Long legal fight lies ahead over the Florida law dubbed ‘don’t say gay’
A legal battle over a new state law that restricts teaching about sexual orientation and gender identity in Florida classrooms could continue well into the upcoming school year.
View ArticleBroward will put school tax question on August ballot
Some county commissioners preferred voters consider the issue in November, but the school district said that's not the county's call.
View ArticleFederal judge dismisses 1st lawsuit against DeSantis over Disney World’s...
A federal judge on Tuesday quickly dismissed a lawsuit against Gov. Ron DeSantis over the dissolution of Disney World’s Reedy Creek Improvement District.
View ArticlePerfectly pleasant: Enjoy the low temperatures and low humidity in South...
South Floridians can bask in low temperatures and low humidity for the next few days thanks to a low pressure system off the east coast. But the pleasant breezy conditions won't last much longer.
View ArticleHaitian gang leader charged in kidnapping of U.S. missionaries
Joly Germaine, 29, who is also known as “Yonyon,” is accused of leading the 400 Mawozo gang and is the first person charged in the U.S. in connection with the kidnapping of the missionaries last fall.
View ArticleEmbattled 911 workers could get immediate raises as Broward commissioners...
Broward’s emergency 911 system is broken, county commissioners agreed Tuesday. Immediate pay raises looked likely, but commissioners said that's just the beginning of reforms that will be needed to...
View ArticleStudent says school ‘will end my speech’ if he brings up ‘say gay’ activism
A tweet by Zander Moricz, an 18-year-old student, has over 120,000 likes and over 30,000 retweets. It's been shared by actors Ariana DeBose, Dan Levy and Anthony Rapp.
View ArticleSeminole County School Board reverses decision to censor ‘don’t say gay’...
The school board voted 5-0 not to obscure the photos and captions of a walkout protest featured in Lyman High School’s yearbook.
View ArticleFlorida Democrats push Republicans to own potential overturn of Roe v. Wade
Florida Democrats on Tuesday sought to turn up the heat on Republicans, hoping that voters will hold the GOP responsible for the expected Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, which established a...
View ArticleCOVID is on the rise in South Florida. Should I get a booster shot now or wait?
After a March and April lull, a highly infectious subvariant of omicron has triggered an uptick in COVID cases. But with new omicron-specific booster planned to arrive in fall, should you wait?
View ArticleCentral Florida nursing home resident beaten to death by 2nd resident,...
A resident at a Central Florida nursing home told officials he had beaten to death another resident whose body was found in his room, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.
View ArticleState judge calls DeSantis’ Congress map unconstitutional, restores Black...
A state judge said Gov. DeSantis’ congressional map that eliminated a Black district in North Florida was unconstitutional and ordered the old boundaries restored.
View ArticleSurfside condo lawsuit ends with staggering settlement: $997 million
A nearly $1 billion tentative settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit brought by families of victims and survivors of the Surfside condo collapse.
View Article‘I have no idea how to fly the airplane’: Air traffic controller helps...
Air traffic controllers in two Florida cities helped a passenger land a plane in West Palm Beach after the pilot became ill. “I’ve got a serious situation here,” the passenger said. “My pilot has gone...
View ArticleTrump sells D.C. hotel to Miami-based investor group
The lease to the Washington, D.C., hotel run by Donald Trump’s family company while he was president has been sold to a Miami-based investor fund for a reported $375 million.
View ArticleGov. DeSantis still hasn’t made decision over Broward sheriff’s lies on...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said 100 days ago that he would review a state report that a county sheriff had lied about killing another teenager 30 years ago.
View ArticleFlorida Citizens Alliance, other groups were ‘pulling the oars’ as state...
Keith Flaugh, founder of the Florida Citizens Alliance, was pleased with the state’s rejection of math books, although he does not take full credit.
View ArticleTwo sperm whales have died within a week in the Florida Keys
Two sperm whales have died within a week of each other in the Florida Keys, but officials did not immediately see a connection between the deaths.
View ArticleChallenge to Florida congressional district lines gets revival in federal court
Voting-rights groups and other plaintiffs have filed a revamped federal lawsuit contending that a congressional redistricting plan passed last month by Florida lawmakers is unconstitutional.
View ArticleFlorida lawmaker won’t run again amid sexual harassment allegations
State Rep. Ramon Alexander won’t seek re-election amid a controversy involving sexual-harassment allegations.
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