Rebekah Jones, Florida COVID data critic, can stay in U.S. House race to...
A state appellate court put on hold, pending further review, a lower court’s ruling against Rebekah Jones that would have prevented her from running for the Democratic nomination for the congressional...
View ArticleFried attacks journalists over Big Sugar story, claims they were paid by...
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Nikki Fried on Sunday accused Palm Beach Post reporters who wrote a story on her sugar cane burning policy of being paid by the Sierra Club.
View ArticleJudge backs firing Broward teacher in mask dispute
An administrative law judge Monday backed a decision by the Broward County School Board to fire a science teacher who refused last year to comply with a mask requirement aimed at curbing the spread of...
View ArticleFeds award $25 million safety grant for Brightline corridor
A major segment of Brightline's rail corridor is receiving up to $25 million in federal money to buttress safety measures between Miami-Dade and Brevard counties. The U.S. Department of Transportation...
View ArticleFlorida health officials will follow new dosing strategy to stretch monkeypox...
Florida health officials said Monday second shots of the Jynneos monkeypox vaccine temporarily halted last week will now be rescheduled, but they will follow a new strategy to stretch the number of...
View ArticleFort Lauderdale candidate’s campaign sign went missing. So he used a tracker...
The tracker led police to the home of political rival Jacquelyn Scott. Her campaign worker had the sign inside her Jeep but planned to return it, Scott said.
View Article74-year-old woman fell into road, died in hit-and-run accident. Help needed...
74-year-old Willie Mae Gipson fell off a street and into a road, then died in a hit-and-run accident in mid-July. Her family and Fort Lauderdale detectives are asking for help identifying the driver.
View ArticleWoman dies in crash while driving herself to the hospital after she had been...
A Lauderhill woman died in a car crash on Sunday night while driving herself to the hospital after being shot in Pompano Beach. She crashed into a tree outside the hospital.
View ArticleMiami-Dade officer critical after shooting; suspect killed
Authorities say a Miami-Dade police officer was critically wounded and an armed robbery suspect was killed in an exchange of gunfire during a car chase
View ArticleDeSantis wants retired police, firefighters to be teachers
Gov. Ron DeSantis said he wants to expand his plan to have military veterans as classroom teachers to include retired first responders such as police, firefighters and EMTs.
View ArticleFire burning in Everglades isn’t threat to people or buildings
A 1,300-acre fire in the Everglades in western Broward County is only 10% contained, but it isn't a threat to people or buildings, officials said. It started with a lightning strike.
View ArticleVIDEO | Detectives seek driver who struck 2-year-old in hit-and-run accident...
Broward Sheriff's Office detectives have released a surveillance video showing a woman checking her car for damage. The woman is suspected to be the driver in a hit-and-run accident in Oakland Park...
View ArticleAppeals court blocks teen’s abortion under Florida consent law
An appeals court Monday upheld a decision by a Northwest Florida circuit judge to block a teen from having an abortion without notification and consent of a parent or guardian.
View ArticleTropical wave over Nicaragua still has low chance of developing, hurricane...
National Hurricane Center forecasters say some slight development is possible through this weekend as it continues to trek northwest over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico.
View ArticleBroward off to a smooth start on the first day of school
Broward students’ return to school went smoothly Tuesday, even as educators face challenges statewide around staff shortages, school safety and the pandemic.
View ArticleFirst pediatric case of monkeypox confirmed in Florida
A toddler in Martin County caught monkeypox but the Florida Department of Health said it's not worried about spread among school-age kids.
View Article‘Pent-up demand’ for cruises: Bookings increase as COVID testing requirements...
Carnival Cruise Line announced Tuesday that its future cruise bookings doubled after the company relaxed its COVID protocols on Friday. Vaccinated passengers no longer need to get tested just before...
View ArticleAfter outcry, Broward goes back to wallet-sized voter registration cards
The Broward Supervisor of Elections is remailing newly sized voter registration cards after public outcry that their supersized cards no longer fit in a wallet.
View ArticleFlorida man dies after eating raw oyster at Rustic Inn seafood restaurant
A Florida man has died from a bacterial infection from eating a raw oyster at the famed Rustic Inn Crabhouse in Fort Lauderdale. The death is the second in the state this month traced to the bacteria...
View ArticleBroward recruits teachers from Philippines to address staff shortage
Broward school district has found one more way to fill many vacant positions going into the school year: hiring from the Philippines. About 102 Filipino teachers have either already arrived in schools,...
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