When she was 79 years old, Marjory Stoneman Douglas formed a lasting advocacy group to protect her beloved Everglades, the only place like it in the world. Now that group, … Click to Continue » ... Read More
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2 U.S. representatives want to ban the use of popular sunscreen chemicals
Two South Florida members of the U.S. Congress on Wednesday introduced legislation to ban the use of two popular sunscreen ingredients, oxybenzone and octinoxate, in the National Marine Sanctuary. The … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Man charged with stealing from late girlfriend dies in fiery crash in apparent suicide
At 4:18 p.m. on Sunday March 17, Alejandro Aparicio made a rambling post on Facebook in which he promised to soon be reunited with his late girlfriend Andrea Greenberg. To … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Florida’s principal of the year hails from this Broward high school
Michelle Kefford, principal of Charles W. Flanagan High School in Pembroke Pines, is Florida’s 2019 principal of the year. Kefford was awarded the Principal Achievement Award for Outstanding Leadership and … Click to Continue » ... Read More
A burglar who terrorized two hiding teens is sent to prison for four years
A Key West convict is off to state prison for four years after he broke into a home while two girls hid from him and called for help. Cha Jones, … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Court refuses to rehear Everglades oil drilling case
An appeals court Tuesday rejected a request to hold another hearing after a three-judge panel ruled last month that the state should issue a permit for exploratory oil drilling in … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Protecting dogs from being tethered outside in a storm is a good start, but not enough | Opinion
Oh, for the love of dogs, I sing today the praises of state Sen. Joe Gruters of Sarasota. Yes, I’m talking about the chairman of the Florida Republican Party whom … Click to Continue » ... Read More
A woman was hit by not one, but two vehicles. And neither driver stopped, cops say
Miami police are looking for a driver of a black or dark sedan and the driver of a white van after detectives say they both hit a woman crossing a … Click to Continue » ... Read More
A husband and dedicated father of two children is missing. Cops want help finding him.
Hollywood resident Mackoni Hall drove away from his job at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport last Wednesday around 2 p.m. in his gold Dodge Caliber. Hall hasn’t been seen since. Tuesday, … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Videos of shooting death and arrest of black women lead to civil-rights complaints
A pair of encounters the past two weeks between law enforcement and black women — one that ended in death, the other in a controversial arrest — mushroomed into civil … Click to Continue » ... Read More