Florida sets COVID-19 record with 173 more deaths reported Thursday
Florida reported 173 more COVID-19 fatalities on Thursday, which is the most of any day throughout the coronavirus pandemic. The Florida Department of Health also says COVID-19 infections are on the...
View ArticleBlack community leaders raise concerns over mysterious political mailer
A campaign advertisement mailed to voters and distributed at community events that contains endorsements for a slew of candidates in the Aug. 18 primary and nonpartisan elections is drawing concerns...
View ArticleTsunami warning canceled after 7.8 earthquake hits Alaska coast
A powerful earthquake on the Alaska Peninsula jolted coastal communities late Tuesday, and some residents briefly scrambled for higher ground over fears of a tsunami.
View ArticleBrevard state Rep. Randy Fine, his wife and 2 sons all test positive for...
State Rep. Randy Fine, his wife and two sons all have tested positive for COVID-19, making Fine the second state lawmaker to reveal he has contracted the coronavirus.
View ArticleNine-time felon arrested for shooting 1-year-old child, police say
A Fort Lauderdale man with nine felony convictions was arrested Wednesday for a Sunday night shooting that injured a 1-year-old child in unincorporated central Broward County.
View ArticleFlorida willing to investigate rumors about positive COVID results with no...
Gov. Ron DeSantis said he has become aware of people in Florida claiming they went to get tested for coronavirus, left before getting swabbed, and then received positive results. "If people that have...
View ArticleTeacher and aide fired after being accused of abusing and swearing at kids
A teacher and aide at Pasadena Lakes Elementary have been fired following an investigation into abuse, captured by a hidden recorder.
View ArticleHuge majority of Florida voters want statewide mask order; most say it’s not...
An overwhelming majority of Florida voters want the state to require people to wear masks in public to combat the spread of the coronavirus. Quinnipiac University Poll released Thursday also found a...
View ArticleGov. Ron DeSantis’ popularity plunges and Trump’s declines as coronavirus...
Public approval of Gov. Ron DeSantis has plunged as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage and Floridians have also turned more negative toward President Donald Trump.
View ArticlePoll shows Biden with 13-point lead over Trump in Florida
With just over 100 days until Election Day, a new Florida poll shows Democrat Joe Biden significantly ahead of President Donald Trump.
View ArticleParkland parents throw support behind Gregory Tony in bitterly fought race...
Sheriff Gregory Tony doesn’t want Broward County voters to forget who was in charge on Feb. 14, 2018, the day a gunman killed 17 students and staff at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
View ArticlePresident Trump calls off Florida segment of GOP National Convention, citing...
President Trump announced that he has canceled segments of the Republican National Convention scheduled for Florida next month, citing a “flare-up” of the coronavirus.
View ArticleOrlando firms stole millions from people who needed help with credit card...
A federal judge last week ordered a group of Orlando businesses to halt what investigators claim is a “bogus” credit card debt reduction scheme, one that has gone one for more than six years and...
View ArticleAll that rain and humidity causing a problem for some people who want to vote...
All the recent rain, and the accompanying humidity, are gumming up the works for some people who planning to vote by mail in the August primary and nonpartisan elections. Some Broward voters are...
View ArticleTrump administration requires weekly nursing home COVID tests in effort to...
The Trump administration has announced plans to require certain nursing homes to test staff “and visitors” for coronavirus once a week and opened the door to again allowing visitation at the homes.
View ArticleVolunteers needed by Red Cross for COVID-19 hurricane season
The Red Cross needs local volunteers in a variety of roles due to COVID-19 for the 2020 hurricane season. Also, the Red Cross is looking for established partner organizations to support the...
View ArticleFlorida tops 400,000 COVID-19 cases with 12,444 reported Friday
The Florida Department of Health reported 12,444 more cases on Friday, for a grand total of 402,313. The state has reported an average of 10,724 cases per day over the past seven days.
View ArticleBernie Sanders says Broward needs progressive state attorney to ‘dismantle’...
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, the former presidential candidate and icon to many in the Democratic Party's progressive wing, is endorsing a candidate in the primary for Broward state attorney....
View ArticleThey falsified their safety work at South Florida’s nuclear power plant. Now...
Maintenance staff at a South Florida nuclear power plant said they’d performed upkeep on a critical piece of the reactor, but inspectors from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission found that the crews...
View ArticleExhausted South Florida hospital workers asking the public for help
With doctors and nurses reaching breaking point, 10 South Florida health systems have banded together to ask the public for help in curbing the spread of coronavirus.
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