Five arrested after carjacking in Hollywood, then chase and crash in Fort...
Five arrested following Range Rover suspected carjacking in Hollywood and chase and crash in Fort Lauderdale.
View ArticleOne week before Election Day, new Florida poll shows Biden with 50% and Trump...
Democrat Joe Biden has the support of 50% of likely Florida voters in a public opinion poll released Tuesday, 2 percentage points ahead of President Donald Trump, who has 48%. With percentages so close...
View ArticleObama accuses Trump of ‘incompetence’ at Orlando rally for Biden
Former President Barack Obama is set to be in Orlando today to campaign for Joe Biden, a week before the Nov. 3 election.
View ArticleDonald Trump won’t be at Mar-a-Lago for Republican fundraiser
President Donald Trump may be a surprise guest Thursday evening for Republicans gathering for a fundraising dinner at his Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach. There’s no official word, but there are some clues.
View ArticleFlorida again tops 4,000 new cases of COVID-19
It’s the third time in the past six days that Florida officials announced at least 4,000 more people had tested positive for the coronavirus.
View Article‘I am not a Holocaust denier,’ ex-principal says in ‘sincere apology’ posted...
The principal who made controversial comments about the Holocaust posted an apology for his remarks on YouTube. The fate of William Latson, the former principal at Spanish River High in Boca Raton, is...
View ArticleTammy Jackson, whose ordeal giving birth alone in Broward jail cell inspired...
Tammy Jackson, the inmate who gave birth alone in a Broward jail cell in April 2019, has died. Her story led to the Tammy Jackson Act, enacted earlier this year to protect the health of pregnant women...
View ArticleTime’s up to mail your ballot. Drop it off instead.
If you have a mail ballot, it’s too late to use the U.S. Postal Service to deliver it to the elections office. Drop it off instead.
View ArticleObamacare lawsuit threatens health care coverage for 2 million Floridians,...
No matter who wins the presidential election, health care coverage for nearly 2 million Floridians will be in jeopardy if the U.S. Supreme Court strikes down the Affordable Care Act.
View ArticleDespite Trump’s call, the army of poll watchers in South Florida is on...
President Donald Trump urged his supporters to form an "army" of poll watchers on Election Day. In South Florida, though, most of the eyes and ears inside polling places will be reporting to the Joe...
View ArticleFlorida’s elections chief works to avoid becoming household name in 2020 vote...
Florida Secretary of State Laurel Lee has an IQ fitting of the challenge ahead of her — ensure that the presidential election in Florida runs smoothly and doesn’t become a punchline yet again for the...
View ArticleComplete guide to fast and safe early voting for president in Florida
Early voting for president runs from Oct. 19 through Nov. 1 in most of Florida, including Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties. It’s going to be a different experience, with social distancing,...
View ArticleFlorida Supreme Court tosses challenge to single primary amendment
The Florida Supreme court dismissed a lawsuit on Wednesday that sought to nullify a proposed constitutional amendment that would open primaries to all voters regardless of party affiliation.
View ArticleCOVID-19 in Florida: State on pace to top 800,000 cases this week
It’s the fourth time in the last seven days that the state has reported at least 4,000 new COVID-19 cases. That level wasn’t hit during the entire month of September.
View ArticleFlorida man charged with hacking into voter database and changing DeSantis'...
Florida officials had stepped up their security measures after elections offices in at least two counties were accessed by Russian hackers in 2016, but state and federal officials said there was no...
View ArticleSuspicious email promises gun permits ‘in as little as 30 minutes’
The email — with a subject line saying “Your Concealed Carry License in the Mail” — appears to be a scam to entice people to click on suspicious web links.
View ArticleState may order students back to classrooms in January
State officials say a decision will be made within a few weeks about whether parents will be allowed to keep their children at home after January.
View ArticleFormer candidate sues Broward public defender over firing
Former Assistant Broward Public Defender Ruby Green accused Public Defender Howard Finkelstein of violating her First Amendment rights by firing her by e-mail the day after she lost the primary...
View ArticleBlack and Hispanic voters more likely to have ballots rejected
The disparity in flagged ballots has the effect, some experts say, of suppressing minority votes.
View ArticleHow to check whether your vote has been counted
Whether you voted early, by mail, in person or provisionally, there may be a way to check whether that ballot was received.
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