Seven hospitalized after ‘slow-moving’ crash at auto auction business in...
A vehicle struck at least eight people at a business in Lauderdale Lakes Wednesday morning after its brakes failed, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office.
View Article‘Hazardous material’ threat that prompted evacuation, school lockdown in...
A call about an “unknown chemical” in a residence near the 3400 block of Northeast Eighth Avenue in Oakland Park on Wednesday morning that shut down a street and prompted an evacuation was an unfounded...
View ArticleJudge sides with Florida’s move to deny medical marijuana license to family...
Florida health regulators were correct to deny a medical-marijuana license to partners and heirs of an 84-year-old man who died before the state made a final decision about awarding the license, an...
View ArticleEarlean Smiley vows to address safety, academics as new Broward schools leader
On Wednesday, Earlean Smiley started a second tenure with the district, this time as interim superintendent. She vows to discover what has gone wrong and needs to be fixed, as well as what is still...
View ArticleU.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz won’t face charges from Greenberg-related probe
The U.S. Department of Justice has reportedly decided against pursuing sex-trafficking charges against U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz.
View ArticleJetBlue unveils 250-flight plan for Fort Lauderdale, starting with trips to...
JetBlue Airways unveiled a long-term plan that would result in the operation of 250 daily flights from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, including nonstops to Tallahassee in 2024.
View ArticleNew bid emerges to interview Drake in XXXTentacion murder case
Defense lawyers are still trying to pull rapper Drake into the trial of the three men accused of murdering rising hip hop star XXXTentacion, filing a legal notice in court saying they’ve scheduled an...
View ArticleBroward high schools remove book reported by parents’ group and labeled by...
Broward school libraries will remove a sexually explicit teen graphic novel that the Gov. Ron DeSantis administration categorized as “pornography.”
View ArticleDeSantis proposes to ban TikTok on government devices and university and...
Gov. Ron DeSantis plans to see Florida join a growing list of states that have passed legislation to restrict the use of TikTok, one of the most popular social media sites in the world.
View ArticleGet outside while the getting’s good with these guided South Florida ecotours
You don't need to be outdoorsy to enjoy South Florida's incredible, but sometimes intimidating natural world. Here's how to immerse yourself in nature while the weather is still delightful.
View ArticleLawmakers steer $15 million to New College of Florida
A joint legislative panel approved steering $15 million to New College of Florida after Gov. Ron DeSantis announced it as a priority amid a broader effort to target “trendy ideology” on campuses.
View ArticleFederal judge tosses challenge to controversial Florida ‘Parental Rights in...
For the second time in less than five months, a federal judge has rejected a lawsuit seeking to block a controversial Florida law that restricts classroom instruction on gender identity and sexual...
View ArticleEL AL starting Fort Lauderdale flights to Israel this fall
El Al, the national airline of Israel, intends to start service from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in September with seasonal flights to Tel Aviv. The carrier, which has served Miami...
View ArticleBroward bets on federal money to reduce pedestrian deaths
Broward County will use a $5 million federal grant to study traffic safety and make recommendations for reducing pedestrian fatalities.
View ArticleLawmaker meetings, other public spaces stay gun-free under permitless carry bill
Lawmaker meetings are by no means the only place where guns are restricted under the permitless carry bill.
View ArticleTesla recalls ‘Full Self-Driving’ to fix flaws in behavior
The recall, part of a larger investigation by U.S. safety regulators into Tesla’s automated driving systems, came after regulators expressed concerns about the way Tesla’s system responds in four areas...
View Article3-year-old son of corrections officer dead after shooting himself in DeLand,...
Deputies are investigating the death of a 3-year-old boy, who they say shot himself with a handgun.
View ArticleFlorida Supreme Court rejects stay of execution in 1990 mall parking lot murder
The Florida Supreme Court has rejected appeals by a Death Row inmate who is scheduled to be executed next week in the 1990 murder of a woman during a carjacking in a Tallahassee mall parking lot.
View ArticleFormer Broward state Rep. James Rollins Eddy dies ‘peacefully at home’ at 91
Flags at government buildings in Broward County and at the Capitol in Tallahassee will fly at half-staff Friday in remembrance of James Rollins Eddy, a former member of the state House of...
View ArticleDeSantis’ attack on schools borrows from conservative think tanks
DeSantis has mounted an assault on what he calls “trendy ideologies” in education, part of a national conservative trend.
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