Hearing-Impaired Man Makes Masks For Those With Same Condition
Face masks are meant to protect people during the coronavirus pandemic, but for the deaf and hearing-impaired community, they have caused some challenges.
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Face masks are meant to protect people during the coronavirus pandemic, but for the deaf and hearing-impaired community, they have caused some challenges.
Walt Disney World plans to reopen its parks next month, but a petition has been started to delay that as coronavirus cases continue to surge in Florida.
A group of Broward County parents, students, and teachers are arguing they should be given the option to go back to school five days a week come August.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis held a press conference in Hialeah Gardens Wednesday afternoon to sign a bill giving new teachers more money in the fall.
New York, New Jersey and Connecticut issued a travel advisory Wednesday that requires people arriving from Florida, other states with high coronavirus rates to quarantine for 14 days.
On Wednesday, the state's health department reported an additional 5,511 cases in a 24 hour period bringing the total to 109,014.
Tropical Depression Dolly has lost its oomph and has been downgraded to a post-tropical remnant low.
A mask mandate will be going into effect in Palm Beach County.
The number of Florida inmates who have died from COVID-19 has climbed to 21, while nearly 1,800 prisoners have tested positive for the disease, the Florida Department of Corrections reported on Tuesday.
Parents of victims in the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School have gone to the Florida Supreme Court in disputes about alleged negligence by a mental-health facility that provided services to accused shooter Nikolas Cruz.
Miami has already been home to one debate this presidential election cycle when the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts hosted the Democratic Primary debates.
On Tuesday, the state's health department reported an additional 3,286 cases in a 24 hour period bringing the total to 103,503.
With the number of COVID-19 cases in South Florida multiplying daily, cities and counties are exploring mask requirements.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday warned that bars would be getting visits from inspectors with the state licensing office — "the grim reaper here" — and, after a warning, those not following social distancing and other guidelines meant to stop the virus' spread would lose their liquor licenses.
After years of a relatively stable number of policies, the state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. expects to see an increase to more than 500,000 policies this year, according to a report President and CEO Barry Gilway is slated to present to the Citizens Board of Governors on Wednesday.
