Salsa music legend in Norfolk hospital after motor-home accident in Outer Banks
The call came in at 4:47 p.m. April 20, said Sgt. S. D. Hurley with the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. It happened on U.S. 64 on the Virginia Dare Bridge, 3.7 miles west of the Manteo city limits.
View ArticleDeSantis faces pressure to veto bills; last year he kiboshed just 5
Advocacy groups and Florida residents are sending emails urging Gov. Ron DeSantis to veto bills just approved by the Legislature, regardless of whether the measures were overwhelmingly backed by...
View ArticleHere’s where to find a coronavirus vaccine in South Florida
Here' where to find COVID vaccines throughout South Florida.
View ArticleNear-record heat forecast through Thursday, with a chance of severe storms
South Florida's weather could be approaching record high temperatures Wednesday and Thursday afternoons despite a chance of severe thunderstorms Thursday afternoon and evening.
View ArticleLooking for a place to fish in Florida? Check out the online Florida Fishing...
More than 600 on-shore saltwater and freshwater fishing locales can be found on the FWC's new Florida Fishing Pier Finder.
View ArticleNSU backs off on requiring vaccinations, now that Florida outlawed it
Nova Southeastern University will no longer require all staff and students to be vaccinated against COVID-19, reversing a policy that would violate Florida’s new ban on vaccine passports.
View ArticleSuperintendent Runcie could get $400,000 windfall when he leaves
The benefit, an extra contribution to Runcie's pension if he reaches 10 years of service, could cost the School Board five times the amount district officials estimated in 2017, when Runcie’s contract...
View ArticleThink twice before you whip out your phone and record a cop. You could be...
A decision in a Boynton Beach case comes amid the nation’s racial justice awakening, after deadly police encounters with Black citizens were caught on camera. It leaves open the question of whether a...
View ArticleA man was shot dead after confronting another man who allegedly cut him off...
Justin Ray Boersma, 19, is accused of fatally shooting a man after cutting in the drive-thru lane at a Starbucks in Lake Worth Beach.
View ArticleFlorida passes Gov. DeSantis’ ban on COVID ‘vaccine passports’
Giving Gov. Ron DeSantis another of his top priorities, Florida lawmakers gave final approval late Thursday to a bill that would make permanent a ban on COVID-19 vaccine “passports,” while also the...
View ArticleFDLE probe clears Bloomberg in fund-raising efforts for felon voting rights
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has closed a criminal investigation into fund-raising efforts by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to pay off the outstanding fines of thousands of...
View Article‘Want to arm wrestle?’ Commissioner’s remark to transgender woman ignites...
The off-the-cuff remark from Fort Lauderdale's vice mayor, Heather Moraitis, has sent waves of outrage through the LGBTQ community, advocates say. Moraitis isn't backing off.
View ArticlePhoto of tiger shark in Florida river lands two men in legal trouble
An FWC investigation was launched after a photo of a man holding a distressed tiger shark in a river was widely circulated on social media.
View ArticleAlcee Hastings II endorses Charlie Crist for governor
Alcee Hastings II, the late congressman's son, endorses Charlie Crist for Florida governor, which he says reflects his father's wishes. Hastings made the endorsement before other candidates have even...
View ArticleA new mutation of the Brazilian COVID variant surfaces in Broward
A mutation of the highly contagious Brazil COVID variant has surfaced in Florida. No one knows whether or how fast it will spread.
View ArticleDeSantis the divider? His conservative agenda is designed for campaigns and...
An elections integrity law that opponents say just makes it harder to vote. A big-tech crackdown to fine social media companies who remove questionable content or voices. Removal of local authorities’...
View ArticleSouth Florida’s population growth slowed sharply last year as deaths surged...
U.S. Census data shows that South Florida's population trends were impacted dramatically by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to resident deaths exceeding births and more people leaving the area than...
View ArticleFlorida reports 4,504 new COVID cases, 71 more deaths
Florida reported 4,504 new COVID cases Thursday and 71 more deaths.
View ArticleOn way out, attorney Myrick blasts School Board as dysfunctional
Barbara Myrick, general counsel for the Broward school district, warned the School Board that it is already losing two “highly dedicated committed individuals” — herself and Superintendent Robert...
View ArticleMatt Gaetz helped set off Florida’s marijuana ‘green rush.’ Some of his...
Just before the Florida Legislature passed the state’s first medical marijuana law in May 2014, Matt Gaetz and others rewrote the bill to limit who would be able to get in on the ground floor of what's...
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