By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden is making his first trip to Florida as the Democratic presidential nominee, while his campaign is acknowledging concerns about his appeal with Latinos, a voting bloc likely to prove pivotal against President Donald Trump in ...
By The Associated Press Here are the latest developments on tropical weather (all times local): ——— Hurricane Sally is now a Category 1 storm, with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (137 kph) as of Tuesday morning. Despite this, Stacy Stewart, a senior specialist with the National ...
By Associated Press KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — A city commissioner in Key West wants to replace the name of a memorial to fallen Confederate soldiers with the island's official motto declaring everyone equal. On Sept. 16, the city commission will consider the proposal, which would change the ...
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis must pick a new Supreme Court justice because the judge he picked to fill a high court vacancy is constitutionally ineligible to serve, the court said in an order issued Friday. The Florida Supreme ...
By Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A 54-year-old pastor was fatally shot Thursday night when he was caught in the crossfire of two groups of men at a flea market near Miami, police said. Miami-Dade police said Gregory Boyd was walking by a shoe store when an argument between a woman and a ...
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida bars will be allowed to reopen at 50% capacity starting Monday, state officials announced Thursday. At the direction of Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation Secretary Halsey ...
BRADENTON (AP) — Three customers were injured when a 90-year-old driver crashed his car into a Florida bank, authorities said. The crash happened Tuesday afternoon at a Bank of America branch in Bradenton, according to a Florida Highway Patrol report. The man was pulling into a spot ...
TAMPA (AP) — A Florida teen was injured during a lightning strike while operating a personal watercraft near Tampa Bay, officials said. The 15-year-old boy had been riding the 11-foot (3.4-meter) watercraft Monday afternoon near Davis Island Yacht Club, the Tampa Bay Times reported. Tampa ...
DELRAY BEACH (AP) — A Florida Highway Patrol trooper has been placed on administrative leave following a shooting in Palm Beach County on Tuesday night, officials said. The agency said in a news release that the incident happened just off of Interstate 95 along Atlantic Avenue in Delray ...
SARASOTA (AP) — A white Florida jail deputy has been suspended following a fight that led to a Black teen being hospitalized, officials said. Sarasota County Deputy Neil Pizzo was placed on administrative leave Friday pending an internal affairs investigation, the Sarasota Herald-Tribune ...