Shooter in Publix killings was divorced and had financial trouble
Timothy Wall, the man police say killed a toddler and his grandmother at a South Florida Publix before turning the handgun on himself, had some financial trouble. Investigators say there is no known...
View ArticleThe wait is over for seeing civil court files in Florida
The Florida Supreme Court removed a requirement that court clerks screen all civil court files for confidential information before the public can see them.
View ArticleCOVID-19 in Florida: Here is the latest data, including new cases and deaths
Here are Florida's key coronavirus data as reported by the state, including new cases, death, hospitalizations and the progress of vaccine distribution.
View ArticleElderly woman attacked her 101-year-old neighbor, police say
A 71-year-old Hallandale Beach woman attacked her 101-year-old neighbor, police say, hitting her on the head and knocking away her walker.
View ArticleSmall plane makes emergency landing on Interstate 75 in Weston
A Cessna airplane made an emergency landing Friday afternoon on Interstate 75 and Mile Marker 37 in Weston, according to reports.
View ArticleCommunity spread of COVID drops in South Florida, even as vaccine hesitancy...
With nearly 6.5 million people vaccinated in South Florida, the new COVID case positivity rate has dropped below 3% in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties, a sign that vaccines are effective...
View ArticleFlags at half-staff Saturday as DeSantis declares Pulse Remembrance Day in...
To mark the passage of five years since the mass shooting at Pulse nightclub, Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered state flags be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset Saturday and asked Floridians to...
View ArticlePalm Beach County businesses can request a mobile vaccine unit for staff,...
The Health Care District of Palm Beach County is inviting businesses to host COVID vaccination clinics for their staff members and clients.
View ArticleWhere to find a coronavirus vaccine in South Florida
Still looking for a coronavirus vaccine? Here's where to find the COVID-19 shots in South Florida.
View Article2 top administrators step down as Broward schools face turmoil
Chief Financial Officer Judith Marte and Frank Girardi, executive director of capital programs, are leaving their jobs.
View ArticleOrlando’s LGBTQ+ communities of color saw increased acceptance after Pulse,...
In the five years since Pulse, members of Orlando’s Black and brown LGBTQ+ communities have seen great strides in acceptance and representation, but advocates say true equality is still distant.
View ArticleFive years after Pulse: The tragedy that struck Hispanics in Florida has also...
Orlando became the site of the worst massacre in Florida history, on June 12, 2016, but also a place where the heartbeat of “49 angels” continues to vibrate in a legacy of equality and acceptance that...
View ArticleStill dangerous: Why some hurricanes stay strong after landfall
Hurricane hunter planes don’t enter hurricanes over land for safety reasons. But aware of the threat hurricanes can pose to inland cities, scientists are devoting more attention and more technology to...
View ArticleLost sleep because of the pandemic? More people turning to doctors, new...
As the country emerges from the pandemic, South Florida doctors say they are flooded with patients who are battling sleep disorders.
View ArticleBiden calls Pulse ‘hallowed ground,’ will sign bill enshrining it as national...
President Biden said Saturday he would sign legislation making the Pulse site a national memorial, but added that more needs to be done to prevent gun violence in America on the fifth anniversary of...
View ArticleNews quiz for week of June 6
Think you are all caught up with the news? Test your knowledge of current events with the South Florida Sun Sentinel's news quiz, from the week of June 6, 2021.
View ArticleTropical depression may form in western Gulf; Saharan dust is on its way
Meanwhile, a layer of Saharan dust is moving over the southern Caribbean, according to experts. These plumes of dry air can slow the development of storms by starving them of the moisture they need to...
View ArticleHero grandma mourned after Publix shooting: ‘I’m not at all surprised she...
Litha Varone spent a lifetime helping people only to die while confronting a gunman after he shot and killed her toddler grandson inside a Publix in Royal Palm Beach. Now a community mourns the...
View ArticleDeSantis’ much-touted Florida EVerify immigration law snares no one
Florida’s law requiring businesses to use E-Verify or alternative documentation to ensure new hires have legal status has been in effect since Jan. 1, but there have been no complaints and no...
View ArticleDog food with salmonella meant to be trashed got sent to some Publix and...
One lot of Freshpet Select Small Dog Bite Size Beef & Egg Recipe Dog Food sold at select Publix and Target stores has been recalled, Freshpet announced Sunday.
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