Charter schools to collect at least $45 million in tax dollars after court win
The state Supreme Court let stand a ruling that says Palm Beach County schools must share 2018 referendum dollars with charter schools.
View ArticleHotshot lobbyist Ron Book, who crashed his Lamborghini in a DUI case, walks...
Ron Book, of Plantation, pleaded no contest Thursday to reckless driving. But he’s still the target of a lawsuit over the crash in Davie. The other vehicle involved rolled over, and the driver is suing...
View ArticleCOVID-19 in Florida: 12,288 new cases reported, and 1,296 more deaths
Here are the updated statistics on COVID-19 in Florida including new cases, deaths, hospitalizations, testing positivity and hospital capacity. On Wednesday, the state reported 12,288 new cases, and...
View ArticleFederal judge temporarily strikes down anti-riot law touted by DeSantis
A federal judge prevents Gov. Ron DeSantis’ signature “anti-riot” law from being enforced while the lawsuit against it is being heard. Critics say the law violates the First Amendment.
View ArticleTimeline: A brother shot, his body buried, and an arrest years later
It took seven years for Donald Marks Shoff's remains to be uncovered in the backyard of a Dania Beach home. Darlene Shoff-Brock, his sister, has been arrested for his murder, the Sheriff's Office said.
View ArticleThe Chicago flag design: History of every star — including one for the Great...
Dissecting the city's iconic red, white and blue configuration to explore how it came to be and why it's considered one of the best flags in the U.S.
View ArticlePhil Collins says he can ‘barely hold’ drum sticks while opening up about...
In an interview with BBC Breakfast, Collins, 70, admitted that he can no longer play the drums.
View ArticleSheriff: Navy officer accused of fatally shooting husband in Florida
A 34-year-old chief petty officer at Naval Air Station Pensacola is accused of locking her husband in their garage and fatally shooting him as he spoke to a 911 dispatcher, officials said.
View ArticleForecasters watching system in Caribbean as Mindy continues to move away from...
Forecasters are watching two tropical waves, including one that's in the Caribbean sea. Meanwhile, Mindy, the 13th named storm of the season, continues moving away from the U.S.
View ArticleFlorida nursing home group fears staffing challenges after Biden issues COVID...
After President Biden announced the plan for COVID vaccinations for healthcare workers, the Florida Health Care Association, the state’s largest nursing-home group, quickly raised concerns that the...
View ArticleFlorida parents say a stay in mask mandate case could cause ‘irreparable...
Pointing to potential “irreparable harm,” attorneys for a group of parents argued that school districts should be able to require students to wear masks while an appeals court weighs a challenge to...
View ArticleHurricane Larry losing intensity, but still expected to make landfall in...
Hurricane Larry is on track for landfall in Newfoundland, Canada, where hurricane warnings are in effect.
View ArticleDeSantis slammed for picking glitch-plagued unemployment agency to distribute...
Democratic lawmakers in South Florida say they’re troubled by Gov. DeSantis’ choice of the Department of Economic Opportunity — which oversees the state’s troubled unemployment agency — to distribute...
View ArticleUnvaccinated couple who both got COVID-19 die within hours of each other,...
An unvaccinated couple who both became infected with COVID-19 died within hours of each other, leaving seven children behind.
View Article‘Don’t DeSantis my California’: Newsom recall opponents find a foil in...
California Democrats and opponents of the effort to recall Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom have found a useful boogeyman to scare voters away from choosing a GOP governor: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and...
View ArticleJudge clears way for jury to walk through Stoneman Douglas crime scene
Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer rejected a defense motion asking her to put a stop to the prosecution’s plans to have the jury follow in the footsteps of the shooter charged with murdering 17...
View ArticleDemocrat removed as chair of Florida Senate panel that could hear Texas-style...
Florida Senate President Wilton Simpson on Thursday removed Sen. Lauren Book, a Plantation Democrat, as chair of a key committee that would likely review any Texas-style bill banning abortions after...
View Article‘What we experienced was not inevitable.’ As COVID raged in Florida, DeSantis...
Gov. Ron DeSantis didn’t anticipate how devastating Florida’s summer COVID-19 surge would be. The warning signs were there. The highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus had produced an...
View ArticleDeSantis calls Biden administration’s vaccine mandate a ‘hissy fit’
Gov. Ron DeSantis is among the growing chorus of Republican governors who have spoken out against President Biden’s vaccine mandates.
View ArticlePlan for killing goliath grouper released by Florida, up to 200 permits may...
A proposal to allow the first killing of goliath grouper in Florida in more than 30 years calls for up to 200 to be taken, with strict limits on size and location. Killing them would be banned on the...
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