Could Supreme Court ruling on abortion endanger state Rep. Chip LaMarca’s...
If a Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade sends a wave of outraged abortion-rights supporters to vote this year, there is one place in Broward County where it could make a difference.
View ArticleDeSantis signs into law tax ‘holidays’ for gas, schools, hurricanes,
Sales-tax “holidays” on such things as school clothes, hurricane supplies and tools and a suspension of the state gas tax in October topped a package signed into law Friday by Gov. Ron DeSantis.
View ArticleHere are the reviews that led Florida to reject math textbooks
The Florida Department of Education on Thursday released thousands of pages of textbook reviews, shedding light on the feedback it received before banning dozens of math textbooks last month.
View Article‘I won’t let you down,’ ex-Broward Sheriff Scott Israel says of becoming...
Former Broward Sheriff Scott Israel, who was ousted from his job after the mass shooting at Stoneman Douglas High in Parkland, has been named the new police chief of Opa-locka.
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 ArticleAppeals court reinstates Florida’s 2021 election law provisions struck down...
A federal appeals court on Friday overruled a judge who struck down much of Florida’s controversial 2021 election law, allowing the provisions to go into effect while a lawsuit makes its way through...
View ArticleEuri Jenkins guilty of murder, sentenced to life for hiring hitman to kill wife
A South Florida man was found guilty of hiring a hit man to kill his pregnant wife. He has been sentenced to life in prison.
View ArticleWildfires in Broward and Palm Beach counties spread, burning over 22,000 acres
Wildfires in Broward and Palm Beach counties are continuing to spread, burning over 22,000 acres west of Sunrise and west of Boca Raton in the Everglades by Friday afternoon.
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 ArticleOrlando Sentinel, Sun Sentinel stand by math book story despite education...
State officials disputed an Orlando Sentinel/South Florida Sun Sentinel story about math textbooks, but the newspapers stand by their work.
View ArticleCOVID-19 update: Positivity rate reaches 21.7% in Broward and 13.2% in Palm...
New coronavirus infections are rising fast in Florida, with Broward County hit particularly hard in the past week. The new strain isn’t making most people sick enough to need intensive care.
View ArticleExplosion at luxury Havana hotel kills 22, injures dozens
A powerful explosion apparently caused by a natural gas leak killed at least 22 people, including a child, and injured dozens Friday when it blew away outer walls from a luxury hotel in Havana.
View ArticleInvestigation: Recruits walk off job within months of joining Broward’s...
The South Florida Sun Sentinel analyzed hiring, separation and payroll records from the countywide emergency 911 centers, run by the Broward Sheriff’s Office: The data paints a troubling picture of an...
View ArticleSuperyachts closer to a bigger home as Fort Lauderdale starts Las Olas Marina...
Superyacht owners moved closer to new landing spot for their vessels as the City of Fort Lauderdale started construction on a marina on the Intracoastal Waterway north of Las Olas Boulevard.
View ArticleFrom death penalty to court dockets, judges need continuing education too
The job of keeping Florida judges up to speed on the law falls on Florida Judiciary Education, part of the state’s Office of Court Administration. Some of the most rigorous training is reserved for the...
View ArticleAs people post videos of billowing smoke, officials say they expect...
Wildfire relief could come in the form of rain Saturday. The three wildfires burning in Broward and Palm Beach counties have consumed more than 20,000 acres, but rains ahead of an approaching cold...
View ArticleThree U.S. tourists die at Bahamas hotel, with a fourth airlifted to a hospital
Acting Prime Minister Chester Cooper issued a statement Friday saying that police are investigating and the cause of death was unknown, though foul play “is not suspected.”
View ArticleWomen denied entry at Rachel’s strip club will take case to state Supreme...
Two women denied entry into Rachel's Orlando strip club plan to take their case to the Florida Supreme Court.
View ArticleHurricane center tracking first tropical wave of 2022
The hurricane center the the wave is moving west away from Africa at about 12 mph.
View ArticleWWE Hall of Famer accused in Florida DUI crash that killed 1
WWE Hall of Famer Tamara “Sunny” Sytch is accused of driving under the influence and causing a crash that killed Julian Lasseter, 75, according to the Ormond Beach, Florida, police department.
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