COVID-19 update: Florida reports 38,614 new cases as vaccination rates drop...
As Florida's 7-day average for daily new cases fell to it’s lowest level since Dec. 29, daily vaccination rates are at their lowest in nearly seven months, according to data from the U.S. Centers for...
View ArticleJudge: UF can’t stop professor testimony in cases conflicting with state
A federal judge on Friday temporarily prohibited the University of Florida from enforcing a policy that restricted faculty members from providing expert testimony in cases that conflict with positions...
View ArticleFeds launch appeal of ruling on sports betting
With the future of mobile sports betting in Florida at stake, the federal government this week took the first step in appealing a judge’s decision that scrapped a deal that gave the Seminole Tribe...
View ArticleGiuliani associate gets year in prison in foreign donor case
Igor Fruman, who helped Rudy Giuliani seek damaging information against Joe Biden in Ukraine, was sentenced to a year and a day in prison and fined $10,000 Friday in an unrelated campaign finance case....
View ArticleBroward School Board approves small raise and $2,000 bonus for teachers
The School Board voted unanimously in a special meeting Friday to a contract that gives teachers raises of 1% to 1.33%, in addition to a bonus.
View ArticleAs Brightline sees ridership increase, here are the additions on the way
Brightline, South Florida’s high-speed railroad, said Friday its ridership numbers during the pandemic are starting to rise, even with a fare increase.
View ArticleDeSantis won’t say if he’s boosted against COVID-19, says status could be...
The comment could be taken as a direct response to former President Trump, who said in an interview earlier this month that politicians who don’t reveal their booster status are “gutless.”
View ArticleFPL consultants behind ‘ghost’ candidate scheme funded anti-net metering...
Energy Fairness, an anti-net metering think tank, has received extensive funding from entities controlled by FPL consultants.
View ArticleManatees finally eat lettuce offered to them to hold off starvation
The effort to feed manatees them began in November in an attempt to prevent another famine. But the unprecedented action failed to bear fruit until Thursday, when a couple of manatees began eating the...
View ArticleFIU President Mark Rosenberg abruptly resigns, citing health reasons
Florida International University President Mark Rosenberg unexpectedly announced his resignation Friday, prompting the school’s trustees to quickly select an interim replacement.
View ArticleOmicron shows signs of decline in Florida but weekly death toll rises by 605
Florida’s weekly COVID-19 report showed a drop in new cases from the record high last week, an indication that the state has passed the peak of the omicron wave and the testing madness has subsided....
View ArticleAnthony Moscatiello and Anthony Ferrari reach plea deals in Miami Subs...
Anthony Moscatiello and Anthony Ferrari, the men previously convicted in the murder of Miami Subs founder Gus Boulis, reached plea deals in court Thursday, ending a 22-year-long saga in one of South...
View ArticleBlast of arctic air could drop South Florida temperatures into low 40s late...
The coldest temperatures of the season are expected to push into the region late this weekend, meaning Broward and Palm Beach residents could see temperatures in the lows 40s, and wind chills, in the...
View ArticleCOVID-19 update: Florida reports 22,818 new cases, lowest daily count since...
Florida reported 22,818 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday as the 7-day average for new cases dropped to its lowest level since Dec. 28, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. Here...
View ArticleFlorida gets estimated $4 billion bump in tax dollars
Florida will collect nearly $4 billion more in general-revenue taxes than had been expected over two years, economists say.
View Article‘Ghost’ candidate in key state Senate race had help from controversial...
Handwriting experts say Orlando political strategist Eric Foglesong likely wrote the $1,187 check that paid qualifying fees for Jestine Iannotti, a non-party affiliated candidate whose run for state...
View ArticleSeminole state attorney chose not to probe elections complaint in key Senate...
Prosecutors in Seminole opted to hand off a complaint alleging lawbreaking in the Senate District 9 race to state elections officials.
View ArticleWoman says consultant paid her to put name on PAC promoting Central Florida...
New details have emerged in the criminal case against Frank Artiles, who's accused of paying a friend to run as a spoiler candidate.
View ArticleWoman paid to front group behind ‘ghost’ candidates says consultant used...
More evidence in the criminal case against ex-lawmaker Frank Artiles was made public by prosecutors on Thursday.
View ArticleFlorida Power & Light execs worked closely with consultants behind ‘ghost’...
Secret records show Florida Power & Light executives coordinated with the operatives behind the dark-money nonprofit Grow United.
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