Don’t shut people out of Parkland shooting hearings, lawyers urge
The public has a right to be in the courtroom at every phase of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting case, including the final hearings that determine what evidence the jury will — and...
View ArticleFeds raid Weston home that may be connected to Haiti assassination
Federal agents raided the home of Walter Veintemilla, who Haitian police say lent money to South Florida men caught up in the plot against Haiti President Jovenel Moïse earlier this month.
View ArticleTeacher sentenced to year in jail for sexting with girl, 14
Eric Lavon Wakeley, a former Boynton Beach middle school history teacher, was sentenced to a year in jail for sexting with a 14-year-old student.
View ArticleDivers excited to snag spiny lobsters as two-day miniseason begins in Florida
Florida's two-day spiny lobster mini season begins at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, and it has fishermen excited throughout the state.
View ArticleSoaring COVID cases lead schools to reconsider masks for students
The CDC recommended Tuesday that all students, teachers and staff wear masks inside schools. The guidance effectively put schools at the center of a continuing divide over masks across America.
View ArticleDeSantis keeps up CDC cruise fight despite latest setback
Gov. Ron DeSantis says Florida will go to the U.S. Supreme Court if necessary to fight a court ruling recognizing that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has authority over cruise lines.
View ArticleFive elected officials have resigned so they can run for Congress in South...
The five elected officials who want to fill the vacant Broward-Palm Beach County seat in Congress previously held by Alcee Hastings have submitted written resignations from their current jobs. The...
View ArticleSay hello to the giant whip scorpion, another of Florida’s strange creatures
The giant whip scorpion sounds like a scary Florida creature, and it could approach that title if you make it activate its defense mechanism.
View ArticleMiami-Dade mayor defies state, mandates masks to curb spread of COVID
Masks will again be required at indoor county facilities in Florida’s populous Miami-Dade following new federal guidance recommending that even people vaccinated against COVID-19 should wear facial...
View ArticleWith COVID surge, only vaccinated people allowed to visit Memorial hospitals
Memorial Healthcare, South Broward’s public hospital system, is contending with huge waits in its ER and COVID patients flooding in. The healthcare system now has restricted its visitation policy to...
View ArticleTwo men die while diving and another is hit by boat propeller on opening day...
One man is injured when hit by a boat propeller in Monroe County on the first day of lobster miniseason and two other men died while diving, officials said.
View ArticleBroward schools keep mask mandate in place, defying the governor
School Board members cited rising COVID-19 rates and new federal guidance encouraging masks in schools, even for the vaccinated,
View ArticleThe ‘COVID slide’: More South Florida students are failing
More South Florida students are getting F's on their report cards and performing poorly district assessments, especially math, according to data.
View ArticleFried suspends Florida gun permits of 22 who took part in U.S. Capitol attack
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried has suspended concealed carry weapons permits for 22 people involved in the U.S. Capitol breach.
View ArticleJoel Greenberg used private state database to look up hundreds of people’s...
Joel Greenberg used his position to look up hundreds of people's personal information by accessing a private state database, officials said.
View ArticleDisney World to require all guests to wear masks indoors starting Friday
Starting Friday, Disney guests will have to wear masks while indoors and in Disney buses, monorail and Disney Skyliner, regardless of vaccination status, the theme park announced Wednesday night. Face...
View ArticleDeSantis mocks CDC’s mask recommendations in Utah speech: report
Gov. Ron DeSantis mocked new CDC recommendations for mask-wearing as the COVID-19 pandemic surged in Florida and across much of the nation, according to a report in The Salt Lake Tribune.
View ArticleMan set fire to Hollywood apartment while couple slept inside, police say
Obed Ordonez, 20, is charged with attempted murder, arson, aggravated animal abuse, and grand theft. Police say he set fire to an apartment in Hollywood with two people and a two dogs inside.
View ArticleDeSantis stops pushing COVID-19 vaccines as virus skyrockets in Florida
For most of the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Ron DeSantis has followed a set strategy: protect elderly residents at greater risk of serious illness and death but impose no other restrictions and prevent...
View ArticleSuspect in custody after man shot dead in Hollywood, police say
Police have cordoned off 62nd Avenue between Madison Street and Washington Street, where the victim was shot and killed early Thursday.
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