Broward College and Florida International receive $70 million in donations...
Billionaire philanthropist Mackenzie Scott donated $30 million to Broward College and $40 million to Florida International University.
View ArticleDriver charged in deadly 2019 crash was intoxicated and speeding, police say
A Boynton Beach man faces charges of vehicular homicide and DUI manslaughter in a crash on the Davie Boulevard overpass to Interstate 95.
View ArticleFlorida attorney general defends $3,000 cap for contributions to get...
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody urged a federal judge to reject a request by the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida and three political committees to issue a preliminary injunction against...
View ArticlePoll shows vast majority of Floridians disagree on DeSantis policy, think...
More than three-quarters of Floridians in a poll released Wednesday disagree with Gov. Ron DeSantis’ policy banning cruise lines from requiring passengers to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination....
View ArticleMan in custody after shooting in Boca Raton, police say
Police in Boca Raton have a man in custody following a shooting in the 7000 block of NW 3rd Avenue, east of Interstate 95.
View ArticleDeSantis pardons all Floridians accused of violating local COVID restrictions
Following through on a promise he made in May, Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state clemency board pardoned all Floridians who were arrested or fined for violating local COVID restrictions.
View ArticleGirl fights off attacker who chased her down in Boynton Beach, deputies say
Authorities are searching for a man who attempted to sexually assault a girl in Boynton Beach on Sunday night.
View ArticleClaudette expected to track toward the central U.S. Gulf Coast as a weak...
Tropical Storm Claudette is expected to develop late Thursday or Friday from a large trough of low pressure currently nestled in the Bay of Campeche off Mexico’s east coast. The system is expected to...
View ArticleCongress designating Pulse massacre site in Orlando a national memorial
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi formally signed the bill, a routine procedural step before sending legislation to the White House.
View ArticleRebuking the state, school board pledges support for transgender athletes
The Broward School Board unanimously opposed an anti-transgender law signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, known as the “Fairness in Women’s Sports Act.”
View ArticleDeSantis sending law enforcement officers from Florida to the Mexico border
Gov. Ron DeSantis said he is the first to answer a call for help from Texas and Arizona and he is sending Florida law enforcement officers to the U.S. border, saying other states need to step up to...
View ArticleDeSantis, Cabinet approve highway extension across wetlands tied to Everglades
Gov. Ron DeSantis and a divided state Cabinet backed Miami-Dade County's proposal to extend a highway across wetlands tied to the Everglades, even though they questioned the viability of the road project.
View ArticleMan shot to death outside a McDonald’s in Delray Beach
It happened around 2:30 a.m. in the parking lot of the McDonald’s, located at 1220 Linton Boulevard near Waterford Place, in Delray Beach, police said.
View ArticleCDC lowers COVID-19 alert level for cruises
As cruise lines gear up to begin sailing from U.S. ports in the coming weeks, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has officially lowered its travel alert level for cruising.
View ArticleSteven Berrard, who built AutoNation and Blockbuster with Wayne Huizenga,...
Steven Berrard, who died suddenly at 66 on June 7, was instrumental in H. Wayne Huizenga’s success for 19 years officially — and behind the scenes for many more.
View ArticleCoral Reef conservation area to be named in honor of late state Rep. Kristin...
“This will be a beautiful memorial to a very special Broward County champion,” state Rep. Christine Hunschofsky, D-Parkland, said about renaming a South Florida coral reef conservation area in honor of...
View ArticleFlorida teen charged after 6-year-old fatally shoots himself
Detectives say they charged the teen because he had the gun earlier and placed it where the youngster could find it.
View ArticleMarijuana amendment struck down by Florida Supreme Court
For the second time in two months, the Florida Supreme Court rejected a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at allowing recreational marijuana.
View ArticleSupreme Court upholds death sentence in 1981 South Florida murder after low...
The 6-0 ruling, with one justice not part of the decision, denied Jerry Haliburton, 66, who was convicted of stabbing his West Palm Beach neighbor in an attack that began while the victim was sleeping.
View ArticleRecords link big business group to Florida elections probe
Investigators searching for the source of more than half-a-million dollars spent last year in support of spoiler candidates that helped Republicans win three key state Senate races have obtained bank...
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