Could Robert Runcie be out as schools superintendent?
Robert Runcie’s future as superintendent of the nation’s sixth-largest school district could be in jeopardy after his arrest on a perjury charge.
View ArticleFlorida reports 5,571 new cases and 83 more deaths
Florida reported 5,571 new cases and 83 more deaths from COVID-19
View ArticleThere’s a rare storm brewing in the southern Atlantic, forecasters say. It’s...
Weeks ahead of the June 1 start of hurricane season, a rare subtropical storm has formed in the southern Atlantic Ocean.
View ArticleSWAT team called in after man fires shot, barricades himself in Fort Lauderdale
Jordan Avila, 25, of Fort Lauderdale, is accused of firing a gun in the street and a SWAT team was called in to help arrest him, police said.
View ArticleHow two bogus stories — over a shooting and kidnapping — led to a chaotic day...
Throngs of people dealt with a worrisome start to the day Wednesday: The cops were investigating a reported shooting and kidnapping that turned out to be fake.
View ArticleFlorida ‘anti-riot’ law is unconstitutional, federal lawsuit in Orlando contends
An Orlando civil rights attorney filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against Gov. Ron DeSantis, Attorney General Ashley Moody and Orange County Sheriff John Mina in what may be the first legal challenge...
View ArticleDeSantis suggests Chauvin jury was ‘scared of what a mob may do’
In June, DeSantis called Floyd’s death a murder. On Tuesday, however, his comments about the “mob” ran counter to the reaction from many Florida Republicans.
View ArticleFlorida House passes school voucher expansion; families making nearly $100K...
The Florida House voted to expand the state’s school voucher programs Wednesday, opening up scholarships created to help children living in poverty to youngsters from families earning nearly $100,000 a...
View ArticleLawmakers grapple over jobless system, benefits as session nears end
One year after Florida’s unemployment system ground to a halt, delaying claims for millions laid off due to the coronavirus pandemic, lawmakers remain at odds whether to increase the state’s maximum...
View ArticleBarbara Myrick, Broward schools’ top lawyer, helped withhold info after...
The Broward School Board’s top staff lawyer is now under indictment, accused of unlawful disclosure of statewide grand jury proceedings, a felony punishable by a maximum of five years in prison.
View ArticleSuperintendent Robert Runcie, now charged with perjury, long dealt with...
Broward County School Superintendent Robert Runcie, who long drew praise for his work, became a target of scorn after the Parkland school shooting.
View ArticleSchools Superintendent Robert Runcie charged with perjury; his lawyer says he...
The surprising indictments of Runcie and Chief Counsel Barbara Myrick saddened Runcie’s supporters, raised claims of political influence and delighted critics who have blamed Runcie for the Parkland...
View ArticleMayor’s aide under investigation after widow alleges fraud
Broward Sheriff’s Office detectives are looking into allegations that Bina Fink, an aide to the mayor of Broward County, gained the trust of 60-year-old Carol Porter and conned her out of thousands of...
View ArticleFlorida gopher tortoise probe alleges unreported deaths, risky conditions for...
Florida wildlife authorities are investigating alleged violations of gopher tortoise protections, involving tortoise deaths and falsified permit information. The reptiles are a state-listed threatened...
View ArticleCOVID in Florida: ‘We have a small window’ to get coronavirus under control
Florida has reached a pivotal point in the coronavirus pandemic where vaccine demand is slipping while COVID is spreading faster, public health experts say.
View ArticleFlorida Legislature approves moment of silence to start public school day
Florida public-school students might soon have a required moment of silence at the start of each day, under a measure passed Thursday by the Florida Senate and headed to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ desk.
View ArticleWoman accused of setting fire to ex-girlfriend’s house. The ex and a...
Zhane Italia Johnson, 23, charged with arson for allegedly setting fire to her ex-girlfriend’s home in Boca. A toddler was in the home at the time.
View ArticlePalm Beach County Commissioner Mack Bernard has ‘zero interest’ in running...
Mack Bernard's resume — Palm Beach County commissioner, former Florida state representative, former Delray Beach city commissioner — makes him seem like a natural candidate for Congress. But he's not...
View ArticleBillionaire funds weekend meals for Palm Beach County schoolchildren
Blackstone co-founder Stephen Schwarzman and his wife Christina gave $1.6 million to fund more than 1.5 million meals for Palm Beach schoolchildren in need over weekends and school breaks.
View ArticleMajor Everglades restoration project to break ground this year
A key project in the restoration of the Everglades moved forward Thursday with the signing of an agreement between Florida and the federal government to construct a huge reservoir south of Lake...
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