Woman had right to videotape police without being arrested, court rules. Now...
In a victory for a woman who sued Boynton Beach police on false arrest claims, and for national civil rights groups, a Florida appeals court ruled that you can take videos of cops in public without...
View ArticleFlorida reports 16,935 new COVID cases and 140 more deaths
16,935 new COVID cases were reported in Florida as hospital leaders wonder when the state will reach the peak of the new surge.
View ArticleFlorida hospitals begin postponing elective surgeries as another record set...
As the number of people hospitalized for COVID-19 in Florida rose to an all-time high of 12,408 on Wednesday, the state’s hospital systems began to suspend elective procedures.
View ArticleStoneman Douglas shooting survivor breaks with other victims’ lawsuits
One victim of the Parkland school shooting is opting out of the claims bill and the group negotiation, arguing that survivors may have a right to as much compensation as the families of those who died.
View ArticleFlorida hospital CEOs say COVID vaccines are working
Gov. Ron DeSantis gathers hospital CEOS to say his strategy of vaccinating seniors is working and confirm the young, unvaccinated are those getting sick from COVID.
View ArticleDeSantis attacks Biden: ‘I don’t want to hear a blip about COVID from you.’
Gov. Ron DeSantis, facing the Florida surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, delivered extraordinary and impassioned remarks on the issue Wednesday — attacking President Joe Biden. The governor...
View ArticleNOAA calls for busier hurricane season than originally predicted
A new NOAA forecast predicts 7 to 10 hurricanes, up from the pre-season forecast of six to 10. The agency predicts a total of 15 to 21 named storms, which means those with winds speeds of at least 39...
View ArticleStorm systems emerge as peak hurricane season nears
The tropics typically start producing more storms in mid-August, as patches of disturbed weather roll off the west African coast, with storm formation reaching a peak around Sept. 10 and only falling...
View ArticleBusinessman accused of $7 million in fraudulent coronavirus relief loans
Andre Clark, 48, of Miramar, is the latest in a string of South Floridians who have tried to get rich off the Paycheck Protection Program.
View ArticleGulf of Mexico’s ‘dead zone’ larger than average this year
This year’s Gulf of Mexico “dead zone” — an area where there’s too little oxygen to support marine life — is larger than average, according to researchers.
View ArticleTrump reveler charged with defacing LGBTQ intersection. Why wasn’t it a hate...
Alexander Jerich, 20, of Delray Beach, is accused of doing a burnout in a pickup truck to deface an LGBTQ intersection during a birthday parade for former President Donald Trump. Critics say Jerich...
View ArticleDeSantis to White House: Help Cuban protesters
Gov. Ron DeSantis called on the White House to show “leadership” and take action to help the Cuban people protesting against the country’s authoritarian regime.
View ArticleTropical depression likely to form over the eastern tropical Atlantic,...
The latest outlook indicates a tropical depression is most likely to form over the eastern tropical Atlantic by late Saturday or early Sunday. A second system, with low odds of developing, is expected...
View ArticleCoast Guard’s record-breaking drug offload worth an estimated $1.4 billion
The record-breaking haul — roughly 59,700 pounds of cocaine and 1,430 pounds of marijuana — has an estimated street value of more than $1.4 billion, according to the Coast Guard.
View ArticleRetired cop catches an incredible 41 snakes to win Florida’s annual python hunt
Charles Dachton, a Southwest Ranches resident and former Davie police officer, caught a whopping 41 Burmese pythons to win the 2021 Florida Python Challenge.
View ArticleJackson Health system requires workers, vendors to be vaccinated, as Florida...
The COVID surge continues in Florida, with hospitals reporting new record-breaking admissions for the virus on Thursday. Also, Jackson Health in Miami-Dade has announced that all workers and onsite...
View ArticleDark money behind Florida ‘ghost’ candidates has ties to Alabama political...
Records link a nonprofit that spent $550,000 boosting “ghost” candidates in key Florida Senate races to political operatives in Alabama.
View ArticleR. Kelly timeline: Chicago upbringing, rapid rise to stardom and years of...
Here is a brief history of the singer’s success and troubles.
View ArticleMasks could be required for students after all, but the state would pay for...
The proposal to the state Board of Education came to light Thursday, raising more uncertainty about whether masks will be required and incensing public education advocates who say vouchers for other...
View ArticleCNN cuts ties with 3 employees for coming to work unvaccinated
'Let me be clear — we have a zero-tolerance policy on this,' CNN president Jeff Zucker stated
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