Monitoring Florida’s COVID-19 statistics: These are the numbers to watch
Here are Florida's key coronavirus data as reported by the state, including new cases, deaths and hospitalizations.
View ArticleMedicaid enrollment surging and projected to include 4.6 million Floridians...
Florida continues to see increasing Medicaid enrollment, with an estimate now that as many as 4.6 million people will rely on the health-care program in the upcoming fiscal year.
View ArticleWith Trump victory in Florida, the state turned a deeper red. What does it...
President Donald Trump performed better in Miami-Dade County than he did four years ago. But South Florida wasn't the only region where he made inroads. Florida Republicans swayed Latino voters...
View ArticleAhead of Thanksgiving, Florida in midst of COVID-19 ‘viral resurgence,’ White...
Florida is in the midst of a “viral resurgence” and the number of counties in the red zone has doubled in the last week, according to the most recent weekly White House Coronavirus Task Force report.
View ArticleFlorida Sen. Rick Scott tests positive for COVID-19
U.S. Sen. Rick Scott learned on Friday he tested positive for COVID-19. He says he has mild symptoms and will work from his home in Naples home until it's safe for him to return to Washington.
View ArticleCOVID-19 in Florida: Second straight day of 9,000 new cases
Florida on Friday reported another 9,085 new confirmed coronavirus cases. This continues a monthlong trend of increases across the state.
View ArticleNew details in notorious 1990 ‘killer clown’ case show why prosecutors are so...
Prosecutors say they’re awaiting justice for the family of Marlene Warren, the 40-year-old Wellington woman shot dead May 26, 1990, by a person wearing an orange wig, a red bulb nose, gloves and a...
View ArticleSouth Florida LGBTQ+ community observes ‘deadliest year on record’ for...
It was the deadliest year on record for violence against transgender people since advocates started tracking these crimes in 2013. At least 37 trans and non-binary people died in 2020 because of...
View ArticleCOVID-19 in Florida: Cases up 49% compared to prior week
Florida Department of Health records show 56,732 people tested positive for the virus over the past week, continuing a monthlong trend.
View ArticleThe Wharf Fort Lauderdale reopens with a crowd of mask-less partygoers
Throngs of party-going, maskless young people turned the opening of a Fort Lauderdale waterfront nightclub into a potential superspreader scene.
View ArticleAppeals court strikes down Boca Raton’s ban on anti-gay conversion therapy
A federal appeals court struck down Boca Raton’s ban on conversion therapy for gay adolescents struggling to come to terms with their sexuality, calling the ban an infringement on the First Amendment...
View ArticleMarine litter is trashing our oceans and beaches. But who is to blame?
Marine litter, especially plastic, is killing Florida's sea turtles and manatees, and costing millions in lost tourist dollars and cleanup. Yet little is being done collectively to fix the problem.
View ArticleTropical disturbance reemerges northeast of the Caribbean Sea
It has a 20% chance of developing in the next five days, likely somewhere between the Bahamas and Bermuda, according to the latest forecast.
View ArticleWoman killed in possible domestic disturbance in Boynton Beach, police say
Police said the woman, who they have not yet identified, was shot during a suspected domestic disturbance at the 1600 block of Northeast 4th Court. Detectives have identified a person of interest in...
View ArticleMan viciously beat two women at an IHOP, causing ‘permanent disfigurement’ in...
The attack occurred around 1:45 am. on Nov. 3 at the IHOP at 516 North State Road 7 in Royal Palm Beach. The suspect is seen in security camera footage wearing an orange hoodie and was reported to have...
View ArticleVideo shows Florida man rescuing his dog from an alligator’s mouth
The dramatic rescue took place in Estero, Florida and was captured on a wildlife camera owned by the Florida Wildlife Federation.
View ArticleCOVID-19 in Florida: 6,586 new cases, 62 more dead
The state reported a spike in coronavirus cases Sunday that pushes the total number of people who've been infected by the virus closer to 1 million.
View ArticleBodies found floating near boat in Palm Beach County identified as married...
The bodies discovered in the water Saturday morning near a boat in the southern end of the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge have been identified as a married couple in their 70s.
View Article‘You knew it was wrong,’ girl texts accused child porn collector, ‘I am 12!!’...
Elvic Herrera, 28, is charged with soliciting a girl, 12, for nude pictures through social media and also possessing child pornography, Boynton Beach police said
View ArticleWith Trump victory in Florida, the state turned a deeper red. What does it...
President Donald Trump performed better in Miami-Dade County than he did four years ago. But South Florida wasn't the only region where he made inroads. Florida Republicans swayed Latino voters...
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