Florida reports less than 100 COVID deaths, for third day in a row
Florida reported 3,312 new coronavirus cases on Monday and another 81 new resident deaths linked to COVID-19. That marks the third consecutive day with fewer than 100 reported deaths.
View ArticleDemocrats: COVID vaccine under DeSantis governed by ‘favoritism, frustration...
Congressional Democrats faulted Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday for bungling the response to the coronavirus for the past year and presiding over a COVID-19 vaccination program they said prioritizes...
View ArticleAll Florida residents 60 and up will qualify for COVID vaccines on March 15
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that Florida residents ages 60 and older will be able to get the COVID vaccine starting on March 15.
View ArticleDemocrats — and Republicans — praise Biden granting TPS to Venezuelans in U.S.
The decision by President Joe Biden’s administration to grant temporary protected status for Venezuelans living in the U.S. produced something extraordinary on Monday: bipartisan praise. Democrats and...
View ArticleLauderhill city commissioners got to fill 50 appointments for state rep’s...
Should elected officials get to book COVID-19 vaccine appointments? Lauderhill city commissioners got 50 slots to fill.
View ArticleDeloitte Consulting tells Florida senators it isn’t to blame for unemployment...
The company behind Florida’s defective unemployment website says it isn’t to blame for how the site fared during the coronavirus pandemic, maintaining that it built the system Florida asked it to.
View ArticleJudge tosses out lawsuit against Florida, Deloitte over flawed unemployment...
A Leon circuit court judge has dismissed a potential class-action lawsuit against the state and Deloitte Consulting stemming from problems with Florida’s online unemployment compensation system during...
View ArticleFlorida police officer killed in wrong-way crash on interstate
A Florida police officer was killed early Tuesday by a wrong-way driver on a Tampa interstate highway.
View ArticleVoter Guide: Candidates in the March 9 South Florida municipal elections
Here are the candidates for the March 9, 2021, municipal elections in Broward and south Palm Beach County. The candidates were asked for the top three issues they think their communities face.
View ArticleVoting in today’s municipal elections? Here’s what you need to know
Today is Election Day in municipalities across South Florida. Here's what you need to know to cast your ballot.
View ArticleDropping Confederate holidays in Florida a focus for some Democrats
Three bills filed by South Florida Democrats take aim at legal holidays honoring the Confederacy and its leaders. The birthdays of Confederate General Robert E. Lee and Confederate President Jefferson...
View ArticleBiden family dogs sent back to Delaware after Major bites White House guard
White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki initially declined to comment on the biting incident, but conceded Tuesday afternoon that Major was “surprised by an unfamiliar individual” and “reacted in a way that...
View ArticleDeadly I-95 crossroads will get safety upgrades. Will it help?
In the past 13 months, 88 crashes have occurred in the maze of ramps around I-95, I-595 and Marina Mile in Fort Lauderdale.
View ArticleFlorida senator says he’s ‘Christian, not an attorney.’ Other lawmakers call...
Florida Sen. Jeff Brandes said he was just joking when he said he was a “Christian, not an attorney,” but at least three senators in the state Legislature have described Brandes’ remarks as offensive.
View ArticleFlorida reports 4,426 new coronavirus cases and another 125 new resident deaths
Florida reported 4,426 new coronavirus cases and another 125 new resident deaths.
View ArticleTexts show Manatee COVID-19 vaccine site was set up to help DeSantis’ reelection
The already controversial Lakewood Ranch vaccination pod in Manatee County was carefully choreographed by organizers and the governor’s office to help him politically in his reelection next year, texts...
View ArticleWith TV news viewing polarized, slice of Republicans leaving Fox and watching...
New evidence shows Boca Raton-based Newsmax is enjoying newfound popularity among the community of Donald Trump supporters, Republicans and conservatives – as some have turned away from their longtime...
View ArticleVoters overwhelmingly use mail ballots in Palm Beach County municipal races
Municipal voters in Palm Beach County largely chose mail ballots in Tuesday's election.
View ArticleReal estate agent abducted, robbed and shot to death. The suspect: A...
Stefano Jammel Barbosa was born in Campinas, Brazil, and earned two bachelor’s degrees from Pennsylvania State University. He later moved to South Florida and took up real estate, one of his many...
View ArticleVoracious super termites are carving out a new existence in South Florida,...
Invasive subterranean termite that have gained a foothold in South Florida are looking beyond dead wood, gutting South Florida's oldest living trees and leaving them vulnerable to being toppled by high...
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