Florida Democrats' unemployment reform bill would raise benefits to as much...
Democrats on Thursday unveiled a bill that would reform Florida’s unemployment system, by expanding eligibility and doubling how many weeks unemployed workers could collect benefits.
View ArticleNine people hurt after plane overshoots runway in Palm Beach County
A Cessna aircraft ran off the runway and into a small pond on an aborted takeoff at North County Airport injuring 7 aboard and two on the ground, fire officials said.
View ArticleFederal judge hears arguments on voter registration extension after state...
A federal court judge will consider arguments from voting rights groups to extend the voter registration deadline by two days after the state's registration website crashed on Monday, the scheduled...
View ArticleA fraud ring was shut down. Then cops say they realized lawyers were in on it.
A married couple’s lucrative foreclosure fraud should’ve ended when they were arrested. But the illegal money kept flowing their way — thanks to two lawyers who were helping carry out the fraud,...
View ArticleHurricane Delta, at Category 3 strength with 120 mph winds, closer to...
Hurricane Delta could bring 7 to 11 feet of life-threatening storm surge and up to 15 inches of rain to parts of storm-weary Louisiana when it makes landfall Friday, forecasters say.
View ArticlePelosi plans review of Trump’s mental capacity as part of first step in 25th...
The speaker’s focus on Trump’s mental health comes as sources say she has privately voiced concern this week that the president may not be of sound mind since testing positive for COVID-19 last week.
View ArticleOnly 20% of Broward students expect to return when buildings reopen Friday
Despite a push to reopen buildings, just 41,705 out of 210,000 families have indicated that their kids plan to return, according to district data.
View ArticleSome Florida voters trying to drop off mail ballots at early voting sites...
Some South Florida voters are so anxious to follow advice to return that their mail ballots — while avoiding the Postal Service — that they’ve shown up at early voting sites hoping to drop off their...
View ArticleA company says its ‘Bubble Curtain’ could snuff out hurricanes. Is it just...
A Norwegian company, OceanTherm, has a plan to stop tropical storms from becoming hurricanes. It plans to pump cold water from the ocean's depths in the storm's path, robbing it of its fuel -- warm water.
View ArticleFlorida reports nearly 3,000 new COVID-19 cases and 118 deaths
Florida's daily statewide testing positivity rate, for new COVID-19 infections only, dropped down to 4.13%. It was 4.55% on Thursday, 4.1% on Wednesday and 5.25% on Tuesday.
View ArticleMother survives five bullets while shielding her three young children from...
A 24-year-old mother survived five gunshots protecting her three children – ages 7, 3, and 1 – in West Palm Beach. Police charged Tydarius Tavon Adderly, 20, with five counts of attempted murder.
View ArticleReaders, send us your I-95 dashcam footage
Do you have footage of the horrible driving that takes place on I-95? The SunSentinel wants your dashcam or cellphone video footage. (Please, have a passenger or a hands-free device do the work. Don't...
View ArticleFlorida, for once, could be a beacon of clarity on Election Night. Or will it...
Florida’s two decades of election snafus have repeatedly made the state a national voting laughingstock. Plenty can go wrong in 2020, but after so many mistakes, this might be the year Florida is the...
View ArticleTrump coming to Sanford Monday for rally, first campaign trip since COVID...
The White House and doctors at Walter Reed Medical Center, where Trump was sent over the weekend, have refused to answer questions about his last negative test or if contact tracing has determined the...
View ArticleIt’s official: Presidential debate planned for Miami is canceled
It’s official: Presidential debate planned for Miami is canceled.
View ArticleHurricane Delta brings dangerous storm surge after landfall in Louisiana
Hurricane Delta crashed onshore Friday in southwestern Louisiana as a Category 2 storm, following a path of destruction inflicted by Hurricane Laura just six weeks ago.
View ArticleKiller clown suspect gripes about COVID-19 delaying her murder trial
Prosecutors say they’re awaiting justice for the family of Marlene Warren, the 40-year-old Wellington woman shot dead May 26, 1990, by a person wearing an orange wig, a red bulb nose, gloves and a...
View ArticleBroward College mail voting forum includes elections supervisors and Trump...
Broward College is conducting an online forum so the public can get an in-depth look at mail in voting, with provocative questions: “Is our election at stake? Will your vote be counted?” The...
View ArticleTwo attacked by knife-wielding man at bus stop in Pompano Beach
Christopher Goodwin, 47, is facing a charge of attempted murder after attacking two people with a knife at a Pompano Beach bus stop, the Broward Sheriff's Office said.
View ArticleMold grew in empty schools during the pandemic
Reports of mold grew as Broward teachers and administrators started returning to campus in August. It was found on student desks, laptops, walls, bookcases, books, air conditioner filters and ceiling...
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