He bought property and wrote a bad check. But his sister had already killed...
In death, he bought property and was accused of writing a worthless check to the tune of $2,200. Armed with a warrant for his arrest, police in Hollywood knocked on doors over the years since the 2018...
View ArticleFlorida reports 151,415 new cases for the week. Broward leads US in COVID...
Friday marked the 13th day in a row in Florida set a record for COVID hospitalizations. With 15,840 patients hospitalized with COVID, the state has surpassed its previous peak in July 2020 by 152%.
View ArticleSchool district stands its ground on masks for students
Despite pressure from the state, Broward schools say they will continue to require that students wear masks because wavering would threaten their health and violate scientific evidence on COVID-19, the...
View ArticleMore than 1,000 kids now removed from Palm Beach County schools over COVID-19
The number of Palm Beach County students sent home over COVID-19 concerns has more than doubled in two days, raising questions about how to control the virus in schools as it races through Florida again.
View Article‘I don’t know where to begin:’ Altamonte police release frantic 911 calls...
Shamaya Lynn was at her Altamonte Springs apartment on a Zoom call with a group of co-workers when she suddenly fell back away from the computer, according to 911 calls released Friday by the police...
View ArticleSouth Florida remains in forecast cone for expected Tropical Storm Grace
A tropical depression expected to become Tropical Storm Grace could aim for South Florida next week.
View ArticleFred’s track shifts farther west; watches lifted in southwest Florida
Fred's current track takes it well west of the Florida peninsula. South Florida could still be in for a rainy, windy Saturday, with a risk of flooding.
View ArticleCentral Florida woman, 30, held her newborn only moments before dying of...
A 30-year-old Central Florida woman with COVID-19 got to hold her newborn girl only moments before being taken to ICU and eventually dying.
View ArticleDisgraced lawyer Michael Avenatti’s financial woes revealed
The jail-bound lawyer who once took on former President Donald Trump is so impoverished that he sleeps on an air mattress at a friend’s house and can’t get a dime from anyone in his family, a newly...
View ArticleGuest died after riding Disney’s Spaceship Earth, theme park injury report says
The man’s death is the first linked to a Florida theme park reported to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services since June 2018, records show.
View ArticleElections supervisor imposes vaccine mandate for all poll workers in Broward...
Broward Supervisor of Elections Joe Scott has told poll workers that they must be vaccinated for COVID-19 if they wish to work during the upcoming special primary and general elections to fill a...
View ArticleMassive Haiti earthquake kills more than 300 as rescuers dig through rubble...
The tremor was felt in Port-au-Prince, causing many to fearfully run outside.
View ArticleBiden administration joins Florida’s school face mask fight, supports...
President Joe Biden even called Broward’s superintendent Friday night, the Miami Herald reported, to offer his support for district rules requiring students to wear masks. On the call, he said his...
View ArticleTropical Storm Grace’s track inches eastward, putting all of Broward, most of...
Tropical Storm Grace, which formed Saturday morning in the Atlantic Ocean, could affect South Florida in the middle of next week. Grace's track early next week has it traversing Haiti, which was rocked...
View ArticleFred remnants move away, forecast to become tropical storm and head toward...
Fred's current track takes it well west of the Florida peninsula. South Florida could still be in for a rainy, windy Saturday, with a risk of flooding.
View ArticleNews quiz for week of Aug. 8
Think you are all caught up with the news? Test your knowledge of current events with the South Florida Sun Sentinel's news quiz, from the week of Aug. 8, 2021.
View Article‘Stronger’ Tropical Storm Fred expected to hit Florida Panhandle on Monday
Tropical Storm Fred regained its strength Sunday as it continued on a path through the Gulf of Mexico to the Florida Panhandle, where it could make landfall Monday, forecasters said.
View ArticleGrace weakens to a tropical depression as it nears Haiti; Threat to Florida...
Tropical Depression Grace, downgraded from a tropical storm on Sunday afternoon, continued to churn in the Caribbean on a path toward earthquake-ravaged Haiti. Grace's projected path has veered away...
View ArticleConservative activist lawyer sues Roger Stone for defamation
A conservative activist lawyer is seeking $5 million in a defamation lawsuit against Donald Trump ally Roger Stone over comments he made on a social media site popular with far-right extremists. The...
View Article‘Health care system is really hurting,’ but Florida isn’t under a COVID-19...
“The health care system is really hurting,” said Alan Harris, Seminole County's emergency manager. “It’s like a Category 4 hurricane bearing down on us, and we are really not taking any protective...
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