Sea turtle lays eggs on Boca beach as nesting season begins in South Florida
A female leatherback sea turtle got an early start to the season, establishing a nest last week on the beach in Boca Raton. Her arrival came a week before the “official” start of nesting season, which...
View ArticleTrump supporter pleads guilty to vandalizing South Florida LGBTQ Pride...
Alexander Jerich used a pickup truck to burn tire marks across a rainbow-flagged intersection in downtown Delray Beach on June 14 — Donald Trump's birthday and Flag Day — in an event captured on a...
View ArticleHow the head of Marvel Entertainment and a headstrong lawyer quietly...
From his cell in a high-security federal prison in Colorado, Jawad Musa prayed five times a day that he would someday be able to see his family again.
View ArticleMiya’s Law, named for murdered Orlando college student, ready for final votes
Legislation named in honor of a slain Orlando college student Miya Marcano that seeks to improve apartment safety is now ready for final votes.
View ArticleRussian war’s impact on South Florida economy most likely to stem from energy...
Energy prices are likely to be the primary source of economic pain for South Florida as Russia's invasion of Ukraine generates higher costs at gas pumps and possibly the tourism, transportation and...
View ArticleWoman who killed Florida lottery winner backs keeping names secret
Bill that would temporarily keep secret the names of lottery winners in Florida has at least one unexpected supporter: the woman in prison for murdering the winner of a $30 million lottery payout.
View ArticlePalm Beach County Sheriff’s Office supports Marsy’s Law to shield police...
Pointing to a “time of increasing peril for law enforcement officers,” the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office wants to support a current case at the Florida Supreme Court saying that “Marsy’s Law”...
View ArticleFlorida’s contentious education bills advance. They would scrutinize school...
The Florida Senate moved forward Tuesday with contentious education measures that would increase scrutiny of school library books and limit how certain race-related concepts are taught, though senators...
View ArticleBill permitting development on Florida seagrass beds, manatees’ food source,...
Environmental advocates are encouraged that a bill to open Florida’s seagrass beds to development — which could be devastating for the dwindling manatee population — has only a slim chance of passing...
View ArticleGhislaine Maxwell juror likely to get immunity for testimony. Her conviction...
Prosecutors say they'll likely offer immunity to a juror in the Ghislaine Maxwell trial to force his testimony about why he said during jury selection that he'd never suffered sexual abuse only to...
View ArticleFlorida Democrats introduce bill to restart Cuban family reunification program
The Cuban Family Reunification Parole Program would allow eligible Cuban Americans to bring loved ones to the United States while they wait for their visas.
View ArticlePublix stops selling Russian vodka in solidarity with Ukraine
Publix will no longer carry Russian vodka on its store shelves, the company said Wednesday.
View ArticleAn inside look at hospitals’ ‘most disruptive time,’ and what Memorial...
As the CEO of Memorial Healthcare System winds down his tenure, he says health care will never be the same in South Florida after the pandemic. Here's a look at what's ahead for South Broward's largest...
View ArticleFlorida approves 24-hour-a-day alligator hunting
Hunters soon will be able to capture alligators 24 hours a day now that they have preliminary approval from the Florida wildlife commission.
View ArticleNew jury, same question: Retrial begins for man once convicted in 2014 murder...
Dayonte Resiles was back in court Wednesday facing a new jury with an old question: Did he murder Jill Halliburton Su?
View ArticleDeSantis tells high school students to take off masks, calling it...
“You do not have to wear those masks,” DeSantis told the students, pointing directly at two of them. “Please take them off. Honestly, it’s not doing anything. We’ve gotta stop with this COVID theater....
View ArticleDeSantis tells high school students to take off masks, calling it...
“You do not have to wear those masks,” DeSantis told the students, pointing directly at two of them. “Please take them off. Honestly, it’s not doing anything. We’ve gotta stop with this COVID theater....
View ArticleCandidate who lost a 2020 Democratic primary by less than half a percent may...
Chad Klitzman, who 18 months ago lost an exceedingly close Democratic primary, is considering a candidacy for the congressional district currently represented by U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch. Boca Raton Mayor...
View ArticleThe Chicago flag design: History of every star — including one for the Great...
Dissecting the city's iconic red, white and blue configuration to explore how it came to be and why it's considered one of the best flags in the U.S.
View ArticleDrunk JetBlue pilot pulled off flight at Buffalo airport
The man was more than four times over the legal limit for pilots.
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