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Stage set for Parkland gunman’s brother and sister to testify

Zachary Cruz and Danielle Woodard, the biological brother and sister of Parkland gunman Nikolas Cruz are preparing to testify for him when the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting case resumes.

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3 men, including one arrested in Florida, charged in mobster Whitey Bulger’s...

Three men, including a Mafia hitman, have been charged in the killing of notorious Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger in a West Virginia prison, the Justice Department said Thursday.

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COVID-19 update: Here are the latest statistics for Florida

Nearly all key indicators for COVID-19 are declining across Florida, including hospitalizations, reported cases and testing positivity rates. Here are the latest statistics.

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How Florida’s universities seek to keep up with rising demand for mental...

As enrollment increases, Florida universities are trying to find ways to bridge the widening gap between the number of students in need of mental health services and the ability to respond.

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Biden administration asks court to OK Florida sports gambling deal

The Biden administration is urging a court to reinstate a deal that gave the Seminole Tribe control of sports betting in Florida.

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Man dies when his plane crashes into ocean off Pompano Beach

A single-engine Cessna 172 crashed into the ocean off the coast of Pompano Beach on Thursday. The pilot, who was the only one on board, was killed.

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85 accused of smuggling $12.8M in drugs on commercial flights to Florida from...

Investigators say 85 people have been arrested and millions of dollars in illicit drugs were seized in a smuggling operation that used commercial flights from California to Florida

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COVID-19 update: Here are the latest statistics for Florida

Nearly all key indicators for COVID-19 are declining across Florida, including hospitalizations, reported cases and testing positivity rates. Here are the latest statistics.

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Man walking to his car in Lauderhill is shot and killed, then his car is stolen

A man was shot and killed Thursday night in Lauderhill before his car was stolen, police say.

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Orlando-Sanford airport rallies behind police officer whose wife was killed...

A woman from Winter Springs was killed Thursday after a lightning strike hit her, her child and a dog.

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Grand jury report recommends 4 current Broward School Board members be removed

A long-awaited grand jury report into the management of Broward schools recommended that Gov. Ron DeSantis remove five School Board members, four of whom still are on the board.

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Tropical storm warnings issued for parts of Texas and Mexico

A tropical depression could form in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday night or Saturday, but it likely wouldn't last long because the system is expected to be over land in Mexico by Saturday night.

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Promises and failures: the $800 million Broward school bond timeline

Timeline: Broward County schools have thus far failed deliver on promises made in the bond referendum approved by voters in 2014.

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Providers bring battle against 15-week abortion ban to Florida Supreme Court

Pro-abortion rights groups, including Planned Parenthood and the ACLU, on Friday elevated their fight against Florida's ban.

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Manatee death toll in past dozen years equals current population

Florida's death toll for manatees since 2000 has been staggering and all signs say it won't get better soon.

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As his defense launches, Parkland shooter still fixated on blood, murder,...

The defense launches its case Monday in the sentencing trial of Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz. Can anything render him sympathetic, after what jurors saw and heard over the past month?

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As polio surfaces in other states, how vulnerable are Floridians?

For the first time since the U.S. declared polio officially eradicated in 1979, Floridians are concerned about their odds of getting the disease. Florida is beginning the groundwork to learn if polio...

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The hunt for Florida’s dinosaurs is on as gator harvest season wraps up first...

Florida's two-and-a-half month gator hunting season kicked off on Monday with expanded hours and lots of competition for permits to harvest the animals.

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Vacant land, ID theft and a $500,000 deal signed at Burger King. How the plan...

A man has been arrested on federal money-laundering charges as authorities allege he stole 10 acres of land worth more than a half-million dollars in a posh Broward neighborhood in a deal signed and...

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18-year-old Broward School Board candidate asks opponent to ‘immediately...

Raymond Adderly III, an 18-year-old Broward School Board candidate, asked his opponent, Donna Korn, to suspend her campaign Saturday. Korn is among the School board members recommended for removal by a...

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