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A new tropical depression has formed and the cone comes scarily close to the Bahamas.
The National Hurricane Center in Miami is projecting that Tropical Depression Ten, far out in the ocean with a tentative forecast path aiming for the general vicinity of the Caribbean and the Bahamas, will become a hurricane by Friday. But it was...
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BREAKING: New tropical depression in Atlantic forecast to become Hurricane Imelda, early cone aims toward Bahamas trib.al/u1SrHMh pic.twitter.com/1GxBDOjqev
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The Valerie Harper you might not know | Opinion
As she faces death, Sam Daley-Harris writes this tribute to Valerie Harper, a comedic actor who not only made us laugh, but used her celebrity to help children the world over.
Direct deposit reversals strand hundreds of South Florida employees after payroll firm shuts down
Hundreds of South Florida employees were plunged into in crisis mode after a New York-based payroll processing company's collapse prompted its direct deposit vendor to take back money that had already been sent to to their checking accounts.
Hospitals overwhelmed, death tolls rises in Bahamas from Hurricane Dorian
In the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian, the Bahamas is in the midst of an unprecedented crisis as the widespread destruction from the storm continues to become apparent.
Bahamas residents beg to leave as doctors treat their needs after Hurricane Dorian
A medical team of doctors and nurses from Cleveland Clinic Florida were the first medical professionals to arrive at Treasure Cay Thursday to give medical care to hundreds of island residents standing in the hot sun begging to leave Treasure Cay.
Hurricane Dorian becomes Category 5 storm, path puts parts of South Florida back in cone
Hurricane Dorian became a Category 5 storm, with a forecast track now has South Florida at the edge of the cone of uncertainty. The cone’s center remains well offshore and aimed at the Carolinas, but Florida is still under the threat of a direct hit.
Best way to prevent mass shootings? Red-flag laws | Ryan Petty
After his daughter, Alaina, died in the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Ryan Petty told the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee he doubted a legislative solution could be found to fix the many ways government failed so...
President Trump’s prized Doral resort is in steep decline, showing his business problems are mounting
Late last year, in a Miami conference room, a consultant for President Donald Trump's company said business at his prized 643-room Doral resort in Florida was in sharp decline. At Doral, which Trump has listed in federal disclosures as his biggest...
Iguana gets a workout at Key West Airport in viral video
This green iguana was on a road to nowhere at Key West Airport in a viral video posted on Facebook.
South Florida mayors: Raise taxes to fight sea-level rise
Mayors of three South Florida counties asked the regional flood-control agencies to raise property taxes to address sea-level rise.
Pam Bondi: President Trump empowering women across America. Re-elect him in 2020. | Opinion
The best way to celebrate the centennial anniversary of women’s suffrage will be to give President Trump a victory in the 2020 presidential election, so he can keep implementing an agenda that empowers women and strengthens American families, writes...
Marco Rubio warns against social-media fueled insular thinking and conspiracy theories
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio said conspiracy theories are rampant, and fueled by Russians attempting to fuel discord in the United States. He said people should apply more scrutiny to ideas such as the notion that Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump had...
Lobsterfest: Roger Stone joins South Florida Republicans in praise for President Donald Trump and scorn for Democrats
Roger Stone, the longtime confidant of President Donald Trump, warned at a Republican Party lobster dinner that Trump's re-election is not assured. "I’m concerned," Stone said. He and Congressman Brian Mast both brought up former Vice Presidenet Joe...
Time has passed for Broward’s Promise Program | Editorial
The Marjory Stoneman Douglas Commission is right. Broward has no need for two pre-arrest diversion programs, one for kids in school and one for kids out. Problem is, neither knows what the other is doing.
After Jeffrey Epstein’s death, victims want alleged ‘co-conspirators’ held accountable
The death of Jeffrey Epstein spurred some of his sexual abuse victims on Monday to renew calls for his accused “co-conspirators” — four women and unnamed others — to face prosecution in South Florida.
Motives matter in mass murders, but the weapons matter more | Editorial
White supremacy is one motive behind mass murders. So is hatred of gays, bosses and family. But one constant underlies all these incidents where people are mowed down in a matter of seconds: military-style weapons. If Washington wants to do...
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Motives matter in mass murders, but the weapons matter more | Editorial trib.al/I7ypFUL pic.twitter.com/UVOw1CInip
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Dolphins’ Kenny Stills calls out team owner Steve Ross for hosting Trump luncheon
Miami Dolphins receiver Kenny Stills publicly criticized team owner Steve Ross on Wednesday for his plans to host President Donald Trump at his home in New York for a fundraising event.
Sen. Marco Rubio pushes federal red-flag bill on firearms
Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio is reintroducing a bill that seeks to encourage states to pass red-flag laws that would make it easier for the courts to disarm dangerous people.
Manuel Oliver, father of slain Stoneman Douglas student, uses art to help his son's peers heal
The father of a slain Marjory Stoneman Douglas student and peers who survived the school shooting took spray paint and filled a blank wall with love, hope and peace. “I lost my son, but I got all you here,” Manuel Oliver, the father of Joaquin...
The Gulf Stream is slowing down. That could mean rising seas and a hotter Florida
The Gulf Stream current, which hugs the east coast of Florida, may weaken with climate change. Studies have found that the clockwise oceanic current that includes the Gulf Stream has weakened by 15 percent since about 1950. And that may signal...