Over protests, Florida House votes to abolish Disney World’s district and...
Minutes after returning to the floor after an unprecedented sit-in protest from Black Democratic lawmakers, the Florida House voted in quick succession to approve Gov. Ron DeSantis’ congressional maps,...
View ArticleDeSantis recommends Sen. Manny Diaz Jr. to be Florida’s education commissioner
State Sen. Manny Diaz Jr. has been recommended by Gov. Ron DeSantis to be Florida’s next education commissioner, a potential ally toward taking a conservative position on school issues.
View ArticleCharlie Crist defends Disney, says DeSantis acting like he wants to be ‘king...
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist says Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to be the “king of Florida,” and is acting like he already has that title by ruthlessly going after anyone who...
View ArticleFamily beat gay man ‘utterly close to death’ because they believed he made...
He was beaten “utterly close to death” at his Pompano Beach apartment in August, left lying covered in blood on his floor for half a day. The victim, a 31-year-old gay man, said his relationship with a...
View ArticleSouth Florida man charged with attacking officers at Capitol riot
A South Florida man who attacked police officers while storming the U.S. Capitol during the January 2021 insurrection is scheduled to make his initial court appearance Friday, prosecutors said.
View ArticleHCA Healthcare shareholders rally against political donations to Gov. DeSantis
Employee and union shareholders of HCA Healthcare, the largest operator of hospitals in Florida, spoke out at the company’s annual meeting Thursday for improved reporting around political spending.
View Article‘What? Me? Racist?’ Florida’s education department gives examples of math...
In one example, a word problem starts with, “What? Me? Racist?” and asks the student to calculate a level of racial prejudice. Another example shows a bar graph with the heading, “Measuring Racial...
View ArticleSouth Florida dentist charged in 2014 murder of FSU professor Dan Markel
Dr. Charlie Adelson, 45, was indicted by a Leon County grand jury Wednesday as for allegedly arranging the 2014 killing of FSU law professor Dan Markel in Tallahassee.
View ArticleFlorida poised to ban most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy
The Florida House voted early Thursday to ban most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy with no exceptions for rape or incest, putting the measure on track to reach Gov. Ron DeSantis’ desk.
View ArticleWrong-way driver causes fatal crash on Florida’s Turnpike
A wrong-way driver caused a crash on Florida’s Turnpike early Friday morning in Boca Raton that killed himself and another motorist, authorities said.
View ArticleCOVID-19 update: Here are the key statistics to watch in Florida
Here are the key COVID-19 statistics to watch in Florida, including community transmission levels, cases, deaths, hospitalizations and more.
View ArticleDeSantis signs bill eliminating Walt Disney World’s Reedy Creek district;...
Despite warnings from Orange County leaders and other experts that dissolving the district would cause financial chaos, raise local taxes and affect services, DeSantis insisted that “we’re going to...
View ArticleVoting groups sue Florida over congressional map drawn by DeSantis
Voting rights groups sued Florida on Friday over a congressional map drawn by Gov. Ron DeSantis and passed by the GOP-controlled Legislature, saying it will diminish the state’s Black representation...
View ArticleCOVID-19 update: New cases and hospitalizations rising as more contagious...
A subvariant of omicron more transmissible than BA.2 is gaining traction in the United States and likely driving up new COVID cases in Florida, too. New COVID-19 cases nearly doubled in the Sunshine...
View ArticleFlorida is down to one approved publisher for K-5 math classes. Here’s why...
Some Florida districts rejected the only elementary math book series now on the state’s approved list because it is mostly online.
View ArticleDeSantis signs law restricting teaching of race-related issues in schools and...
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a law restricting the way race-related issues are taught in public schools and in private workplaces in Florida. Lessons that might compel some people to feel uncomfortable...
View Article11 prematurely dismissed jurors in Parkland trial are supposed to come back...
Nearly a dozen prematurely dismissed jurors are supposed to return to court Monday to be screened for the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School mass shooting trial. There’s just one problem — it appears...
View ArticleA dying baby, a home in flames and a father in distress: Broward 911 callers...
In a months-long investigation, the South Florida Sun Sentinel discovered thousands of unanswered 911 calls and talked to desperate callers who never connected with the help they needed. As alarm about...
View Article‘Amazing video:’ Orange deputy saves baby from burning apartment building
Body camera footage released by the Sheriff’s Office shows Deputy William Puzynski climbing outside balconies with the child and mother standing outside the third floor apartment as smoke billows out...
View ArticlePolice find suspected meth lab and dead man at Plantation hotel
Inside a quiet and well-landscaped suburban hotel in Broward County was a dead man and what looked like a meth lab, police said. Hotel guests were evacuated. Firemen went back for just one thing -- a...
View Article