Weather Service says storm in Gulf of Mexico could become tropical depression
The National Hurricane Center said a storm in the Gulf of Mexico has a 40% of developing into a tropical depression within five days, and a 10 percent chance of evolving within two days.
View ArticleNews quiz for week of June 6
Think you are all caught up with the news? Test your knowledge of current events with the South Florida Sun Sentinel's news quiz, from the week of June 6, 2021.
View ArticleHero grandma mourned after Publix shooting: ‘I’m not at all surprised she...
Litha Varone spent a lifetime helping people only to die while confronting a gunman after he shot and killed her toddler grandson inside a Publix in Royal Palm Beach. Now a community mourns the...
View ArticleDeSantis’ much-touted Florida EVerify immigration law snares no one
Florida’s law requiring businesses to use E-Verify or alternative documentation to ensure new hires have legal status has been in effect since Jan. 1, but there have been no complaints and no...
View ArticleDog food with salmonella meant to be trashed got sent to some Publix and...
One lot of Freshpet Select Small Dog Bite Size Beef & Egg Recipe Dog Food sold at select Publix and Target stores has been recalled, Freshpet announced Sunday.
View ArticleAnswers to your vaccine questions: If first shot was in Florida, can I get...
Here are the answers to some of your biggest questions about COVID-19 vaccinations in Florida. Today's question: Is it the vaccines or the masks that will keep us safe?
View ArticleTropical depression forms off Carolina coast. It could soon become Tropical...
Bill, the second named storm of 2021, is expected to form by Monday night, the National Hurricane Center said. Forecasters are also monitoring a disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico for potential storm...
View ArticleArmed at Disney World: More tourists caught with concealed guns during pandemic
Disney World, the biggest theme park resort on the planet, has seen a spike of people arrested and charged with carrying concealed firearms in the past two years, despite being closed for months and...
View ArticleNew underwater park near Hillsboro Inlet aims to be a living laboratory
Wahoo Bay, an underwater marine park coming to Pompano Beach, will bring ecosystem laboratories, underwater cameras and outdoor classrooms to the Hillsboro Inlet.
View ArticleDeSantis signs bill requiring ‘moment of silence’ in schools
Florida K-12 public schools must hold a moment of silence at the start of each day starting next school year, after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law Monday requiring the practice.
View ArticleOne dead, three injured in I-95 shooting in Boynton Beach
Four men were driving south on I-95 between Gateway Boulevard and Hypoluxo Road when someone shot at their burgundy Lexus from another car.
View ArticleSaharan dust cloud heads toward Florida and may suppress storms
A plume of dusty air from the Sahara desert will suppress storms, generate brilliant sunsets and threaten to worsen air pollution.
View ArticlePalm Beach County complaints about anti-hunger group ignite bitter political...
With many Broward elected officials supporting Feeding South Florida and many in Palm Beach County supporting Farm Share, state Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried has the politically tricky task of...
View ArticleMAP: Here’s the latest forecast track of Tropical Storm Bill
Here's the latest forecast track of Tropical Storm Bill, which formed Monday east of the U.S. coast and is forecast to track northeast over the next 24 to 48 hours.
View ArticleEthics panel won’t act against School Board member over house
Palm Beach County School Board member Alexandria Ayala bought a house outside her district with her partner.
View ArticleGunman sought in Monday’s late-night shooting in Delray Beach
A man is in stable condition after being shot Monday night on Linton Lake Drive in Delray Beach, according to police. The gunman
View ArticleTropical Storm Bill gaining strength; Claudette expected to form in Gulf
Bill, the second named storm of 2021, formed late Monday off the coast of North Carolina. And, before the week is over it’s possible that Claudette could form.
View ArticleSheriff’s deputy suspended for one day after he called Black man ‘boy’
Deputy James Cady acknowledged that he didn’t handle the situation well, but he told investigators he’s a “country boy” who calls everyone “boy,” regardless of race.
View ArticleAfternoon rain could cause some localized flooding in South Florida
The rain is most likely to fall between 1 and 5 p.m. but could stretch farther into the evening, according to the National Weather Service.
View ArticleDriver charged with DUI and homicide in 2019 crash
A Boynton Beach man faces charges of vehicular homicide and DUI manslaughter in a crash on the Davie Boulevard overpass to Interstate 95.
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