COVID-19 in Florida: 6,640 new cases, 138 more deaths
Florida's death toll from COVID-19 reached 31,018 Thursday, with cases totaling nearly 1.9 million.
View ArticleTrump’s false fraud claims to be key theme at CPAC, the first significant...
At the Conservative Political Action Conference, featuring Trump and most of the GOP’s leading 2024 prospects, organizers say election fraud will be a theme.
View ArticleMen used bitcoin and the darknet to hide sales of illegal fentanyl-laced...
Selling drugs on the darknet for bitcoin payments land Olatunji Dawodu and Luis Miguel Teixeira-Spencer in jail, federal authorities said.
View ArticleMonitoring Florida’s COVID-19 statistics: These are the numbers to watch
Here are Florida's key coronavirus data as reported by the state, including new cases, deaths and hospitalizations.
View ArticleTrack COVID-19 vaccinations as they roll out across Florida
See how much of Florida has been vaccinated using our charts and maps and data from the Florida Department of Health. Data is updated every day.
View ArticleStephanie Murphy starts ‘listening tour’ as she ponders challenging Marco Rubio
U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy is launching a listening tour to help Florida Democrats in 2022, part of a bid to widen her statewide profile as she considers a bid for Senate against either Marco Rubio or...
View ArticleFlorida Republican flips vote on bill to provide protections for LGBTQ people
U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart voted against the Equality Act, a bill that would prohibit discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation by amending the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the...
View ArticleTypically a show for the Southern Hemisphere, the Eta Aquariid meteor shower...
Saturday night and early Sunday morning will be peak time for the Eta Aquariids meteor shower, an annual astronomical event that should be visible this weekend once you escape the light pollution of...
View ArticleLong Island cemetery worker buried alive, dies inside open grave
Rodwin Allicock, 42, of Coram, was on the job around 8:30 a.m. when the seven-foot deep grave collapsed as he worked inside the excavation, according to police.
View ArticleNine years after Trayvon Martin shooting, Sanford forms committee to study...
Sanford commissioners agreed to form an advisory committee that will study how race, class and gender can lead to social inequities in the city where the Black Lives Matter movement took spark...
View ArticleFlorida lawmakers face huge COVID-19 fallout as session convenes on Tuesday
When Florida lawmakers ended their last session, the COVID-19 pandemic was just getting started. Nearly one year later, as vaccines are distributed and some can sense the end of the pandemic that has...
View ArticleMan accused of killing woman who came to friend’s aid during robbery attempt
When Nicole Frissora tried to push the gunman off of her friend, he fired a fatal shot from close range that hit Frissora in the upper left chest.
View ArticleFlorida bans commercial breeding of tegu lizards and green iguanas
Commercial breeding of non-native tegu lizards and green iguanas in Florida will end in three years despite the objections of reptile dealers and owners warning of the potential destruction of their...
View ArticleTrump plans a post-presidential Super PAC, report says ahead of his first...
Former President Donald Trump is considering forming a Super PAC that would allow him to raise and spend unlimited sums on political causes.
View ArticleMAP: Search for COVID vaccine sites in Florida and find out how to make an...
Find coronavirus vaccination sites across Florida using our interactive map, plus a step-by-step guide for making an appointment.
View ArticleFlorida reports 5,922 new coronavirus cases and another 146 new resident deaths
Florida reported 5,922 new coronavirus cases and another 146 new resident deaths from the disease.
View ArticleDeSantis’ anti-riot plan would criminalize peaceful protesters, says woman...
The protester, LaToya Ratlieff, revisited the site of last year’s chaotic Black Lives Matter demonstration in downtown Fort Lauderdale. She's speaking out against an anti-riot bill that has been...
View ArticleCPAC Orlando: DeSantis calls Florida an ‘oasis of freedom’ as some resist...
CPAC 2021 kicks off its first day of panels and speakers Friday at the Hyatt Regency Orlando. Follow along for live updates today.
View ArticleDeSantis making ‘deceitful claims’ to justify changes in Florida voting laws,...
Plans by Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republican-controlled Legislature to change Florida election laws, even though they all proclaimed last year that the state's election was a well-run success, are...
View ArticleBoynton Beach man used app popular with teens to share child pornography,...
Uploading child pornography through a messaging app popular with teens and tweens lands man in jail, detectives said.
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