Man set fire to Hollywood apartment while couple slept inside, police say
Obed Ordonez, 20, is charged with attempted murder, arson, aggravated animal abuse, and grand theft. Police say he set fire to an apartment in Hollywood with two people and a two dogs inside.
View ArticleDeSantis stops pushing COVID-19 vaccines as virus skyrockets in Florida
For most of the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Ron DeSantis has followed a set strategy: protect elderly residents at greater risk of serious illness and death but impose no other restrictions and prevent...
View ArticleSuspect in custody after man shot dead in Hollywood, police say
Police have cordoned off 62nd Avenue between Madison Street and Washington Street, where the victim was shot and killed early Thursday.
View ArticleLobster mini-season ends tonight; two arrests, three reported deaths
Things are quieter on the final day of lobster miniseason following two deaths and one serious injury on opening day.
View ArticleTeenager jumps to his death from the Vessel at NYC’s Hudson Yards
The adolescent leaped off the 150-foot-tall structure near W. 33rd St. and 10th Ave. abut 12:53 p.m.
View ArticleFlorida Democrats want daily COVID-19 reports to return
With coronavirus cases skyrocketing in the state, Democrats are calling for Florida to return to releasing daily COVID-19 reports instead of the weekly report in place since June.
View ArticleMask mandates returning in public buildings as COVID cases rise
Broward County, Weston and Boynton Beach have all reimposed mask requirements. Palm Beach County is expected to follow.
View ArticleBroward chief toxicologist under criminal investigation; 100 cases could be...
Broward's chief toxicologist is under criminal investigation by the Sheriff’s Office, which could affect at least 100 cases in which he is listed as a witness. Gary Kunsman is being investigated for...
View ArticlePACs behind ‘ghost’ candidates in key Senate races were run out of business...
Two political committees that spent more than half a million dollars promoting so-called “ghost” candidates in three important state Senate races last year were based out of the Tallahassee...
View ArticleBroward schools’ mask mandate ‘will be addressed,’ DeSantis aide says, but...
Counties and school boards are flouting Gov. Ron DeSantis and the law he pushed for earlier this year by keeping or imposing mask mandates in response to the surge in coronavirus cases and COVID-19...
View ArticleCOVID surge in Florida is at highest point since January, with 17,589 new...
The state’s new daily COVID case count hit a high on Wednesday not seen since the post-holiday surge in January, confirmation of a troubling re-emergence, The signs of the surge are evident in larger...
View ArticleDisney mask rule kicks in Friday; Universal requires employees to cover faces
Walt Disney World will start to require all employees and guests older than 2 to start wearing masks again on Friday, and Universal Orlando employees will begin to wear face coverings when working...
View ArticleTest scores plunge as students struggle at home during pandemic
Test scores fell across the state, but the decline was more dramatic in South Florida, where a smaller share of students attended school in person.
View ArticleVeterinarian admits to child porn and animal abuse
Prentiss Madden, the former medical director at Caring Hands Animal Hospital in Aventura, pleaded guilty to receiving thousands of child porn images and also to making videos of himself sexually...
View ArticleDeSantis joins call to overturn Roe v. Wade
Gov. Ron DeSantis joined 10 other Republican governors in a friend-of-the-court brief that calls for the U.S. Supreme Court to reject the landmark Roe v. Wade decision and leave abortion issues to states.
View ArticleOn the front lines: Unvaccinated health workers put Floridians at risk
Unvaccinated healthcare workers and first responders could put patients who need medical attention at risk for COVID.
View ArticleFlorida’s new non-native creature can grow to 5 feet long, resembles a snake...
Florida might be home to yet anther non-native creature, and this amphibian can grow to 5 feet long and has the appearance of a snake or eel.
View ArticleKissimmee River reborn after decades and $1 billion for world’s largest...
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers restored the Kissimmee River to undo damage from when the river was channeled into a canal a half-century ago.
View ArticleCOVID cases skyrocket again in Florida, with 110,477 reported this week
The number of new COVID cases in Florida rose sharply again this week, with the test positivity rate rising to 18%, according to a report released late Friday afternoon by the Florida Department of...
View ArticleBroward and Miami-Dade hospitals lead US in COVID admissions
Miami-Dade and Broward counties lead the nation in the number of COVID-19 patients admitted to hospitals in the last seven days, with more than 800 patients each, according to a White House report.
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