September 7, 2020 Broward Sheriff's Office employee dies from coronavirus An employee with the Broward Sheriff's Office died from the coronavirus on Friday, just weeks after her mother succumbed to the disease, according to a report.
September 7, 2020 Florida man arrested for allegedly shooting 19-year-old in back was outside bounds of ‘Stand Your Ground,’ authorities say A Florida man who is in custody for allegedly shooting a 19-year-old victim multiple times in the back Sunday morning was outside the bounds of the state’s controversial “Stand Your Ground” gun law, authorities said.
September 7, 2020 Black jogger detained in Florida for fitting suspect description has been offered job in sheriff’s department A Black jogger who was detained in Florida last week for matching the description of a burglary suspect has been offered a job in the county sheriff’s office for the way in which he handled the encounter with the deputies who detained him.
September 7, 2020 State and local authorities work to reinforce in-person voting ahead of November election In a bipartisan effort, anxious state and local authorities across the country are clambering to reimagine and reinforce polling sites ahead of the 2020 presidential election and amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
September 6, 2020 Florida protesters released following demonstrations against exoneration of officers involved in shooting More than a dozen protesters were released from a Tallahassee jail Saturday just hours after a demonstration against the exoneration of police in the deaths of three Black men in separate incidents this year.
September 5, 2020 Police seek Florida man in interstate-highway attack on wife The victim was pulled from a truck by her hair, punched and shoved into oncoming interstate highway traffic.
September 4, 2020 Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz says she was blocked from touring a Florida mail facility Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., was denied access to two U.S. Postal Service mail sorting facilities Friday, saying she had arranged a tour amid questions regarding mail-in ballot efficiency as the presidential election looms.
September 4, 2020 Florida highway rollover kills 1-year-old boy; other relatives injured Six people were injured, and a 1-year-old boy was found dead after a pickup truck rolled over along Alligator Alley in West Broward, according to rescue crews and Florida Highway Patrol.
September 4, 2020 Florida woman faces first-degree murder charges in death of infant in her care Brienna Craig is facing first-degree murder charges for the death of an infant in her care, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.
September 3, 2020 Biden-Trump race tightening in the biggest battleground: Poll A new poll in the biggest of the general election battleground states shows a tightening race but with Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden with a slight edge over President Trump.