Florida DEO chief resigns months after unemployment compensation debacle
DeSantis has blamed his predecessor, now-U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, and vendor Deloitte Consulting LLP for the embattled system, which he has called a ”jalopy” that was not built to handle an economic...
View ArticleDeSantis brings White House ’herd immunity’ supporter to back reopening...
Gov. Ron DeSantis continued to push his policies of reopening schools and relaxing restrictions imposed to combat the coronavirus during a briefing at the Capitol on Monday, but this time he had the...
View ArticleFlorida reports lowest number of new COVID-19 cases in more than two months
Florida reported 1,885 new cases of COVID-19 Monday, the lowest new-case total since June 15.
View ArticleFamily adopted rescue dog two weeks ago, and then it mauled its owner to death
The vicious attack was the second by a pit bull in Broward County within a week. What provoked it may never be known.
View ArticleFormer Democratic candidates for Broward sheriff endorse Republican over...
Three former Democratic candidates for sheriff are breaking party ranks and endorsing Republican Wayne Clark’s bid in November to unseat current Sheriff Gregory Tony to become Broward County’s top lawman.
View ArticleTechnical problems mar first day back in Palm Beach County schools
Palm Beach County schools say they are working to fix outages on the district's computer network. Hundreds of parents, students and teachers took to social media to complain.
View ArticleDeSantis brings White House adviser to back school reopenings. But Atlas...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis whisked across Florida today alongside Dr. Scott Atlas, recently appointed by President Donald Trump to the U.S. coronavirus task force, to assure Floridians it is safe to...
View ArticleNOAA’s newest hurricane hunter pilots her way through record breaking...
Lt. Commander Danielle Varwig is the NOAA hurricane hunters' newest pilot, who cut her teeth on flying over Hurricane Marco and Hurricane Laura.
View ArticleDeSantis extends moratorium on evictions until Oct. 1
It's the fifth time in a row the governor has extended the moratorium by a month to protect renters from being tossed out of their homes during the COVID-19 pandemic.
View ArticleRep. Geraldine Thompson again targets DeSantis Supreme Court pick
TALLAHASSEE — State Rep. Geraldine Thompson on Monday asked the Florida Supreme Court to reconsider her challenge to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointment of a Palm Beach County circuit judge to the Supreme...
View ArticleNo charges for shopper who pulled a gun in Walmart mask dispute
Palm Beach County State Attorney’s Office has determined there was not enough evidence to move forward with a case against Vincent Bruce Scavetta.
View ArticleBurned trucks, damaged street lights: Kenosha unrest has caused $2 million in...
Damage to city-owned property from the violence that erupted over the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha is estimated at nearly $2 million so far.
View ArticleFlorida fisherman reels in a 69-pound flathead catfish, the biggest ever...
A northwest Florida fisherman has broken the record for the biggest flathead catfish ever caught in the state, reeling in a massive flathead that tipped the scales at 69.9 pounds.
View ArticleOver $1 million in Florida recovered from price gouging, robocalls, and...
Attorney General Consumer Alerts recover over $1 million from scams taking advantage of COVID-19 pandemic fears.
View ArticleDeSantis re-opening Florida’s nursing homes to visitors, with restrictions
After nearly six months of keeping Florida’s most vulnerable elders isolated, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday he will sign an order to allow visitors back into nursing homes and assisted living...
View ArticleFlorida dumps Quest lab for huge backlog of COVID-19 test results
The Quest data dump infuriated Gov. Ron DeSantis and raised more doubts about the reliability of test results used for coronavirus pandemic planning.
View ArticleFlorida allows edible medical marijuana products, but nothing that looks like...
Animal crackers and gummy bears are off the table, but Florida medical marijuana operators finally will be allowed to make and sell THC-infused cookies, cakes and candies, after state health officials...
View ArticleHurricane Dorian destructive force still an enigma 1 year later
On Aug. 19, 2019 a large tropical wave moved off the coast of Africa and began slowing brewing in the Atlantic. Thirteen days later, it would grow into the historic and monstrous Category 5 Hurricane...
View ArticleR. Kelly timeline: Chicago upbringing, rapid rise to stardom and years of...
Timeline of R. Kelly's life, rise to stardom and controversies and legal saga surrounding sexual abuse
View ArticleBiden campaign debuts second ad featuring a Villages supporter
The Biden campaign Tuesday launched a second ad featuring a supporter in the heavily Republican senior community of The Villages north of Orlando.
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