COVID-19 update: Florida reports 30,606; hospital patients with virus below...
Florida's 7-day average for new cases declined to 28,271, it's lowest level since Christmas weekend and the number of patients in Florida hospitals with the virus dropped below 10,000 for the first...
View ArticleDeSantis secretary of state reverses course, clearing path for new Democratic...
Florida Secretary of State Laurel Lee’s office told the Florida House of Representatives on Friday that Daryl Campbell has been certified as the duly elected newest state lawmaker. The move clears the...
View ArticleCold enough for you yet? Here’s how to deal with the near-freezing...
South Florida's temperatures could dip into the 30s this weekend. Here are some tips on dealing with the chilly conditions.
View ArticleTri-Rail director Steven Abrams to resign amid Miami station dispute
After clashing with the board of directors over troubles related to construction defects that delayed the line’s ability to use Brightline’s station in Miami, Tri-Rail's executive director, Steven...
View ArticleFreeze watches issued for portions of South Florida
South Florida could see its coldest temperatures since 2010 early Sunday morning, when lows could get into the 30s, forecasters say. The National Weather Service has issued a freeze watch for portions...
View ArticlePalm Beach County Schools switch to optional masks for employees and visitors
With COVID-19 cases steadily declining over the past two weeks, employees, visitors and vendors who are indoors at Palm Beach County schools will not be required to wear masks starting Monday.
View ArticleFlorida’s new COVID-19 cases continue to drop, but new deaths nearly double...
The number of COVID-19 cases in the state and South Florida continue to decline, Florida’s weekly report shows. But as evidence shows the state is through the peak of the omicron surge, the death toll...
View ArticleWinter storm in Northeast leading to canceled, delayed flights at Florida...
Hundreds of flights in Florida have been disrupted already, and more cancellations and delays are expected through the weekend, because of a winter storm heading into the Northeast.
View ArticleSix killed in high-speed crash near Delray Beach; Sheriff’s Office IDs five...
Investigators say 17-year-old Noah Galle, who caused the crash that killed six people, was speeding and under the influence.
View ArticleFlorida man skateboards length of state, 1,100 miles, for conservation
Justin Bright, a recent grad from UF, is skateboarding from the Alabama border to Key West to raise awareness of the need for land conservation and wildlife protection in Florida. He's traveling 1,100...
View ArticleThe Biden $1 billion Everglades plan: What will it pay for?
Half lost to farms and cities, the Everglades has suffered from the disruption of the natural flow of water by canals, levees and roads. Although a restoration plan focuses on the Everglades’...
View ArticleCOVID-19 update: Florida reports 22,705 new cases; hospitalizations continue...
Florida's 7-day average for new cases declined to 28,271, it's lowest level since Christmas weekend and the number of patients in Florida hospitals with the virus dropped below 10,000 for the first...
View ArticleFreeze, wind-chill warnings issued for Broward, Palm Beach counties but that...
South Florida will be under freeze and wind chill warnings Saturday night and Sunday morning. Temperatures are expected to plunge into the 30s with wind chills as low as 20 degrees possible.
View ArticleDriver airlifted after car submerged in canal near Miramar
The incident happened about 2:30 p.m.at the exit ramp of the southbound Florida Turnpike extension, at Northwest 27th Avenue.
View ArticleElon Musk offers $5K to UCF freshman, asks him to stop tracking his private jet
Elon Musk offered $5,000 to a UCF freshman to take down his Twitter account, which tracks the billionaire’s private jet.
View ArticleTheir enduring love story sullied by missing gold band
96-year-old Vinnie Cacace left for the hospital wearing his wedding band. Days later he was laid to rest without it. The simple band that meant so much is missing.
View ArticleTiny homes to provide haven for human trafficking survivors
Carla Sweeney was running a sober-living house in Jacksonville three years ago when she first learned about sex trafficking. A social services colleague called and asked if she had space for a woman...
View Article1 dead, 4 others hospitalized after shootout between cars in ‘running gun...
A shootout near Winter Haven on Sunday in what Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd described as a “running gun battle" left one person dead and four others hospitalized.
View Article2 Florida sheriff’s deputies found dead in suspected murder-suicide while on...
Two Hillsborough County sheriff’s deputies were found dead after a suspected murder-suicide that took place at a St. Augustine vacation rental home.
View Article‘Do not bring iguanas inside’ and other things to know about some of the...
South Florida woke up to some of its coldest weather yet Sunday morning, with temperatures reaching near-record lows in parts of southeastern Florida. Unseasonably cold temperatures were also expected...
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