Florida man captured after 178 mph chase on I95 and turnpike
A 20-year-old man drove a stolen Mercedes SUV as fast as 178 mph as he led law enforcement officers on a chase through six counties along Florida’s Turnpike and Interstate 95.
View ArticleA Carnival cruise from Miami to Seattle was ‘overwhelmed’ as over 100 get...
Passengers on a Carnival cruise from Miami to Seattle that docked Tuesday in Seattle say more than 100 people aboard the ship tested positive for COVID-19 and the ship was overwhelmed.
View ArticleOn the right track: Wrongfully convicted man is freed after 31 years in...
A South Florida man who was freed from prison last month after serving 31 years on a wrongful murder conviction wanted to ride a high-speed train. Brightline granted his wish by giving him a free ride...
View ArticleJeep driver is second man in two days to die in crash with Brightline train
A man who tried to beat a Brightline train across the tracks Tuesday in Hollywood died from his injuries. The accident was the second fatal crash in two days caused by someone trying to beat a...
View ArticleConvicted killer’s lawyers want his racist views kept from jury in retrial
Defense lawyers for former death row inmate Peter Avsenew don’t want the jury at his retrial to know what he said about gay people. Or white supremacy. Or himself. “It is my duty as a white man to cull...
View ArticleU.S. Senate candidate leads first lawsuit challenging dissolution of Disney...
Three people represented by a lawyer running for U.S. Senate are suing Gov. Ron DeSantis over the dissolution of Reedy Creek.
View ArticleElection-year redistricting upends careers and turns allies into enemies
Many Florida state lawmakers are facing the most difficult election season they’ve ever seen ― not because of what they did or didn’t do in Tallahassee, but because of the once-a-decade change in...
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 ArticleFloridians may get to carry guns without a permit. How would it affect them...
Gov. Ron DeSantis is pushing yet another proposal that leaves a lot of unanswered questions about what supporters call “constitutional carry” of guns.
View ArticleFlorida deputy runs over beachgoer lying on sand
Officials say a sheriff deputy ran over a woman who was lying on the sand in a Florida beach as he was driving to check on a 911 call
View ArticleDrivers identified in two deadly crashes with Brightline trains
The drivers in this week's two deadly Brightline train crashes have been identified, according to officials. One was a 27-year-old man and the other was a 52-year-old man.
View Article‘This is wholesale neglect’: Broward schools let elevator maintenance slide...
Investigation: The South Florida Sun Sentinel found that about two-thirds of Broward school district elevators — 162 out of 236 — failed to have a 2022 certificate of occupancy, as of April 30. This...
View ArticleFlorida no longer a haven for abortion access: ‘We cannot rest on any amount...
ntil now, Florida had been a safe haven for abortion access. Women came to the state from more restrictive states and countries, desperate for the services Florida’s women’s clinics could provide. But...
View ArticleUniversal, SunRail, Brightline eye $1B rail expansion from Orlando airport to...
SunRail may run between Orlando's airport and International Drive as Brightline and Universal are working on a "Sunshine Corridor" plan.
View ArticleFamily seeks answers in killing of ‘gentle giant’
The family of a man killed in a shooting at a Fort Lauderdale convenience store described him as a “gentle giant” willing to help anyone in need. Now a reward is being offered to find his killer.
View ArticleJury won’t hear about defendant’s inflammatory letter for now, judge rules
The jury in the retrial of Peter Avsenew will not hear about the racist and homophobic views he expressed in a letter to a Broward Circuit Judge before he was sentenced for murder, a different judge...
View ArticleJury deliberating in trial of Euri Jenkins, accused of hiring hitman to kill...
Euri Jenkins is charged with first-degree murder, accused of hiring a hitman to kill his pregnant wife Makeva Jenkins while she was sleeping on June 29, 2017. Jury deliberations began Thursday.
View ArticleWildfires burning in the Everglades, carrying smoke and ash to Broward, Palm...
Three wildfires burning in western Broward and Palm Beach counties are growing and creating smoke issues for residents.
View ArticleOnly one reviewer complained of ‘critical race theory’ in Florida math textbooks
Only one reviewer who dug into the math books publishers hoped to sell to Florida schools complained there was “critical race theory” embedded in the texts.
View ArticleAnother Slosberg may continue family political dynasty — starting with...
Emily Slosberg-King isn’t running for re-election. Irv Slosberg lost his last election and says his “running days are over.” But the Slosberg political dynasty might not be over just yet. One big...
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