Disney World criticized over ‘racist’ performance by Texas high school at...
Disney World is coming under fire for hosting what activists called a racist depiction of Native American culture.
View ArticleFentanyl test strips could reduce overdoses, deaths. Florida Legislature said...
To help reduce the soaring numbers of overdoses and deaths, South Florida elected officials tried to legalize fentanyl test strips. The Florida Legislature rejected the move.
View ArticleDonald Trump, American Freedom Tour visit Sunrise
Throngs of former President Donald Trump’s supporters flocked to Sunrise on Saturday clad in red, white and blue to see America’s 45th president and other conservatives speak at the latest stop of the...
View ArticleVirginian-Pilot reporter among those killed in Granby Street shooting in...
Virginian-Pilot reporter Sierra Jenkins was among those killed in the incident outside Chicho's Pizza Backstage that also left one man dead and three others injured. Jenkins had just turned 25 on March...
View ArticleDeSantis signs law ending Florida’s year-end school testing
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill scrapping the Florida Standards Assessment exams starting next year, replacing them with smaller, more frequent tests.
View ArticleNormally a master of messaging, Ron DeSantis was outmaneuvered by the...
Though Democrats have traditionally been weaker than Republicans at wielding pithy phrases that resonate with a political base, when LBGTQ advocates created the "Don't Say Gay" moniker they used...
View ArticleStarving manatees will face another rough winter next season
Despite modest efforts to reduce pollution in the Indian River Lagoon, where record numbers of manatees died in the past two years, the sea cows are unlikely to find enough seagrass to get through next...
View ArticleMan set on fire, dies after dispute outside a hardware store in Miami-Dade
A man died after he was set on fire by another man Sunday morning outside a hardware store in Miami-Dade. police said.
View ArticleDeSantis backs plan to spend $800 million to raise teacher pay
The money will go toward the governor’s goal of raising the minimum starting salary to $47,500 for all teachers. And it will bolster the salaries of veteran teachers.
View ArticleDeSantis will let lawmakers call special session on property insurance, condo...
Gov. Ron DeSantis said he welcomes the Florida Legislature to call a special session on property insurance and condominium safety reforms.
View ArticleUS Supreme Court rejects Palm Beach mansion fight
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to take up an appeal by a telecommunications entrepreneur who contended his First Amendment rights were violated when plans for a mansion were rejected in Palm...
View ArticleAs Haitian migrants try to come to South Florida, officials urge end to COVID...
Amid an influx of Haitian migrants trying to come to South Florida, U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick called on the Biden administration to end the federal policy that allows for the expulsion of...
View Article‘I killed a lady on the bridge.’ New details emerge about bridge tender’s...
As 79-year-old Carol Wright toppled from the sky, plunging some 60 feet to her death from a drawbridge, tender Artissua Paulk, it appears, was oblivious to the chaos right outside her window.
View ArticleDisney finds itself in balancing act with walkout threat over ‘Don’t Say Gay’...
With some workers across the U.S. threatening a walkout, The Walt Disney Co. finds itself performing a high-wire act of balancing the expectations of a diverse workforce against demands from an...
View ArticleMap: Wildfires currently burning in Florida
View an interactive map of wildfires burning in the Everglades and across Florida, including size of the burns and known causes.
View ArticleConcrete wall falls, crushing two construction workers at Boynton Beach...
Two men are dead after a concrete wall they were attempting to slide into place at an apartment complex under construction in Boynton Beach fell and crushed them.
View ArticleKey West celebrating 200th birthday
Key West is celebrating its 200th birthday: with a festival, gala dinner and ‘drone fireworks.’
View ArticleDeSantis blasts transgender athlete’s NCAA swimming championship
Gov. Ron DeSantis waded further into gender politics Tuesday, issuing a proclamation that said a swimmer from Sarasota is the nation’s best “female” in the 500-meter freestyle after she finished second...
View ArticleElection Day going smoothly in Palm Beach County, supervisor says
Voting has been going smoothly across Palm Beach County, with elections underway for runoff races in six communities, according to Supervisor of Elections Wendy Sartory Link.
View ArticleDisney employees stage walkout over Florida’s ‘don’t say gay’ bill
About 100 Disney employees in California walked out of work Tuesday to protest the company’s response to the “don’t say gay” bill.
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