South Florida Local News

The mercury is expected to reach 93 in Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties on Sunday.

Police said the gunman apparently began firing randomly at people in the parking lot, killing four, before entering the building, fatally shooting four more people and then turning the gun on himself.

As early as 2008, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was predicting possible disaster at the old Piney Point phosphate plant in Manatee County north of Bradenton if a plan to use the site for dredging went forward.

For the first time in over six decades, no one with the Castro surname will be at the helm of Cuba’s government. But there are still a few Castro family members in positions of influence.

A body was found in Tamarac and Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies are searching for the shooter.

A Hollywood officer shot at a man who police said nearly ran the officer over in the middle of a parking lot.

A longtime nurse at Jackson Memorial Hospital has been charged in Miami federal court with making threats to kill Vice President Kamala Harris, which she recorded in a series of videos she sent to her husband in prison.

A grand jury made 20 recommendations about Broward schools in 2011, ranging from ending campaign contributions from vendors to electing a superintendent. The district followed only about a third of them.

The number of Florida seniors entering the hospital for COVID dropped sharply over the past month, an indication that the vaccination campaign begun in December has been effective in protecting the group most vulnerable to the disease.

The U.S. government is suing Roger Stone and his wife, Nydia B. Stone, for nearly $2 million in unpaid income taxes and interest.

FBI agents last year interviewed the gunman who fatally shot eight people at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis, the bureau said Friday.

Jeffrey Guy Sacks, 26, of Parkland, was identified as the knife-wielding man shot and killed by a Broward sheriff's deputy on Thursday night in North Lauderdale. His family says he had a history of mental illness, and they wonder whether police did enough to deescalate the situation.

Even with all adults in Florida now eligible for COVID vaccination, demand has dropped dramatically in the last week.

The rise of Matt Gaetz ally and Orlando hand doctor Jason Pirozzolo from secondary political player to successful entrepreneur and major GOP fundraiser was fueled by connections to powerful Republican friends and the ascendant medical marijuana industry.

Here is where to find COVID-19 vaccines in South Florida. Starting this week, the Department of Health sites in Broward County allow walk- or drive-up vaccines with no appointments.

“We are in good shape,” Michael Barnett, chairman of the Palm Beach County Republican Party, said about Gov. Ron DeSantis and U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio's reelection chances next year. The two are expected to attend Saturday's Lincoln Day fundraising dinner at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach.

President Joe Biden announced Friday that he plans to nominate former Florida Congresswoman Gwen Graham to serve as an assistant secretary in the U.S. Department of Education.

The man was busted near a cell phone charging station by the turnstiles leading to the A, C and E lines around 12:30 p.m.

Florida's COVID death toll reached 35,000 Friday, with the number of cases standing at more than 2.1 million since the beginning of the pandemic.

“Our unemployment is what it is... It’s fine.” Gov. Ron DeSantis said when asked if he supports increasing unemployment benefits for jobless Floridians by $100 a week to $375.