South Florida Local News

Wednesday marks the first day since early August that there are no active tropical systems in the Atlantic. But South Florida may still be feeling the effects from the last one that passed by as a hurricane.

The Florida Department of Health on Wednesday reported the COVID-19 deaths of 203 more people, the most on any daily report for almost two weeks.

Desmond Meade’s wait for a pardon will continue as Gov. Ron DeSantis declined to approve his request during a Clemency Board meeting Wednesday. Meade spearheaded the efforts to pass Amendment 4 in 2018 that allows felons who have completed their sentence to have their right to vote restored. DeSantis’ administration is defending a law passed by the GOP-led Legislature in 2019 requiring felons to pay fines and fees before they can vote.

For the first time in 2020, a major, reputable public opinion poll finds President Donald Trump leading Democrat Joe Biden in Florida. The Washington Post-ABC News poll released Wednesday shows likely voters favoring Trump over Biden 51% to 47%.

Americans won’t be allowed to bring home cigars and rum from Cuba under measures President Trump has announced to financially starve the island.

Ghost bikes, memorials for cyclists killed in crashes, dot Chicago. Here are the locations and stories behind these streetside monuments.

The Office of Small Business and Economic Development is offering workshops to teach small business owners how to do business with Broward County. Workshop will be held virtually and free of charge, and in Spanish.

Road rage may be the motive behind shooting that left one man dead near West Palm Beach, the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office said.

Teddy still looks like an “impressive cyclone” on satellite images, with a circulation over 1,000 miles wide and hurricane-force winds extending up to 125 miles from the center.

Richard Ellis worked as a supervisor for the Physical Plant Operations Division of the Broward County School Board when he was accused of bribery, prosecutors said. He was sentenced to 20 months in prison.

Lauderhill police are searching for the driver of a black 2016 Cadillac CTS, with a Florida tag number, and front-end damage.

Some Florida state lawmakers are protesting Governor Ron DeSantis' proposal to crack down on protesters. “Governor, with all due respect, you’ve just declared war on our civil rights," said state Rep. Shevrin Jones.

Tropical Storm Beta made landfall on the Texas coast late Monday making it the “ninth named storm to landfall in the mainland U.S. in the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, tying a record that had stood for over 100 years," forecasters say.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday called on fellow GOP legislative leaders to pass his bill increasing penalties on protesters who engage in violence or block roadways as soon as November instead of waiting until the next regular session in March.

Hallandale Beach police are searching for the person who fatally shot a man who was found at the wheel of an SUV that hit the wall of a building.

Ornaments, pins, towels, books, wineglasses: Supplies are diminishing as buyers seek mementos to remember Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the Supreme Court justice and women’s rights advocate who died Friday at 87.

Health officials on Tuesday reported the daily COVID-19 testing positivity rate for Florida exceeded the desired 5% level for the first time since Sept. 10.

As Publix turns 90, we take a photographic look back at the Florida grocery store from its beginnings in 1930 to the present day.

Early voting has begun in Miami-Dade County, but not Broward or Palm Beach counties, for the presidential preference primary. Here are the deadlines you need to know to vote in the 2020 Florida elections, including the presidential preference primary, the primary and the general election on Nov. 3.

Just days after after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis won a court victory to keep felons from voting until they’ve paid off fines, restitution and court fees, billionaire Mike Bloomberg has stepped in to help them pay off the debts.