Vaccination rates for children show ‘alarming’ decline in Florida
Vaccination rates for young children in Florida declined by as much as 14%, and state health officials attribute the drop partly to measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 that resulted in parents...
View ArticleFlorida chief justice could face thorny issues if wife wins House race
Jennifer Canady’s election to the Florida House could be a history-making victory: She’d be the first spouse of a sitting justice to serve in the Legislature in modern history. But her marriage to...
View ArticleMan accused of exposing genitals to 11-year-old girl in West Boca
A 54-year-old West Boca man has been arrested on a felony charge after deputies say he exposed himself to a mother and daughter while sitting in his car last week.
View ArticleFederal judge clears way for challenge to Florida’s protest law
A federal judge has refused to toss out a legal challenge to a controversial new law that creates a host of crimes and enhances existing penalties for protests that turn violent or block traffic, a...
View ArticleFlorida asks feds for more ventilators, but Gov. DeSantis says no shortage in...
Gov. Ron DeSantis said he had no involvement in a request for more ventilators made by the state Health Department under his oversight.
View ArticleMentally ill inmate claims jailer spread bleach in his cell
Sheriff Gregory Tony denied the allegations and said a criminal investigation cleared the jail deputy. An internal affairs investigation continues.
View ArticleState hits back at Broward Schools over masks | Read the letter
Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran has issued a letter threatening to withhold money from the Broward School Board if they don’t reverse their decision to require all students to wear masks.
View ArticleClermont City Center closed, deemed unsafe due to ‘settling’
Clermont City Center has been closed for two weeks now, and the employees relocated to the arts and recreation center. The reason: The building is settling.
View ArticleFlorida hospitalizations soar for another day, led by Broward County; 24,753...
As hospitals across Florida contend with the worst spike in new infections since the coronavirus pandemic began, Broward County has been hardest hit. The state set a new high for daily COVID cases on...
View ArticleTropical Storm Fred weakens to tropical depression; more of South Florida...
Tropical Storm Fred’s top wind speed fell to 35 mph, just below tropical storm strength, with the storm expected to weaken further as it crosses land, according to the 8 p.m. advisory from the National...
View ArticleDeSantis loses again in court as critics say his political ambition drives...
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ sweeping agenda is increasingly running aground in the courtroom.
View ArticleSchool districts fight back against GOP governors, defy bans on masks
Major school districts in Arizona, Florida, Texas and beyond are increasingly defying Republican leaders who banned school mask mandates.
View ArticleHere’s where to find a coronavirus vaccine in South Florida
Here are the places where you can find a coronavirus vaccine in South Florida.
View Article50 firefighters battle tire shop blaze that spread to home
Some 50 firefighters spent more than three hours battling two infernos that began at a tire shop in Hallandale Beach, Florida.
View ArticleDeSantis creates mobile units to provide antibody treatments for COVID-19
Gov. Ron DeSantis revealed Thursday the creation of mobile rapid response units to deliver the COVID-19 antibody treatment Regeneron to Floridians at higher risk for the virus.
View ArticlePopulation of South Florida’s 3 big counties tops 6.1 million, but growth...
Long-awaited results from the 2020 Census released Thursday showed the three big South Florida counties kept growing over 10 years, reaching a total of 6,138,333.That represents an increase of 10.3%...
View ArticleFlorida’s interactive Census data: Here’s where the state’s population...
Here's where Florida's population shifted over the past decade, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Minority populations grew substantially in Florida's largest counties since 2010.
View ArticleConservative activist lawyer sues Roger Stone for defamation
A conservative activist lawyer is seeking $5 million in a defamation lawsuit against Donald Trump ally Roger Stone over comments he made on a social media site popular with far-right extremists. The...
View ArticleMAP: Here’s the latest forecast track of Tropical Storm Fred
The west coast of Florida, the Florida Keys and the Panhandle are in the forecast cone of concern for Tropical Storm Fred, which is expected to regain strength before affecting the state this weekend....
View ArticleDick Farrel, longtime conservative radio host in Palm Beach County, dies of...
Dick Farrel, a longtime conservative radio host and sometimes Republican activist in Palm Beach County, died of COVID-19. He’d called it a ‘scam-demic’ and dubbed Dr. Anthony Fauci a “power tripping...
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