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Wilfredo Lee/APFlorida reported 16,038 new COVID-19 cases to the federal government on Tuesday, the highest number of new cases since Jan. 15, federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data show. -
With a hearing scheduled next week, attorneys for Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration are asking a federal judge to reject arguments by Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings that a state ban on so-called “vaccine passports” is unconstitutional.
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The entire fracking process creates waste, according to the Center for Biological Diversity. And a lot of the activity is concentrated in the northern part of the Gulf of Mexico, which is home to several endangered and threatened wildlife species. -
Florida has emerged as a hotspot in the current resurgence of COVID-19 infections across the country. According to the White House nearly one in five new cases nationwide, last week, were diagnosed in Florida. The increase in infections is putting a strain on local hospital systems and raising concerns among public health experts as a new school year is about to begin and public school districts are dropping mask mandates under pressure from parents and government officials.
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Researchers from USF Health recommend that schools resume mask mandates and parents watch for signs of illness among children as the school year approaches.
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A federal appeals court has upheld the conviction and five life sentences of a South Florida man who forced women, including minors, to work as prostitutes.
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Firefighters on Friday declared the end of their search for bodies at the site of a collapsed Florida condo building, concluding a month of painstaking work removing layers of dangerous debris that were once piled several stories high.
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Manatee deaths in the Indian River Lagoon will be discussed next month by members of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, but no action is expected.
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Four weeks ago, the Champlain Towers South condo building collapsed in Surfside, in early hours of June 24. Since then, 97 people have been identified as dead. WLRN has spent the past few weeks in Surfside speaking to folks who lost loved ones in the catastrophe, people who rushed to help in the aftermath or who’ve played a role in helping the community grieve.
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A former police commander-turned-law-enforcement-consultant teaches officers they need to listen to and try to understand the citizens with whom they interact.
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Nikki Fried says she wants avoid another condo collapse.
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Members of an obscure Miami-Dade County board are pushing to work through the backlog in the wake of the Surfside condo collapse.
