Resident tries putting out Wilton Manors house fire with his hands.
A two-alarm house fire Saturday night in Wilton Manors leaves on victim with burns on hands.
View ArticleHurricane forecasters monitoring two tropical waves; one is expected to...
The tropical wave farthest off the African coast is generally headed west-northwest across the Atlantic and is expected to reach the Windward Islands, near southeastern Caribbean Sea, by week's end.
View Article‘Cruel prank’ led to panic, lockdown at Daytona Beach high school
Police say a shooting scare at a Daytona Beach high school was “cruel prank” carried out by two groups of students who now face criminal charges and possible expulsion
View ArticleTwo men, one teenager killed in West Park shooting
Three people, including a teenage boy, were killed in an overnight shooting in Broward County.
View ArticleTrump team takes aim at records probe; calls it ‘misguided’
A criminal investigation into the presence of top-secret information at former President Trump’s Florida home has “spiraled out of control,” his lawyers said Monday in urging a judge to leave in place...
View ArticleUF is Florida’s top-ranked school, while universities in South Florida...
The University of Florida was once again the state’s top-ranked college, while several South Florida universities celebrated their rankings on Monday in this year’s newly released “Best Colleges” list...
View ArticleStudents at UF secretly recorded nude in dorm bathrooms, showers; suspect...
University of Florida students who were secretly recorded nude in dormitory bathrooms and showers say they are disappointed that a judge sentenced the man responsible to no additional time behind bars.
View ArticleFAA grounds Blue Origin New Shepard after emergency abort during launch
Something went wrong during a launch attempt of the uncrewed Blue Origin New Shepard rocket that sent the capsule jettisoning away to safety mid-flight, and now the Jeff Bezos rocket has been grounded...
View ArticleOrlando abortion clinic faces $193K fine for allegedly violating Florida law,...
The Florida law requires a 24-hour waiting period between an abortion consultation and the procedure.
View ArticleExpert witness offers background on Stoneman Douglas gunman’s mental impairment
A neuropsychologist serving as an expert witness went into minute detail about mental deficiencies exhibited by Marjory Stoneman Douglas school shooter Nikolas Cruz throughout his life.
View ArticleCremation provider agrees to pay up to $209 million to settle deceptive-sales...
A prepaid cremation service provider has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit accusing it of deceptive sales practices by offering full refunds to 87,000 Florida residents who purchased one of its...
View ArticleParkland killer’s life or death, Day 52: Expert testifies about gunman’s IQ...
Here’s what you need to know from Day 52 of the Parkland school shooter’s sentencing trial.
View ArticleHard Rock, Seminole Gaming putting $100M toward big pay raises for hotel and...
Thousands of Hard Rock International employees at the company's hotels and casinos will receive pay raises as the business continues to enjoy a strong rebound in customers after the COVID-19 pandemic...
View ArticleBroward School Board may vote to stop paying legal bills of suspended members
The request, from Chairman Torey Alston, comes after the South Florida Sun Sentinel reported that Anne Murray and Donna Korn had racked up grand jury-related bills of $120,000 over the past 16 months.
View ArticleClearwater retirement community’s newspaper has a no-bad-news policy
If you’ve spent any time in Pinellas County, you know On Top of the World. It’s a 55-and-up active living community in Clearwater. The community has one newspaper, and it is a good one. Literally....
View ArticleTropical depression could form from tropical wave headed toward Caribbean
A tropical wave that is expected to approach the Caribbean this week could become a tropical depression in the next few days, National Hurricane Center said Tuesday.
View Article‘Rainbow fentanyl’ looks like candy, and children may be the intended targets
The extremely potent synthetic opioid fentanyl is appearing in a new form – colorful pills and powders that look like candy or sidewalk chalk, and officials are cautioning that children may be the...
View ArticleNASA takes 1 Artemis launch date off the board, considers another
NASA is pushing back a test of fixes on the launch pad for Artemis I to later in September, which has taken one potential launch date off the board.
View Article2 ex-employees defraud auto dealer of more than $643,000 and 24 vehicles,...
The Broward Sheriff's Office has charged two former employees of Z Motors in North Lauderdale with defrauding the company of about $643,000 and 24 vehicles.
View ArticleCrist accepts three debates, including one DeSantis declined
Charlie Crist has committed to three televised debates in October, but Gov. Ron DeSantis has confirmed one.
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