Federal judge takes matters into his own hands and devises felon-voting...
U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle gave Florida months to come up with a way to carry out a constitutional amendment that restored voting rights to felons “who have completed all terms of their...
View ArticleHurricane season is about to collide with coronavirus
With hurricane season starting Monday, emergency-management officials have changed how Florida will respond to storms as they grapple with the coronavirus pandemic. Disaster managers have modified...
View ArticleFlorida reports 45 more people have died from coronavirus
State reports show 29,807 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties. There have been 1,303 deaths in the three counties.
View ArticleCoral Springs woman will be freed on bond in killing of fellow gym member
A Coral Springs woman accused of killing a fellow gym member after a night of heavy drinking is scheduled to leave jail Friday and head to rehab for alcohol abuse.
View ArticleFlood advisory in northern Miami-Dade extended into Friday morning
Scattered showers are expected to increase in South Florida heading into the weekend.
View ArticleMan accused of vandalizing Miramar school while nude is ordered held without...
Matthew Alan Crandall, 21, of Fort Myers, is accused of breaking into Miramar High School on Memorial Day, stripping naked and causing at least $100,000 damage.
View ArticleFort Lauderdale man charged in fatal shooting
Joshua Deon McNair, 30, of Fort Lauderdale, is accused of shooting a man dead in a Fort Lauderdale parking lot on May 21.
View ArticleAs Florida reopens, how are we doing? These are the numbers to watch.
It’s been nearly three weeks since Florida began the first phase of reopening, a critical point in which experts say we would begin to see any effects the moves have had on coronavirus cases. Use these...
View ArticleDeSantis, Florida Cabinet ignore Fried and barely talk about coronavirus in...
Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet hold their first meeting in months, with Democrat Agriculture Secretary Nikki Fried chomping at the bit to talk about the state’s response to the pandemic....
View ArticleSheriff Gregory Tony concealed his past, and even a lie detector didn’t catch...
Police records obtained by the South Florida Sun Sentinel provide the most detailed example yet of falsehoods that have emerged as Sheriff Gregory Tony campaigns for his first election.
View ArticleJudge rejects ordering fixes to state unemployment system
TALLAHASSEE — Pointing to the constitutional separation of powers, a Leon County circuit judge Thursday refused to order the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity to take steps to “fix” the...
View ArticleUConn student Peter Manfredonia, wanted for two Connecticut murders in...
A multi-state manhunt for Peter Manfredonia, a 23-year-old Newtown man wanted for two homicides in Connecticut, ended Wednesday night in Hagerstown, Md., when police and federal agents caught him near...
View ArticleLanes reopen on I-395 in Miami after fatal shooting results in 13-hour closure
A fatal shooting on a Miami highway led to the shutdown of a stretch of Interstate 395 that lasted roughly 13 hours, snarling traffic for Friday morning commuters.
View ArticleMissouri’s only abortion clinic may remain open, government adminstrator...
Missouri's only abortion clinic will remain open after a government administrator decided the health department was wrong not to renew the license.
View ArticleHere are the storm names for the 2020 hurricane season
Arthur, Bertha, Cristobal, Dolly, Edouard and Fay will be the first names assigned to tropical storms or hurricanes during the 2020 Hurricane Season. Here are the rest of the names.
View ArticleCoronavirus cases surpass 30,000 across South Florida
At least 2,413 people throughout Florida have died from the new coronavirus pandemic, the state Health Department reported Friday morning. That is a rise of 49 reported deaths over the previous day...
View ArticleCoronavirus testing starts at some Home Depot and Publix locations, DeSantis...
Residents can get COVID-19 testing at select Home Depot and Publix locations in Florida. And from Friday through June 4, Florida residents can benefit with hurricane supply purchases made in stores and...
View ArticleDisney World, SeaWorld Orlando get state’s OK to open again
Good news for theme park fans. SeaWorld and Disney World got the state approval to reopen.
View Article2 shot at Aventura Mall after argument at Nordstrom
Four people were involved in the melee, including the two people who were shot, but no employees or bystanders were injured, police said.
View ArticleFlorida’s antibody tests suggest little disease spread, with 4.4% testing...
The state Health Department report showed 123,552 people have had these blood draws — also known as a serology testing — and 5,474 were positive.
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