Candidate who considered running for Deutch seat says he won’t run
Chad Klitzman, who was exploring a run for the congressional seat being vacated by U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch, has decided not to run.
View Article‘Ghost’ candidate scandal operative linked to Orange property appraiser election
Democratic fundraiser Dan Newman was involved in an ad campaign to oust Orange County Property Appraiser Rick Singh in 2020.
View ArticleTeachers get caught in the middle of Florida’s culture war bills
Major legislation in Florida that purports to give parents more control over their children's education puts teachers at the front lines of the culture war Republicans are waging to excite their voting...
View ArticleApril 4 jury selection confirmed for Parkland school shooter trial to...
Jury selection in the penalty trial of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz is on track to begin April 4
View ArticleGirl killed, boy injured in shooting at West Palm Beach mobile home park
A girl was killed and a boy was wounded in a shooting Thursday night at a West Palm Beach mobile home park, officials said.
View ArticleFormer fugitive Dayonte Resiles found guilty of gruesome stabbing death of...
Dayonte Resiles, the defendant whose bold escape from a crowded courtroom stunned South Florida and led to a five-day manhunt, was found guilty Friday morning of first-degree murder in the 2014...
View ArticleThird group of migrants in a week lands in the Keys near Islamorada
A group of migrants landed about 1 p.m. Friday near Long Key in the Upper Keys, just south of the Islamorada. It's the third group to arrive in the Keys this week.
View ArticleAppeal court to hear challenge of Florida banning rifle sales to anyone under...
A federal appeals court is poised to hear arguments about whether the law is constitutional.
View Article‘Forgotten people’: Florida lawmakers aim to recognize, protect abandoned...
Forgotten, neglected and abandoned Black cemeteries have begun to receive attention. Across the United States, many unmarked African American graveyards have been rediscovered — often hidden under more...
View Article4 hurt, 2 seriously, in Everglades double airboat crash
Two people were sent to the hospital with serious injuries after two airboats collided in the Everglades near Parkland.
View ArticleDisney World criticized over ‘racist’ performance by Texas high school at...
Disney World is coming under fire for hosting what activists called a racist depiction of Native American culture.
View ArticleFentanyl test strips could reduce overdoses, deaths. Florida Legislature said...
To help reduce the soaring numbers of overdoses and deaths, South Florida elected officials tried to legalize fentanyl test strips. The Florida Legislature rejected the move.
View ArticleDonald Trump, American Freedom Tour visit Sunrise
Throngs of former President Donald Trump’s supporters flocked to Sunrise on Saturday clad in red, white and blue to see America’s 45th president and other conservatives speak at the latest stop of the...
View ArticleVirginian-Pilot reporter among those killed in Granby Street shooting in...
Virginian-Pilot reporter Sierra Jenkins was among those killed in the incident outside Chicho's Pizza Backstage that also left one man dead and three others injured. Jenkins had just turned 25 on March...
View ArticleDeSantis signs law ending Florida’s year-end school testing
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill scrapping the Florida Standards Assessment exams starting next year, replacing them with smaller, more frequent tests.
View ArticleNormally a master of messaging, Ron DeSantis was outmaneuvered by the...
Though Democrats have traditionally been weaker than Republicans at wielding pithy phrases that resonate with a political base, when LBGTQ advocates created the "Don't Say Gay" moniker they used...
View ArticleStarving manatees will face another rough winter next season
Despite modest efforts to reduce pollution in the Indian River Lagoon, where record numbers of manatees died in the past two years, the sea cows are unlikely to find enough seagrass to get through next...
View ArticleMan set on fire, dies after dispute outside a hardware store in Miami-Dade
A man died after he was set on fire by another man Sunday morning outside a hardware store in Miami-Dade. police said.
View ArticleDeSantis backs plan to spend $800 million to raise teacher pay
The money will go toward the governor’s goal of raising the minimum starting salary to $47,500 for all teachers. And it will bolster the salaries of veteran teachers.
View ArticleDeSantis will let lawmakers call special session on property insurance, condo...
Gov. Ron DeSantis said he welcomes the Florida Legislature to call a special session on property insurance and condominium safety reforms.
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