Two billionaires got involved in Broward County elections. Why did one win...
Billionaire George Soros got involved in one Broward County primary race. Billionaire S. Donald Sussman got involved in another. Both gave similar amounts, but one effort won and another lost. Why?
View ArticleFlorida mayor suspended after hurricane fraud charges
The mayor of a Florida Panhandle city was suspended from office after being charged earlier this week in the theft of $5 million in Hurricane Michael debris removal funds.
View ArticleWhite House to take rare turn as host of memorial service
Sometimes politics gives way to the personal at the White House. It has seen 18 weddings and at least 10 people are known to have died there, including two presidents and three first ladies. It will...
View ArticleFlorida’s unemployment rate jumps to 11.3% as businesses battle through...
Florida's unemployment rate for July remained in double-digit figures. There were 1.125 million jobless Floridians out of a labor force of 9.975 million, the state said Friday.
View ArticleSharp-eyed detective spots and arrests murder suspect in Pompano Beach
The Broward Sheriff’s Office arrested Ruddy Germain, 35, of Pompano Beach, for allegedly shooting Joseph Surace, 28, who died in the hospital.
View ArticleCalls for plasma in COVID fight conflict with decades-old restriction on...
While Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appeals to Floridians who recovered from COVID-19 to donate their plasma, a decades-old rule is preventing some in the state from participating. Critics call it outright...
View ArticleFlorida’s COVID-19 cases increase for 4th straight day, but infection rate...
Florida's official COVID-19 data shows 119 more Floridians have died, for a pandemic total of 10,304. That includes 136 nonresidents. The state also listed an additional 4,684 confirmed infections, for...
View ArticleLeila Cavett’s mom fears missing woman is dead. ‘I think my daughter...
Leila Cavett's mother speaks for the first time at extensive length about her daughter’s disappearance. “I don’t want my daughter to be dead,” Tina Kirby told the South Florida Sun Sentinel.
View ArticleGunman on the run after detective dodges bullet in Pompano Beach
The Broward Sheriff's Office is looking for Marquel Mathis, 26, of Pompano Beach, after detectives say he fired a shot at a deputy during a drug bust.
View ArticleJustice in Broward: A preview of what may come in fight on crime and racial...
Harold Pryor, the winner of Tuesday’s Democratic primary for Broward prosecutor, is promising to change the face of justice in the county.
View ArticleWomen say detention deputy raped them in Palm Beach County; were afraid he...
The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office arrested Brett Bania, 23, of Port St. Lucie, on charges of sexual battery for allegedly having sex with two women against their will.
View ArticleTwin hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico? It would be the first time in history...
Laura and Marco: If both became hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico at the same time, it's the first time in the history of record-keeping that it's happened. So what are the odds?
View ArticleArmed man seen walking toward shooting victim at Fort Lauderdale-area gas...
The Broward Sheriff’s Office is searching for an armed man seen on surveillance video at a gas station suspected of fatally shooting of William Bland Jr., 43, of Fort Lauderdale.
View ArticleSun Sentinel Instagram: The stories behind our posts
Here are the stories behind the posts on the South Florida Sun Sentinel's Instagram page.
View ArticleComplaints about cops suspended during COVID-19 crisis
Dozens of complaints against police officers have been set aside temporarily during the COVID-19 crisis, a move allowed by a police officer's bill of rights in Florida. Criminal justice experts say the...
View ArticleBroward Supervisor of Elections primary recount underway, could take 10 to 12...
The primary ballot machine recount for the virtually tied Broward Supervisor of Elections race began Saturday
View ArticleMAP: Here are the latest forecast tracks of Tropical Storms Laura and Marco
Here are the latest forecast paths of expected Tropical Storms Laura and Marco, both moving toward the Gulf of Mexico and forecast to impact the Texas or Louisiana coasts next week as potential...
View ArticleTropical Storms Laura and Marco on simultaneous marches toward the Gulf of...
Tropical Storm Laura and Tropical Storm Marco are both expected to strengthen into hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico and threaten the coasts of Texas and Louisiana next week. Two hurricanes in the Gulf...
View ArticleFlorida’s COVID-19 infection rate dips to low level not seen since mid-June
The Florida Department of Health on Saturday reported a 4.89% positivity rate for COVID-19 test results processed in the past day. That's for new infections only and doesn’t count people who previously...
View ArticleHollywood police investigate double homicide
The shooting occurred around 1 p.m. along the 2600 block of Fletcher Court, just off Pembroke Road, according to Miami television station WPLG, citing local police.
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