With COVID surge, only vaccinated people allowed to visit Memorial hospitals
Memorial Healthcare, South Broward’s public hospital system, is contending with huge waits in its ER and COVID patients flooding in. The healthcare system now has restricted its visitation policy to...
View ArticleTwo men die while diving and another is hit by boat propeller on opening day...
One man is injured when hit by a boat propeller in Monroe County on the first day of lobster miniseason and two other men died while diving, officials said.
View ArticleJoel Greenberg used private state database to look up hundreds of people’s...
Joel Greenberg used his position to look up hundreds of people's personal information by accessing a private state database, officials said.
View ArticleBroward schools keep mask mandate in place, defying the governor
School Board members cited rising COVID-19 rates and new federal guidance encouraging masks in schools, even for the vaccinated,
View ArticleDisney World to require all guests to wear masks indoors starting Friday
Starting Friday, Disney guests will have to wear masks while indoors and in Disney buses, monorail and Disney Skyliner, regardless of vaccination status, the theme park announced Wednesday night. Face...
View ArticleThe ‘COVID slide’: More South Florida students are failing
More South Florida students are getting F's on their report cards and performing poorly district assessments, especially math, according to data.
View ArticleFried suspends Florida gun permits of 22 who took part in U.S. Capitol attack
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried has suspended concealed carry weapons permits for 22 people involved in the U.S. Capitol breach.
View ArticleDeSantis mocks CDC’s mask recommendations in Utah speech: report
Gov. Ron DeSantis mocked new CDC recommendations for mask-wearing as the COVID-19 pandemic surged in Florida and across much of the nation, according to a report in The Salt Lake Tribune.
View ArticleMan set fire to Hollywood apartment while couple slept inside, police say
Obed Ordonez, 20, is charged with attempted murder, arson, aggravated animal abuse, and grand theft. Police say he set fire to an apartment in Hollywood with two people and a two dogs inside.
View ArticleDeSantis stops pushing COVID-19 vaccines as virus skyrockets in Florida
For most of the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Ron DeSantis has followed a set strategy: protect elderly residents at greater risk of serious illness and death but impose no other restrictions and prevent...
View ArticleSuspect in custody after man shot dead in Hollywood, police say
Police have cordoned off 62nd Avenue between Madison Street and Washington Street, where the victim was shot and killed early Thursday.
View ArticleLobster mini-season ends tonight; two arrests, three reported deaths
Things are quieter on the final day of lobster miniseason following two deaths and one serious injury on opening day.
View ArticleFlorida Democrats want daily COVID-19 reports to return
With coronavirus cases skyrocketing in the state, Democrats are calling for Florida to return to releasing daily COVID-19 reports instead of the weekly report in place since June.
View ArticleMask mandates returning in public buildings as COVID cases rise
Broward County, Weston and Boynton Beach have all reimposed mask requirements. Palm Beach County is expected to follow.
View ArticleBroward chief toxicologist under criminal investigation; 100 cases could be...
Broward's chief toxicologist is under criminal investigation by the Sheriff’s Office, which could affect at least 100 cases in which he is listed as a witness. Gary Kunsman is being investigated for...
View ArticlePACs behind ‘ghost’ candidates in key Senate races were run out of business...
Two PACs that promoted “ghost” candidates in Senate races shared an address with industry lobbyist group Associated Industries of Florida.
View ArticleBroward schools’ mask mandate ‘will be addressed,’ DeSantis aide says, but...
Counties and school boards are flouting Gov. Ron DeSantis and the law he pushed for earlier this year by keeping or imposing mask mandates in response to the surge in coronavirus cases and COVID-19...
View ArticleCOVID surge in Florida is at highest point since January, with 17,589 new...
The state’s new daily COVID case count hit a high on Wednesday not seen since the post-holiday surge in January, confirmation of a troubling re-emergence, The signs of the surge are evident in larger...
View ArticleTest scores plunge as students struggle at home during pandemic
Test scores fell across the state, but the decline was more dramatic in South Florida, where a smaller share of students attended school in person.
View ArticleVeterinarian admits to child porn and animal abuse
Prentiss Madden, the former medical director at Caring Hands Animal Hospital in Aventura, pleaded guilty to receiving thousands of child porn images and also to making videos of himself sexually...
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