A third South Florida man arrested in connection with Capitol siege
Samuel Camargo, 26, is the third South Florida man who has been arrested by the FBI over participating in a riot at the nation’s Capitol Building on Jan. 6.
View ArticleDisgraced South Florida eye doctor receives presidential pardon
Salomon Melgen, a once-prominent South Florida eye doctor who was sentenced to 17 years in prison for stealing $73 million from Medicare, was granted a presidential pardon Tuesday.
View ArticleJust before becoming ex-president, Trump arrives ‘home’ in Palm Beach County
For the last time as president, Donald Trump arrived on Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport an hour before Joe Biden's inauguration. In a coda to his entire presidency in which he...
View ArticleAfter uproar, Loews cancels fundraiser for Sen. Josh Hawley at Universal...
Loews Hotels canceled a planned fundraiser at its Portofino Bay Hotel at Universal Orlando for U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, who spearheaded the objections to President-elect Biden’s win in Congress on Jan. 6.
View ArticleTrump rallies held across South Florida to ‘support the real president’
As President Donald Trump prepares to leave office, supporters held rallies across South Florida on Saturday. Chants echoed, flags waved and horns blared as avid demonstrators expressed their support...
View ArticleMonitoring 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 ArticleTrack COVID-19 vaccinations as they roll out across Florida
See how much of Florida has been vaccinated using our charts and maps and data from the Florida Department of Health. Data is updated every day.
View ArticleFlorida reports 11,914 new COVID cases, 142 more deaths
Florida's COVID-19 death toll increased Wednesday to 24,578 state residents and 387 non-residents. The total number of cases rose to more than 1.6 million.
View ArticleA snake trafficker gets a Trump pardon. Here’s the only-in-Florida story...
One of former President Donald Trump's pardons on Wednesday cited the name of a long-shuttered part of South Florida tourist lore — the Miami Serpentarium.
View ArticleDeputies find woman’s body in vandalized Oakland Park home
Iliane Alzenord, 60, of Oakland Park, was found dead in her home Sunday. The Broward Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday that they've identified a suspect, who remains at large.
View ArticleElon Musk’s tunnel crusade sparks new talk of a possible rail tunnel under...
A Twitter exchange between Elon Musk and South Florida leaders has sparked renewed hope for a long-stalled, billion-dollar proposal for a rail tunnel under Fort Lauderdale's New River. But just how...
View ArticleFlorida Republicans at odds over Biden immigration reform plan
Before President Joe Biden made it to the White House on Wednesday, Florida Republicans were already disagreeing – with each other – over his push for immigration reform.
View ArticleMan wanted for sexual battery on woman in spa
A man seen on surveillance video pushing a woman into the back room of a massage spa before sexually assaulting her is being sought by the Broward Sheriff's Office.
View ArticleProud Boys organizer arrested in Central Florida on charges from U.S. Capitol...
A Florida man described as an organizer for the far-right nationalist group the Proud Boys was arrested in Central Florida on Wednesday, on charges stemming from his role in the mob that overran the...
View ArticlePrincipal faces discipline for alleged sexual advances
An employee accused Driftwood Middle Principal Steven Williams of making comments such as “your mother should have told you about playing with a grown man."
View ArticlePresident Biden to sign 10 pandemic-related executive orders today, aiming to...
President Joe Biden is putting forth a national COVID-19 strategy to ramp up vaccinations and testing, reopen schools and businesses and increase the use of masks — including a requirement that they be...
View ArticleOperations on track at Fort Lauderdale Hollywood Airport after brief evacuation
Hundreds of travelers and employees were evacuated from Terminal 4 at Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport for nearly an hour.
View ArticleTallahassee man charged with making Florida Capitol bomb threat
A man was arrested Thursday by local police after making a bomb threat against the Florida Capitol in the early hours of the morning.
View ArticleTrump begins next chapter in South Florida, but not everyone there is happy...
If former President Donald J. Trump intends to live in South Florida full time, he is likely to encounter some friction.
View ArticlePandemics won’t shut down Florida businesses again, state senator says
If similar pandemics occur in the future, the state intends to have guidelines that would keep businesses from again facing closures, said Sen. Danny Burgess, R-Zephyrhills, who chairs the Select...
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