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After early voting didn’t lure big crowds, officials hope for larger turnout...

Election supervisors are hoping magic happens Tuesday at the polls to beef up some of the voting numbers. The polls will open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. on election day.

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Parkland killer’s life or death, Day 43: Defense presents opening statement;...

Here’s what you need to know from Day 43 of the Parkland school shooter’s sentencing trial.

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Trump seeks special master to review Mar-a-Lago documents

Lawyers for former President Donald Trump on Monday asked a federal judge to prevent the FBI from continuing to review documents recovered from Mar-a-Lago earlier this month until a neutral special...

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A selective memory helps, after hurricanes Andrew, Wilma and Irma | Commentary

After Hurricane Irma, we’ll remember gentler moments, too.

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Grand jury report slams Broward schools’ mismanaged efforts to replace roofs

When a roof collapsed last year at Rickards Middle School in Oakland Park, a grand jury saw it as a visual symbol of everything wrong with Broward’s $800 million school renovation bond program. The...

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Minor in Texas was behind false threat of armed student at J.P. Taravella...

A minor living in Texas was behind the call in February that put J.P. Taravella High School in Coral Springs on a Code Red lockdown for hours as police searched for an alleged armed student.

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Big Tech could be forced to pay for online news under legislation aimed at...

The struggling newspaper industry is backing proposed legislation that would force Big Tech to pay local publishers to aggregate their news stories online.

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Florida panthers carry Texas puma genes for better and maybe worse, UCF profs...

Florida panthers got genetic diversity from Texas pumas but also some potentially harmful genes, according to new research.

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Florida mail carrier attacked by dogs when truck broke down

Officials say five dogs attacked a mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service when her truck broke down in north Florida

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Hurricane season on the verge of rarely-seen August without a named storm

This could be just the third August since 1961 there hasn't been a named storm in the Atlantic Ocean during hurricane season. Forecasters say one storm emerging off Africa's coast next week could be...

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System in Atlantic has little chance for developing, but hurricane...

Hurricane forecasters say the system in the Atlantic has little chance for developing, but they're watching a system expected to emerge soon and a system in the eastern Caribbean.

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Voting goes smoothly, but with some confusion about polling sites. How...

South Florida voters weighed in on many contests Tuesday — from the Democratic primary for governor, to congressional races, to who’ll serve next on local school boards. As of Tuesday afternoon, the...

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‘Make him a better person.’ Parkland gunman’s early childhood on display in...

Confessed Parkland gunman Nikolas Cruz's early years were detailed in testimony and in photos on Tuesday at his sentencing trial in Broward court.

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Parkland killer’s life or death, Day 44: Jury hears details from childhood

Here’s what you need to know from Day 44 of the Parkland school shooter’s sentencing trial.

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South Florida man convicted of storming US Capitol during riot

A South Florida man was convicted Tuesday of storming the U.S. Capitol during the January 2021 insurrection.

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Cherfilus-McCormick wins primary in U.S. House race for Florida’s 20th...

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick crushed political rivals Dale Holness, a former county commissioner, and Anika Omphroy, a Democrat finishing her second term as a state representative.

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Voters approve new tax for Broward school referendum

Broward voters on Tuesday agreed to double a special school tax that would go toward increasing teacher salaries, school security officers and mental health resources.

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Michelle Oyola McGovern wins Democratic primary for Palm Beach County...

In Tuesday’s only Palm Beach County Commission primary, Michelle Oyola McGovern defeated a pair of contenders to win the Democratic nomination for District 6.

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Donna Korn heads to runoff in Broward School Board race as possible...

Broward School Board member Donna Korn, who could face a suspension by Gov. Ron DeSantis, advanced to a runoff during Tuesday’s elections.

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Three new Broward county commissioners chosen

Broward County voters returned one county commissioner to office Tuesday, and elected two new ones.

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