Florida redfish contaminated with drugs. Study finds opioids, psychoactive...
A study revealed contamination throughout the state, with 94% of fish sampled having some sort of drug in their system.
View ArticleFPL approved to reduce monthly bills. But you might not notice after the...
A new fuel-charge reduction will help absorb the impact of a whopping FPL monthly bill increase announced last month. Plunging natural gas prices prompted state utility regulators to approve a...
View ArticleDeSantis leads Trump in Florida in new state poll, but he trails nationally
A new state poll shows Gov. Ron DeSantis remains popular in Florida overall and has a 6-point lead over Trump in a potential GOP primary.
View ArticleFlorida has most lead pipes in U.S., EPA survey finds
Some 9.2 million lead pipes carry water into homes across the U.S., with more in Florida than any other state, according to a new Environmental Protection Agency survey that will dictate how billions...
View ArticleLawmakers fear cyberspying from Chinese-made cranes in South Florida ports
Giant gantry cranes made in the People's Republic of China and now operating at Port Everglades and PortMiami have become the target of national security questions raised by congressional Republicans...
View ArticleSurprise Florida election bill could suppress student, minority vote, critics...
A new Florida elections bill, the third in three years, could potentially affect student voters, add more restrictions to third-party registration groups, and change how elections offices get data on...
View Article2 Broward School Board members face review after accusations of touching
The alleged incidents involve board members Brenda Fam and Allen Zeman.
View ArticleFlorida Senate OKs plan restricting gender-transition treatment for minors
The Florida Senate on Tuesday passed a plan that would bar doctors and other health-care providers from offering treatments such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy to transgender minors.
View ArticleTrump, back home at Mar-a-Lago, condemns ‘fake case,’ attacks prosecutor and...
Former President Donald Trump returned to South Florida after pleading not guilty to 34 felony charges in New York. “The only crime I have committed is to fearlessly defend our nation from those who...
View ArticleHouse, Senate aim to boost inmate trust fund but budgets differ by almost $20M
The House and Senate passed a plan to significantly increase the spending power of a historically obstructed fund meant to benefit those behind bars.
View ArticleFlorida senator proposes more ‘accountability’ for insurers
Plaintiffs’ attorneys have long argued that insurers don’t properly handle claims and face a lack of regulatory oversight.
View ArticleBoca woman bought a washer and dryer. The man who delivered them will be in...
The Best Buy delivery man who bludgeoned a Boca Raton woman and set her on fire in a sudden, unprovoked robbery four years ago was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison. The sentence for...
View ArticleFAU, FIU join Florida universities banning TikTok, other social media apps on...
Many state universities have now blocked TikTok and multiple other apps and "websites of concern" on their campus WiFi networks and university-owned devices, following an emergency amendment passed by...
View ArticleDelray Beach man who worked at credit union accused of using job to defraud...
State officers arrested a Delray Beach resident Tuesday, over a year after he allegedly used his job at a Pensacola area credit union to defraud over three dozen account holders out of hundreds of...
View ArticleAbortion funding groups urge Florida lawmakers to allow public money for travel
Florida’s abortion funding organizations urged lawmakers Wednesday to support women who need to travel out of state for procedures.
View ArticleCould Florida curb parades with drag performers? Here’s what a new bill...
A bill under consideration in Florida’s Legislature could curb gay pride parades in public places statewide if such events were deemed to be “lewd” and children were watching, say gay advocates who...
View ArticleTeacher charged with animal cruelty recommended for termination
Daniel Gray Jr., a teacher of students with behavioral issues at Pine Ridge Education Center in Fort Lauderdale, was arrested by Pembroke Pines police on Aug. 11 on animal cruelty charges.
View ArticleA ‘journey to freedom’: Lolita the orca will be released back into home...
Lolita, the 57-year-old orca who’s been held in captivity at the Miami Seaquarium on Virginia Key since the 1970s, is expected to be returned to her home waters in the Puget Sound, where she will live...
View ArticleOn DeSantis turf, Newsom decries conservative education push
Newsom, a Democrat, met with more than a dozen students and faculty at a library near the New College campus in Sarasota as part of a tour of Republican-led states — aimed at boosting fellow Democrats...
View Article‘We don’t have that anymore’: As racetracks disappear from South Florida,...
Street racing is on the rise, now a criminal offense under a new Florida law that went into effect in October. Some blame the loss of Moroso Park, arguing that, without a track, the drivers have no...
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