NASA leaders fear Congress will cut back Artemis funding
NASA leaders sounded a warning bell about funding by Congress that could threaten the pace of the Artemis lunar missions.
View ArticleDeSantis wants to remove ‘enticement of employment,’ increase criminal...
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced legislation Thursday that will increase the penalties for human smuggling while cracking down on paths to employment, education and obtaining legal identification for...
View ArticleFlorida House says school voucher plan would cost $209 million next year....
Florida House analysts estimate that a proposal to make all students eligible for taxpayer-funded vouchers would cost $209.6 million next year, while critics say that dramatically underestimates...
View ArticleOrlando shooting: Affidavit details start of Pine Hills spree, but not motive
An affidavit detailing the killing of Nathacha Augustin revealed some details but not the alleged motive of suspect Keith Melvin Moses.
View Article‘We loved him here’: School staff in West Palm Beach warmly remember reporter...
The reporter who was among those killed in Wednesday’s shootings near Orlando is being remembered as a “shining star” who did well in his classes at the South Florida high school he attended.
View ArticleFlorida executes man for 1990 murder while a fugitive
Donald Dillbeck was executed Thursday for the murder of a Tallahassee woman in a parking lot more than 30 years ago. It was the state's first execution since 2019.
View ArticleJury finds rapper Splash Zanotti and two co-defendants guilty in terrifying...
Rapper Splash Zanotti, whose real name is Kejuan Brandon Campbell, and co-defendants Antonio Charles James Jr. “Yung Fokiss” and Dionte Alexander-Wilcox “Trap Savage” were found guilty in federal court...
View ArticleMeade keeps up battle to help Florida felons vote again
More than four years after Amendment 4 was approved by Florida voters, confusion reigns for ex-felons who have no simple way to find out if they’re eligible to vote.
View Article22 migrants land at Dry Tortugas park as Florida officials ask federal...
A group of Cuban migrants landed at the Dry Tortugas National Park Thursday, on the same morning Gov. Ron DeSantis announced legislation cracking down on illegal immigration.
View ArticleAn alligator killed a Florida woman. It doesn’t happen often, but here’s what...
Almost any body of water in Florida could hold an alligator. Here's what to do to avoid an attack, and what to do if you're unfortunate enough to find yourself face to face with this apex predator.
View ArticleFormer Marine finds missing Florida boy safe in woods
A former U.S. Marine is being hailed as a hero Friday for finding a 2-year-old boy who had been missing since wandering out of his north Florida home a day earlier
View ArticleFired union boss says he’s inching toward getting job back after Broward...
An appeals court dismissed Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony’s appeal to reverse the Public Employees Relations Commission ruling that said a former union president should be allowed back to work and that...
View ArticleLeave Drake alone, judge tells defense in XXXTentacion murder trial
A Broward Circuit Judge again blocked a defense lawyer from trying to force rapper Drake to go on the record about anything he may or may not know about the murder of XXXTentacion.
View ArticleSuspect arrested in armed carjacking of transit bus near Fort Lauderdale airport
A suspect who avoided capture for nearly a week after an armed carjacking of a Broward transit bus near Fort Lauderdale’s airport was arrested Thursday night in Kissimmee, the Broward Sheriff’s Office...
View ArticleHollywood Hills nursing home administrator acquitted in deaths of 9 residents...
A top administrator of the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills should not be held criminally accountable for the death of nursing home residents after its air-conditioning system lost power due to...
View ArticleEverglades restoration moves closer to reality with a crucial groundbreaking
20 years in the making, the EAA Reservoir promises to send water south into the Everglades, marking a major milestone in efforts to restore one of the most unique ecosystems on the planet.
View ArticleJetBlue mounts full-court press for Spirit buyout approval
JetBlue Airways, faced with federal resistance to its proposed buyout of Spirit Airlines, has mounted an aggressive campaign to rally political and business support for the $3.8 billion deal. Among...
View ArticleProposed sex trafficking legislation could harm victims, advocates warn
A flurry of bills filed in the Florida legislature aimed at combatting sex trafficking and assisting victims are facing a backlash from advocates.
View ArticleFlorida ports get cargo boost, see cruise traffic rebound
Global supply-chain issues last year helped push cargo traffic at Florida’s 16 seaports slightly ahead of pre-pandemic numbers, while the cruise industry is expected to return to pre-pandemic passenger...
View ArticleUM archivist responsible for one of the largest collections of Cuban history...
Esperanza Bravo De Varona, regarded by her peers as a pivotal change-maker in the growth of the Cuban community in South Florida and its role in the expansion of Miami-Dade County through her dutiful...
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