Court rules for Florida in cruise case, grants injunction stopping CDC order,...
A federal court granted a preliminary injunction against the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and its conditional sail order that has shut down the cruise industry during the COVID-19 pandemic.
View ArticleSouth Florida cops won’t be patrolling the southwestern border
Law enforcement agencies in Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties say Gov. Ron DeSantis never asked them to send officers to patrol the southwest border.
View ArticleWhere to find a COVID-19 vaccine in South Florida
Here's where to find a COVID-19 vaccine in South Florida.
View ArticleFlorida wins first round in cruise fight, but victory will be delayed
U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday granted a preliminary injunction Friday against the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which has imposed conditions for cruises to resume after a year and a...
View ArticleIs Florida emerging from the pandemic? Look to the federal government for...
If Floridians really want to know how their state is doing during the coronavirus pandemic, they must look to the federal government for answers.
View ArticleWoman stabbed in Fort Lauderdale, pronounced dead at scene
A woman in her 30s was stabbed and killed early Saturday morning in Fort Lauderdale.
View ArticleJuneteenth celebrations teeming with activity across South Florida
In its first year as a national holiday, Juneteenth was celebrated locally at a number of events.
View ArticleOne dead after pickup truck drives into crowd at Wilton Manors LGBTQ Pride...
Witnesses at the Stonewall Parade and Festival gave conflicting accounts about whether the crash was deliberate or an accident.
View ArticleNews quiz for week of June 13
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 13, 2021.
View Article8-year-old, 9-year-old cited for dragging alligator with noose
Authorities said the children hooked a noose around the gator at Fay Lake Wilderness Park in Port St. John
View ArticleFamed escapee Buddy the beefalo adjusting to life in Florida
A bison hybrid who roamed the woods in Connecticut for months after escaping on the way to the slaughterhouse has adjusted to life in a Florida animal sanctuary.
View ArticleFlorida ranks 37th in U.S. for COVID-19 recovery, study says
A new study ranked Florida 37th in the country when it comes to recovering from the pandemic.
View ArticleDeSantis gives Florida an extra $12 million in fight against Alzheimer’s,...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the state will give a $12 million boost to funding for Alzheimer’s and Dementia research and care. The disease has become the sixth leading cause of death in Florida.
View ArticleTropical wave has near-moderate odds of developing; Tropical Storm Claudette...
A tropical wave emerged Monday about 1,000 miles east of the Windward Islands in the West Indies, Meanwhile, Claudette was once again a tropical storm.
View ArticleDeSantis posts increase in net worth, up to $348,832
With his only listed income a taxpayer-funded salary of $134,181, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis reported a net worth of $348,832 as of Dec. 31, 2020, up from $291,449 at the end of 2019, according to a...
View ArticleFormer school Superintendent Jim Notter applies for interim job
Jim Notter hopes to replace his successor, Robert Runcie, who agreed to step down Aug. 10 as superintendent after his indictment on a felony perjury charge.
View ArticleCritics pounce on mayor for heat-of-moment — but wrong — assertion parade...
With his knee-jerk comments immediately after witnessing a horrific crash Saturday as the South Florida LGBT Pride Parade was about to kick off, Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis put himself at the...
View ArticleBlack farmers will be given priority in getting medical marijuana licenses
Florida is about to award another set of medical marijuana licenses that would double the number of operators, and priority will be given to Black farmers with ties to doing business in the state.
View ArticleFlorida beach towns write Amazon TV series to lure tourists
Travel marketers in St. Petersburg and Clearwater commissioned an original, scripted TV series, seeking to market themselves and draw quarantine-weary tourists to the area’s sugar-sand beaches.
View ArticleDeadly crash on Turnpike North jams traffic from Glades Road in Boca to...
Lanes on Florida’s Turnpike were closed for several hours Tuesday morning after a deadly crash in Boca Raton.
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