Judge blocks Florida’s ‘John Morgan law’ that set $3K cap for ballot...
Delivering a second punch to the Florida Legislature in two days, a federal judge on Thursday blocked a new law that would cap contributions to political committees backing ballot initiatives, saying...
View ArticleSurfside condo collapse: How to help
Here’s a list of organizations accepting donations or volunteer help for those affected by the Surfside condo collapse.
View ArticleConsoler-in-chief Biden comforts Surfside family members. ‘They’re going...
Putting aside partisan politics, President Joe Biden spent Thursday in South Florida, meeting local officials coordinating the Surfside response, speaking with first responders — and in the way perhaps...
View ArticleCould Tropical Storm Elsa hit South Florida as a hurricane? Don’t rule it...
Tropical Storm Elsa, the earliest-forming fifth storm in recorded history, has all of South Florida in its potential path, and could grow into the season's first hurricane, according to the National....
View ArticleSearch resumes at Surfside condo collapse after day-long pause; rest of...
The Surfside search resumed Thursday after it was halted temporarily over structural concerns at the site of last week's partial collapse of the Champlain Towers South condo. A decision to demolish the...
View ArticleMAP: Here’s the latest forecast path of Tropical Storm Elsa
Here's the latest forecast track of Tropical Storm Elsa, which could pass over South Florida early next week, including the spaghetti models that show the various paths predicted by forecasting models.
View ArticleWhen will Tropical Storm Elsa hit Fort Lauderdale? Here’s the latest forecast...
Tropical Storm Elsa's forecast path includes Fort Lauderdale, Broward County and much of southern Florida, with effects possible early Tuesday. Forecasters with the National Hurricane Center said...
View ArticleWill Tropical Storm Elsa hit Florida? Here’s the latest forecast and tracking...
Tropical Storm Elsa's forecast path includes much of southern Florida, with effects possible early Tuesday. Forecasters with the National Hurricane Center said confidence in the forecast is low for...
View ArticleWhen will Tropical Storm Elsa hit Miami? Here’s the latest forecast
Tropical Storm Elsa's forecast path includes Miami and much of Florida, with effects possible beginning late Monday or early Tuesday. Forecasters with the National Hurricane Center said confidence in...
View Article‘Make America Florida.’ Ron DeSantis goes national with an eye toward the...
Fans of Gov. Ron DeSantis are ready to "Make America Florida." Is he eyeing a presidential bid in 2024? One ex-staffer is convinced he is: "He is planning on running for president. I can guarantee you...
View ArticleFlorida rises and shines among states with most solar energy
Florida, vulnerable to changes triggered by fossil fuel use, produces the most solar energy in the Southeast and third-most in the nation.
View ArticleFlorida Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to Palm Beach County COVID mask...
The Florida Supreme Court declined to take up a constitutional challenge to Palm Beach County’s decision last year to require people to wear masks during the COVID-19 pandemic.
View ArticleNew COVID cases up 35%; Delta variant now in 34 counties
The Delta variant, deadlier and more contagious than the original COVID strain, is making its way through Florida at a time when the number of new cases is rising. So far, Delta has infected 280 people...
View ArticleDeath toll from Surfside condo collapse climbs to 22 as order is signed to...
Authorities say they are determined to keep searching sections of the Surfside condo disaster site deemed safe — a grueling effort now in its ninth day — while the nation prays and clings to the faint...
View ArticleGirl’s prayer at Surfside collapse site leads to meeting with Biden
A child's prayer near the rubble of the Surfside condo building caught the attention of Surfside Mayor Charles Burkett, who told President Biden about the girl who was "just lost." Biden asked to meet...
View ArticleMAP: Here’s the latest forecast track of Hurricane Elsa
Hurricane Elsa’s forecast track shifted slightly west in the National Hurricane Center’s 5 p.m. Friday update, but most of the state of Florida remains in its possible path. Here's the latest forecast...
View ArticleSlightly weakened Hurricane Elsa still has most of coastal South Florida...
Hurricane Elsa, whose top windspeed dropped from 85 mph to 80 mph late Friday night, retained that slightly lower strength and long-term forecast track, leaving coastal communities from northern Palm...
View ArticleParents pay more for caps and gowns as vendor gets special treatment
Herff Jones-Broward has received complaints about the high costs of caps and gowns and its relationships with Broward school administrators.
View ArticleFlorida’s new Parents’ Bill of Rights brings big changes to medical care for...
With the new Parents' Bill of Rights now enacted as Florida law, doctors say they can no longer rush to volunteer to treat a child having a medical emergency.
View ArticleAs Surfside condo crashed down, they escaped through smoke and ruin
While 126 residents, mostly from the oceanside units, are among the missing nine days after the Champlain Towers South condo collapsed, many others barely escaped. Survivors descended the cracked...
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