Florida had more COVID cases last week than ever, but the positivity rate...
Florida reported a record 430,297 new coronavirus cases for the past week, but the the testing positivity rate dropped to for the first time in five weeks.
View ArticleGhislaine Maxwell sentencing date set for late June
A federal judge set June 28 as the sentencing date for socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, who was convicted last month on charges including sex trafficking and conspiracy relating to the recruitment of...
View ArticleOf 15 who qualified, 8 recommended for Broward schools superintendent
The School Board plans to review the list on Jan. 24 and possibly hire a new superintendent in February.
View ArticleLawmakers want to block teaching race relations in schools. Here’s a look at...
Even before Gov. Ron DeSantis started pushing for a law that would block content about race relations from being taught in schools, South Florida schools saw a share of similar content being deemed...
View ArticleSouth Florida’s year of action-packed weather: In 2021, we faced tornadoes,...
The top temperature hit 98 degrees, two tornadoes struck and 30 waterspouts spun over the ocean, the National Weather Service says as it released its weather summary for 2021 across South Florida and...
View ArticleHow common are breakthrough infections? Florida says they make up about 41%...
The state’s new approximation of breakthroughs, of at least 41% of COVID cases, is an increase from just a month ago when health officials estimated about 30% of new infections were in people who were...
View ArticleCOVID-19 update: More signs that the omicron surge is easing in Florida as...
Florida reported 49,339 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday as the 7-day average for new cases and the number of hospitalized COVID patients declined, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease...
View ArticleIntracoastal boat crash in Highland Beach results in injuries
A boat crash on the Intracoastal of Highland Beach has left injured boaters on this holiday weekend, according to uncomfirmed reports fron the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission.
View ArticleHostage standoff near Dallas ends with all captives rescued, hostage-taker...
Hostages who had been held for hours inside a Texas synagogue were rescued Saturday night, bringing an end to a standoff that had lasted nearly 12 hours.
View ArticleBroward powerbroker Michael Moskowitz dies days after seeing his son Jared...
Michael Moskowitz, the high-power attorney, lobbyist and one of Broward’s most prominent money-raisers for Democratic candidates, died late Saturday, just a year and a half after being diagnosed with...
View ArticleSouth Florida Congresswoman-elect Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick’s swearing-in...
Congresswoman-elect Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick is scheduled to take the oath of office on Jan. 18, one week after she won 79% of the vote in her Broward-Palm Beach county district. She becomes the...
View ArticleTornado destroys 31 mobile homes in Fort Myers; storms clearing in...
While most of South Florida was spared from Sunday’s worst weather, Florida’s west coast was hit with a tornado that topped 100 mph and destroyed dozens of homes. It was part of a winter storm that...
View ArticlePolice officer runs over and critically injures man lying in parking lot
A man lying in the parking lot of a closed Aldi was run over by a Fort Lauderdale police officer. The man was critically injured and taken the Broward Health Medical Center.
View ArticleRift erupts between DeSantis and his mentor Trump
DeSantis, a man Trump believes he put on the map, has been acting far less like an acolyte and more like a future competitor, Trump complains.
View ArticleCOVID-19 update: Pressure eases on Florida hospitals as number of infected...
The number of patients with COVID-19 in Florida hospitals declined over the weekend to 11,258 and many counties across the state have seen falling testing positivity rates — two indicators of a...
View Article‘Wheels Up, Guns Down’ riders buzz South Florida drivers aboard motorbikes...
Annual "Wheels Up Guns Down" riders took to South Florida highways aboard bicycles, but it was still illegal, police said.
View ArticleLawmakers want to block teaching race relations in schools. Here’s a look at...
Even before Gov. Ron DeSantis started pushing for a law that would block content about race relations from being taught in schools, South Florida schools saw a share of similar content being deemed...
View ArticleHow common are breakthrough infections? Florida says they make up about 41%...
The state’s new approximation of breakthroughs, of at least 41% of COVID cases, is an increase from just a month ago when health officials estimated about 30% of new infections were in people who were...
View ArticleMan, 38, killed in crash on I-95 in Boca Raton
A sedan driven by a 38-year-old Orlando City man cut directly into the path of an SUV for reasons that are not known, the FHP said Tuesday.
View ArticleNew monoclonal antibody treatment sites open in South Florida
The State Department of Health has opened three new monoclonal antibody treatment sites in South Florida to help fight COVID-19.
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