College credit for suspected criminals? New Broward program swaps the...
Those charged with nonviolent, third-degree felonies or less now have the option to take courses at Broward College in order to receive certificates in three different industries, tuition free, as long...
View ArticleEarlean Smiley chosen as interim Broward schools superintendent, but Valerie...
Longtime administrator Valerie Wanza will stay in the job a week or so while Earlean Smiley's contract is being negotiated.
View ArticleRapper XXXTentacion’s accused killers planned a robbery, prosecutors say....
Prosecutors on Tuesday outlined the case against three of the four men accused of killing rising rap star XXXTentacion in an ambush outside a Deerfield Beach motorcycle dealership in 2018. Michael...
View ArticleFlorida House committee approves permitless carry gun bill
A proposal that would allow Floridians to carry concealed firearms without licenses began moving through the state House on Tuesday.
View ArticleInappropriate-touching allegation against School Board member clouds...
An allegation that a Broward School Board member inappropriately touched a district staff member led to a strained job separation for Superintendent Vickie Cartwright.
View ArticleDelray Beach man arrested in DeSantis roundup enters plea deal in voter fraud...
Luis Villaran, 64, of Delray Beach, pleaded guilty to charges of false affirmation and voting as an unqualified elector Wednesday, receiving six months probation.
View ArticleThe Parkland 17: Events to honor victims of the Stoneman Douglas school...
The community will gather this month to honor the 17 people who died five years ago, on Feb. 14, 2018, at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.
View ArticleShould buildings and roads be named after living people? Broward refines policy
Broward recently moved to allow buildings, roads and other properties to be named after living persons. Under a previous policy, county commissioners had to wait until after a person died before naming...
View ArticleFlorida judges arbitrarily denied minors’ requests for abortions, report finds
Since 2020, Florida has required parents’ or legal guardians’ consent for people under 18 to get abortions, with few exceptions. Minors can bypass the parental-consent requirement by asking a judge for...
View Article114 Haitian migrants arrive on rickety boat in Florida Keys
Some 114 Haitian migrants have made landfall in the Florida Keys, continuing an uptick of people making their way from Haiti and Cuba by sea, the U.S. Border Patrol say
View ArticleTamarac official steps down from job as a county aide after it wasn’t...
Tamarac’s vice mayor on Thursday resigned from his $80,000-a-year job working as a county commissioner’s aide after the South Florida Sun Sentinel raised questions about how he was hired — and the...
View ArticleGroup asks how African American studies course violates Florida law
The organization that created a high school African American studies program rejected by Florida said Thursday it’s still waiting for specifics from the state about how the course violates state law.
View ArticleFocused on 2024, Biden sees opportunity in GOP-held Florida
The president sees a chance to use Social Security and Medicare to drive a wedge between GOP lawmakers and their base of older voters.
View ArticleHigh school athletic board removes questions about menstrual cycle from...
Following calls from political leaders, teachers and parents, the Florida High School Athletic Association removed all questions about student athletes' menstrual cycles from its physical examination...
View ArticleSecond gentleman, former South Florida congressman sound alarm over global...
“It’s like a virus. It adapts. But it remains." Current and former U.S. and international leaders warned that an alarming rise in antisemitism is erupting in the United States and around the world —...
View ArticleTeen and his father arrested in Miramar crash that killed expectant mother,...
A 17-year-old boy and his father are facing charges related to a crash in Miramar on Dec. 19, 2022, that killed expectant mother Cristina Hernandez, 30, and severely injured her 7-year-old son, Jacob...
View ArticleGeorge Santos spent 9 months in Orlando, but doing what?
Infamous New York Republican congressman George Santos is caught in the middle of seemingly endless lies and investigations into his background, businesses, and campaign spending. But one of the...
View ArticleFlorida House OKs state takeover of Disney’s Reedy Creek
The Florida House voted 82-31 to reorganize the Reedy Creek Special Improvement District, removing the Walt Disney Co.’s control.
View ArticleMcConnell sides with Biden on what he calls Scott’s ‘bad idea’
GOP leader Mitch McConnell said Rick Scott’s controversial “12-point plan” could cost him reelection after President Biden used it as a weapon against Republicans over Social Security and Medicare.
View ArticleLawmakers give DeSantis OK to fly migrants from any state
Under the law, Gov. Ron DeSantis can spend up to $10 million to move migrants from state to state, even if they never come to Florida.
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