South Florida pastor arrested, accused of stealing from his flock
A pastor of a Pompano Beach church filed fake records to take over a church property, which he then sold for $600,000 to support his drug habit, law enforcement officials said Wednesday.
View ArticleHe’s accused of circulating antisemitic flyers. Here’s the criminal charge he...
Palm Beach County State Attorney Dave Aronberg on Wednesday announced the filing. The prosecutors’ office said the the man was “observed spreading messages of hate in our community, part of a...
View ArticleExplosive found in bag on Sanford-bound plane at Pennsylvania airport, man...
Marc Muffley, 40, is charged with possessing an explosive in an airport and possessing or attempting to place an explosive or incendiary device on an aircraft, according to a criminal complaint.
View ArticleAttorney general backs law protecting Florida sex trafficking victims from...
Proposed legislation would mostly prohibit survivors of sex trafficking and other abuses from being forced to testify against their abusers. Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody announced her support...
View ArticleHaitian migrant dies on Coast Guard vessel after interdiction off Lake Worth...
A Haitian migrant died while on board a Coast Guard cutter off the South Florida coast the Coast Guard District 7 reported. A group of more than 50 migrants had been interdicted about 2 miles off Lake...
View ArticleBroward schools make dramatic changes to sex ed website — then reverses them
On Monday, the district posted a heavily redacted version of its comprehensive sex education curriculum, cutting out entire chapters. On Wednesday, the old curriculum was back up.
View ArticleFlorida prosecutor faces scrutiny after TV crew attack
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office has asked for records from a state attorney regarding a suspect in the fatal shootings last week of a TV reporter, a 9-year-old girl and a woman
View ArticleBrodeur files ‘softer’ but still sweeping defamation bill aimed at news media
A defamation bill introduced in the Florida Senate by Republican Jason Brodeur waters down some of the language in the House version, but still keeps most of what would be a major overturning of media...
View ArticleFDLE asked to probe racist phone rant left for Sen. Torres
“What we don’t need is a bald-headed (expletives deleted) freak like you (expletive deleted) trying to take our guns away,” said the caller.
View ArticleDefense deflects blame in DUI crash that killed Broward deputy
The defense for a Boynton Beach man accused of driving drunk through a red light, striking and killing a Broward Sheriff's deputy responding to a domestic disturbance call, contends the deputy...
View ArticleGunmen threaten Messi, shoot up family-owned supermarket
Nobody was hurt in the attack.
View ArticleSpace Coast launch schedule: Upcoming missions from Kennedy Space Center and...
Latest on upcoming launches from Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station as the Space Coast saw a record number of launches in 2022 and more expected in 2023.
View ArticleDrug coverage, telehealth, physician-assisted death. What’s at stake for...
Florida lawmakers are about to make big decisions about your healthcare when the 2023 Legislative Session convenes on Tuesday. Topics include everything from abortion to physician-assisted suicide to...
View ArticleA death after a new will. A questionable timeline. A niece charged with...
Shannon Gallagher, a former candidate for the Town of Surfside commission, called police to report finding her uncle Thomas Burke dead shortly before 7:30 a.m. on March 21, 2022, hours after she said...
View ArticleFlorida man dies from brain-eating amoeba after rinsing sinuses with tap water
A Florida man has died after contracting Naegleria fowleri, a brain-eating amoeba — likely the result of rinsing his sinuses with tap water, health officials said.
View ArticleFlorida school vouchers for all: Great idea or ‘casino gambling’ with kids’...
Critics argue an expansion of school vouchers will mean more public money spent on private schools that operate without state oversight.
View ArticleSpring Breakers flock to South Florida despite rising prices, tough rules
South Florida, brace yourself. The annual influx of Spring Breakers is underway
View ArticleBig makeover for I-595 at I-95: What to know about highway fixes ahead (and...
Scores of drivers who commute along Interstate 595 by Interstate 95 have years left to cope with construction. But here's a look at all the improvements expected to come.
View ArticleEnvironmentalists object to Florida development bills
Environmental groups are raising concerns that legislative proposals would damage land-use planning and run counter to conservation efforts backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis.
View ArticleDillard High School student arrested after bomb threat prompts evacuation
A Dillard High School student was arrested following a bomb threat that forced the entire school to evacuate, according to Fort Lauderdale Police.
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