Comedian Bob Saget died of head trauma after fall at Orlando hotel, family says
Comedian Bob Saget died of head trauma after a fall in his room at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Orlando last month, according to a statement released by his family.
View ArticleGubernatorial candidate Nikki Fried, meeting with Black community activists...
Gubernatorial candidate Nikki Fried says Florida Democrats should nominate a female candidate for every statewide office this year, arguing it would help her party win each of the four contests. She...
View ArticleState Rep. Emily Slosberg-King won’t seek re-election. She’ll face ‘the most...
State Rep. Emily Slosberg-King, a Democrat from Boca Raton, won’t seek re-election after serving six years in the House of Representatives.
View ArticleWould DeSantis’ revived Florida State Guard succeed or fail? Here’s how the...
As Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis seeks to revive the Florida State Guard, the state's old defense force, here is a through-the-years look at some of the highlights -- and lowlights -- of other state...
View ArticleWhen talking about COVID-19, DeSantis leaves out key facts, experts say
Some of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ comments about COVID-19 contain misleading or inaccurate information, according to health experts who have studied the deadly pandemic in Florida and across the U.S.
View ArticleVigils scheduled to honor survivors and remember those lost in Parkland...
A series of events, and some support services, are available for those who wish to honor the victims and survivors of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.
View ArticleFort Lauderdale’s perennial political candidate Jim Lewis is running again,...
Jim Lewis, a Fort Lauderdale lawyer, wants people to know Democrats have a candidate for attorney general: him. Lewis has run for office — as a Democrat, as a Republican and as an independent/no party...
View ArticleCOVID-19 update: Florida’s cases, hospitalizations continue to plummet; death...
The number of patients in the hospital with COVID was 6,740 on Wednesday, down 20% over a week and the lowest number since Jan. 2, data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services shows....
View Article‘Operation BlackOut,’ spearheaded by Broward’s Shevrin Jones, aims to...
BlackOut aims to engage minority Floridians to use vote-by-mail in sufficient numbers to tip elections to the Democrats. Operation BlackOut described its objective as signing up “40,000...
View ArticleFlorida Supreme Court rejects DeSantis request for redistricting opinion
The move is another setback to DeSantis’ unprecedented insertion into the redistricting process, after the state Senate ignored his surprise map and approved their own.
View ArticleAstra Space launches from Space Coast, but rocket last seen spinning in space
Astra Space successfully launched a rocket Thursday for the first time from the Space Coast, but the mission was a failure as the upper stage was last seen spinning in space with its ultimate fate...
View ArticleFight erupts over control of South Florida’s water, pitting Gov. DeSantis...
South Florida’s water is the state’s newest political punching bag, with Gov. Ron DeSantis saying he opposes the bill that helps farmers at the expense of Everglades restoration, while Senate President...
View ArticleMan wanted in string of West Boca burglaries arrested, deputies say
A man accused of breaking into 11 West Boca Raton businesses, some in the same strip malls and plaza, to steal cash was found Thursday, deputies said.
View ArticleFlorida Senate OKs keeping university presidential candidates a secret
The Senate on Thursday passed a bill that would shield information about applicants vying to lead colleges and universities.
View ArticleElon Musk confident SpaceX Starship to fly by year end, could pivot to...
SpaceX founder Elon Musk said he expects to fly what would be the most powerful rocket to ever launch from the Earth by year’s end, but if it can’t do it sooner from Texas like it had planned, the...
View ArticleAstra Space rocket crashed into ocean after Space Coast launch: report
The Astra Space rocket that launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday but ultimately failed to deliver its payload to orbit ended up crashing into the ocean, according to a report...
View ArticleSo you think you had COVID during the omicron wave but aren’t sure. You still...
You had some sniffles over the holidays. Now, weeks later, you want to know if you had omicron and whether the low-level infection will offer you any immunity going forward. Here's how to do it.
View ArticleTop Florida lawmakers aren’t keen on DeSantis’ $1 billion gas tax cut idea
A push by Gov. Ron DeSantis to suspend the state’s gas tax for five months this summer and fall is stalling, as legislative leaders say they want to find other ways to help Floridians.
View ArticleFormer Univisión ‘El Gordo y la Flaca’ producer raped actress inside studio,...
Prosecutors have charged a former Univisión producer for “El Gordo y la Flaca” with another attack on a woman who had hoped to be on the show. Enrique Albis was arrested Friday morning.
View ArticleDrunk bus driver drove Florida middle school students home, sheriff says
A school bus driver is accused of being intoxicated when he drove dozens of students home from their Florida middle school, sheriff’s officials said.
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