One of last year’s many tropical storms was, in fact, a hurricane, leaving...
The National Hurricane Center declared Gamma a hurricane Tuesday, meaning the 2020 season had 14 hurricanes, one shy of the record established in 2005.
View ArticleSheriff Greg Tony on Derek Chauvin verdict: It’s a reminder that officers...
A jury’s decision to find a former officer guilty of murder in the death of George Floyd brings renewed hope of “continued positive change, social justice and equitable judicial outcomes,” Broward...
View ArticlePolice in Ohio shoot and kill teenage girl, shortly before Derek Chauvin verdict
The victim was trying to stab another girl, police said.
View ArticleFlorida lawmakers’ effort to restrict local control of vacation rental...
Time has apparently run out on the Florida Legislature's attempt to restrict local regulation of short-term rental properties.
View ArticleRepublican legislators in states from Florida to Iowa are creating harsher...
Republican-led states are introducing punitive new measures governing protests.
View ArticleBroward County’s Lauren Book elected to lead Florida Senate Democrats
Lauren Book, a Broward County state senator, has been elected to lead Democrats in the Florida Senate starting in 2022.
View ArticleOvernight meteor shower could display another fireball in South Florida sky
South Floridians could see a fireballs in the sky during the Lyrid meteor shower late Wednesday into early Thursday.
View ArticleFlorida may be an ‘oasis of freedom’ in COVID reopenings — but the Capitol is...
Florida has been touted by Gov. Ron DeSantis as an "oasis of freedom" that resisted prolonged coronavirus lockdowns — but the state Capitol is still closed to the public.
View ArticleVice President Kamala Harris, congressional leaders pay tribute to the late...
Vice President Kamala Harris, top congressional leaders, and Florida colleagues paid tribute to the late Congressman Alcee Hastings at a memorial service at the U.S. Capitol.
View ArticleCould Robert Runcie be out as schools superintendent?
Robert Runcie’s future as superintendent of the nation’s sixth-largest school district could be in jeopardy after his arrest on a perjury charge.
View ArticleFlorida reports 5,571 new cases and 83 more deaths
Florida reported 5,571 new cases and 83 more deaths from COVID-19
View ArticleThere’s a rare storm brewing in the southern Atlantic, forecasters say. It’s...
Weeks ahead of the June 1 start of hurricane season, a rare subtropical storm has formed in the southern Atlantic Ocean.
View ArticleSWAT team called in after man fires shot, barricades himself in Fort Lauderdale
Jordan Avila, 25, of Fort Lauderdale, is accused of firing a gun in the street and a SWAT team was called in to help arrest him, police said.
View ArticleHow two bogus stories — over a shooting and kidnapping — led to a chaotic day...
Throngs of people dealt with a worrisome start to the day Wednesday: The cops were investigating a reported shooting and kidnapping that turned out to be fake.
View ArticleFlorida ‘anti-riot’ law is unconstitutional, federal lawsuit in Orlando contends
An Orlando civil rights attorney filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against Gov. Ron DeSantis, Attorney General Ashley Moody and Orange County Sheriff John Mina in what may be the first legal challenge...
View ArticleDeSantis suggests Chauvin jury was ‘scared of what a mob may do’
In June, DeSantis called Floyd’s death a murder. On Tuesday, however, his comments about the “mob” ran counter to the reaction from many Florida Republicans.
View ArticleFlorida House passes school voucher expansion; families making nearly $100K...
The Florida House voted to expand the state’s school voucher programs Wednesday, opening up scholarships created to help children living in poverty to youngsters from families earning nearly $100,000 a...
View ArticleLawmakers grapple over jobless system, benefits as session nears end
One year after Florida’s unemployment system ground to a halt, delaying claims for millions laid off due to the coronavirus pandemic, lawmakers remain at odds whether to increase the state’s maximum...
View ArticleBarbara Myrick, Broward schools’ top lawyer, helped withhold info after...
The Broward School Board’s top staff lawyer is now under indictment, accused of unlawful disclosure of statewide grand jury proceedings, a felony punishable by a maximum of five years in prison.
View ArticleSuperintendent Robert Runcie, now charged with perjury, long dealt with...
Broward County School Superintendent Robert Runcie, who long drew praise for his work, became a target of scorn after the Parkland school shooting.
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