Senate aims to keep churches open in aftermath of COVID-19 closings
The Florida Senate is poised to take up a proposal that would help prevent closures of religious institutions during future emergencies.
View ArticleHas Florida reached the peak of omicron infections? Here is what to expect...
At least a million more Floridians likely will get infected with the highly contagious omicron variant by the end of January. Some will be hospitalized. But almost as fast as omicron took off in...
View ArticleCOVID-19 update: Florida reports 54,994 new cases, adds 262 new deaths to total
Florida reported 54,994 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday and increased its death toll by 262 as hospitalizations continued to increase, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...
View ArticleSheriff: Florida mother killed her 2 young sons, then shot herself
The Pasco County Sheriff did not release the names of the mother and her children, but said the boys were 3 years old and 9 months, respectively.
View ArticleLauderhill police cruiser set on fire in synagogue parking lot; arson suspected
A Lauderhill police cruiser was set on fire in a synagogue parking lot, and it's being investigated as an arson.
View ArticleFort Lauderdale police sergeant arrested on fraud and theft charges
Sgt. James McDowell turned himself in at the Main Jail in downtown Fort Lauderdale, the department announced. He faces three counts of grand theft and one count of organized scheme to defraud.
View ArticleFlorida Democrats ask DOJ to review if DeSantis’ election crime proposal...
Florida’s congressional Democrats asked Attorney General Merrick Garland to launch a review into whether there is a pattern of voter suppression in the state based largely on a proposal floated by...
View Article‘You’re a miracle:’ South Florida man walking and talking after being...
Zach Corliss, a 22-year-old Parkland resident, is fortunate to be walking and talking just four and a half months after colliding with an 18-wheeler at 65 mph and sustaining brain and spinal cord...
View Article‘Dolphin Tale’ star Winter’s ashes released into Gulf
The ashes of Winter the dolphin were returned to the sea on Thursday in a Himalayan sea salt urn.
View ArticleFlorida Supreme Court overturns conviction of defiant Death Row inmate in...
Peter Avsenew, the convicted killer who defiantly told a jury that he had no regrets, raised a middle finger to the victims’ families, and warned a judge he would kill again unless he is executed, is...
View ArticleBroward’s newest state representative won a convincing victory. He’ll take...
Daryl Campbell was resoundingly elected as Florida’s newest state representative, and he'll be allowed to take office in about two weeks. Some Democrats had feared that the Republicans who have the...
View Article‘I’m so sorry, man. I fell asleep’: Driver charged in death of Weston mom who...
Eight months after a Weston mom was killed while riding her bicycle, a driver has been charged with her death. But the driver’s lawyer said this was just a terrible accident, not a crime.
View ArticleSupreme Court gives Florida’s big employers clarity by rejecting Biden’s...
Florida’s large employers saw some relief Thursday from being whipsawed by contradictory state and federal laws that govern COVID vaccine mandates: The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a Biden...
View ArticleAttempt to feed manatees fails so far, but effort to hold off starvation will...
State and federal wildlife officials undertook the unusual step of offering food to manatees last month after an unprecedented number of deaths last year, most from starvation. But so far, the manatees...
View ArticleFamily of teen killed in dirt-bike crash plan to sue, saying Boynton officer,...
The family of Stanley Davis III vows there will not be peace until the Boynton Beach police and the officer who followed the teenager are held accountable for his death in a dirt-bike crash.
View ArticleFederal judge allows UF professors’ lawsuit to move forward
A federal judge on Monday refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed by University of Florida professors challenging a policy that gives the school discretion in blocking faculty members from testifying...
View ArticleTeenage YouTube sensation with rare aging condition dies: She ‘was set free’
The rapidly aging 15 year old recently lost her hearing
View ArticleFlorida is poised to ban most abortions after 15 weeks. Here’s why.
A proposed 15-week abortion ban has a clear political path through the conservative Florida Legislature.
View ArticleCOVID-19 update: Florida reports 59,061 new cases as 7-day average drops to...
Florida reported 59,061 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday as the 7-day average declined for the second day in a row, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. Here are the updated...
View ArticleJudge takes aim at UF arguments in professors’ battle
In a fiery hearing Friday, a federal judge excoriated a lawyer for the University of Florida who accused political science professors of having “misled” the court in a lawsuit challenging the school’s...
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