Latest manatee death toll surges past last year’s brutal pace despite...
Even as officials feed lettuce to manatees in the Indian River of Brevard County, the death rate there is worse than last year, which was set a record.
View Article‘We had a good life’: Family flees war in Ukraine and finds refuge in South...
All that was on Natalia Kadenuyk’s mind was escaping Ukraine with her two little kids. Worried, she packed the family’s clothes, grabbed some cash and started driving toward the Zurich airport,...
View ArticleFlorida Legislature votes to ban most abortions after 15 weeks
A ban on most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy is now headed to Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is expected to sign it into law.
View Article‘Every day we get a new kid.’ Delray Beach police build bridges to community...
The Delray Kicks soccer team, organized and coached by Sgt. Danny Pacheco of the Delray Beach Police Department, is made up largely of Hispanic and Haitian children from Delray Beach. One goal is...
View Article72-year-old convict’s lawyer tried to warn a judge his health couldn’t handle...
John Longo didn’t have to die in jail, his defense lawyer says. But the judge who sent him there may not have had much choice after Longo was found guilty of cheating a boat seller out of a $75,000...
View ArticleWoman gets out of moving car on I-95, dies after she’s run over by other...
A 24-year-old West Palm Beach woman exited a moving car on I-95 near Yamato Roadd on Thursday night, was run over by several other cars and died, officials said.
View Article‘Why are you wearing that?’ A new round of mask shaming looms as COVID cases...
After the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relaxed guidelines and the omicron wave diminished, there’s a new chapter unfolding in the fierce debate over masks: People now seem more likely to...
View Article‘Forgotten people’: Florida lawmakers aim to recognize, protect abandoned...
Forgotten, neglected and abandoned Black cemeteries have begun to receive attention. Across the United States, many unmarked African American graveyards have been rediscovered — often hidden under more...
View ArticleEthics Commission approves settlement on congressional candidate Dale Holness...
The Florida Ethics Commission has signed off on a settlement agreement with former Broward County Commissioner Dale Holness over his repeated failure to accurately disclose his income as required by...
View ArticleReport: Video shows Roger Stone working behind the scenes to overturn 2020...
Documentary footage shows Roger Stone, Donald Trump’s longtime adviser, working to overturn the 2020 election and, after the Jan. 6 riot, secure pardons for Trump’s supporters, The Washington Post is...
View ArticleSpring break has arrived in Fort Lauderdale, and these tips and reminders...
It's spring break time in Fort Lauderdale, and city officials offered tips and reminders Friday to make life a bit easier for everyone involved, including a tent staffed with people who can help...
View ArticleJared Moskowitz is first major candidate for Ted Deutch congressional seat
Jared Moskowitz is the first major candidate to announce he’s running to fill the congressional seat being vacated later this year by U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch. Moskowitz will seek the Democratic...
View ArticleBiden says he won’t stand for Florida’s ‘dangerous’ 15-week abortion ban
President Joe Biden says his administration “will not stand” for a 15-week abortion ban approved by the Florida Legislature.
View ArticleAs omicron diminishes, COVID hospitalizations still twice as high as before...
New cases and test positivity continue to fall, yet COVID hospitalizations and deaths remain higher than pre-omicron levels.
View ArticleOperation Safe Tracks nabs many in Lake Worth Beach
An effort to nab motorists breaking the law by skirting around lowered or lowering railroad crossing gates has led to seven arrests and 226 traffic citations issued in just two weeks.
View ArticlePalm Beach County’s Ukrainian community rallies in support of homeland
About 200 people rallied in a Palm Beach park on Saturday to show support for the independence of their homeland and concern for the safety of their families. “We don’t want war.”
View ArticleBody of missing Florida woman found in backyard septic tank; handyman charged
After finding the body of Cynthia Cole, 54, detectives arrested her 34-year-old handyman on a charge of second degree murder.
View ArticleTwo massive wildfires continue to ravage Florida Panhandle
The 8,000-acre (about 3,237 hectare) Bertha Swamp Road fire and the 841-acre (340-hectare) Adkins Avenue fire threatened homes and forced the evacuation of residents of at least 750 homes in Bay County...
View ArticleMigrant vessel runs aground off upper Florida Keys, Coast Guard reports
Photos from a Coast Guard helicopter show dozens of people on the boat, with several others in the water, but few details were immediately available.
View Article‘Every day we get a new kid.’ Delray Beach police build bridges to community...
The Delray Kicks soccer team, organized and coached by Sgt. Danny Pacheco of the Delray Beach Police Department, is made up largely of Hispanic and Haitian children from Delray Beach. One goal is...
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