Biden nominates former Miami senator to position in Labor department
Former Florida Sen. Jose Javier Rodriguez, a Democrat from Miami, was nominated by President Joe Biden for a post in the U.S. Department of Labor. Rodriguez lost his Senate seat in a close race that is...
View ArticleFlorida won first in fight with CDC over cruise restrictions. Federal appeals...
Round one went to the state of Florida in the fight to get cruise ships sailing again. Now, the U.S. Justice Department has appealed the ruling that prevents the CDC from restricting the trips because...
View ArticleAlan Schreiber, former Broward public defender, dies at 77
Former Broward public defender Al Schreiber, a friend, employer and mentor to a generation of defense lawyers, has died. He was 77.
View ArticleSearchers at Florida condo collapse site ‘not seeing anything positive’;...
A fire official says four more victims have been found in the rubble of a collapsed condominium building in Florida, bringing the death toll to 32.
View ArticleEvidence in Miami ‘ghost’ candidate case to be released
Evidence against former state lawmaker Frank Artiles will be made public, after the Orlando Sentinel opposed an effort to shield it.
View ArticleCOVID spreading fastest among Florida’s younger children
Children younger than 12, the only portion of the population that cannot be protected by a COVID-19 vaccine, now make up a growing share of new coronavirus cases in Florida.
View ArticleMAP: Here’s the latest forecast track of Tropical Storm Elsa
Tropical Storm Elsa is forecast to track just off off the west coast of Florida during the day on Tuesday, heading for a potential landfall somewhere between Sarasota and the Panhandle, according to...
View ArticleMAP: Here’s the latest forecast track of Hurricane Elsa
Hurricane Elsa is forecast to track just off off the west coast of Florida during the day on Tuesday, heading for a potential landfall somewhere between Sarasota and the Panhandle, according to the...
View ArticleMAP: Find out if you are in a watch or warning area for Hurricane Elsa
Check the updated, interactive map to find out if you are in a watch or warning area for Hurricane as the storm approaches South Florida. Elsa is forecast to track just west of the state.
View Article9 missing in waters south of Key West, Coast Guard says
Nine people are missing in the dark, choppy waters churned up by Elsa south of Key West. A total of 15 people were pulled from the waters Tuesday, the Coast Guard said.
View ArticleElsa maintains hurricane strength, lashes Florida’s west coast on track for a...
Elsa held its strength as a Category 1 hurricane as it approached landfall Wednesday morning, likely in the Big Bend, the National Hurricane Center said.
View ArticleTropical Storm Elsa moving parallel to Florida coast; poised for landfall,...
Tropical Storm Elsa is closing in on Florida's west coast and will likely make landfall north of Tampa Bay in the Big Bend region Wednesday morning.
View ArticleFirst Lady Jill Biden to travel to Orlando Thursday to attend National...
First Lady Jill Biden is making her second visit to the Orlando area in two weeks on Thursday.
View ArticleJudge grants Joel Greenberg’s request, delays sentencing to November
A judge granted a request by Joel Greenberg to delay his sentencing until November as he continues to cooperate with federal authorities.
View ArticleFlorida megadonor parents sue Catholic school, claiming it’s too ‘woke’
A Florida couple is suing a Catholic school and demanding the return of a large donation, saying it isn’t adhering to Catholic values because of the way it’s handling issues like race and accepting the...
View ArticleTrump announces lawsuits against Facebook, Twitter and Google
Former President Donald Trump is filing suits against three of the country’s biggest tech companies: Facebook, Twitter and Google, as well as their CEOs.
View ArticleNRA appeals ruling on ban of gun sales to people under 21, a law passed after...
The Republican-controlled Legislature and then-Gov. Rick Scott approved the law banning gun sales to people 21 and under shortly after the February 2018 mass shooting at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman...
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 ArticleNo mercy for former Broward deputy convicted of using excessive force
Former Broward Sheriff’s Deputy Justin Lambert went before a judge Wednesday to plead for mercy. He was denied. Convicted two years ago of using excessive force on a drunk, belligerent man outside a...
View ArticlePresident’s assassination: South Florida’s Haitians are tired of the turmoil
Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated in an attack on his private residence on Wednesday. First lady Martine Moïse was shot in the overnight attack and hospitalized. Haiti was already in a...
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