Capitol chaos: Florida lawmakers reveal details about ‘a day that our...
"Jan. 6, 2021, is a day that will live in infamy, a day that our democracy almost died,” U.S. Rep. Darren Soto said. Florida lawmakers who witnessed history as it occurred describe the chilling day.
View ArticleLake Worth Beach home health care worker accused of stealing from clients
Home health care worker Jamie Jakia “Anna Bell,” Cofer, 24, of Lake Worth Beach, stole money from her clients, federal prosecutors said.
View ArticlePolice arrest Florida man caught on camera carrying Pelosi’s lectern during...
Adam Johnson, a 36-year-old Parrish, Florida man, has been arrested after being caught on camera carrying U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's lectern during Capitol riot this past week.
View ArticleMan accused of having sex with 16-year-old girl and emailing videos of it...
Caleb Wright, 27 of Fort Lauderdale, is facing nine charges. He is accused of having sex with a girl, 16, video recording it and putting it on the Internet.
View ArticleFlorida Democrats elect ex-Miami Mayor Manny Diaz party chairman
After crushing defeats in the November elections, Florida Democrats on Saturday selected former Miami Mayor Manny Diaz to take over as chairman of the state party.
View ArticleBroward’s jail population again climbs, raising concern over COVID-19 risk
By the middle of April 2020, Broward's jail population dropped to under 3,000 for the first time in decades. It couldn’t last forever, and it hasn’t.
View ArticleBSO: Cleveland Clinic employee abducted, sexually assaulted by man who fled...
A Cleveland Clinic employee was kidnapped on her way to work in Weston and then assaulted by a middle-aged man who stole her car and fled, the Broward Sheriff's Office said Saturday. Investigators are...
View ArticleAs a teen, he faked being a doctor. It’s been one fraud after another ever...
Despite warnings from judges to stay legit, the now 23-year-old Malachi Alexander Love-Robinson is in serious trouble over claims he ripped off an employer. The new criminal case will explore why he...
View ArticleSuspect in abduction, rape of Weston Cleveland Clinic employee is captured in...
A tip led to the capture of Joel Cossio, a man police say abducted a woman early Saturday outside her office building at Cleveland Clinic in Weston, sexually assaulted her, then took off in her white...
View ArticleShould computers seized in raid of data analyst’s home be returned? A judge...
Computer equipment taken in a raid of the home of fired state Department of Health analyst Rebekah Jones is at the center of a hearing this week. A judge will hear arguments about whether items seized...
View ArticleBroward Health scandal flares again with bribery arrest of former purchasing...
Brian Bravo, Broward Health’s corporate procurement officer and director of materials management from 2005-2015, was indicted quietly on Nov. 19 by a federal grand jury on five counts of bribery,...
View ArticleAmid Capitol chaos, Florida lawmakers file bill to crack down on protests
As Congress returned to the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday night after a mob incited by President Donald Trump stormed the building, Florida lawmakers were filing a bill to crack down on violent protests in...
View ArticleBroward teachers sue to keep working from home
About 1,700 teachers in Broward County received letters saying their remote assignment ended Friday and they should return to work Monday. They say the requirement violates an agreement between the...
View ArticleFlorida lawmakers, staff face new COVID-19 measures in return to Capitol
When the Florida House and Senate will begin interim committee meetings next week in the run up to the Mar. 9 start of the legislative session, there will be some new protocols and safety measures in...
View ArticleUS Supreme Court turns down appeal by Florida environmentalist
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal by a Florida environmentalist who was facing a $4.4 million verdict in a lawsuit stemming from her opposition to a project in Martin County.
View ArticleVaccine Q&A: Can snowbirds get their two doses in different states?
Here are the answers to some of your biggest questions about COVID-19 vaccinations.
View ArticleFlorida ex-principal claims school district discriminated against her alcohol...
“Dr. Williams was qualified to perform the essential functions of her job with a reasonable accommodation and had in fact successfully performed the essential functions of her position as a teacher and...
View Article‘Trump’ scraped onto back of manatee in Florida: report
Federal officials are looking into the harassment of a manatee that had the word “Trump” scraped onto its back, according to a report.
View ArticleDemocrats call DeSantis’ anti-protest bill ‘overkill’ and say it would target...
Florida Democrats vow they will try to block a proposal from Gov. Ron DeSantis aimed at cracking down on violent protesters, and they criticized the governor for linking it to the storming of the U.S....
View ArticleFlorida reports 11,576 new coronavirus cases and 159 additional resident deaths
Florida reports 11,576 new coronavirus cases and 159 additional resident deaths on Monday. A total of 1.48 million people in the state have had the virus.
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