Fast-spreading, aggressive Delta variant of COVID now reported in Florida
The highly aggressive Delta variant first detected in India has surfaced in Florida, just as national leaders warn it could soon become the dominant COVID-19 strain.
View ArticleDavie man attacked girlfriend, held knife to her throat in front of toddler...
A South Florida man is accused of attacking his girlfriend, which caused their toddler son to hide on a bed under covers, according to testimony.
View ArticleCommissioner’s daughter receives questionable COVID loans
The daughter of a Broward County commissioner and U.S. Congressional candidate used his office to receive federal loans meant for COVID-19 business relief to pay for employees the state of Florida says...
View ArticleTrump birthday reveler accused of defacing LGBTQ intersection with pickup
Alexander Jerich, 20, is accused of leaving skid marks on a rainbow-colored intersection painted to recognize Pride Month.
View ArticleFlorida Realtors launch ballot initiative to restore affordable-housing trust...
After lawmakers voted to permanently divert half of the state’s affordable housing trust fund to other projects, the Florida Realtors Association is pushing back and spearheading a constitutional...
View ArticleHow far-right blogger boosted Joel Greenberg’s smear campaign against rival...
Of all the questionable contracts that Joel Greenberg doled out to friends and associates while Seminole County’s tax collector, one of the more mysterious went to MAGA Advisory Group just days after...
View ArticleDeadly hit-and-run slows traffic on I-95 near Broward Boulevard
A man was killed in a hit-and-run accident early Friday morning that has the two right lanes of I-95 North closed south of Broward Blvd.
View ArticleInjured police dogs will get ambulance rides to clinics under new Florida law
“It will end up potentially saving the lives of some of our K-9s,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said about a new law allowing medical transport for injured police K-9 officers.
View ArticleAfter Alcee: The race for Congress | Candidate wants to give most adults...
Here's where you can find the latest updates on the special congressional election to fill the vacancy created by the death of Alcee Hastings.
View ArticleNearly 9 million doses of COVID vaccine sit unused in Florida, and close to 6...
As Florida’s COVID-19 vaccine surplus grows and demand weakens, providers say they can’t help but waste doses and fear vials stored in their freezers will expire before they can be used in the fight...
View ArticlePotential Tropical Storm Claudette moves toward Gulf Coast; New Orleans,...
A weather system that could become Tropical Storm Claudette is threatening the U.S. Gulf Coast with heavy rain and strong winds. Tropical storm warnings are posted along a wide area that includes New...
View ArticleFlorida drops fight to regulate specialized health-care services
After facing nearly a dozen challenges from hospitals across the state, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration has withdrawn a series of proposed rules related to regulating highly specialized health-care...
View ArticleAdam Levine thanks you for hating Maroon 5's Super Bowl performance
In a new Instagram post, Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine thanked critics of Sunday's Super Bowl halftime performance for pushing the band to do better.
View ArticleWho is Nipsey Hussle?
Born Ermias Asghedom, the artist-turned-entrepreneur rose to prominence in recent years partly for his music, which has featured some hip-hop legends such as Kendrick Lamar, Puff Daddy and Snoop Dogg.
View ArticleSome key data missing from Florida’s new weekly COVID reports
Experts warn that Florida's change in COVID-19 reporting from daily to weekly and to obscure some county data from public view is a problem.
View ArticleMike Pence blasts Pres. Biden, Democrats but is heckled as ‘traitor’ at...
A slate of more than a dozen prominent conservatives lambasted Democrats as pushing America toward socialism, blasted “The Squad,” and called on evangelical voters to deliver Republicans back into...
View ArticleSunrise man accused of impersonating law enforcement officer for third time
A Sunrise man is accused of impersonating a law enforcement officer (for a third time), arguing with a fellow bank customer, and then attempting to run the customer over with his car.
View ArticleDeSantis, Moody seek to scuttle protest law case
Lawyers for Gov. Ron DeSantis and Attorney General Ashley Moody are asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a measure that the Legislature approved to crack...
View ArticleNikki Fried hits former Trump lawyer’s charity for deceptive claims
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Fried’s office issued a second administrative complaint to a charity affiliated with former President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, Sydney Powell, for failing to...
View ArticleNew Florida COVID cases decline to lowest levels in a year
New COVID cases continue to decline, even as the coronavirus vaccine becomes a harder sell in Florida.
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