Driver in fatal wrong-way crash was drunk, police say
A 42-year-old man driving a Chevy Tahoe was weaving between oncoming cars on University Drive in Sunrise on Saturday night. He crashed into two cars, leaving one man dead.
View ArticlePuerto Rico declares state of emergency over violence against women
The executive order—which allocates public resources to address femicides and other forms of violence against women—is considered an important step in addressing a long-existing issue that jumped back...
View ArticleTwo rescues in two days, including man on a makeshift raft off Key West,...
The Coast Guard rescued two men in two days off the coast of Key West, Florida this weekend. One was on a makeshift raft made up wooden pallets and a hand-truck.
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The South Florida Sun Sentinel embarked on a lengthy investigation of the daily perils of driving on Interstate 95 and found enforcement severely lacking. Troopers are writing fewer tickets, and...
View ArticleDanger Road: Politicians leave Florida’s busiest highway unprotected
Interstate 95 is the deadliest highway in Florida, a lawless ribbon of asphalt that police largely ignore compared to other highways, a South Florida Sun Sentinel investigation found. Troopers have...
View ArticleDanger Road: Bullets fly on I-95 as FHP shrugs
Shootings erupt on I-95 twice a month nowadays, but the agency charged with enforcing law and order on Florida’s busiest highway says there is little it can do. FHP’s track record backs that up: The...
View ArticleCameras on I-95 erase evidence, let shooters go free
Cameras are staring right at drivers on I-95, but even footage of shootings is quickly erased. Florida's most deadly and congested highway has seen an increase in shootings in the past year, but...
View ArticleReport: Trump plans to live at Mar-a-Lago and employ some current aides
Donald Trump is planning to live at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach after his term as president ends, Bloomberg News reported Thursday night. He's expected to fly to Florida before the inauguration...
View ArticleElon Musk’s tunnel crusade sparks new talk of a possible rail tunnel under...
A Twitter exchange between Elon Musk and South Florida leaders has sparked renewed hope for a long-stalled, billion-dollar proposal for a rail tunnel under Fort Lauderdale's New River. But just how...
View ArticleVaccine Q&A: Is the second dose the same as the first?
Here are the answers to some of your biggest questions about COVID-19 vaccinations.
View Article‘They are not Nancy Pelosi’s servants.’ Gov. Ron DeSantis orders National...
“They are soldiers,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said during an appearance on "Fox & Friends" about the National Guard troops posted at the U.S. Capitol. “They are not Nancy Pelosi’s servants.”
View ArticleOrlando lawmaker files bill to legalize recreational marijuana in Florida
Orlando lawmaker Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith filed a bill this week in the state Legislature to legalize recreational marijuana in Florida.
View ArticleSupreme Court ends emoluments lawsuits over whether Trump illegally profited...
The outcome leaves no judicial opinions on the books in an area of the law that has been rarely explored in U.S. history.
View ArticleVaccine Q&A: Can I get second dose in Florida if I got first shot in New York?
Here are the answers to some of your biggest questions about COVID-19 vaccinations.
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 ArticleTrack COVID-19 vaccinations as they roll out across Florida
See how much of Florida has been vaccinated using our charts and maps and data from the Florida Department of Health. Data is updated every day.
View ArticleFormer GOP Rep. David Jolly considering independent run for Florida governor...
“I am a former Republican, and Republicans are leaving today’s Republican Party looking for an alternative,” Jolly said. The question, he added, is whether 2022 is “the cycle where an independent run...
View ArticleFlorida reports more than 1.6 million people have had COVID-19
Florida now has had more than 1.6 million people in the state with the virus, but the number of new cases has dropped in the last week as vaccination has been increasing.
View ArticleFriends increase reward for information about Dania Beach woman’s murder
Friends of a Aranee Mulakhut, 47, who was murdered in her apartment the day after Christmas, are pleading for information that could put her killer behind bars. The woman’s friends raised an additional...
View ArticleFlorida kept its place in 2020 as the shark-bite capital of America
Florida led the nation in unprovoked shark bites in 2020. In fact, Florida's number of shark bites was second in the world after Australia.
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