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September 1, 2021

Florida Health Dept fires back at Miami Herald over claims on state's COVID data: 'Zero credibility'

The Florida Health Department is firing back at The Miami Herald over its recent coverage of the state's response to the coronavirus outbreak.

September 1, 2021

Florida education commissioner says counties defying Gov. DeSantis' mask mandate ban will be overruled

Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran maintains that the governor's ban on mask mandates in schools is within the law, despite a Florida judge's recent ruling against the ban.

September 1, 2021

3 Florida cold case murders linked to Brazilian man killed in 2005 plane crash

A Brazilian man who died in a 2005 plane crash was identified Tuesday as a serial killer who murdered three women in South Florida in the early 2000s, according to reports.

September 1, 2021

Colorado woman whose husband was killed in Miami Beach, shielding son from gunman, recalls his final moments

The wife of a Colorado man who was killed last week while trying to shield his 1-year-old son from a gunman at a Miami Beach outdoor restaurant, recalled her husband's final moments as he pleaded with the suspect before he was shot dead. 

August 30, 2021

Florida Coast Guard rescues Cuban refugee, as 3 other migrants aboard makeshift raft believed to have died

The U.S. Coast Guard in Miami rescued one Cuban refugee adrift off the coast of Florida, as three other migrants are believed to have died after attempting the sea passage aboard a makeshift raft.

August 28, 2021

DeSantis requests Biden administration stop resettling illegal immigrants in Florida

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis this week wrote to the Biden administration, asking it to stop resettling illegal immigrants in the state of Florida -- and to either deport them instead, or send them to a state that supports the "flouting of our immigration laws."

August 28, 2021

Missing Indiana teen found safe 4 months after disappearance, 2 women arrested in connection: report

An Indiana teen reported missing since April has been found safe in Florida, and police arrested two women in relation to her disappearance. 

August 28, 2021

Florida judge rejects DeSantis' ban on mask mandates in schools

A Florida judge on Friday ruled against Gov. Ron DeSantis’ ban on school mask mandates, claiming the Republican governor had overstepped his authority. 

August 27, 2021

Rubio: US list given to Taliban is a tool for ‘revenge killings’

In a Friday letter to President Biden, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., said that handing over the names of American citizens and Afghan allies to the Taliban was gifting them a "powerful tool in their ongoing ‘revenge killings'."

August 27, 2021

Miami Herald runs 'misleading' headline suggesting 901 Florida COVID deaths occurred in single day

The Miami Herald ran a story that is being knocked by Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' press secretary as "sensationalistic and dishonest."