Florida man dies after car crash with 11-foot alligator
A Florida man died after the car he was driving struck an 11-foot alligator on Thursday, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.
View ArticleRudy Giuliani associate, a Soviet-born Florida businessman, pleads guilty in...
A Soviet-born Florida businessman and associate of Rudy Giuliani has pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge alleging that he defrauded investors in a company supposedly created to prevent people from...
View ArticleBarbara Sharief running for Florida Senate, setting stage for colossal...
Barbara Sharief is running for Florida Senate in newly created southwest Broward District, and current state Sen. Lauren Book is moving to the district and plans to run there, creating a major faceoff...
View ArticleDeSantis signs law to scrutinize school books, limit school board terms
Critics say the law will lead to book banning in schools and needlessly keep school board members from seeking re-election.
View ArticlePPP loans were made to be forgiven. In heavily Black areas like South...
The vast majority of small businesses that took out PPP loans have had their balances forgiven, but a small but significant number of small businesses are still struggling to win approval for their...
View ArticleEx-Broward charter president convicted of stealing nearly $400,000 from the...
A former president of a Broward County charter school has been found guilty of embezzling nearly $400,000 in government funds meant for the school.
View ArticleSurveillance video shows drug-buying suspect chased, shot by SWAT members
Surveillance video shows a suspect getting shot by law enforcement officers after an undercover drug buy went wrong Thursday in Fort Lauderdale. The suspect later died.
View Article14-year-old boy killed in fall from ICON Park’s Orlando Free Fall ride,...
A 14-year-old boy died late Thursday after falling from the Orlando Free Fall ride at Icon Park, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
View ArticleCOVID-19 update: New cases plunge to levels Florida hasn’t seen in two years
On Friday, the Florida Department of Health released weekly data that shows new cases averaged about 1,200 a day over the last two weeks for the entire state. The last time the daily average had been...
View ArticleMiami-Dade man charged in 11 bank robberies across South Florida
At 11 different banks in South Florida, Jorge Ariel Cabrera displayed a note to tellers, saying he had a gun and demanded they hand over cash, court records say. By the time he was arrested, Cabrera...
View ArticleTrump’s DC hotel gets OK to sell to Miami investment group that reportedly...
Donald Trump’s luxury hotel near the White House, which drew diplomats, lobbyists and plenty of controversy while he was president, received government approval Friday to hand the keys to a Miami...
View ArticleOnly a few days are left to get a COVID vaccine for free. Many testing and...
Many of South Florida COVID testing, treatment and vaccination sites are closing as demand drops and federal funds run out.
View ArticleFoo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins dead at 50
Foo Fighters were on tour in South America. They played a festival in San Isidro, Argentina on Sunday and had been scheduled to play at another in Bogotá, Colombia on Friday night.
View Article‘Anyone can start one, and run one.’ Florida dog rescues have little...
Florida's dog rescues operate with very little regulation, leaving the door open for everything from not disclosing relevant information to hoarding animals and misusing donations. But all agree they...
View ArticleHolness launches campaign to oust Cherfilus-McCormick in congressional rematch
Dale Holness, who lost his campaign for Congress last year by just five votes, is gearing up for a rematch, hoping to oust Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick. “Voters are feeling fatigued with...
View ArticleFort Lauderdale bus shooting victim Danny Colon remembered as being ‘all...
Danny Colon, one of two people killed in the March 17 shooting in Fort Lauderdale on a Broward County Transit bus, was celebrated Saturday during his funeral. Family members recalled Colon as a family...
View ArticleOperations resume after unattended bag causes terminal closure at Palm Beach...
A police investigation of an unattended bag at Palm Beach International Airport forced the closure of a terminal and several roads leading to and from the airport.
View ArticleAttorneys Ben Crump, Bob Hilliard to represent family of boy who fell off...
Tyre Sampson, visiting from Missouri while on spring break, was on the ride when he appeared to slip out of his seat, falling to the ground as shocked patrons looked on, a video of the tragedy showed.
View ArticleRobbery suspect flees Boca Raton bank, flips SUV, is arrested in Tamarac
A bank robbery suspect who allegedly fled the crime scene in Boca Raton was arrested in Tamarac by Broward Sheriff's Office deputies.
View ArticlePedestrian dies after being struck by Brightline train in Lantana
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a Brightline train on Saturday along the Florida East Coast Railway tracks in Lantana.
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