‘A reckless statement’: Sheriff’s union files complaint against lawyer over...
The union representing sheriff’s deputies filed a bar complaint Wednesday against a civil-rights lawyer, accusing her of creating a racial issue where they say none existed.
View ArticleFlorida agency sees drag show, with children in attendance, as a nuisance....
The state of Florida has gone after a Miami-area restaurant after videos surfaced of its drag shows in front of kids, saying the performances violated the sensibilities of children.
View ArticleStoneman Douglas gunman’s web history shows obsession with shooting started...
'It makes me happy to see people die :)' Web searches and comments made by confessed Parkland gunman Nikolas Cruz showed his obsession with mass killings and desire to be a school shooter, evidence...
View ArticlePembroke Pines man pleads guilty to mailing letter requesting a hitman kill...
A letter in the mail stated the author needed “someone eliminated,” complete with step-by-step instructions for how the receiver could discreetly signal he’d take the $10,000 hit job to kill his...
View ArticleParkland killer’s life or death, Day 36: Killer’s internet searches; jail...
Here’s what you need to know from Day 36 of the Parkland school shooter’s sentencing trial.
View ArticleArctic shark that can live centuries found by Florida student in the Caribbean
A Ph.D. candidate at a Florida university discovered an ancient shark in a coral reef in the Caribbean.
View ArticleRepublicans hoping to flip South Florida congressional district look to the...
Republican candidates competing for their party’s nomination to flip a South Florida congressional seat held for decades by Democrats are making the usual, expected pitches to primary voters: reducing...
View ArticleSouth Florida heat and humidity climb to new highs. Is it too dangerous to...
Exercising is great for your health, but with these high temps, heat exhaustion can be a concern. An added danger in South Florida is the high humidity levels.
View ArticleDania Beach employee fired after video shows her punching woman, using racial...
A Dania Beach employee was fired from her job Monday after video showed her appearing to punch a woman and use a racial slur in an incident related to a parking ticket.
View ArticleUnion files complaint against lawyer Ben Crump over his race-related remarks...
The union representing Broward sheriff’s deputies filed a bar complaint Thursday against Ben Crump, the nationally known civil-rights lawyer, accusing him of bringing up a racial issue where they say...
View ArticleFrost releases congressional ad confronting DeSantis over gun violence
Democratic congressional candidate Maxwell Frost released a new ad on Thursday centered around his confrontation with Gov. Ron DeSantis at an Orlando event last month.
View ArticleDeaths, arrests and hundreds of boat stops mark first day of lobster...
The opening day of this year’s lobster miniseason saw two deaths, nearly 300 boat stops and inspections and several arrests, officials said Thursday.
View ArticleFlorida tells schools to ignore federal guidance on gender identity
Florida Education Commissioner Manny Diaz Jr. told school officials Thursday to ignore new federal guidelines aimed at preventing discrimination against students based on gender identity.
View ArticleFWC asks for state investigation of snorkeler’s death that may have involved...
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has asked the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to investigate the death of a snorkeler in the Florida Keys because an FWC boat was in...
View ArticleFlorida restaurant says drag shows will go on in spite of DeSantis’ criticism...
The South Florida restaurant that drew the ire of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over its drag-show performances in front of children said Thursday it will continue business as usual.
View ArticleTampa congresswoman asks DOJ to probe FPL’s use of ‘dark money’
Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Tampa, asked the U.S. Department of Justice, to investigate Florida Power & Light's use of dark money organizations.
View ArticleCOVID-19 update: Here are the latest statistics for Florida
Here are the key coronavirus statistics to watch for Florida.
View ArticleU.S. defense contractor, wife charged with stealing identities from dead...
A couple in Hawaii have been living for decades under fake identities they stole from two dead babies in Texas and may have ties to the KGB, according to recently unsealed federal documents.
View ArticleLeader of church that marketed and sold bleach as COVID cure extradited to...
Mark Grenon and his three sons – Jonathan Grenon, Jordan Grenon and Joseph Grenon – founded Genesis II Church of Health and Healing, what they called a “non-religious church,” in order to sell their...
View ArticleCOVID-19 update: Booster uptake is rising; seniors are the largest group...
Of Florida’s 73,347 new confirmed cases reported for the week ending July 28, more than 17,000 are people over 65. Clearly though, COVID-19 can infect the very young as well ― 550 of the new cases this...
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