As students return to classrooms, how are schools keeping children safe from...
"It took a pandemic to stop our children from getting killed in school," Parkland parent Tony Montalto said. As students return to school, officials are revisiting safety reforms made after the...
View ArticleBus driver punched in the face by passenger in Broward County
The Broward Sheriff’s Office hopes the release of surveillance video will help identify and capture the passenger who punched a Broward County Transit bus driver in the face.
View ArticleAs virus wanes in Florida, a city battles ‘pandemic fatigue’
Of all the places in the country that are most vulnerable to the coronavirus, Hialeah is easy prey: a Hispanic blue-collar enclave outside Miami where households are packed, incomes are tight and work...
View ArticleAccused teenage killer and rapist brought back to Palm Beach County
Anthony Oliver Jr., 19, is facing charges that include murder and gang rape committed two years earlier, court records show.
View ArticlePolice hunt gunman after man is shot dead in Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale police are searching for the gunman who shot and killed another man.
View ArticleFlorida reports 2,402 new COVID-19 cases and 130 more deaths a day after dump...
With Wednesday’s report, Florida has tallied a total of 633,442 COVID-19 cases and 11,651 deaths linked to the disease.
View ArticleOrganizer of Trump boat parades facing charge of threatening neighbor
A man who organized Trump boat parades is facing a felony charge of written threats to kill or do bodily harm after a series of altercations with his Jupiter neighbor.
View ArticleTropical Storm Nana expected to hit Belize at hurricane strength; Omar...
The fifth hurricane of the 2020 season is likely to form by Wednesday night as Tropical Storm Nana makes its approach toward Belize, where it is expected to make landfall as a Category 1.
View ArticleDeSantis taps GOP lawmaker to lead embattled unemployment compensation agency
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday named Rep. Dane Eagle to replace Ken Lawson as executive director of the Department of Economic Opportunity, the beleaguered agency in charge of the jobless system, which...
View ArticleNursing home visits can resume — but many turn away families because they are...
After a six month shutdown, Gov. Ron DeSantis lifted restrictions on visitations to nursing homes and assisted living facilities, but chaos erupted on Wednesday as family members begged to get back in...
View ArticleJoe Biden takes on coronavirus, looting and racial justice in new Florida...
Joe Biden is taking on the most critical issues of the election — the coronavirus, civil unrest and racial injustice — as part of a new series of ads going on the air in Florida this week.
View ArticleEdible medical pot candies hitting Florida shelves
Just one week after health officials signed off on guidelines for edible pot products, Florida’s largest medical marijuana operator on Wednesday began selling THC-infused candies in Tallahassee.
View ArticleMap: With coronavirus cases rising in Florida, how much capacity do hospitals...
This map updates hourly to show the number of hospital beds available in Florida by county. A surge in coronavirus beds is pushing the state's healthcare system toward capacity.
View ArticleStudent, 16, arrested in cyber attacks against Miami-Dade schools
The Miami-Dade School District said a 16-year-old student has been arrested for cyber attacks during the first week of school
View ArticleNRA activist continues fight over graphic emails sent to her after Stoneman...
Prominent National Rifle Association lobbyist Marion Hammer is continuing a legal battle against a California attorney who sent graphic emails to her after the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman...
View ArticleSupreme Court refuses to drop Bar exam requirement for lawyers
The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday refused a request to waive a requirement that law school graduates pass the state bar exam to practice law, saying that such a move could result in harm to the...
View ArticleThis is Democrats’ doomsday scenario for election night
As returns came in on election night in Florida in 2018, the Republicans running for governor and the Senate took narrow leads in races that were too close to call.
View ArticlePolice: More than half of 252 people arrested since Jacob Blake shooting are...
More than 250 people have been arrested since the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, with more than half of those from outside the county.
View ArticleIf Trump supporters follow his suggestion and attempt to vote twice, polling...
If a significant number of Florida voters follow President Donald Trump’s suggestion and attempt to vote twice, it could lengthen lines at neighborhood polling places and increase the potential for...
View ArticleFlorida reports 149 more people died from COVID-19 as state sees downward...
With Thursday’s tally, Florida has logged a total of 637,013 COVID-19 cases and 11,800 deaths linked to the disease.
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