Florida connected to nearly 2 dozen cases of listeria, CDC says
A food that may be spreading the potentially deadly bacteria listeria has not yet been identified, but health officials know that nearly all of the cases that have cropped up in recent months may have...
View ArticleBracy calls off COVID-19 vaccine event that would have given kids partial...
State Sen. Randolph Bracy canceled a COVID-19 vaccine event hours after he announced it at a press conference.
View ArticleStarting today, you can get ticketed for excessive noise coming from your...
Florida's new loud music law goes into effect Friday. The intention is making sure vehicles don't blare loud music that disturbs residents and businesses, but there are concerns police will...
View ArticleAlleged killer clown scheduled to finally face jury in October
Sheila Keen-Warren is set to face a jury on Oct. 21, 2022, 32 years after allegedly dressing as a clown and shooting Marlene Warren in the face.
View ArticleWhat’s next after Roe’s reversal? LGBTQ couples fear their marriages could be...
Now that the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the right to an abortion, all bets are off when it comes to other human rights decisions. Florida LGBTQ couples fear that with the reversal of precedent in Roe...
View ArticleFried’s office hasn’t moved to reform vague reports on theme park injuries
“You’ve got the fox guarding the henhouse,” said attorney Ed Normand, who is representing the family of a boy whose foot and leg was crushed on a ride.
View ArticleMan found shot dead in Cheetah strip club parking lot in Hallandale Beach,...
Police found a man shot dead in the parking lot of Cheetah, a strip club in Hallandale Beach, early Friday morning.
View ArticleMiami gets $5M from Enterprise Florida for World Cup prep
Enterprise Florida will provide $5 million to help Miami host games in the 2026 FIFA World Cup soccer tournament.
View Article‘Stop WOKE’ court battle rages on as law takes effect
As a new state law called the “Stop WOKE Act” took effect Friday, businesses and a UCF professor continued battling to block it.
View ArticleMiami pediatrician ousted from state board for her comments about COVID...
Dr. Lisa Gwynn, a pediatrician with the University of Miami Health System who has been a visible advocate of vaccine access for poor young kids, was removed Wednesday from a state-appointed board for...
View ArticleFlorida ‘Freedom Week’ brings sales-tax savings on tickets, outdoor gear
Floridians facing economic pressure from inflation will get to avoid paying a portion of sales taxes on events and outdoor gear starting Friday.
View ArticleShark bites woman who jumped off boat in Florida Keys
A woman bitten by a shark in the Florida Keys received an in-flight blood transfusion on an air ambulance as she was being flown to Miami's Jackson South Medical Center, officials said.
View ArticleTropical Storm Bonnie has formed, but it poses no threat to South Florida
Tropical Storm Bonnie formed Friday morning. Bonnie is the second tropical storm of the season, following Tropical Storm Alex, which formed in June.
View ArticleCOVID-19 update: Here are the latest statistics for Florida
Here are the key coronavirus statistics to watch for Florida.
View ArticleFormer NFL star Michael Vick is being sued in Broward County
Former NFL star Michael Vick is being sued in Broward County by creditors who want him to repay loans from at least four years ago in Maryland.
View ArticleRoe’s end could mean more pregnant women behind bars. Are Florida’s prisons...
Activists fear a post-Roe world would mean more women criminalized and placed in institutions with a bad reputation of caring for them.
View ArticleFlorida abortions by the numbers
With the overturning of Roe v. Wade and a 15-week abortion ban challenged in Florida’s courts, the future of abortion in Florida is unclear. The South Florida Sun Sentinel reviewed facts and figures...
View ArticleAs abortion pills draw big interest, doctors wary of a new method of desperation
Women who want to end a pregnancy in their second trimester and don’t have the resources to travel may turn to medications long past the time they are considered safe.
View ArticleFatal crash between car and motorcycle had I-95 South shut down
A fatal crash between a car and motorcycle on I-95 South near the Sheridan St. exit had the highway closed down. The motorcyclist died, officials said.
View ArticleTropical Storm Colin forms in Atlantic Ocean near the Carolinas
Tropical Storm Bonnie, the second tropical storm of the season, made landfall near the border between Nicaragua and Costa Rica on Friday night, the National Hurricane Center said. Tropical Storm Colin...
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