The state also increased its death count by one. Florida counts deaths by the day they occur, not the day they are reported and it can take two weeks or more for a death to be reflected in the data. The 7-day average for deaths was 186 on Saturday, unchanged for the third day in a row, according to Sun Sentinel calculations based on the change in the state’s overall death count. ... Read More
Thousands of frustrated visa lottery winners sued the U.S. government. They won.
Nearly 10,000 winners of the FY 2020 Diversity Visa Program, better known as the visa lottery, who were frustrated by their failure to obtain consular interviews to process their U.S. … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Some parents concerned over Miami church’s plan to shutter kids’ school in condo deal
Parents of students at the Key Point Christian Academy — which would be demolished if Miami First Presbyterian church’s proposed condo land deal is approved in a vote this weekend … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Publix heiress gave $150,000 to group to promote Jan. 6 rally, report says
The committee had scheduled a Thursday deposition with Bannon, but his lawyer said Trump had directed him not to produce any information protected by executive privileges afforded to a president, and Bannon wouldn’t comply “until these issues are resolved.” Bannon, who was not a White House staffer on Jan. 6, also failed to provide documents to the panel by a deadline last week. ... Read More
Stranded motorist fell off a bridge in Sunny Isles Beach. Police found him Saturday morning
Miami-Dade police searched for hours for a man who was catapulted over the 163rd Street Bridge in Sunny Isles Beach. According to Miami-Dade police spokesman Alvaro Zabaleta, a motorist was … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Dare to dream: Meteorologists think 2021 hurricane season will wrap up without a bang
Florida is somewhat of a magnet for late-season storms. Two of the most notable were Hurricane Michael, which made landfall on Oct. 10, 2018, in the Florida Panhandle as a Category 5 storm, and Hurricane Wilma, which made landfall in South Florida on Oct. 24, 2005, as a Category 3 storm. ... Read More
Facing millions in fines? Florida’s vaccine passport investigation reaches a yoga studio, a West Palm Beach rock concert venue and a Miami symphony orchestra
“Courts, in general, are pretty deferential to the power of state and local governments to issue these sorts of regulations,” said Joel Zinberg, a senior fellow with the Competitive Enterprise Institute, a libertarian think tank in Washington, D.C. “Whether or not it’s a wise is really a political question.” ... Read More
Two tourists got Legionnaires’ Disease after staying at a Florida Keys resort, lawyers say
When Marcia Blanar stayed at Hawks Cay Resort in the Florida Keys during the summer, a decorative fountain surrounded by benches “was raging with active Legionella,” according to a lawsuit … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Don’t fall for GOP’s lies. We’re not being invaded by illegal immigrants with Gucci bags | Opinion
As we head into the 2022 midterm elections, the Trump-controlled Republican Party is stepping up its anti-immigrant hysteria with warnings of an alleged invasion of undocumented migrants wearing expensive clothes … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Biscayne Bay to get a license plate. Options include Stiltsville, sailboats, paddleboarders
Biscayne Bay is getting a specialty license plate to help fund conservation work and protect Miami-Dade County’s crown jewel. The public will have a chance to pick a design out … Click to Continue » ... Read More