Astra Space launches from Space Coast, but rocket last seen spinning in space
Astra Space successfully launched a rocket Thursday for the first time from the Space Coast, but the mission was a failure as the upper stage was last seen spinning in space with its ultimate fate...
View ArticleFight erupts over control of South Florida’s water, pitting Gov. DeSantis...
South Florida’s water is the state’s newest political punching bag, with Gov. Ron DeSantis saying he opposes the bill that helps farmers at the expense of Everglades restoration, while Senate President...
View ArticleMan wanted in string of West Boca burglaries arrested, deputies say
A man accused of breaking into 11 West Boca Raton businesses, some in the same strip malls and plaza, to steal cash was found Thursday, deputies said.
View ArticleFlorida Senate OKs keeping university presidential candidates a secret
The Senate on Thursday passed a bill that would shield information about applicants vying to lead colleges and universities.
View ArticleElon Musk confident SpaceX Starship to fly by year end, could pivot to...
SpaceX founder Elon Musk said he expects to fly what would be the most powerful rocket to ever launch from the Earth by year’s end, but if it can’t do it sooner from Texas like it had planned, the...
View ArticleAstra Space rocket crashed into ocean after Space Coast launch: report
The Astra Space rocket that launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday but ultimately failed to deliver its payload to orbit ended up crashing into the ocean, according to a report...
View ArticleSo you think you had COVID during the omicron wave but aren’t sure. You still...
You had some sniffles over the holidays. Now, weeks later, you want to know if you had omicron and whether the low-level infection will offer you any immunity going forward. Here's how to do it.
View ArticleTop Florida lawmakers aren’t keen on DeSantis’ $1 billion gas tax cut idea
A push by Gov. Ron DeSantis to suspend the state’s gas tax for five months this summer and fall is stalling, as legislative leaders say they want to find other ways to help Floridians.
View ArticleFormer Univisión ‘El Gordo y la Flaca’ producer raped actress inside studio,...
Prosecutors have charged a former Univisión producer for “El Gordo y la Flaca” with another attack on a woman who had hoped to be on the show. Enrique Albis was arrested Friday morning.
View ArticleDrunk bus driver drove Florida middle school students home, sheriff says
A school bus driver is accused of being intoxicated when he drove dozens of students home from their Florida middle school, sheriff’s officials said.
View ArticleCOVID-19 update: Number of infected patients in Florida hospitals drops to...
Florida reported 9,790 new coronavirus cases on Friday as the average number of daily vaccinations dropped to its lowest level since Jan. 7, 2021, the earliest days of the inoculations. Here are the...
View ArticleJurors in Stoneman Douglas mass shooting trial will not be anonymous, judge...
Prosecutors and defense lawyers in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School mass shooting trial will be allowed to refer to potential jurors by name, a Broward judge ruled Friday. The decision rejects...
View ArticleDeSantis vows veto of Congress maps; House seeks to break up Murphy, Demings...
Even the “compromise” Florida congressional map released late Thursday by the Republican-led state House, while less extreme than DeSantis’ proposed map, would still radically alter Central Florida’s...
View ArticleTentative deal would split $83M for Surfside condo collapse losses
A proposed deal announced Friday would pay $83 million to people who suffered economic losses such as condominium units and personal property in the Surfside condo collapse that killed 98 people.
View ArticleFlags at state and local facilities to be flown at half-staff in honor of...
Flags at all state and local facilities in Florida will be flown at half staff on Feb. 14, 2022, in honor of Marjory Stoneman Douglas Remembrance Day. Four years ago, 17 people were killed and 17...
View ArticleFlorida’s weekly COVID testing positivity rate plummets to its lowest since...
Omicron is retreating steadily in Florida as the number of new COVID-19 for the week declined, although deaths remained near the peak of the omicron surge for second consecutive week.
View Article79-year-old bicyclist often crossed drawbridge to Palm Beach. Last weekend,...
Carol Wright was a retired journalist at the Palm Beach "Shiny Sheet" newspaper. She embarked on a weight-loss journey about 10 years ago by riding her bike daily. She would have turned 80 in April.
View ArticleBroward Sheriff Greg Tony ousts another deputy over excessive force
Ronald Thurston slammed a handcuffed man's head up against a patrol car. A committee recommended the deputy be suspended without pay for three days. Instead he got fired.
View ArticleInspired by Parkland, new emergency system aims to help police speed their...
A new emergency response system to help police, fire and other first responders to communicate during mass casualty events is under developed in Broward County. CERA Software Inc., which is headed by a...
View Article‘Highly suspect’: Unusual clusters of Miami voters switched to Republican,...
More than 100 people who live in the twin Haley Sofge Towers — a public housing complex near the Miami River with about 475 units — changed their political party affiliations during a recent four-month...
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