As culture wars get attention, legislators seek control of local water,...
Dozens of local government preemption bills have been introduced to stifle municipal authority over water quality and quantity, restrict citizen opposition to development plans, give businesses new...
View ArticleFAA system outage repaired; delays continue at Miami, Fort Lauderdale airports
An FAA system outage has been repaired after halting flights for about an hour, but delays will continue at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International and Miami International airports.
View ArticleLegislature to push DeSantis ‘freedom’ agenda, which critics decry
Gov. Ron DeSantis' priorities have been fully embraced by legislative leaders for the legislative session that begins Tuesday.
View ArticleFlorida nursing homes want money and leeway from lawmakers. Will residents be...
An AARP report issued Monday shows that Florida’s legislative changes in staffing requirements at nursing homes and assisted-living facilities have eroded the quality of care for the vulnerable...
View ArticleOne killed, one injured in shooting on I-95
A man and woman were shot on Interstate 95 near Broward Boulevard about 1:30 a.m. Sunday, the Broward Sheriff's Office said. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
View ArticleMayor decries ‘creeping level of hate’ after vandals deface LGBTQ pride flag...
The LGBTQ progress pride flag painted on a side street just off Fort Lauderdale beach and State Road A1A was damaged — intentionally, according to Mayor Dean Trantalis — less than three weeks after it...
View ArticleFlorida lawmakers want to drop rifle-buying age from 21 to 18, a change made...
Two House Republicans have filed a proposal to lower the minimum age from 21 to 18 to buy rifles and other “long” guns, potentially scrapping a high-profile change passed after the 2018 mass shooting...
View ArticleFlorida ditches voter-fraud detection system amid Soros conspiracy theory
Florida pulled out of a nationwide system used to help maintain voter rolls and detect voter fraud Monday after it became the subject of right-wing conspiracy theories.
View ArticleState won’t investigate Broward schools’ anti-hate program
The state Department of Education had questioned Broward schools' use of an Anti-Defamation League program called “No Place for Hate."
View Article2 Capitol riot defendants, including one from Florida, sought by FBI after...
A federal judge in Washington issued bench warrants for the arrest of Olivia Pollock and Joseph Hutchinson III last week after the court was notified that they had tampered with or removed their ankle...
View ArticleState senators back plan to change death penalty law after Parkland killer’s...
The Florida Senate began moving forward with a proposal that would eliminate a requirement for unanimous jury recommendations before death sentences can be imposed.
View ArticleComcast hypes 10G network. Is it twice as good as 5G? Actually, there’s no...
You've heard of 5G right? Wireless provider Comcast says it wants to hook you up to its 10G wireless network. Wait, wireless without lags? Ten times faster service than we're getting today? 10G wins,...
View ArticleUS sues to block JetBlue from buying Spirit Airlines
The Biden administration sued to block JetBlue Airways’ $3.8 billion purchase of Spirit Airlines, saying the deal would reduce competition and drive up air fares.
View ArticleWatch live: Gov. DeSantis State of the State address
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will give his fifth State of the State address from Tallahassee today during a speech that began around 11:30.
View ArticleHomicide suspect killed by police after pursuit in Fort Lauderdale
A suspect wanted for a homicide in Port St. Lucie was shot and killed by police following a pursuit in Fort Lauderdale Tuesday morning, authorities say.
View ArticleDriver did burnout on Fort Lauderdale pride flag street painting as his...
A man who burned tire marks into the new LGBTQ pride flag painted on Sebastian Street between State Road A1A and Seabreeze Boulevard near Fort Lauderdale beach caused over $1,000 in damage, and his...
View ArticleGOP Florida lawmakers seek to ban abortion after 6 weeks
Florida Republicans moved Tuesday to restrict abortion even more by proposing bills to ban it after six weeks.
View ArticleDeSantis declares Florida ‘No. 1 state in the nation’ in speech
DeSantis listed Florida's job growth, record tourism numbers and low tax rate in his State of the State speech.
View ArticleXXXTentacion’s robbery described and gloating suspects shown on video in...
Closing arguments in the trial of Dedrick Williams, Michael Boatwright and Trayvon Newsome began on Tuesday and are scheduled to end Wednesday morning in front of Broward Circuit Judge Michael Usan.
View ArticleFlorida Republicans propose a ‘near-total’ abortion ban at 6 weeks. What does...
Florida lawmakers proposed legislation Tuesday that will ban abortions after six weeks of pregnancy with few exceptions. The bills, if passed, would make it close to impossible to get an abortion in...
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