3 teenagers linked to Miami grad party shooting charged in attack on car
Three teenagers who police said are linked to the weekend shooting at a graduation party have been charged in a separate attack targeting two people in a car. Charged with attempted first-degree murder...
View ArticlePolice: Georgia woman accidentally shoots sister in car in Miami Beach
A woman visiting Miami Beach accidentally shot her teenage sister in the face while handing her a gun inside a car. Taniyria Holt, 24, of Atlanta, has been arrested and charged with culpable negligence...
View ArticleJudge says South Beach 2 a.m. booze ban ‘unlawful,’ siding with Clevelander...
A new Miami Beach law forcing dozens of South Beach clubs to end alcohol sales at 2 a.m. is “unlawful,” a Miami-Dade Circuit Court judge ruled Monday, delivering a blow to the mayor’s fight against...
View ArticleJudge asked to block new law that limits contributions to Florida amendment...
The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida and other supporters of three proposed constitutional amendments designed to expand voting want a federal judge to block a new state law that places a...
View Article5 years after Pulse shooting, Florida has seen few gun reforms
Gun reform advocates vowed action after 49 people were killed in the Pulse nightclub shootings in Orlando five years ago, but since then state and federal leaders have accomplished little toward that...
View ArticleFAU gets $10 million donation to boost biotech
The donation from Jupiter philanthropist David J.S. Nicholson will bolster FAU's efforts to become a biotech powerhouse.
View ArticleFlorida stops daily release of COVID statistics, moves to weekly reports
Florida will continue to release coronavirus numbers but on a weekly basis, now that the severity of the pandemic appears to be receding, according to a statement from the Florida Department of Health.
View ArticleFive months after a Broward inmate died in custody, his family still wants to...
The family of Kevin Desir wants to know why it’s taking so long for officials to explain how and why he died in police custody earlier this year. Desir, 43, died on Jan, 27, 10 days after he was...
View ArticleVal Demings launches 2022 campaign for Senate against Marco Rubio
Saying she’s ready for a “tough fight,” Democratic U.S. Rep. Val Demings of Orlando officially launched her campaign to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio next year.
View ArticleAfter outcry over food distribution contract, Nikki Fried says she’ll review...
After an outcry from South Florida elected officials, state Agriculture Commissioner (and candidate for governor) Nikki Fried is going to "personally" review her agency's decision not to continue using...
View ArticleThe Hunted: Police K-9s are meant to stop dangerous felons. They’re more...
The South Florida Sun Sentinel examined K-9 bites over a 17-month period at Broward’s largest police agencies and found 84 percent of people bitten were Black. The dogs are indispensable for finding...
View ArticleFinally, Broward will have an observation platform for viewing manatees
A two-story platform for viewing manatees is under construction at the Secret Woods Nature Center in Dania Beach. The project is scheduled to be completed by October and will overlook a water traversed...
View ArticleDemings needs to punch back against Rubio to win, experts say
Marco Rubio lost no time following Demings’ entry into the race Wednesday, targeting her with a video calling her a “far left extremist.” Demings, who said Rubio’s attempts at tagging a career law...
View ArticleDeSantis says he’ll sign property insurance bill that could bring higher rates
Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday he will sign a property insurance package that could lead to larger rate increases for customers of the state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. while seeking to...
View ArticleU.S. Senate designates Pulse nightclub as a national memorial; bill headed to...
The legislation passed unanimously Wednesday afternoon after its sponsor, Sen. Rick Scott, asked that it and its companion bills be approved by unanimous consent in observance of the five years since...
View ArticleThe city that’s home to Trump’s South Florida resort just voted to ban casinos
The Doral city council on Wednesday voted 4-0 to ban gambling and casinos from the city unless approved by residents in a referendum, weeks after Gov. Ron DeSantis negotiated a $500 million gaming deal...
View ArticleSouth Florida consumers are worse off than anywhere
Pandemic-weary South Floridians are maxing out their credit cards and living beyond their means more than anywhere else in the nation, according to a new survey by LendingTree.
View ArticleFlorida Supreme Court shoots down diversity rule, calling it a quota
The Supreme Court ruled that requiring instructors in legal seminars to include people of color was equivalent to a quota, which the court called discriminatory. Critics responded that the order takes...
View ArticleAlligator mating season is here. Gators may be more visible than usual.
Thursday marks the first day of alligator mating season. A South Florida alligator trapper expects the usual craziness to ensue.
View ArticleMasks shouldn’t be required in schools, DeSantis says
The rule could affect students in Broward County, the only South Florida district that has not decided whether to end mask requirements implemented last year to control the spread of COVID-19.
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