Florida is down to one approved publisher for K-5 math classes. Here’s why...
Some Florida districts rejected the only elementary math book series now on the state’s approved list because it is mostly online.
View ArticleDeSantis signs law restricting teaching of race-related issues in schools and...
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a law restricting the way race-related issues are taught in public schools and in private workplaces in Florida. Lessons that might compel some people to feel uncomfortable...
View Article11 prematurely dismissed jurors in Parkland trial are supposed to come back...
Nearly a dozen prematurely dismissed jurors are supposed to return to court Monday to be screened for the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School mass shooting trial. There’s just one problem — it appears...
View ArticleA dying baby, a home in flames and a father in distress: Broward 911 callers...
In a months-long investigation, the South Florida Sun Sentinel discovered thousands of unanswered 911 calls and talked to desperate callers who never connected with the help they needed. As alarm about...
View Article‘Amazing video:’ Orange deputy saves baby from burning apartment building
Body camera footage released by the Sheriff’s Office shows Deputy William Puzynski climbing outside balconies with the child and mother standing outside the third floor apartment as smoke billows out...
View ArticlePolice find suspected meth lab and dead man at Plantation hotel
Inside a quiet and well-landscaped suburban hotel in Broward County was a dead man and what looked like a meth lab, police said. Hotel guests were evacuated. Firemen went back for just one thing -- a...
View ArticleDisney World’s Reedy Creek: What happens after the special district is...
What happens next is unclear, but Orange County’s tax collector and other opponents of the bill say ending Reedy Creek could lead to higher taxes for Orange and Osceola residents.
View ArticleMarvel actor Dave Bautista opens tattoo shop in Florida
Marvel actor Dave Bautista, who plays Drax the Destroyer in the Guardians of the Galaxy movies, has realized his dream of bringing a tattoo clubhouse to life in Florida.
View ArticleA man tried to film a woman in a restroom at Lake Worth Beach, and she chased...
When a woman discovered that a man was filming her in a Lake Worth Beach, Florida, bathroom, she chased him and made him delete the pics, then got a photo of him, Deputies are trying to figure out who...
View ArticleJury selection in Parkland mass murder trial is about to get more interesting
The judge in the Parkland mass shooting trial has screened more than 1,200 potential jurors to decide the fate of confessed gunman Nikolas Cruz, focusing on a single question — who has time to sit on a...
View ArticleFamily of teen killed on Orlando Free Fall plan civil lawsuit on Monday
Tyre Sampson fell to his death from the Orlando Free Fall drop tower last month.
View ArticleFlorida seeks to end lawsuit after DeSantis’ redistricting plan passes
As a new round of legal battling begins about congressional redistricting, the state is asking a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit that has urged judges to draw new district lines.
View ArticleMiami man who gunned down wife at crowded Jewish center pool pleads not guilty
The Miami man accused of gunning down his wife at a community pool in front of terrified children and parents didn’t show up in court on Monday to formally face a murder charge.
View ArticleAxiom Space private astronauts splash down off Florida coast
The International Space Station turned into a bit of an extended stay hotel for the four Axiom Space private astronauts who finally were able to climb back on board a SpaceX Dragon and make their way...
View ArticleRoger Stone won’t run against DeSantis for governor — but says he might...
Roger Stone, the longtime adviser to former President Donald Trump, says he won't run against Gov. Ron DeSantis. Stone is still not happy that DeSantis won't rule out challenging Trump for the 2024...
View ArticleBoca Bash 2022: Attempted murder suspect is accused of holding woman under...
A man was holding a woman “under the water in a complete rage,” trying to strangle her during this year’s Boca Bash, but some alarmed bystanders helped pull the woman to safety, authorities say.
View ArticleJudge scraps two weeks of jury selection in Parkland mass shooting trial
The judge in the Parkland mass shooting trial reset the jury selection process, starting over again from scratch Monday. The defense team for confessed shooter Nikolas Cruz has vowed not to accept any...
View ArticleDeSantis signs election police bill into law
Gov. DeSantis signed a bill into law Monday creating a statewide voter fraud force to respond to allegations of illegal election activity reported by citizens, despite the state’s successful management...
View ArticleTyre Sampson’s parents allege negligence in lawsuit over his Orlando Free...
The parents of 14-year-old Tyre Sampson filed a lawsuit Monday about a month after he fell to his death from the Orlando Free Fall ride.
View ArticleJudge finds Trump in contempt in legal fight with New York attorney general;...
A New York judge found former President Donald Trump in contempt of court for failing to adequately respond to a subpoena issued by the state's attorney general as part of a civil investigation into...
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