Florida prison inmates will make face masks for their correctional officers
(CNN) — Florida inmates will produce cloth face masks to protect the correctional officers overseeing them as the number of inmates with Covid-19 continues toRead More
Taiwan donates 100K masks to Florida amid COVID-19 pandemic
The government of Taiwan has made a generous gift to Florida to help the state combat the spread of COVID-19. On Friday, The Taipei EconomicRead More
Palm Beach orders residents to wear face coverings inside businesses, public transit, rideshares
Palm Beach County will now require people to wear face coverings inside businesses and other settings where social distancing is not possible, as part ofRead More
USDA approves Florida’s request to allow SNAP recipients to buy groceries online
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved Florida’s request to provide online grocery purchases through the SNAP program. Saturday’s announcement means more than 3 millionRead More
Disney World is furloughing 43,000 more workers due to virus
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Walt Disney World plans to stop paying wages to 43,000 workers in about a week while allowing them to keep theirRead More
More Disney workers reach deals on coronavirus furloughs
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Two more unions have reached agreements with Walt Disney World over furloughs caused by the theme park resort’s closure during the newRead More
Florida expands coronavirus testing to better measure spread
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Friday that his state would expand testing for the coronavirus to better gauge how widespread infectionsRead More
Florida unemployment claims stalled by clogged websites
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Jacqueline Gonzalez considers herself one of the lucky ones. Weeks after being laid off from a South Florida sports barRead More
Miami Latin musicians hurt by coronavirus
MIAMI (AP) — Something eerily quiet has taken over the streets of Miami: missing are the sounds of timbales, strings, horns and vocals, which haveRead More
Coronavirus cases throughout South Florida exceed 10,000
The number of coronavirus cases in Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and Monroe counties has exceeded 10,000, and South Florida alone consists of more than halfRead More