Hurricane organization retires ‘Ida;’ announces name replacement
“Ida” was retired from the list of tropical storm names during the World Meteorological Organization’s annual hurricane committee.
View ArticleTeacher escapes losing job for discussing student’s gender identity
The teacher showed the class on a projector screen that a male transgender student was listed as female in school records.
View ArticleIn reversal, judge salvages two weeks of jury selection in Parkland mass...
The judge in the Parkland mass shooting case reversed course Wednesday, preserving the first two weeks of jury selection after tossing them earlier this week.
View ArticleSentencing the Parkland killer | Day 9
Updates from Day 9 in the sentencing trial of the confessed killer in the deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
View ArticleFlorida approves more math books but provides no explanation
A series of K-5 math textbooks, as well as an algebra and a geometry book, moved off the state’s “not recommended” list. It’s not clear why.
View ArticleDeSantis vetoes net metering bill decried by solar power advocates
Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed a controversial net metering bill Wednesday that critics said would have favored utility giant Florida Power & Light at the expense of the rooftop solar industry.
View ArticleCasey Anthony ‘ready to tell her truth’ in documentary, source says: report
Casey Anthony will be taking her story to television as part of a documentary describing her perspective of events in the death of her 2-year-old daughter, 14 years ago, according to news outlets.
View ArticleMan suspected of killing Florida teen set for sentencing
A 34-year-old man who pleaded guilty to killing a pregnant Florida teenager a decade ago faces a shorter prison sentence if her remains are found before he is sentenced Thursday.
View ArticleHeading to SunFest today? Grab an umbrella -- or maybe a poncho.
It’s the opening day of SunFest, and forecasters say there's potential for rain showers — and possibly localized flooding — around West Palm Beach.
View ArticleMurder trial begins for husband accused of paying hit man to kill his...
Jurors heard the terrifying details of how a pregnant woman was shot dead in her own Palm Beach County home — as the woman’s husband began his murder trial Thursday on charges he hired a hit man to...
View Article‘No guts’: In blistering attack on fellow Democrats, state Sen. Gary Farmer...
State Sen. Gary Farmer, a prominent Broward Democrat, delivered a blistering attack on the way his fellow Democrats conduct themselves in Tallahassee, charging that they have “no guts” and are...
View ArticleJudge grants secrecy for some messages gathered in ‘ghost’ candidate probe
The messages were gathered in the investigation of Frank Artiles, who is accused of bribing a friend to run in a South Florida race in 2020.
View ArticleBritish Virgin Islands officials arrested on drug smuggling charges in South...
The premier of the British Virgin Islands and the director of the Caribbean territory’s ports were arrested Thursday on drug smuggling charges in South Florida, federal officials said.
View ArticleJust what exactly will be banned by the Florida law dubbed ‘don’t say gay’? A...
Florida’s new Parental Rights in Education law is based on the idea that parents — not schools — should have the final say about their children. The new law will wipe out many key provisions from...
View ArticleHow the pandemic became a bonanza for Florida’s medical marijuana industry
Over the last two years, the number of people with medical marijuana cards has more than doubled, hundreds more doctors have become licensed to qualify patients, new dispensaries have opened almost...
View ArticleFPL flexes its muscle in Florida Legislature, but DeSantis says no on net...
FPL used its legislative clout to get its way with the Legislature
View ArticleProsecutors can’t use dead mother’s testimony against her son, judge rules
Broward prosecutors will not be allowed to use the testimony of Polk County resident Jeanne Avsenew, who died earlier this month, against her son, Peter Avsenew, who is set to be retried in May for the...
View ArticleDemocratic leader calls out Democrat Moskowitz to denounce DeSantis
A longtime Democratic activist directly and bluntly challenged Democratic congressional candidate Jared Moskowitz over his ties to Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, the bête noire of Florida Democrats....
View ArticleHeaded to SunFest or the Air Show? You can expect some rain this weekend
Those looking forward to a weekend full of live music at SunFest in West Palm Beach or the air-and-sea spectacle of the Fort Lauderdale Air Show should bring umbrellas along.
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.
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