Florida’s COVID case count continues decline, although positivity rate inches...
Florida’s COVID case numbers continued downward Friday, although the test positivity rate inched back up from Thursday’s seven-month low. The state reported 2,371 new cases Friday and 94 more deaths.
View ArticleFlorida’s tax-free, hurricane shopping period begins soon. Here’s what’s exempt
Florida's tax-free shopping period for hurricane preparedness begins June 28. These are the items you can purchase.
View ArticleFlorida consumers get back-to-school, hurricane and ‘freedom’ sales-tax holidays
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a wide-ranging tax cut bill into law Friday, which will save consumers and businesses nearly $200 million. The bill, HB 7061, includes sales tax holidays on back-to-school...
View ArticleCorrectional officers charged with sleeping night of Jeffrey Epstein’s...
Tova Noel and Michael Thomas will complete 100 hours of community service and be under pretrial supervision for six months under the deferred prosecution agreement, which requires a judge’s approval....
View ArticleMatt Gaetz’s ex-girlfriend agrees to cooperate with sex trafficking...
An ex-girlfriend of U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz has agreed to cooperate in a sex-trafficking investigation into the Panhandle congressman, according to a CNN report
View Article46 fires burning across Florida, where risk remains high
Fire danger risk is high across Florida.
View ArticleTeenager, 15, arrested in fatal shooting
A 15-year-old faces a first-degree murder charge in the fatal shooting of Johnson St. Louis, 21.
View ArticleFlorida nursing homes: A real-time test for COVID vaccine immunity
When COVID vaccines arrived in Florida seniors in elder care facilities were among the first to get them. Now senior advocate organizations are closely watching cases to gauge how long immunity will...
View ArticleJoel Greenberg kept committing crimes well after he learned feds were...
For months after federal agents first issued a subpoena for records to the Seminole County Tax Collector's Office in April 2019, Joel Greenberg continued committing crimes, according to a plea...
View Article60-year-old man arrested in Miami teen jogger’s hit-and-run death, police say
Three days after police interviewed a suspect and found the car they believe was involved in the hit-and-run death of a teenage jogger in Miami, an arrest has been made.
View ArticlePeople continue to find bundles of cocaine washing up in the Florida Keys
On two different days this past week, citizens reported finding a package of cocaine on the shoreline of Islamorada. Each weighed about 1.1 kilograms.
View ArticleAna becomes first named storm of 2021 hurricane season
Subtropical storm Ana, the first named storm of the season, has formed northeast of Bermuda, according to the National Hurricane Center. The Atlantic hurricane season officially runs June through...
View ArticleMap: Am I in an evacuation zone? What is the nearest shelter?
This map shows the evacuation zones in Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties. It also details shelters if you need to evacuate. Not all the shelters will be open at the same time.
View ArticleFlorida reports 1,606 new COVID cases and 27 more deaths
New COVID cases in Florida on Monday dipped to a level last seen in early fall, signaling that vaccines are effective in the Sunshine State. Monday also marked the third continuous day with additional...
View ArticleFlorida reports 1,874 new COVID cases and 80 more deaths
The positivity rate for COVID continues to drop in the state with more than 10 million Floridians now vaccinated.
View ArticleDeSantis, Corcoran want to keep ‘crazy liberal stuff’ out of civics lessons...
The state's proposed revisions to its civics standards, and its attempt to ban critical race theory, have prompted criticism from those who argue the DeSantis administration is pushing politically...
View ArticleDeSantis signs gambling bills
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law a series of gambling-related measures approved by state legislators earlier this month.
View ArticleNo survivors found after firefighting helicopter crashes near Leesburg...
One person was confirmed dead and there were no survivors located, Leesburg Fire Rescue said in a Facebook post. “The crash appears to be a total loss,” the post said.
View ArticleA day-by-day checklist as a hurricane approaches
Here's what you should do in the days leading up to a potential hurricane hit.
View ArticleHere are the essential hurricane supplies you should keep on hand
When a storm strikes, keep these food items, cleaning supplies and tools on hand.
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