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View ArticleDeSantis picks daughter of powerful state senator for Public Service...
Gabriella Passidomo, the daughter of an influential state senator, has been appointed Monday by Gov. Ron DeSantis to a seat on the Florida Public Service Commission.
View ArticlePembroke Pines man faces child pornography charges after investigators get...
Investigators received nearly 90 cyber tips that led them to Steven Edward Syms, 38, who's accused of possessing child pornography.
View ArticleDeSantis signs bill expanding private school voucher programs
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law Tuesday greatly expanding the state’s K-12 school vouchers programs, reducing eligibility requirements and chipping away at oversight of the programs providing...
View ArticleCorcoran, 8 others to be interviewed for Florida State University presidency
Richard Corcoran, the state’s current education commissioner and former House speaker, emerged Tuesday as one of nine candidates who will be interviewed to become the next president of Florida State...
View ArticleGov. DeSantis calls for a ‘normal school year’ in the fall
“Our direction is relatively simple: Have a normal school year," Gov. Ron DeSantis said about Florida schools and COVID-19 safeguards for the fall semester.
View ArticleRobert Runcie will step down as schools superintendent, but turmoil and...
Under a $754,900 separation agreement approved by a divided School Board on Tuesday, Superintendent Robert Runcie will stay around in some capacity until Aug. 10.
View ArticleDeSantis declares state of emergency over pipeline shutdown
Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency in Florida because of a cyberattack on the biggest fuel pipeline in the U.S. that is disrupting gas supplies.
View ArticleSelf-described ‘witch’ faces murder charge in missing mom Leila Cavett’s...
Shannon Ryan, the 40-year-old self-proclaimed witch who was implicated in Leila Cavett’s disappearance, faces a second-degree murder charge in Hollywood. He also faces a charge of tampering with...
View ArticleCustomer at Florida Dunkin’ dies after being punched by employee, police say
A 77-year-old Dunkin' customer died after being punched by an employee who said the customer repeatedly used a racial slur, according to Tampa police.
View ArticleNikki Fried, a likely candidate for governor, promises ‘something new’ on June 1
Nikki Fried, a likely candidate for governor, posted a video Wednesday giving June 1 as the date she will make an announcement.
View ArticleSun Sentinel wins national award for death penalty editorials
The Sun Sentinel Editorial Board has taken first place in the National Headliner Awards for its series of editorials advocating for the end of the death penalty in Florida.
View ArticleHurricane Zeta reclassified as 7th major hurricane of the 2020 season, tying...
Hurricane Zeta was re-classified as a major hurricane Tuesday by the National Hurricane Center, meaning the 2020 season had a record-tying seven major hurricanes.
View ArticleFlorida reports 3,184 new COVID cases, 51 more deaths
Florida reported 3,184 new cases and 51 additional deaths from COVID-19. The daily count of new cases remains stable during May while vaccination continues.
View ArticleFlorida’s jobless will soon have to start looking for work again to get...
Floridians claiming unemployment benefits must search for jobs again to receive the benefit, starting May 29, Dane Eagle, Secretary of the Department of Economic Opportunity, the state agency in charge...
View ArticleDeSantis signs bills to fight flooding and sea-level rise in Florida
“We’re really putting our money where our mouth is when it comes to protecting the state of Florida and particularly our coastal communities from the risks of flooding and storms,” Gov. Ron DeSantis...
View ArticleFrench fries and handcuffs: Times Square stray bullet shooter runs out of...
Farrakhan Muhammad, 31, ran off after he allegedly fired off several shots at his own brother, another street vendor, during a turf war on Broadway and W. 45th St. Saturday afternoon in the heart of...
View ArticleCongress candidate Barbara Sharief suggests legislator-opponents should quit...
The large number of elected officials running to fill the job left vacant by the death of Congressman Alcee Hastings is creating a domino effect of turnover, and could mean some Broward and Palm Beach...
View ArticleSome gas stations run dry as drivers buy in a panic; analysts say there’s no...
Florida's gas supply comes into ports by ship. The hacking of the Colonial Pipeline should have little effect, but that didn't stop people from racing out to fill up.
View ArticleA beloved fish may get the hook, as Florida gives initial approval to...
A proposal to allow goliath groupers to be killed received preliminary approval Wednesday from the Florida wildlife commission, over the objections of many scientists, conservationists and divers.
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