Broward schools need overhaul to protect children, safety panel says
Interim Superintendent Vickie Cartwright she’s been addressing safety concerns as soon as she learns about them, but the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Public Safety Commission remained skeptical.
View ArticleHurricane Sam’s top winds reach 140 mph; 2 tropical storms could form this week
Hurricane Sam's winds reach 140 mph, as forecasters predict two more tropical storms will form this week.
View ArticleFlorida finally wins approval for summer food stamp program helping children...
Florida is approved for a $375 one-time federal food stamp boost aimed at helping children in poverty get enough to eat over the summer.
View ArticleMAP: Here’s the latest forecast track of Hurricane Sam
Here's the latest forecast track of Hurricane Sam. Sam is expected to be near the eastern edge of the Caribbean by Thursday and Bermuda early Saturday morning.
View ArticleFlorida hopes to land a Space Force training site
Florida’s space agency has been working to bring a Space Force training site to the state after the command headquarters for the fledgling military branch landed in Alabama.
View ArticleBiden gives Broward schools $421,000 to offset mask mandate penalties
The money is part of a Biden administration grant created in early September to assist school districts that were penalized by their state government for imposing measures to safeguard against COVID-19.
View ArticleDriver shot and killed a man he says threatened him at a Miramar intersection
Police said the driver fired one shot, killing the man, who was pronounced dead by first responders.
View ArticleHurricane Victor likely to form in far eastern Atlantic this week,...
Tropical Depression Twenty, which formed Wednesday in the far eastern Atlantic, is expected to quickly strengthen into Tropical Storm Victor then become the season's eighth hurricane within days,...
View ArticleCOVID-19 in Florida: State reports 5,819 new cases; daily average below 6,000...
Here are the updated statistics on COVID-19 in Florida including new cases, deaths, hospitalizations, testing positivity and vaccinations. Florida on reported 5,819 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday and...
View ArticleFlorida man traps a writhing gator in a garbage bin
A Florida man trapped an alligator in a garbage bin and then released it into a nearby pond as onlookers watched in amazement.
View ArticleHere’s where to get COVID booster shots in South Florida
People with moderately to severely compromised immune systems have been able to get an additional dose of the coronavirus vaccine, and recent, the federal government approved Pfizer vaccine boosters....
View ArticleHolness asserts Cherfilus-McCormick is ‘ineligible to hold office,’ asks...
Dale Holness, who lost a high-profile contest to Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick by five votes, is asking a court to throw out her victory. Among his assertions in a lawsuit is that one of...
View ArticleIn Orlando, DeSantis proposes raises, bonuses for first responders
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced plans for another round of $1,000 bonuses for police and other first responders.
View ArticleNew omicron variant is likely in Florida, but it will take some time to...
Omicron may already be circulating in populous Florida, where international travelers, cruise passengers and snowbirds abound in the winter months. Researchers are testing COVID samples and wastewater...
View ArticleGhislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein were ‘partners in crime,’ prosecutor says....
A key question for jurors will be: Was Ghislaine Maxwell an unwitting pawn of Jeffrey Epstein’s manipulations or an opportunist who knew all about his sex crimes?
View ArticlePolitical maps released by Florida House could help GOP
The last time the state redrew political lines, the initially approved maps were declared unconstitutional and it took a three-year legal battle before the Supreme Court finally approved them.
View ArticleRapper withdraws demand for speedy murder trial
Jamell Demons, the rapper known to fans as YNW Melly, withdrew his demand for a speedy trial in his murder case after his lawyer worked out a plan with prosecutors to start picking a jury in March.
View Article2 injured after someone shoots through a home’s sliding glass door in gated...
The Monday night shooting happened in an upscale gated community in Miramar called the Enclave.
View ArticleSupport local journalism with the Sun Sentinel’s Community News Fund
South Florida Sun Sentinel launched its Community News Fund to receive tax-deductible contributions from donors to support its journalism. Donations are handled by the not-for-profit Florida Press...
View ArticleHurricanes steer clear of South Florida. What’s going on?
Hurricanes turned out to be a bigger threat to New York City this year than to Miami. The Florida peninsula escaped any landfalls during the third-busiest season in history, a season that produced...
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