DeSantis threatens CBS with ‘consequences’ over ‘pay-for-play’ vaccine story...
“There was an apparent weakness in the CBS presentation on which they have seized in an attempt to counter the main thrust of [the story],” said Mac Stipanovich, a Tallahassee consultant and anti-Trump...
View ArticleCongressman Alcee Hastings, after career of triumph, calamity and comeback,...
Congressman Alcee Hastings died Tuesday. The South Florida congressman, who was 84, made history in many ways — positive and negative. He was a civil rights lawyer in 1960s and '70s Fort Lauderdale. He...
View ArticleRickards middle school students move to Broward College after roof collapse
About 250 of the school’s 942 are expected to attend at the college location starting Wednesday.
View ArticleDeSantis’ Big Tech crackdown bill is ready for vote in full House
Despite concerns about its constitutionality, a bill to punish Big Tech companies that “deplatform” candidates remove or censor users’ speech without reason is ready for a vote in the House after...
View ArticleHigh-tech and high-flying deputies nab two for shooting and drugs, Broward...
New technology is beating 911 callers to the punch when tracking down gunfire in Broward County and the latest incident resulted in the arrests of two men accused of firing a weapon and attempting to...
View ArticleAfter the shooting, a Fort Lauderdale neighborhood goes quiet
People around Tony’s Market in Fort Lauderdale were reluctant Tuesday to discuss a shooting that left two children hospitalized. Police, too, released little new information.
View ArticleState prisons set to receive 33K doses of COVID-19 vaccine
Florida Department of Corrections facilities will receive 33,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, a spokeswoman for the Florida Division of Emergency Management said Tuesday evening.
View ArticleMatt Gaetz, one of Trump’s most vocal allies, is said to have sought a...
In the final weeks of Donald Trump’s term, Matt Gaetz is said to have privately asked the White House for blanket preemptive pardons for himself and unidentified congressional allies.
View ArticleTop Florida Republicans offer warm words on Alcee Hastings death. Ron...
Within hours of his death on Tuesday, Florida’s top Republicans all paid warm respects to Congressman Alcee Hastings, the outspoken liberal Democrat. But the words from one – Gov. Ron DeSantis – stood...
View ArticleGators roll around Florida backyard. And it’s caught on video.
Two alligators intertwine and roll around on a grassy shore in what could be a courtship ritual. Gator courting season is going on now.
View ArticleFormer FSU football star and NFL player Travis Rudolph accused of murder
Travis Rudolph, a former football player at Cardinal Newman High and Florida State University, was arrested in Palm Beach County on charges of first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder,...
View ArticleDeputies remove 10-foot gator found under car in Florida
One Florida sheriff's department has been busy rounding up wayward alligators. One was 10 feet, 2 inches long.
View ArticleFlorida reports 5,885 new COVID-19 cases and 42 more deaths
Florida reported 5,885 new COVID-19 cases and 42 more deaths on Wednesday.
View ArticleBusiness tax cut makes Florida online sales tax OK, activist Grover Norquist...
Florida lawmakers are poised to add a large business tax cut to a bill that would require online retailers to collect more sales taxes from purchases, avoiding violating a pledge made by three dozen...
View ArticleAlcee Hastings didn’t want a funeral, so there won’t be a service
U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings made his wishes clear before his death: No funeral. His wish was to be cremated.
View ArticleDeSantis complains again about ’60 Minutes’ story, gets vaccinated off-camera
Shortly afterward, a DeSantis spokesman said the governor had privately received his vaccination shot. DeSantis joins Trump in receiving his shot off-camera, without publicizing it.
View ArticleFlorida Senate unveils scaled-down gambling bills with no sports betting
A Trump casino or sports betting? It isn't on the table in Florida's latest gambling bills.
View ArticleAlleged Bahamas flight Matt Gaetz took with former Orlando airport board...
Federal investigators are probing a trip to the Bahamas that U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz allegedly took with former Orlando International Airport board appointee Jason Pirozzolo as part of a probe into...
View ArticleNY investor behind Piney Point ran hedge funds, a blueberry farm and string...
Florida has vowed to hold the owner of the Piney Point phosphate plant “accountable” for problems at the facility, according to the Bradenton Herald.
View ArticleFlorida Senate OKs making restaurant booze-to-go a permanent thing
The Florida Senate approved a bill that would permanently allow restaurants to sell alcoholic drinks with take-home meals.
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