Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed as first Black female Supreme Court justice
The Senate confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court on Thursday, shattering a historic barrier by securing her place as the first Black female justice.
View ArticleMan viciously beaten by robber, attacked by dog at Fort Lauderdale ATM
A 68-year-old man was withdrawing cash from an ATM at a Fort Lauderdale bank when a man between 20 and 30 years old wearing black pants and no shirt approached him and punched him in the face, knocking...
View ArticleIt’s not over: Donald Trump could still face criminal charges, says Manhattan...
“While the law constrains me from commenting further at this time, I unequivocally pledge that the Office will publicly state the conclusion of our investigation – whether we conclude our work without...
View Article4 civilians blast off from Kennedy Space Center in historic flight to space...
A new era in commercial space travel launched from Kennedy Space Center on Friday as the Axiom Space mission to send the first-ever all-civilian crew for a stay on the International Space Station...
View Article74-year-old woman dies while snorkeling in the Dry Tortugas National Park
A 74-year-old woman died while snorkeling in the Dry Tortugas National Park, in the Gulf of Mexico west of Key West.
View ArticleCOVID-19 update: Here are the key statistics to watch in Florida
Here are the key COVID-19 statistics to watch in Florida, including community transmission levels, cases, deaths, hospitalizations and more.
View ArticleDeSantis pictures a Florida-Georgia ‘Cold War’ if Stacey Abrams wins election
Florida’s Republican governor says that if Georgia elects Democrat Stacey Abrams, there will be a “Cold War.”
View ArticleFormer Florida prep school administrator sentenced to prison in college...
A former Florida prep school administrator who took college entrance exams for students in exchange for cash to help wealthy parents get their kids into elite universities is facing sentencing.
View Article16-month-old boy dies after getting shot while in car with parents in West...
A 16-month-old boy who was shot Thursday evening while sitting in a car with its parents died Friday morning. Police say it was a targeted attack at the family.
View ArticleNew Fort Lauderdale police chief says priorities for now are listening and...
Pat Lynn, the new Fort Lauderdale police chief, said his priorities for now are listening and learning. Lynn, who isn't planning any major changes right now, had been interim chief since February.
View ArticleCOVID-19 update: New weekly case count rising, but fewer people are...
Florida health officials reported 11,337 new COVID cases for the week ending April 7. The count represents a nearly 30% rise from only four weeks ago, new cases for the week ending March 11 had dropped...
View ArticleGOP candidates gather at Disney World to protest company’s stance on ‘don’t...
Republicans running for Congress in Florida have a new campaign backdrop: an entrance to Disney World.
View Article‘Where is Trukita?’ Missing woman’s family has lived with that question for 8...
Carl Watts Jr., 45, of Miami, was arrested Sunday in the shooting death of his wife, Shandell Harris. Years before his arrest, Watts Jr. was dating 24-year-old Trukita Scott at the time she vanished,...
View ArticleBroward man pleads guilty to carjacking, kidnapping and gun charges
Tevin Shane Souffranc, 28, faces a minimum sentence of 14 years and a maximum of life in prison for crimes that took place in Broward and Collier counties, according to United States Attorney’s Office...
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 ArticleNFL QB Dwayne Haskins killed after getting hit by truck on I-595 near Fort...
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins, 24, was killed in an auto accident Saturday on I-595 in Broward County.
View ArticleCongressional redistricting fight: New maps could shake up Broward, Palm...
The battle royal over Florida’s congressional redistricting is focused on northern areas, but new maps could also impact who wins two Broward-Palm Beach county congressional districts.
View ArticleFlorida pulling plug on poorly performing specialty license plate
While Florida has more than 150 specialty license plates and more have the potential to be created, a 2020 law also called for an annual culling of the lowest selling tag.
View ArticleKey West lost a time capsule buried 50 years ago
The plan was to open the time capsule to mark Key West’s tricentennial, but "nobody remembers where it is,” said Alex Vega.
View ArticleFormer camp counselor from West Boca arrested on child pornography charges
Isaac Gabriel Yunes, 25, of West Boca, was arrested and charged with more than over 30 counts of child pornography.
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