Tornado touches down in southwest Palm Beach County
A weak tornado called a landspout was spotted in western Palm Beach County, but there were no reports of any damage.
View ArticleTrio of storms in Atlantic vie to become first tropical depression since July 1
Most likely to form a tropical depression is a region of stormy weather over the middle of the Atlantic, which has a 40% chance. It is forecast to move west-northwest across the eastern Caribbean Sea...
View ArticleNews quiz for week of Aug. 1
Think you are all caught up with the news? Test your knowledge of current events with the South Florida Sun Sentinel's news quiz, from the week of Aug. 1, 2021.
View ArticleLegendary Florida State coach Bobby Bowden dies at 91
Bobby Bowden announced on July 21 he had a terminal illness that his family later said was pancreatic cancer. He had been treated for prostate cancer more than a decade ago.
View ArticleConvicted murderer in deadly Three Amigos robbery wins chance to beat life...
Victor Diaz doesn't deny that he and six other Miami men carried out the armed robbery of the Three Amigos convenience store west of Boynton Beach that led to the death of a retired kosher baker. But...
View ArticleCOVID-19 in Florida: Surge in cases sparks deja vu fears
Since the pandemic began, Florida has reported more than 2.7 million cases of coronavirus and 39,695 deaths.
View ArticleIt’s put up or shut up time for politicians who face critical deadline in...
After months of talk, the 26 people who have declared their desire to go to Congress via a South Florida special election have to lay it on the line — with cold, hard cash. Although 16 Democrats, five...
View ArticleTropical depression likely to form from system closing in on Caribbean
A storm system nearing the Caribbean stands a 70% chance of forming into a tropical depression in the next 48 hours, according to the latest forecast from the National Hurricane Center.
View ArticleTrump reveler charged with defacing LGBTQ intersection. Why wasn’t it a hate...
Alexander Jerich, 20, of Delray Beach, is accused of doing a burnout in a pickup truck to deface an LGBTQ intersection during a birthday parade for former President Donald Trump. Critics say Jerich...
View ArticleJury clears Fort Lauderdale cops in K-9 bite case
The jury found the Fort Lauderdale K-9 officers involved, Eduardo Requejo and Erik Good, did not use unnecessary force when they arrested Carlos Robinson after a car chase in 2016.
View ArticleNorwegian Cruise Line can require proof of vaccination, judge rules, but the...
Norwegian Cruise Lines Holdings can require proof of vaccines for all passengers and crews, a federal judge ruled Sunday night.
View ArticleFlorida school district fights transgender male using boys’ bathroom
The St. Johns County School Board is asking a federal appeals court to again consider a four-year battle about whether a transgender male student should have been allowed to use boys’ bathrooms.
View ArticleFlorida won’t appeal block of ‘John Morgan’ law; 2022 drives have already...
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody won’t appeal a federal court ruling knocking down a new law capping donations to political committees pushing ballot measures, allowing large donations to flow....
View ArticleAutopsy: Bad heart killed Michael Hernandez, who murdered friend in school...
Michael Hernandez was 14 when he stabbed classmate Jaime Gough more than 40 times in a murder case that shocked South Florida and the nation.
View ArticleHere’s where to find a COVID vaccine in South Florida
Here are the places where you can get a COVID-19 vaccine in South Florida.
View ArticleMore children are going to the hospital because of the delta variant. But is...
Some doctors say they are seeing more critically ill children than they have at any previous point of the COVID-19 pandemic and that the highly contagious delta variant is likely to blame.
View ArticleDeSantis loses again in court as critics say his political ambition drives...
The decision by a federal judge Sunday to block DeSantis’ ban on vaccination passports for Norwegian Cruise Lines is just the latest judicial setback for the Florida governor on issues ranging from his...
View ArticleDelta Plus variant of COVID surfaces in Florida
As the Delta variant of the coronavirus fuels an ongoing COVID wave, Florida’s health experts are keeping a wary eye on another variant that has surfaced in the state: Delta Plus.
View ArticleHurricane shelters: Unvaccinated and vaccinated will not be separated
Hurricane shelters in Broward and Palm Beach Counties won’t require COVID-19 vaccinations for anyone needing shelter from hurricanes this summer. And unvaccinated people will not be sheltered...
View ArticleBlack state senator from Broward reports mistreatment from white Delta Air...
Shevrin Jones, a Florida state senator who represents South Broward and northern Miami-Dade counties, said a baggage issue resulted in racist treatment from a Delta Air Lines employee at Orlando...
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