COVID-19 in Florida: State reports 6,904 new cases, lowest since July 12
Here are the updated statistics on COVID-19 in Florida including new cases, deaths, hospitalizations, testing positivity and hospital capacity. Florida reported 6,904 new coronavirus cases and...
View ArticleFingerpointing starts as Florida fails to apply for pandemic food aid for...
Despite repeated calls from childhood nutrition advocates, Florida still has not applied for $820 million in pandemic food stamp benefits.
View ArticleAnswers to your vaccine questions: Is four months too soon for booster?
Here are the answers to some of your biggest questions about COVID-19 vaccinations in Florida. Today's question: Is four months too soon to get a booster vaccine?
View ArticleBroward schools tech chief resigns, then decides to stay
Phil Dunn was hired in 2019 as chief information officer to replace Tony Hunter, an administrator later arrested on bid-rigging and bribery charges related to a questionable classroom technology...
View ArticleThe 411 on 411: Some seniors give poor reception to AT&T plans to scrap...
The telecom giant recently announced 411 service will soon end for wireless devices. 411 will still be available for AT&T; landlines. The company says it serves about 100 million customers, but...
View ArticleDeSantis’ new Florida surgeon general questions masks, vaccines, other...
Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed a new state surgeon general Tuesday who has spoken out against “lockdown policies” to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and written op-eds opposing strict prevention measures...
View ArticleBody confirmed to be Gabby Petito; death ruled homicide as search for Brian...
Gabby Petito is dead and her boyfriend is missing in Florida. The FBI confirmed the body found Sunday was indeed the 22-year-old woman who was reported missing by her family after not returning from a...
View ArticleGunman kills 2 outside Hallandale Beach Wendy’s and then himself, police say
A woman was shot and killed at a Wendy's in Hallandale Beach by a man she was in an on-and-off relationship with for the past few years, police say. He shot at the woman's car, killing her and her...
View ArticleSouth Florida students trash school bathrooms as they mimic TikTok ‘devious...
Students retreating to bathrooms to destroy sinks, mirrors and sanitation stations all while filming it for TikTok challenge.
View ArticleWillie Garson, ‘Sex and the City’ star, dies at age 57
Garson died from an unspecified illness while surrounded by family.
View ArticlePeter and Rose both downgraded to tropical depressions
Both Peter and Rose were downgraded to tropical depressions on Tuesday. Another system off the coast of Africa has high chances of developing.
View ArticleFederal judge strikes down DeSantis’ ban on sanctuary cities
A federal judge issued a permanent injunction Tuesday to block Gov. Ron DeSantis’ 2019 ban on “sanctuary cities” from being enforced in Florida.
View ArticleFlorida police department criticized for seeking arrest of man who stole...
Angry backlash hit a Florida police department when it posted photos and sought the arrest of a man who stole diapers and baby wipes from a Walmart after two of his cards were declined.
View ArticleThey stopped to help highway crash victims — then became victims themselves,...
A pair of good Samaritans who stopped to help after a crash on a Tampa-area interstate became victims themselves when they were carjacked.
View ArticleAn off-duty deputy is accused of threatening three men at gunpoint. Does his...
Jerald Alderman, 56, is accused of holding a gun while threatening to shoot three young men in downtown West Palm Beach at 3 a.m. Oct. 12, 2019, a parking lot scene caught on cellphone video obtained...
View Article$10.56 million verdict against tobacco company tossed out by appeals court
A South Florida appeals court overturned a $10.56 million verdict in favor of a former smoker diagnosed with laryngeal cancer, saying the lawsuit was filed too late against Philip Morris USA.
View ArticleTurnpike open again in Palm Beach County after 2 semi-trucks crash
A truck crash had shut Florida's Turnpike, southbound lanes, near the Boynton Boulevard exit. All lanes are open as of 3:45 p.m.
View ArticleFlorida’s new surgeon general issues rule ending required school quarantines,...
Florida’s new surgeon general says parents can decide if their children quarantine or stay in school after COVID-19 exposure.
View ArticleFlorida lawmaker proposes Texas-style fetal heartbeat abortion law
A Deltona Republican has filed legislation that would create Texas-style abortion restrictions in Florida that would allow anyone to sue abortion providers or any person who helps someone get an...
View ArticleCOVID-19 in Florida: State reports 10,073 new cases; state ranks 10th in...
Here are the updated statistics on COVID-19 in Florida including new cases, deaths, hospitalizations, testing positivity and vaccinations. Florida reported 10,073 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday and...
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