Election Day 2020: We’re approaching the finish line
Election Day is finally here. Here's information for South Florida voters.
View ArticleDeSantis predicts a Trump victory in Florida on ‘Fox & Friends’
Gov. Ron DeSantis returned to the friendly hosts of “Fox & Friends” on Tuesday morning to predict a Florida victory for President Donald Trump over former Vice President Joe Biden.
View ArticleFirst lady Melania Trump votes in Palm Beach
First lady Melania Trump voted Tuesday morning in Palm Beach, casting her ballot at the Morton and Barbara Mandel Recreation Center.
View ArticleHours extended for Palm Beach County ballot drop-off boxes
Hours for mail-in ballot drop boxes were extended Tuesday at three locations in Palm Beach County, giving voters equal opportunity to bring in mail ballots, regardless of where they live.
View ArticleMAP: Here’s the latest forecast track of Hurricane Eta, whose sights are set...
Hurricane Eta is forecast to make an unusual U-turn and head toward the northeast. South Florida is in the forecast cone of probability, the National Hurricane Center. Here's the latest storm track.
View ArticlePresidential election drives first-time South Florida voters to the polls
One big factor motivated many South Florida voters to go to the polls for the first time: President Donald Trump.
View ArticleCOVID-19 worsens in Florida, with 4,637 new cases, 56 deaths and more people...
Florida continued trending higher with virus infections, with at least 4,000 new cases on six of the past eight days.
View ArticleRic Bradshaw wins fifth term as Palm Beach County sheriff
Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw touted his decades of law enforcement experience, 15 of those years as the county's lead cop.
View ArticleGregory Tony wins brutally fought race for Broward sheriff
Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony won his first election Tuesday to keep serving as the county’s top cop, prevailing in a hard-fought race that was rocked by a bitter union battle and the revelation of a...
View ArticleFort Lauderdale keeps Dean Trantalis as mayor, Steve Glassman as commissioner
Incumbent Dean Trantalis trounced opponent Ken Cooper in the race for Fort Lauderdale mayor. Voters also chose incumbent Steve Glassman over Kyle Gibson to represent the commission’s District 2 seat.
View ArticleWith COVID-19 at issue, Dave Kerner re-elected to Palm Beach County commission
In a vote of approval for his guidance during the COVID-19 pandemic, Dave Kerner was re-elected for a second term on the Palm Beach County commission.
View ArticleDemocrats coast to victory in Broward, Florida’s bluest county
Harold Pryor was elected Broward State Attorney, completing a run of successful races by Black candidates in countywide offices.
View ArticleTina Polsky elected to state Senate; Chip LaMarca wins second term in state...
Democrat Tina Polsky of Boca Raton claimed a state Senate seat Tuesday against Republican Brian Norton, while Chip LaMarca, the only Republican lawmaker to represent Broward County in the state House,...
View ArticleHyde: A normal election day in South Florida - meaning our political civil...
The civil political war was civil on Election Day.
View ArticleHallandale Beach picks Joy Cooper and Michele Lazarow; one commission race...
Voters also chose incumbent Michele Lazarow over a crowded field of opponents. But one candidate was trailing incumbent Anabelle Lima-Taub by 24 votes so that race will need a recount.
View ArticleVoters approve $15 an hour minimum wage; reject open primaries
Millions of low-wage workers across Florida were close to getting raises, as an amendment to boost the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour was narrowly on track to pass.
View ArticleElection Day 2020: Smooth vote and heavy turnout in South Florida
Participating in what many consider the most consequential election of their lives, voters in South Florida on Tuesday stood in mostly short lines, in crisp weather and under clear skies, to support...
View ArticleShalala and Mucarsel-Powell lose in Miami-Dade; Broward Democrats re-elected...
Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Ted Deutch, Alcee Hastings and Lois Frankel, Democrats who represent South Florida, were all re-elected to Congress. Incumbents Debbie Mucarsel-Powell and Donna Shalala lost...
View ArticleInspectors must sweep South Florida postal facilities for leftover ballots,...
U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan, who has presided over lawsuits centered around election mail delays, ordered the U.S. Postal Service on Election Day to “ensure that no ballots have been held up” in...
View ArticleTrump wins Florida, thanks to Miami-Dade
President Donald Trump won Florida's 29 electoral votes, a central part of the political puzzle he needs for a second term. Democrat Joe Biden fell far short in Miami-Dade, the state's largest county.
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