Plantation gym owner previously arrested for failing to enforce mask ordinance arrested for 2nd time

A Plantation gym owner, who was arrested last month after he was accused of failing to enforce the county’s face mask mandate, has been arrestedRead More

Police: Man spit at boy who refused to remove his mask

TREASURE ISLAND, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man was arrested after confronting a child wearing a mask at a restaurant and spitting in his faceRead More

Virus talks on brink of collapse, sides still ‘far apart’

WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington talks on vital COVID-19 rescue money are teetering on the brink of collapse after a marathon meeting in the Capitol ThursdayRead More

Florida rescinds quarantine mandate for New York travelers

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis rescinded an order requiring people traveling from New York, New Jersey and Connecticut to the Sunshine StateRead More

Free COVID-19 testing events available to Monroe County residents Aug. 10-14

The Florida Department of Health in Monroe County will be hosting multiple free COVID-19 testing events for residents. Monroe County residents will be able toRead More

Over 7K new COVID-19 cases reported by FDOH on Thursday

There are now more than 510,000 reported cases of the coronavirus in Florida, with 7,747 deaths. As of 11 a.m., Thursday, the Florida Department ofRead More

Best friends, married for 35 years, die from coronavirus just 11 days apart

(CNN) — Keith and Gwendolyn Robinson, of California, were just like Noah and Allie from the famous Nicholas Sparks romance novel-turned-movie “The Notebook,” according toRead More

65-year-old Kendall Regional Medical Center nurse dies after contracting COVID-19

A nurse who worked at Kendall Regional Medical Center has died after she contracted COVID-19. Sonia Brown, 65, died on July 29, a few daysRead More

State approves Broward County Public Schools’ reopening plan for upcoming school year

The Florida Department of Education has approved Broward County Public Schools’ reopening plan for the upcoming school year. Broward had said returning back to classroomsRead More

JetBlue to block middle seats thru Oct. 15; Southwest to cut back on COVID-19 cleaning procedures

JetBlue has announced that middle seats on their larger flights will now be blocked through Oct. 15. Most aisle seats on smaller JetBlue aircraft areRead More