Shelly Petrolia wins second term as Delray Beach mayor, edging Tracy Caruso
Delray Beach Mayor Shelly Petrolia held on to her office after a tight, hotly contested race.
View ArticleVoracious super termites are carving out a new existence in South Florida,...
Invasive subterranean termite that have gained a foothold in South Florida are looking beyond dead wood, gutting South Florida's oldest living trees and leaving them vulnerable to being toppled by high...
View ArticleDeSantis tries again to strip the Florida Cabinet of its powers
For the second year in a row Gov. Ron DeSantis is pushing for a bill to eliminate Cabinet oversight over a slew of agency and state personnel rules, and transfer many of those powers to himself or...
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 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 ArticleMap: With coronavirus cases rising in Florida, how much capacity do hospitals...
This map updates hourly to show the number of hospital beds available in Florida by county. A surge in coronavirus beds is pushing the state's healthcare system toward capacity.
View ArticleMan who tried to pacify gunman outside bar was shot five times, police say
A man who saw the gunman coming toward the crowd said to him, “put the gun down, there’s no need for it,” police say. He was shot five times.
View ArticleFlorida clemency board approves automatic restoration of felons’ civil rights
Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet did away with the waiting periods, opening the door for thousands of so-called “returning citizens” to have their rights restored and possibly wiping out a...
View ArticleFlorida reports 59 COVID deaths, the lowest number in more than three months
Florida reported 59 deaths from COVID-19 Wednesday, the lowest daily count since late November.
View ArticleAfter a drop in vaccination age to 55, vaccines will open to all in Florida,...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he is aware of softening demand at some COVID vaccination sites and will drop the age for eligibility further to 55 in upcoming weeks, before opening vaccinations to...
View ArticleWhy a Florida Republican congressman has Britney Spears on his mind
Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz said that pop singer Britney Spears is among the countless Americans “unjustly stripped of their freedoms by others with little recourse” due to court-ordered conservatorships.
View ArticleWoman pulls gun, fires shots in parking spot dispute, police say
Armed with a gun, stun gun, and box cutter, woman fires two shots during an argument over a parking space, police said.
View ArticleFlorida House wants to limit local governments during public health...
The state House is considering a proposal that would restrict local government orders involving public-health emergencies. Backers say it's "not about masks," but opponents see the bill as tying the...
View Article‘Countless people were affected by this system’s failure,’ inspector general...
An investigation into Florida’s unemployment website uncovered what frustrated laid-off workers already knew: “Countless people were affected by this system’s failure.”
View ArticleRepublican plan to make it harder to vote by mail in Florida seen as ‘massive...
Republicans who control Florida government are planning to make mail voting more difficult. Under bills moving through the Legislature, Florida voters would have to jump through more hoops and ballot...
View ArticleAfter narrow re-election win, Delray Beach Mayor Shelly Petrolia faces fixing...
With 345 votes and three percentage points separating Shelly Petrolia and Tracy Caruso, Tuesday’s election win showed a significantly divided electorate in the mayor’s race.
View ArticleGun suspect in FBI raid promoted race war and ‘collapse of America‘
Federal Magistrate Judge Patrick Hunt ordered that Paul Miller, arrested in a raid at his home on March 2, be held behind bars pending trial. “It’s just too many red flags,” the judge said.
View Article‘You feel like you’re king for a day:’ How a crew of family members dyes the...
Members of the Chicago Plumbers Local 130 UA-sponsored crew explain how they dye the Chicago River green for St. Patrick's Day.
View ArticleFlorida’s manatees are dying at an alarming rate this year and contaminated...
Florida has had 432 manatees deaths in 2021, a rate that is alarming experts who say human development and contaminated waterways have caused sea grass feeding areas in South Florida to die off.
View ArticlePython-sniffing dogs join the fight against Everglades invaders
The 2-year-old sniffer dogs are the latest weapons in the battle against the destructive Burmese python, an exotic constrictor that’s devouring entire populations of small mammals and more.,
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