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An unpublished document prepared for the White House coronavirus task force and obtained by the Center for Public Integrity recommends that Florida and 17 other states in the "red zone" for coronavirus cases should roll back reopening measures amid surging cases.
Miami-Dade is expanding a hotel program to help protect households from being exposed to COVID-19.
Here are the latest numbers and information you need to know at-a-glance as of 11 a.m. on July 17, 2020.
Broward County has not rolled back any of its reopenings, but that could change at any time.
Miami-Dade police said Thursday they will start issuing citations for any violation of the COVID-19 emergency orders.
A South Florida artist had a once in a lifetime experience by getting to take in some of the world's most famous artwork with almost the entire museum to himself.
Sen. Marco Rubio believes the handling of the coronavirus crisis has been far from ideal. He also said attacks on science have undermined efforts to control the spread of the disease.
The Florida Division of Emergency Management is giving its emergency operations center a deep clean after several employees tested positive for COVID-19.
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Miami is front and center in efforts to find a vaccine for the virus.
The U.S. ban on cruise ships has been extended through the end of September as coronavirus infections continue to rise.
Publix Supermarkets has issued a mask mandate. The company announcing all customers will be required to wear face coverings starting Tuesday, July 21.
Hospital ICU beds are dwindling across South Florida as coronavirus cases continue to climb.
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez announced Thursday that he will be meeting with business owners on Friday to discuss a possible COVID-19 lockdown.
The Florida Department of Health reported another ominous mark Thursday with a record 156 deaths from the coronavirus reported in a single day as the state continues to experience a swift rise in cases.
In an effort to speed up state-run coronavirus drive-thru testing sites, so-called 'symptomatic lanes' will begin Friday at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens and War Memorial Auditorium in Fort Lauderdale.
Monroe County is adding new nightly restrictions in an effort to slow down the spread of coronavirus in the Florida Keys.
A surge in coronavirus cases in the state is prompting the Republican National Committee to plan a scaled-back national convention in Jacksonville, next month.
An apparent confrontation over masks at a South Florida Walmart led to one unmasked man pulling a gun on a masked shopper, police said.
Here are the latest numbers and information you need to know at-a-glance as of 11 a.m. on July 16, 2020.
Florida Senate Democrats want to scale back economic-reopening efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus, as Gov. Ron DeSantis maintains his approach has been taken with an "eye towards what's sustainable."
Will South Florida students be allowed to return to class or face full time online learning when school reopens in the Fall? That is the question school leaders are trying to answer while not putting students, faculty, support staff or the community at risk while coronavirus cases continue to surge.
Miami-Dade County continues to lead the statewide surge of new COVID-19 cases, even with a slight dip in Tuesday's positivity test rate.
Broward County leaders fear another shutdown may be inevitable.
A recent study found that cases of stress cardiomyopathy, also known as 'broken heart syndrome,' doubled in the first two months of the pandemic.
Fort Lauderdale police detectives are investigating the sexual assault of a 15-year-old boy who was playing basketball at a local park.
Authorities say the posts crossed the line from online outrage to federal charges.
A proposed 245-acre project outside an urban development boundary is drawing environmental concerns and political pushback.
Police released surveillance video after nine vehicles were burglarized at Pembroke Villas Apartments, urging residents to help identify the suspects.
Broward County School Board has approved a plan to allocate nearly $300 million from a proposed 2026 operating referendum to help raise teacher and staff salaries.
After Spirit Airlines shutters operations, other discount airlines move quickly to add new routes from Fort Lauderdale.
Authorities say the posts crossed the line from online outrage to federal charges.
A proposed 245-acre project outside an urban development boundary is drawing environmental concerns and political pushback.
Police released surveillance video after nine vehicles were burglarized at Pembroke Villas Apartments, urging residents to help identify the suspects.
Broward County School Board has approved a plan to allocate nearly $300 million from a proposed 2026 operating referendum to help raise teacher and staff salaries.
After Spirit Airlines shutters operations, other discount airlines move quickly to add new routes from Fort Lauderdale.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
Iranian vessels fired on U.S. ships guiding vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, resulting in the U.S. sinking several small Iranian boats.
The U.S. military says it launched another strike on a boat accused of ferrying drugs in the Caribbean Sea, killing two people, as the number of recent strikes continues to ramp up.
Two U.S. Navy destroyers transited the Strait of Hormuz and entered the Persian Gulf after navigating an Iranian barrage, according to defense officials.
A federal appeals court blocked a FDA rule that allowed the abortion pill mifepristone to be dispensed through the mail.
The incident occurred one week after shots were fired during the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, D.C., and Mr. Trump was rushed off the dais.
In an interview on Facing South Florida, Wasserman Schultz said the Governor's efforts to redraw the maps will almost certainly violate the Fair Districts constitutional amendment voters in Florida passed in 2010.
Several commissioners have raised questions about how the center would be funded in future years.
The center – which was promised to voters back in 2004 – would take mentally ill individuals out of the jail and move them into a place where they can receive comprehensive treatment and support.
Luna said she expects Florida Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick to be the next member who either resigns or gets expelled.
Uthmeier was asked several times during a press conference in Miami this week if he had formally requested the judge overseeing the grand jury to keep the findings secret.
Seventy-three percent of Americans say delays and denials of medical treatment by healthcare insurers are a major problem. Now, a company called Sheer Health says they will fight insurance battles on behalf of their clients.
An unlicensed cosmetologist from Florida has been found guilty in a California court for providing an injection that killed a model who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Tests of dozens of baby formulas by Consumer Reports found that nearly half contained potentially dangerous chemicals.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
A trial in the lawsuit between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni was set to begin later in May.
The performance followed similar shows by Madonna in 2024 and Lady Gaga last year on one of the world's most iconic waterfronts.
Attending this year's Kentucky Derby meant more for thoroughbred expert Mark Toothaker, who suffered a seizure from laughing at a whiffed NFL field goal attempt that led to a lifesaving diagnosis.
David Allan Coe also had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others.
Jake was at the funeral for one of his closest friends when he learned of his parents' deaths, he said.