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick condemned Gov. Ron DeSantis’ proposed map of Florida congressional districts on Monday, arguing it would seriously harm Black voters. Under the proposed DeSantis...
View Article‘Ghost’ candidate in key state Senate race had help from controversial...
Handwriting experts say Orlando political strategist Eric Foglesong likely wrote the $1,187 check that paid qualifying fees for Jestine Iannotti, a non-party affiliated candidate whose run for state...
View ArticleFAU to test emergency alert system Wednesday
Florida Atlantic University is scheduled to test its university-wide emergency alert system on Wednesday, meaning alerts should be heard on its Boca Raton campus and in nearby neighborhoods, as well as...
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