- Hundreds of drag performers march on Capitol to protest anti-transgender legislation
Several hundred drag queens marched on the state Capitol to protest legislation targeting their livelihood and transgender community. ... read more - Lawmakers open door to DeSantis running for president without resigning
An amendment would allow officeholders to run for president or vice president without giving up their current position. ... read more - FAU starts active search for its new president
The university’s Board of Trustees approved a nine-page presidential profile Tuesday identifying qualities and duties expected for the next president, enabling the university to start advertising. ... read more - Space Coast launch schedule: Upcoming missions from Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral
Latest on upcoming launches from Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station as the Space Coast saw a record number of launches in 2022 and more expected in 2023. ... read more - Killer clown suspect pleads guilty in 33-year-old Wellington murder
Sheila Keen-Warren, the woman accused of dressing as a clown and shooting another woman in the face on the doorstep of her Wellington home 33 years ago, pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of second-degree murder. ... read more - Rick Scott to propose federal legislation to place armed officers on every school campus
U.S. Senator Rick Scott said Tuesday he is proposing federal legislation that would require armed law enforcement at “every single school” across the country. ... read more - Florida House to issue subpoenas for trans treatment information
A Florida House committee on Monday gave permission to its chairman to issue subpoenas to two medical groups that support gender-affirming care for children. ... read more - Man attempting burglary in West Park shot and killed, deputies say
A 49-year-old man was shot to death during an attempted burglary Sunday in West Park, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said. ... read more - Woman dead, man in critical condition after shooting at Hallandale Beach resort
A woman was killed and a man was critically injured in a shooting early Monday at the Beachwalk Resort in Hallandale Beach. ... read more - DeSantis ducks campaign question in Japan as Democrats slam his trip around the world
Gov. Ron DeSantis dodged a question about his drop in the polls to Donald Trump on Monday in Japan, the first stop in a world tour that will take him to South Korea, Israel and Great Britain. ... read more - Keep your umbrellas handy; storms expected to pass through South Florida today
Unsettled weather returns to the area this week with a risk for severe weather on Monday. ... read more - Florida health official must testify in lawsuit challenging transgender Medicaid coverage ban
A federal appeals court on Friday rejected a request to shield the secretary of the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration from testifying in a lawsuit challenging the state’s prohibition on Medicaid coverage of gender-affirming care for transgender people. ... read more - Man shot to death in West Park
The deadly shooting occurred just before 6:30 p.m. Saturday near the 4100 block of Southwest 30th Street, just south of Hallandale Beach Boulevard, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office. ... read more - A cruise ship for Florida’s migrant crisis had nowhere to dock
But the hasty state emergency program, including the ill-fated cruise ship contract, highlights the problems that can develop when state officials intervene to help manage the borders, a role traditionally reserved for the federal government. ... read more - Broward Schools may end controversial Promise program
Under a Broward schools proposal, the Promise program would be replaced by a program that would not involve the school district issuing civil citations, which are non-criminal warnings that law enforcement may refer to when deciding whether to arrest someone for a later crime. ... read more - DeSantis requests major disaster declaration from Biden for Broward County
Gov. Ron DeSantis has requested a major disaster declaration for Broward County due to the devastating flooding last week. The Biden administration must now decide whether to approve the declaration and what kind of assistance the county can receive from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. ... read more - With Gimenez endorsement, Trump has support of 11 Florida members of Congress. DeSantis has 1.
South Florida U.S. Rep. Carlos Gimenez is the 11th Republican in the Florida congressional delegation to endorse former President Donald Trump for the party's 2024 presidential nomination. "Not that I don’t like Governor DeSantis. Again, I think he’s doing a great job as the governor of the state of Florida, ... read more - Stolen car crashes into Pompano Beach gun range, merchandise taken
A stolen car crashed into a gun range in Pompano Beach early Friday morning, where the driver or drivers proceeded to steal items and escape, leaving the car wedged inside. ... read more - I-95 clears after fatal morning crash in Broward
Traffic is flowing again on Interstate 95 in Broward after a fatal crash early Friday morning clogged morning rush hour traffic for several hours. ... read more - As Silicon Valley Bank imploded, congressman sold South Florida bank stock
U.S. Rep. Jared Moskowitz disclosed selling shares of a Florida bank the same day the FDIC closed Silicon Valley Bank. ... read more