Sen. Diaz named Florida education commissioner to replace Corcoran
The State Board of Education on Friday appointed Sen. Manny Diaz Jr. as Florida’s next education commissioner.
View ArticleWhere in South Florida can I get Paxlovid, Pfizer’s new COVID pill? Here’s...
As the Biden administration buys millions of treatments of Paxlovid, Pfizer's COVID-19 pill and ships them to pharmacies, here's everything you need to know about how to get the pill.
View ArticleDeSantis promises to sign ‘constitutional carry’ gun law before he leaves...
Gov. Ron DeSantis says he’ll sign constitutional carry gun legislation into law before he leaves the governor’s office.
View ArticleAxing Disney World’s Reedy Creek could hurt Florida government finances,...
Dissolving the Reedy Creek district could hurt Florida government finances and strengthen Disney’s balance sheet at taxpayers’ expense, experts say.
View ArticleCOVID-19 update: South Florida positivity rate jumps above 10%, Miami-Dade...
The COVID picture is shifting in Florida: Test positivity in all three South Florida counties climbed above 10% for the first time since the omicron wave receded.
View ArticleAir Force Thunderbirds salute heroine Broward bus driver
Gwendolyn Whitfield, the Broward County Transit driver who steered her bus to safety amid a fatal onboard shooting incident, was honored as a "Hometown Hero" by the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds. The...
View Article‘He wanted me to kill his wife for money,’ alleged hitman testifies in...
Joevan Joseph, the alleged hitman who admitted he shot a pregnant woman to death in her bed, testified Friday that Euri Jenkins offered him $20,000 to kill his wife. Jenkins' murder trial began earlier...
View ArticleRejecting ‘social emotional learning’ in math books doesn’t add up, puzzled...
Educators are puzzled over Florida's determination to ban books that include “social emotional learning.”
View ArticleMemorial Healthcare chooses new CEO
Memorial Healthcare System, with six hospitals in South Broward, has chosen a top candidate to become its new leader.
View ArticleDeSantis appoints Coral Springs design consultant to fill Rosalind Osgood’s...
Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Daniel Foganholi to the Broward County School Board District 5 seat, replacing Dr. Rosalind Osgood who resigned to run for state Senate.
View ArticleLauderdale Lakes man, 23, arrested after 13-year-old girl gives birth to his...
A 13-year-old girl gave birth on Jan. 26, and police have arrested the man who the girl believes is her child’s father, according to an arrest warrant.
View ArticleSeminole woman kicked out of Christian rehab, jailed after kissing woman...
Kaylin Hevia was sentenced to 120 days in jail after she was kicked out of a Christian drug rehab center for kissing another woman.
View ArticleCrist, Fried, Taddeo slam DeSantis, go easy on each other at Orlando forum
The main message from all three was that Democrats could not afford to lose the governor’s office again to Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.
View ArticleFlorida budget ‘turkey’ list of questionable spending totals $281 million,...
Florida TaxWatch this week released a list of 166 “turkeys” in a newly passed state budget but suggested that Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office should give extra scrutiny to all 1,221 local projects that...
View ArticleCharlie Crist says Miramar Mayor Wayne Messam ‘certainly would be on my...
Could Miramar Mayor Wayne Messam emerge as the candidate for lieutenant governor this fall if Charlie Crist wins the Democratic nomination for Florida governor? Crist said Messam is a “great public...
View ArticleArmed woman surrenders at Orlando McDonald’s after shootout, standoff with...
An armed woman was taken into custody Sunday morning following a shootout and six-hour standoff with deputies at an Orlando McDonald’s.
View ArticleAn elderly woman’s body was found in a freezer, Florida police say
Police in Florida are investigating what happened to an elderly woman whose body was found in a freezer in her garage. The Sebastian Police Department said in a news release they responded to...
View ArticleFlorida man charged with abusing children over 48 years
A Florida man already accused of child sexual abuse now faces new charges after victims came forward from as far back as 1972. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that...
View ArticleSharks bit 3 people in South Florida in recent weeks. Here are some safety...
In the past month, two people in Palm Beach County have been bitten by sharks, doubling last year’s total of one. Additionally, another person was bitten by a shark in the Florida Keys last week. So as...
View ArticleDeSantis slams ‘cabal’ at White House correspondents’ dinner after program...
"I think it just shows you why that cabal of people in D.C. and New York are so reviled by so many Americans," Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday. "I think it’s a reputation that’s been well deserved.”
View Article