Challenge to amendment that restructures Florida primaries is tossed out
A Florida appeals court has cleared the way for a cost estimate to be placed on the November ballot about a controversial constitutional amendment that would revamp the state's primary-election system.
View ArticleNew York Giants cut South Florida player DeAndre Baker while he faces charges...
The New York Giants cut ties Tuesday with DeAndre Baker, the running back accused of masterminding an armed robbery in South Florida four months ago.
View ArticleBlack lawmakers oppose amendment to change Florida primaries
Leaders of the Florida Legislative Black Caucus and a nonprofit group sounded off Tuesday against a proposal going before voters in November that they say will decimate minority representation in the...
View ArticleDeSantis' selection of Palm Beach judge hits snag. Florida Supreme Court...
Striking a blow to Gov. Ron DeSantis, a unanimous Florida Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed a state legislator to continue challenging the governor’s appointment of Palm Beach Circuit Judge Renatha...
View ArticlePresident Trump signs order banning oil drilling off Florida’s Atlantic coast
President Donald Trump signed an executive order extending the oil drilling ban along Florida's Gulf Coast, and extends it to include the Atlantic coast up into Georgia and South Carolina.
View ArticleSecretive group pushing Florida constitutional amendment raised money linked...
A secretive nonprofit financing a proposed constitutional amendment that would make it far harder to amend the state constitution in the future has raised money from a group linked to a lobbying...
View ArticleDeSantis vetoes vaping bill, calls the practice less dangerous than cigarettes
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has vetoed a controversial bill that would have raised the age to buy tobacco to 21 and imposed new regulations on vape shops and e-cigarette manufacturers.
View ArticleEndorsement: Of the six candidates running for Coral Springs City Commission,...
The Sun Sentinel editorial board endorses Jose "Joe" Morera for Coral Springs City Commission, Seat 3.
View ArticleBlack Democrats rally around Ron DeSantis as he attempts save his pick for...
An indignant Gov. Ron DeSantis rallied support for his controversial pick for the Florida Supreme Court as he portrayed himself as a champion of women, immigrants and Black citizens. The Palm Beach...
View ArticleFHP trooper involved in deadly shooting off I-95 in Delray Beach
Florida Highway Patrol trooper fatally shot suspect during traffic stop and foot chase, investigators said.
View ArticleThink 2020′s climate disasters are bad? Scientists say ‘it’s going to get A...
Freak natural disasters seem to be everywhere in the crazy year 2020. But experts say we’ll probably look back and say those were the good old days, when disasters weren’t so wild.
View ArticleAmendment 3: Would a ‘top 2′ primary open up elections or dilute the minority...
Amendment 3 would create one big “top two" or “jungle” primary for state races. All candidates for statewide offices and the Legislature, whether Democratic, Republican and independent, would face off...
View ArticleGunfire-detecting sensors coming to a Broward neighborhood plagued by 366...
Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony is bringing back ShotSpotter technology to detect gunfire in neighborhoods before 911 operators receive calls from concerned residents.
View ArticleDeSantis gives Supreme Court his response in Renatha Francis dispute
Gov. Ron DeSantis' lawyers sought to bolster arguments that Palm Beach Circuit Judge Renatha Francis should be able to take a seat on the Supreme Court.
View ArticleFlorida tourism will take up to three years to recover from COVID-19, state...
Florida's economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic will be faster than during the Great Recession but the tourism industry will take at least three years to rebound, and the state won't return...
View ArticleKamala Harris makes first pitch to key South Florida voting blocs
As Joe Biden’s presidential campaign begins to ramp up its presence in Florida, vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff spent the day in Miami-Dade County, touching key...
View ArticleJoshua Bellamy, ex-Jets receiver, accused in $24 million coronavirus relief...
Joshua Bellamy, a wide receiver who was cut from the New York Jets on Tuesday, is alleged to have fraudulently obtained about $1.25 million dollars of Paycheck Protection Program money.
View ArticleFlorida’s bars can reopen starting Monday
Florida bars can reopen at 50% capacity starting Monday, though many already have opened anyway, because they obtained permits to begin serving food.
View ArticleBidens to attend 9/11 ceremony in NYC with Pence
Biden will take part in the ceremony at the 9/11 Memorial & Museum with his wife, Jill Biden, his campaign announced late Thursday.
View ArticleBroward says it’s ready for bigger-than-ever turnout. But elections chief...
Broward Supervisor of Elections Peter Antonacci said Thursday he’s planning for higher-than-ever voter turnout in this year’s presidential election.He’s projecting 75% turnout in Broward County. At the...
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