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 Ron DeSantis rescinded an order requiring people traveling from New York, New Jersey and Connecticut to the Sunshine StateRead More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