Florida Legislature orders review of possible financial ties to Russia
Florida’s public schools, universities and state agencies would be barred from entering into cultural agreements or accepting grant funds from Russia under a late budget agreement reached by state...
View ArticleGabby Petito’s parents sue Brian Laundrie’s parents over killing
The parents of Gabby Petito claim in a new lawsuit that Brian Laundrie told his parents he had killed her before he returned home alone from their ill-fated western trip in a converted van.
View ArticleJudge defers ruling on use of virtual reality goggles in Broward trial
A Broward judge appeared to balk at the idea of allowing jurors in an upcoming attempted murder trial to use virtual reality goggles to immerse themselves in a 3-D animation showing the defendant’s...
View ArticleFlorida lawmakers fail to tackle property insurance, condo rules
Lawmakers could not reach agreement Friday on a plan to address problems in Florida’s troubled property-insurance market.
View ArticleCOVID cases and positivity rates drop to lows last seen at the end of 2021’s...
COVID-19 deaths continue in Florida but new cases and positivity rates have dropped to lows not seen in months. The CDC now classifies 41 of Florida's 67 counties in the "low" community level category.
View ArticleSpring Break overdose victims include West Point football players
The six college students who overdosed on fentanyl-laced cocaine Thursday in Wilton Manors include football players at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, members of the Army Black Knights team.
View ArticleBroward school district’s controversial public relations officer to resign
Broward Schools Chief Communications Officer Kathy Koch is "leaving on her own accord," Superintendent Vickie Cartwright said. While her actions have faced scrutiny, she was cleared in a district...
View ArticleSpring those clocks forward an hour, daylight saving time is back. This is why
A little heads up to anyone still using an analog clock, watch or any using microwaves not built with the time-jump setting as daylight saving time is scheduled to happen once again this Sunday.
View ArticlePythons confiscated as Florida enforces new reptile law
The new rule, which set a deadline of last July 28, banned the private or commercial possession of 16 species in Florida, including some of the most notorious, such as the Nile monitor lizard, Burmese...
View ArticleRussia strikes near Ukraine’s capital; mosque reported hit
Russia's relentless attacks on Ukraine took out a mosque in the port city of Mariupol.
View ArticleTrump asks supporters to pay for new plane after emergency landing
The twice-impeached president is asking his loyal army of supporters to help him buy a new plane after a private plane was forced to make an emergency landing last weekend after one of its four engines...
View ArticleBroward’s new school superintendent vows sweeping changes to district,...
In her first interview with the Sun Sentinel, Vickie Cartwright explained how she plans to tackle many of the challenges in Broward schools, including security, declining enrollment, student...
View ArticleGrowing field of candidates? Second Fort Lauderdale elected official...
A second elected official in Fort Lauderdale, Commissioner Ben Sorensen, is "looking hard" at whether to run for Congress. Mayor Dean Trantalis is also thinking about running for the congressional seat...
View Article‘He’s as arrogant as Trump. He is mini-Trump. DeSantis is a disaster.’ Crist,...
“After almost 25 straight years of Republican governors, we finally have found the worst of them all." Charlie Crist, Nikki Fried and Annette Taddeo came together over the weekend, united in their...
View ArticleMan with one arm fights for right to theme-park thrills
Dylan Campbell, who has one arm, sued after being barred from rides at Universal’s Volcano Bay. He hopes his case will expand access for others.
View ArticleTragedy on the front line: South Floridians respond to Ukraine borders
As Russia’s war on Ukraine intensifies, Dr. Zevi Neuwirth, an internist who lives in Bay Harbor Islands in Miami-Dade, is seeing it unfold. So is a local pastor who works with Miramar police.
View ArticleBob Saget death: Judge permanently blocks release of some photos, records
A judge permanently blocked authorities from releasing photos and videos taken of comedian Bob Saget’s body and personal effects.
View ArticleDriver falls asleep at wheel, kills 2 men changing tire
The Florida Highway Patrol says two men who were changing a tire on the side of a Tampa interstate were killed when a passing driver fell asleep at the wheel and hit them.
View ArticleDefense rests in court escapee’s murder trial without calling witnesses
Without calling a single witness, attorneys representing courthouse escapee Dayonte Resiles in the 2014 stabbing murder of Jill Halliburton Su at her Davie home rested their case Monday.
View ArticleFlorida Legislature wraps up combative culture-war session
Florida lawmakers finished their work at the Capitol on Monday, delivering Gov. Ron DeSantis culture war victories as he heads into reelection but prompting protesters to shower him with fake money as...
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