Federal stimulus package leaves Florida’s budget out in the cold
Florida’s budget could see major cuts to education and health care next year after negotiators in Congress reached a deal Sunday for another stimulus package which doesn’t include money for states and...
View ArticleHere’s what the Jupiter and Saturn Great Conjunction looked like from a...
A photo taken from Oakland Park shows what the Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn looked like from a backyard telescope in South Florida.
View ArticleIllinois woman finds apparent COVID-19 test in Kohl’s package
An Illinois woman who ordered flags for her grandmother’s garden got a surprise when the package arrived — someone’s apparent COVID-19 test specimen.
View ArticleFlorida politicians get first doses of COVID-19 vaccine
The COVID-19 vaccine has been made available to Florida politicians, and at least five Florida elected officials have received their first dose. Here's who is getting the shot and who is waiting.
View ArticleHere are the latest coronavirus statistics for Florida
Here are Florida's key coronavirus data as reported by the state, including new cases, deaths and hospitalizations.
View ArticleFlorida Sen. Rick Scott votes no on COVID-19 relief bill that passed 92-6
Florida U.S. Sen. Rick Scott was one of just six senators who voted against the $900 billion COVID-19 relief package approved by Congress just before midnight Monday.
View ArticleFlorida alligator peeking out of a street drain turns into a case of ‘gator aid’
It's a scene straight out of a horror film: A passerby came across an alligator peaking out of a street drain in Venice, Florida.
View ArticleWinter Garden man killed wife, fled to West Palm Beach before killing self,...
A Winter Garden man killed his estranged wife before fleeing to West Palm Beach and killing himself as law enforcement tried to apprehend him Monday, according to the Winter Garden Police Department.
View ArticleA company has started drilling for oil just 150 miles off Florida’s coast,...
Drilling began Dec. 20 for an exploratory oil well in the waters of Bahama, just 150 miles from South Florida, prompting a dire warning from several members of Congress.
View ArticleVaccine Q&A: Why can’t independent living residents get their shots?
Here are the answers to some of your biggest questions about COVID-19 vaccinations.
View ArticleCoast Guard searching for local man and woman who sailed out of the Bahamas...
Sven Gunnar Karlsson, 72, and Marty Sue Widrick, 51, departed Matthewtown, Bahamas, on Dec. 16, bound for Providenciales, Turks and Caicos, aboard a 50-foot, blue sailboat called “Get Nauti.”
View ArticleCOVID-19 in Florida: Another day with more than 10,000 new cases
Florida reported 10,434 new cases Tuesday and another 74 deaths. A total of 20,754 Floridians and 298 non-residents have died from COVID-19.
View ArticleBaby, it’ll be cold outside: South Florida may see its chilliest Christmas in...
Christmas 2020 could be the coldest in two decades, though won't break the record set in 1989.
View ArticleFlorida nursing home deaths from coronavirus spike but remain lower than US...
Deaths in Florida’s nursing homes doubled during the Thanksgiving holiday, according to statistics gathered by the AARP.
View ArticleMan with coronavirus symptoms boarded flight from Orlando and died; EMT who...
A man who boarded a flight from Orlando despite having coronavirus symptoms later died, and now an EMT who helped him on the plane is feeling sick, according to news reports.
View ArticleDisney World, Universal draw holiday crowds despite COVID-19 warnings
The tourism machine is still churning this holiday season at Orlando’s theme parks, despite warnings from medical experts that the coronavirus has reached a critical point in the United States.
View ArticleMaskless young conservatives chant ‘four more years’ with Pence at West Palm...
Thousands of young conservatives from all over the country flocked to West Palm Beach for a four-day summit that flouted COVID-19 health guidelines and featured speeches from top conservative leaders,...
View ArticleSheriff Gregory Tony asks judge to toss lawsuit claiming he has a criminal...
Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony says there's no evidence to justify a lawsuit claiming he has a felony criminal record and can't serve as sheriff.
View ArticleAmid holiday travel concerns, Florida issued a special permit for animal...
Santa Claus is officially coming to town after the Florida Department of Agriculture issued a special permit to allow the North Pole resident to enter the state with up to nine reindeer on Christmas...
View ArticleTrump commutes 20-year sentence for Miami Beach businessman in massive health...
President Donald Trump has commuted the 20-year prison sentence imposed on a Miami Beach businessman in a $1 billion health care fraud case, one of the nation’s largest.
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