The tropics are heating up with three systems in the Atlantic — and one has a...
One of three tropical disturbances the Atlantic is likely to develop into a tropical depression later this week, with a path aimed in Florida's direction. Another is likely to strengthen will take a...
View ArticleDeLand hit with EF-2 tornado with 115 mph winds, NWS said
The National Weather Service confirmed the severe weather that swept through Central Florida on Tuesday spawned a tornado that caused significant damage in DeLand.
View ArticleRecount will be Saturday for Broward Supervisor of Elections race
A recount will happen Saturday in a process expected to take at least eight hours. Ironically, the only Broward race with results so close that it triggered a recount is the race for Supervisor of...
View ArticleTask force conclusion: It’s time for families to visit nursing homes again
For 82-year-old Larry LePage of Pompano Beach, who is desperate to see his 80-year-old wife, a lifting of a statewide ban on visitors to nursing homes can't come fast enough. On Wednesday, a DeSantis...
View ArticleSheriff Greg Tony ready to move past one of the most ‘racist and derogatory’...
Sheriff Gregory Tony says he is ready to move past what he considers to be one of the “most racist and derogatory” primaries in the history of the Broward Sheriff’s Office, and get to the work of...
View Article911 call leads police to slain woman in Sunrise; boyfriend arrested
Sunrise police are searching for the boyfriend of a woman found dead in an apartment in the Sunblest Townhomes community
View ArticleFive election issues to watch in November
With Tuesday’s primary elections finished, Florida can turn its political attention to the main event: the Nov. 3 general election.
View ArticlePlan to let pharmacists treat more medical conditions — heart disease and...
After the state Legislature approved a law that expanded the types of health care that pharmacists can provide, a deal between physicians and pharmacists to fast-track collaborative practice...
View ArticleMAP: Here’s the latest forecast track of Tropical Storm Laura, expected to...
Here's the latest forecast path of Tropical Storm Josephine, which formed Aug. 13. The storm is forecast to move north of the Caribbean islands and currently poses no threat to land, according to the...
View ArticleFlorida chief justice apologizes for delaying bar exam
Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Charles Canady apologized for a postponement of the Florida Bar exam, which was supposed to take place online Wednesday but was canceled late Sunday evening.
View ArticleSpecial effort by Broward postal workers made sure 1,225 ballots arrived in...
Employees of the U.S. Postal Service in Broward County, realizing they had more than 1,000 ballots that wouldn’t make it back on time, reached out to the Supervisor of Elections Office on Tuesday to...
View ArticleState swats down reports of ‘murder hornets’ in Florida
Despite suspected sightings, state agriculture officials said Thursday there is no evidence that so-called “murder hornets” are in Florida.
View ArticleInternal Affairs investigator removed for bias in Fort Lauderdale protest case
Police Sgt. Jeffrey Newman told protester LaToya Ratlief that the officer who shot her with a rubber bullet was a friend of his and a good guy.
View ArticleLaura or Marco? Tropical storm expected to form today and could become a...
A tropical storm – to be named either Laura or Marco – is forecast to emerge from a depression in the mid-Atlantic on Thursday, according to the latest forecast from the National Hurricane Center....
View ArticleTropical Depression 14 poised to strengthen; could pose threat to parts of...
Tropical Depression 14 could be at near-hurricane strength by Sunday, the NHC said.
View ArticleMonitoring Florida’s COVID-19 case surge: These are the numbers to watch.
A month after Florida began the first phase of reopening, a critical point in which experts say we would begin to see any effects the moves have had on coronavirus cases. Use these updating charts to...
View ArticleFlorida sees lowest rate of new COVID-19 cases in past two months
Florida's official COVID-19 data show 119 more reported deaths on Thursday, for a pandemic total of 10,186. That includes 137 nonresidents. The state also listed an additional 4,555 confirmed...
View ArticleDemographic change + coronavirus + racial justice movement combine to produce...
“The election was an earthquake for Broward County." Changing demographics plus the coronavirus plus the racial justice movement came together in recent weeks to produce sweeping change in Broward...
View ArticleMAP: Here’s the latest forecast track of Tropical Storm Isaias
Here's the latest forecast track of Tropical Storm Isaias, which was downgraded from hurricane status. The storm left the area of the Florida coast and is expected to make landfall near Myrtle Beach,...
View ArticleBiden, Hispanic groups condemn Trump after ex-official says he wanted to sell...
The account of a former top Trump administration official at the Department of Homeland Security to MSNBC on Wednesday stating President Donald Trump sought to swap Puerto Rico for Greenland after...
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