Suspected white supremacy gesture sparks debate for Palm Beach County schools
The gestures, made by men in Proud Boys shirts, caused alarm on social media and prompted the School Board to change its procedures for public speakers.
View ArticleHere’s where to find a coronavirus vaccine in South Florida
Here are the places where you can get a coronavirus vaccine in South Florida.
View ArticleJudge seeks investigation of leak in misconduct case that threatens her career
Attorneys for Palm Beach County Judge Marni Bryson are calling on the state’s judicial watchdog to immediately investigate a leak of confidential information months before she got slapped with...
View ArticleDisturbance dwindles to remnant low off coastal Georgia
It is forecast to crawl along coastal Georgia and South Carolina over the next couple of days, bringing with it rain and thunderstorms.
View ArticleBrother of NFL player charged in 2016 murder of an FIU student in parking garage
Donterio Fowler, 26, and Keondre Fields, 23, have been charged in the 2016 murder of an FIU student in a parking garage near campus. Donterio Fowler is the brother of NFL linebacker Dante Fowler.
View ArticleInside a Florida KKK murder plot: Grab him up, ‘take that package to the...
An FBI confidential informant infiltrated a group of klansmen in Florida, and his recordings provide a rare, detailed look at the inner workings of a modern KKK cell and a domestic terrorism probe....
View ArticleDeSantis holds secret meeting to drive home his opposition to masks at schools
As cases of COVID-19 surge across Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis held a secret meeting in the Capitol on Monday with medical professionals, underlining his opposition to mask mandates for students.
View ArticleFlorida ports are rebounding after COVID-19 plunge in cargo business
Waterborne trade fell $14.1 billion at Florida seaports last year as the COVID-19 pandemic initially slowed consumer and business demand and caused supply chain problems, according to an industry...
View ArticleHaiti arrests top security official; followers rally around G9 gang leader
The latest arrest in the Moïse assassination plot comes as more than 1,000 demonstrators gathered around one of Haiti’s most notorious gang leaders to commemorate Moïse.
View ArticleMom pleads not guilty in death of daughters in canal
Tinessa Hogan, who faces two counts of premeditated murder in the deaths of her two daughters Destiny, 9, and Daysha, 7, has pleaded not guilty to the charges. Her girls were found dead in a Lauderhill...
View ArticleArtiles worked closely with top GOP consulting firm during ‘ghost’ candidate...
Former lawmaker Frank Artiles was paid $15,000 a month by Data Targeting, a top GOP consulting firm, to work on South Florida Senate races.
View ArticleDon’t shut people out of Parkland shooting hearings, lawyers urge
The public has a right to be in the courtroom at every phase of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting case, including the final hearings that determine what evidence the jury will — and...
View ArticleFeds raid Weston home that may be connected to Haiti assassination
Federal agents raided the home of Walter Veintemilla, who Haitian police say lent money to South Florida men caught up in the plot against Haiti President Jovenel Moïse earlier this month.
View ArticleTeacher sentenced to year in jail for sexting with girl, 14
Eric Lavon Wakeley, a former Boynton Beach middle school history teacher, was sentenced to a year in jail for sexting with a 14-year-old student.
View ArticleDivers excited to snag spiny lobsters as two-day miniseason begins in Florida
Florida's two-day spiny lobster mini season begins at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, and it has fishermen excited throughout the state.
View ArticleSoaring COVID cases lead schools to reconsider masks for students
The CDC recommended Tuesday that all students, teachers and staff wear masks inside schools. The guidance effectively put schools at the center of a continuing divide over masks across America.
View ArticleDeSantis keeps up CDC cruise fight despite latest setback
Gov. Ron DeSantis says Florida will go to the U.S. Supreme Court if necessary to fight a court ruling recognizing that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has authority over cruise lines.
View ArticleFive elected officials have resigned so they can run for Congress in South...
The five elected officials who want to fill the vacant Broward-Palm Beach County seat in Congress previously held by Alcee Hastings have submitted written resignations from their current jobs. The...
View ArticleSay hello to the giant whip scorpion, another of Florida’s strange creatures
The giant whip scorpion sounds like a scary Florida creature, and it could approach that title if you make it activate its defense mechanism.
View ArticleMiami-Dade mayor defies state, mandates masks to curb spread of COVID
Masks will again be required at indoor county facilities in Florida’s populous Miami-Dade following new federal guidance recommending that even people vaccinated against COVID-19 should wear facial...
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