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Boca’s Brightline station slated to open in the fall. But first, some traffic...

The Brightline station in Boca Raton is expected to open in the fall. But starting this weekend, drivers will need to take a detour around the construction site as Palmetto Park Road closes for several...

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South Florida officials want a state gun law overturned. The Supreme Court is...

Florida Supreme Court justices expressed skepticism about a challenge by led by South Florida cities and counties to a 2011 state law that threatens stiff penalties if local officials pass gun-related...

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International travel still lags amid COVID, inflation and gun worries

Some international travelers aren’t booking vacations because of COVID testing, inflation and gun violence.

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Listen | 911 calls about false active shooter at Broward College show loved...

A mother worried her daughter stuck in the school’s hallway could be shot. A concerned resident who lives states away. A hardly audible voice: “It’s a Code Red in my school.” Several people called 911...

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Miami Cubans oppose Democrats’ Spanish-language radio deal

Democratic Party fundraisers are backing a $60 million purchase of Spanish-language radio stations in 10 U.S. cities

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Watch live: Jan. 6 Capitol attack committee hearing

Watch as the committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol holds a prime-time hearing Thursday.

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Keepers of Pulse history offer help to other communities reeling from mass...

The Orange County Regional History Center offers to share its Pulse experience with museums in other U.S. cities scarred by mass shootings.

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Found! There’s still a $10,000 reward for information on who stole U.S....

The U.S. Postal Service announced Friday morning it found the mail truck stolen from a Hollywood post office. And it said the $10,000 reward for information on the theft is still available.

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Former death row inmate Peter Avsenew convicted after murder retrial

Former death row inmate Peter Avsenew was found guilty, again, for the murders of Kevin Powell, 52, and Stephen Adams, 47, a Wilton Manors couple who took him into their home during the 2010 holiday...

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COVID-19 update: Here are the update statistics for Florida

Here are the key coronavirus statistics to watch for Florida.

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Candidate for Florida governor denounces ‘traitors’ who rioted at Capitol on...

Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried forcefully denounced the participants in the violent Jan. 6, 2021, protests at the U.S. Capitol, calling them “seditious traitors” who surrendered the right...

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South Florida tourism will keep rising as U.S. drops COVID tests for...

South Florida’s tourism industry got a major lift on Friday after the U.S. government pledged to lift COVID testing requirements for international travelers flying from foreign cities.

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Broward pediatrician who admitted to possessing child porn sentenced to 8 years

A pediatrician who practiced in Broward County was sentenced to 8 years in prison Thursday for possession of child pornography, according to federal court records.

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COVID hospitalizations rise in Florida as contagious omicron subvariants spread

COVID hospitalizations are rising to levels last experienced during Florida’s winter surge as overlapping waves of omicron subvariants sweep through the state.

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Disturbance in east Pacific not expected to threaten South Florida, but rain...

A disturbance in the east Pacific, close to the area where Hurricane Agatha traveled and eventually crossed over to the Atlantic to become Tropical Storm Alex, isn’t regarded as a threat to South...

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Florida lawmakers reject special session on gun issues

Florida lawmakers rejected a special session on gun issues. Only 19 Republican lawmakers responded to a formal poll on holding the session, with all of them voting against the idea. Meanwhile, 57...

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Visibility, acceptance, influence have soared in 40 years since Broward...

In the 40 years since local activists founded the Dolphin Democrats, the LGBTQ political club has became an influential political organization in Broward County whose support is now coveted by straight...

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Shock, anger, guilt: What Parkland can teach Uvalde about mental health...

In the aftermath of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shootings that took the lives of 17, Parkland found itself in the same mental health crisis as Uvalde today. The community's response offers...

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‘#OrlandoUnited: A Community Responds’ - our Pulse documentary video from 2016

Orlando Sentinel video tells the story of a community facing its worst day in its history and emerging united as a beacon of hope and inclusiveness.

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Feds withhold $1.2M as Florida refuses to enforce COVID vaccine rule for...

The federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate is at odds with a Florida law requiring vaccine mandates to offer broad exemptions, including for natural immunity.

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