DeSantis quietly signs abortion consent, E-Verify immigration laws
DeSantis signed the parental consent bill and E-Verify bills without any public fanfare, and with no news conference and or official statement.
View ArticleDeSantis quietly signs controversial bill requiring parental consent for...
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday signed a controversial bill that will require parental consent before minors can have abortions, a long-sought goal of abortion opponents in Florida.
View ArticleDisney wins lawsuit over mother’s fight for autistic son to ride attractions...
Disney argued in court it isn’t required to provide unlimited, front-of-line passes to a man who has autism. A judge agreed with the theme park in a new ruling.
View ArticleWhat will the 2020 elections look like? Face shields, disposable pens, and...
Face shields, temperature checks and disposable pens are just some of the safeguards Florida officials plan to employ to combat COVID-19, as they brace for elections in August and November.
View ArticleDeSantis reveals 19 more bill signings, 2 vetoes
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced late Tuesday that he had signed 19 bills from this year’s legislative session, including a measure blocking insurance companies from using genetic information in making...
View ArticleDon’t stress! We can save July 4th with these alternatives to beach fun
Beaches are closed. Fireworks shows have been canceled or restricted. But we found some fun things to do this July 4th weekend.
View Article27-year-old driver shot in the leg on I-95 in Deerfield Beach
A 27-year-old Audi driver was shot in the leg by another driver on Interstate 95 in Deerfield Beach
View ArticleSurveillance video captures horrific scene of a man shot in the head near...
Gerald Goucher, 43, of Fort Lauderdale, is facing a murder charges after shooting a man in the head.
View ArticleGov. DeSantis announces $20 million to state’s historically Black colleges...
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the state’s commitment to three of the state’s historically Black colleges and universities with recurring funding in the state’s budget at a press conference at...
View ArticleFlorida Supreme Court rules to move state bar exam online amid coronavirus...
After mounting pressure from politicians and thousands of law students, the Florida Supreme Court ruled Wednesday afternoon that the Florida bar exam will shift to an online format due to rising...
View ArticleA cellphone and DNA on a necklace lead police to suspect in Fort Lauderdale...
DNA on a stolen necklace and a discarded cellphone put Ervin Donnell Jackson, 29, of Fort Lauderdale, at the scene of a deadly armed robbery, police said.
View ArticleCourt clears way for case against Parkland school monitor
Pointing to a failure to call a “Code Red” that could have locked down the school, an appeals court Wednesday refused to dismiss a case against a campus security monitor who spotted and followed...
View ArticleFlorida enters July slammed by new coronavirus cases
The Florida Department of Health reported that 158,997 people have tested positive for COVID-19 since the pandemic began. At least 3,650 people have died from the new coronavirus in Florida, 46 more...
View ArticleEx-felons’ voting rights on hold in Florida after court agrees to hear...
As many as 775,000 ex-felons in Florida could have their ability to vote be in limbo for months as deadlines approach for registering for the August primaries and November presidential election.
View ArticleSouth Florida hospitals cut elective surgeries, as coronavirus cases mount
South Florida hospital systems announced plans Wednesday to limit elective procedures as the number of COVID-19 cases soared.
View ArticleBroward lawmaker Shevrin Jones sick with coronavirus: ‘I feel terrible’
After several days of feeling increasingly sick, state Rep. Shevrin Jones said Wednesday afternoon he’s tested positive for coronavirus. He has multiple symptoms of COVID-19. Jones said he feels...
View ArticleIs Raymond Hicks enough of a Republican to run as a Republican for Broward...
Raymond Hicks says he’s a Republican, and wants the party’s nomination to run for Broward sheriff, but he may not fit the legal definition of Republican – and might get tossed tossed off the Aug. 18...
View ArticleSun Sentinel Instagram: The stories behind our posts
Here are the stories behind the posts on the South Florida Sun Sentinel's Instagram page.
View ArticleFort Lauderdale Christmas Pageant permanently canceled after 36 years
First Baptist Church Fort Lauderdale permanently canceled its annual Fort Lauderdale Christmas Pageant, a South Florida tradition for the past 36 years.
View ArticleDeSantis endorses 9 Florida sites for US Space Force headquarters, including...
Miami-Dade County is one of nine Florida sites endorsed by Gov. Ron DeSantis to become the site for the command headquarters of the U.S. Space Force.
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