Florida election deadlines pushed back because of Hurricane Nicole
Secretary of State Cord Byrd on Wednesday issued an emergency order pushing back certain election deadlines in 45 counties — including South Florida — because of Hurricane Nicole.
View ArticlePolitical trailblazer Sylvia Poitier, Broward’s first Black commissioner,...
She was a generous person from humble beginnings who worked her way into the political world of Broward County. In 1985, she made history as the first Black person to serve on the county commission....
View ArticleWill Hurricane Nicole hit Fort Lauderdale? Here’s the latest forecast track
Fort Lauderdale and Broward County are just outside the forecast cone of uncertainty for Hurricane Nicole but watches and warnings are in effect for potentially damaging effects, including a large...
View ArticleWill Hurricane Nicole hit Miami? Here’s the latest forecast track
Miami-Dade County is not in the forecast cone of uncertainty for Hurricane Nicole, but watches and warnings remain in effect for potential impacts from the storm. Here's the latest forecast track...
View ArticleWill Hurricane Nicole hit West Palm Beach? Here’s the latest forecast track
All of Palm Beach County, including West Palm Beach, is under a hurricane warning for Hurricane Nicole, with landfall predicted near Port St. Lucie overnight Wednesday into Thursday. Here's the latest...
View ArticleMap: Power outages across Florida as Hurricane Nicole closes in
This interactive map shows customers without electrical service throughout Florida due to Tropical Storm Nicole's impact.
View ArticleSouth Floridians prepare for Hurricane Nicole: ‘It’s going to be nasty here’
Some seasoned South Florida residents said they aren’t alarmed as Hurricane Nicole heads for Florida's east coast. Others are anticipating a potentially rough night.
View ArticleHurricane Nicole heads for landfall near Treasure Coast, bringing wind and...
Hurricane Nicole is expected to make landfall near Martin and St. Lucie counties’ coasts early Thursday, according to the National Weather Service Melbourne.
View ArticleDeSantis-led red wave penetrates even once-blue Palm Beach County
The red tsunami generated by Gov. Ron DeSantis, felt everywhere in Florida, was so big that it produced major Republican gains and ended Democratic dominance in once-blue Palm Beach County. The shift...
View ArticleMap: Power outages across Florida as Hurricane Nicole closes in
This interactive map shows customers without electrical service throughout Florida due to Tropical Storm Nicole's impact.
View ArticleWith runaway win, DeSantis’ political career becomes supercharged
Gov. Ron DeSantis steadfastly focused his reelection campaign on President Joe Biden rather than on his Democratic opponent in Florida. But DeSantis’ runaway victory Tuesday, while crushing to...
View ArticleLarge piece of shuttle Challenger found on Atlantic floor
NASA said it’s one of the biggest pieces of Challenger ever found in the decades since the accident.
View ArticleCourt clears the way for prosecutors to seek death penalty against YNW Melly
An appeals court has cleared the way for prosecutors to seek the death penalty against Jamell Demons, the rapper professionally known as YNW Melly, putting the 2018 murder case back on track to be...
View ArticleInsured losses from Hurricane Ian hit $8.7 billion in Florida
With more than 622,000 claims reported, estimated insured losses from Hurricane Ian have increased to $8.7 billion
View ArticleArtemis I endures 100 mph gust on launch pad during Nicole landfall
NASA left its $4.1 billion Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I mission to the moon on the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center to ride out Hurricane Nicole, noting that it...
View ArticleHow South Florida schools will make up days lost from Hurricanes Ian and Nicole
Hurricanes Ian and Nicole closed South Florida schools for many days, and now comes the question of how students will need to make up the time they missed.
View ArticleFlorida Democrats flounder as GOP spends more, out-hustles them
The Republican Party outspent, out-registered and out-messaged Democrats.
View ArticleHurricane Nicole unearths Native American burial site on Florida coast
Hurricane Nicole unearthed what is likely an ancient Native American burial ground along Florida's Treasure Coast.
View Article‘Seeing it damaged is heartbreaking.’ Anglin’s pier collapsed, flooding...
South Florida welcomed sunny skies after Tropical Storm Nicole made landfall early Thursday as a hurricane, but reports of flooding along the entire east coast were widespread.
View ArticleTrump rips DeSantis as ‘average governor’ who lacks loyalty
Trump slammed DeSantis on Thursday night as an “average” governor who came begging for an endorsement while “politically dead.”
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