Buy a Brightline ticket, book an Uber under new partnership deal
Brightline, the high-speed train running between West Palm Beach and Miami, has partnered with Uber to help move passengers even faster to and from its five South Florida stations.
View ArticleSimpson drops concealed weapons suit against Florida Department of Law...
Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson said his agency has dropped a lawsuit against the Florida Department of Law Enforcement in a dispute involving information about a concealed-weapons license...
View ArticleFlorida investigation uncovers trafficking of some of the world’s most...
Undercover Florida Fish and Wildlife Conversation Commission officers purchased or sold almost 200 snakes of 24 different species during a two-year investigation. Some are “among the most dangerous in...
View ArticleFeds bust $28M pandemic loan-fraud ring after tip on South Florida liquor...
A bogus application tipped off federal investigators to what would turn out to be a $28 million fraud ring run by a Broward County tax preparer.
View ArticleYou prefer to vote by mail? Many are surprised that all must now reapply
Florida voters love casting votes by mail. But after the 2022 midterm elections, all mail ballot requests were voided and people who want to vote that way will have to apply over again.
View ArticleRuling against cruise lines clouds Cuba investment picture
A federal court ruling against four major cruise lines may further cloud the future of U.S. investments in Cuba after the lines were told to pay $450 million in compensation to heirs of the original...
View ArticleFugitive on Most Wanted list who had been on reality TV show arrested in Davie
Baltimore became a fugitive after being accused of shooting his former boss to death, and injuring another man at a barbershop in Carlisle, Pennsylvania in May of 2021.
View ArticleFrom fire threats to frost, a gusty, cold Saturday hits South Florida
The cold front taking over South Florida on Saturday is chillier and windier than initially predicted, creating weather conditions conducive to both frost and fires this weekend.
View ArticleBroward schools chief fights to keep her job amid dwindling support
Broward Schools Superintendent Vickie Cartwright is scheduled to end a tumultuous 90-day probation period on Jan. 24 when the board decides to keep her or fire her for a second and final time.
View ArticleFlorida agency warns pharmacists not to dispense abortion pills
With pharmacies in some states preparing to dispense abortion pills, Florida’s Agency for Healthcare Administration sent a letter Thursday to all state healthcare providers warning them that do so in...
View ArticleJetBlue plane makes emergency landing at Palm Beach airport after bird strike
A JetBlue flight headed from Palm Beach to New York's LaGuardia Airport experienced a bird strike on takeoff. The plane landed safely and is being worked on, officials said.
View ArticleCold weather lingers, wind gusts continue, but warm days ahead for South Florida
The coldest temperatures of the winter thus far arrived Saturday night and into Sunday morning in South Florida, dipping into the 30s in many areas with wind gusts that made it feel even colder.
View ArticleSpaceX sends up Falcon Heavy on sunset launch for Space Force
The winds died down for SpaceX as it queued up its rarely used Falcon Heavy right after sunset from the Space Coast on Sunday.
View ArticleSix apply to replace Broward schools superintendent — if she leaves
The candidates for interim superintendent are all from South Florida or the Northeast. Three are former superintendents and all have worked in education for at least part of their careers.
View ArticleSouth Florida forecast: Big chill gives way to a warm-up this week
South Floridians and vacationers can soon return their sweaters and jackets to the closet as weather forecasters said Monday that high temperatures will reach the low 80s before week’s end.
View ArticleCoast Guard repatriates 82 to Cuba from migrant vessels
The U.S. Coast Guard says it repatriated 82 Cubans after they made landfall in the Florida Keys in early January.
View ArticleWith demand soaring for heart transplants, Florida hospitals ramp up
With heart disease the number one killer in the United States, heart transplants hit record highs in 2022.In Florida, demand has never been higher.
View ArticleYou prefer to vote by mail? Many are surprised that all must now reapply
Florida voters love casting votes by mail. But after the 2022 midterm elections, all mail ballot requests were voided and people who want to vote that way will have to apply over again.
View ArticleArrest made in Dania Beach shooting that killed 24-year-old man, deputies say
Broward Sheriff’s Office detectives arrested Romin Audeus, 24, of Hollywood. He faces first-degree murder charges in a deadly shooting in December in Dania Beach.
View ArticleDeSantis wants his ban on COVID vaccine and mask mandates made permanent
DeSantis wants lawmakers to make those measures permanent, calling them a “prescription for freedom.”
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