For these K-9 bloodhounds, it’s a high-stakes mission of lost and found
The 7-month-old bloodhounds, Ryley and Bluey, are training to join the Broward Sheriff’s Office K-9 corps. Their mission: to locate missing persons.
View ArticleMeet Florida’s newest invasive species, an ugly Amazonian river monster that...
A dead arapaima washed ashore along Florida's Caloosahatchee River, raising concern that the state's newest invasive species is this monster river fish that's native to the Amazon River and can grow up...
View ArticleUnlicensed driver charged in deadly head-on, three-vehicle crash
Samuel Newby, 28, was speeding prior to the deadly crash and was driving without a license, police said.
View ArticleTop administrator resigns from Broward Schools
In recent months, Maurice Woods has faced scrutiny related to his association with Tony Hunter, a former technology chief who was arrested in January on bribery and bid rigging charges.
View ArticleFive men behind bars after armed home invasion and shooting in Boynton Beach
Fred Tassy, 25, of Boynton Beach, is the last of five people arrested for an armed home invasion robbery and shooting that left one man critically wounded, police said.
View ArticleAll teachers and childcare workers are eligible for COVID vaccines in...
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that Florida will follow federal guidelines and allow COVID vaccines at selected locations to all teachers and childcare workers, regardless of age.
View ArticleSuspected shooter in Fort Lauderdale killing caught on camera
Fort Lauderdale police have released surveillance video of the suspect in the shooting death of Sheldon Daniel, 38, who was gunned down in the street in mid-February
View ArticleWas a wealthy Keys community given VIP access to COVID vaccines? DeSantis...
Gov. Ron DeSantis denied that he had anything to do with providing COVID vaccines to a wealthy, gated Florida Keys community ahead of other state residents.
View ArticleFlorida’s flawed unemployment system wasn’t built or tested properly, state...
The company behind Florida’s faulty unemployment website didn’t properly design or test it, a state investigation has found, which left it “poorly positioned to handle the unprecedented claims volume”...
View ArticlePromises and failures: the $800 million Broward school bond timeline
Timeline: Broward County schools have thus far failed deliver on promises made in the bond referendum approved by voters in 2014.
View ArticleDid politician influence Broward vaccine site? No way, leaders say.
State and local officials were defending themselves Thursday against yet more suggestions that political influence is guiding Florida’s distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine — this time over how...
View ArticleCuomo advisers persuaded Health Dept. to strip nursing home data from...
State Health Department officials omitted from a public report full data about COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes at the behest of Gov. Cuomo’s top advisers, it was reported Thursday. As a result, the...
View ArticleYou have until March 30 to nominate a Hispanic woman to be honored at the...
The Hispanic Women of Distinction Gala will honor 12 South Florida Latinas and one Latina pioneer. Nominations are open until March 30 for the 20th anniversary event.
View ArticleGot a smart grandkid out of state? They could pay in-state tuition rates...
A proposal is advancing in the House that would allow high-performing students who live outside of Florida to pay in-state tuition rates at public universities if their grandparents reside in the...
View ArticleClimate surprise: Warming planet helps Florida mangroves conquer oysters
Within the Mosquito Lagoon refuge of tiny islands and sea water saltier than the ocean is a battle of natural Florida’s titans. The lagoon’s reigning guardians are oysters. The invaders are mangroves....
View ArticleHouse impeachment manager sues Trump, his son, lawyer and a Republican...
Rep. Eric Swalwell, who served as a House manager in Donald Trump’s last impeachment trial.
View ArticleTwo killed, two injured in crash on I-95 exit ramp
Two people were killed and two were critically injured in a collision between two vehicles at Hollywood Boulevard near Interstate 95, the FHP said
View ArticleFlorida reports 5,975 new COVID-19 cases and 135 additional deaths
Florida's death toll from COVID-19 rose to 32,093 Friday, with more than 1.9 million cases reported since the pandemic began.
View ArticleJohnson & Johnson COVID vaccine has arrived in Florida
The Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccine has arrived in Florida and already is going into arms of eager residents. Gov. Ron DeSantis made the announcement at two news conferences on Friday.
View ArticleRoof collapses at middle school; more than 10 people hurt
The roof collapsed at James S. Rickards Middle School in Oakland Park, forcing the evacuation of 184 students and 55 faculty to Northeast High next door.
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