DeSantis, Moody seek to scuttle protest law case
Lawyers for Gov. Ron DeSantis and Attorney General Ashley Moody are asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a measure that the Legislature approved to crack...
View ArticleNikki Fried hits former Trump lawyer’s charity for deceptive claims
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Fried’s office issued a second administrative complaint to a charity affiliated with former President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, Sydney Powell, for failing to...
View ArticleNew Florida COVID cases decline to lowest levels in a year
New COVID cases continue to decline, even as the coronavirus vaccine becomes a harder sell in Florida.
View ArticleCourt rules for Florida in cruise case, grants injunction stopping CDC order,...
A federal court granted a preliminary injunction against the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and its conditional sail order that has shut down the cruise industry during the COVID-19 pandemic.
View ArticleSouth Florida cops won’t be patrolling the southwestern border
Law enforcement agencies in Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties say Gov. Ron DeSantis never asked them to send officers to patrol the southwest border.
View ArticleWhere to find a COVID-19 vaccine in South Florida
Here's where to find a COVID-19 vaccine in South Florida.
View ArticleFlorida wins first round in cruise fight, but victory will be delayed
U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday granted a preliminary injunction Friday against the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which has imposed conditions for cruises to resume after a year and a...
View ArticleTropical system, chugging toward Louisiana, expected to intensify before...
A weather system that could become Tropical Storm Claudette is threatening the U.S. Gulf Coast with heavy rain and strong winds. Tropical storm warnings are posted along a wide area that includes New...
View ArticleIs Florida emerging from the pandemic? Look to the federal government for...
If Floridians really want to know how their state is doing during the coronavirus pandemic, they must look to the federal government for answers.
View ArticleJuneteenth celebrations teeming with activity across South Florida
In its first year as a national holiday, Juneteenth was celebrated locally at a number of events.
View ArticleWoman stabbed in Fort Lauderdale, pronounced dead at scene
A 38-year-old woman was stabbed and killed early Saturday morning in Fort Lauderdale.
View ArticleOne dead after pickup truck drives into crowd at Wilton Manors LGBTQ Pride...
Witnesses at the Stonewall Parade and Festival gave conflicting accounts about whether the crash was deliberate or an accident.
View ArticleNews quiz for week of June 13
Think you are all caught up with the news? Test your knowledge of current events with the South Florida Sun Sentinel's news quiz, from the week of June 13, 2021.
View Article8-year-old, 9-year-old cited for dragging alligator with noose
Authorities said the children hooked a noose around the gator at Fay Lake Wilderness Park in Port St. John
View ArticlePence blasts Biden, Democrats but is heckled as ‘traitor’ at Orlando...
A slate of more than a dozen prominent conservatives lambasted Democrats as pushing America toward socialism, blasted “The Squad,” and called on evangelical voters to deliver Republicans back into...
View ArticleFamed escapee Buddy the beefalo adjusting to life in Florida
A bison hybrid who roamed the woods in Connecticut for months after escaping on the way to the slaughterhouse has adjusted to life in a Florida animal sanctuary.
View ArticleFlorida ranks 37th in U.S. for COVID-19 recovery, study says
A new study ranked Florida 37th in the country when it comes to recovering from the pandemic.
View ArticleDeSantis gives Florida an extra $12 million in fight against Alzheimer’s,...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the state will give a $12 million boost to funding for Alzheimer’s and Dementia research and care. The disease has become the sixth leading cause of death in Florida.
View ArticleHere’s where to find a coronavirus vaccine in South Florida
Looking to get vaccinated for coronavirus? Here's where to find a COVID-19 vaccine in South Florida.
View ArticleDeSantis posts increase in net worth, up to $348,832
With his only listed income a taxpayer-funded salary of $134,181, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis reported a net worth of $348,832 as of Dec. 31, 2020, up from $291,449 at the end of 2019, according to a...
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