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Coronavirus: DeSantis says Florida will get tougher on businesses breaking rules
Tags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: SUNNY ISLES BEACH, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis says the “grim reaper” is coming for Florida businesses that aren’t following the state’s guidelines to prevent coronavirus spread.By that, he means stripping business licenses “because there’s not going to be any tolerance for it.”DeSantis spoke in Orlando on Tuesday, the day after of COFID-19.The governor said his orders about social distancing and reducing occupancy in businesses are just that — orders. Not suggestions.“The guidelines are in place for a reason. You’re not doing it just to do it,”...…Tags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: SUNNY ISLES BEACH, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis says the “grim reaper” is coming for Florida businesses that aren’t following the state’s guidelines to prevent coronavirus spread.By that, he means stripping business licenses “because there’s not going to be any tolerance for it.”DeSantis spoke in Orlando on Tuesday, the day after of COFID-19.The governor said his orders about social distancing and reducing occupancy in businesses are just that — orders. Not suggestions.“The guidelines are in place for a reason. You’re not doing it just to do it,”...WW…
Wildfire in southwest Florida grows over 8,500 acres; interstate has reopened
Tags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. – Forestry officials are still battling a dangerous and fast-moving brush fire in southwestern Florida that has grown even larger Friday to 8,600 acres.Only 10% of the fire was contained as of Friday at 3 p.m., officials said.The portion of Interstate 75 (Alligator Alley) that was closed has reopened. Heavy smoke continues to impact the area, though, and drivers are urged to use caution.Multiple residences in Collier County have been reported as destroyed or damaged. Agencies from Broward and Miami-Dade counties are...…Tags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. – Forestry officials are still battling a dangerous and fast-moving brush fire in southwestern Florida that has grown even larger Friday to 8,600 acres.Only 10% of the fire was contained as of Friday at 3 p.m., officials said.The portion of Interstate 75 (Alligator Alley) that was closed has reopened. Heavy smoke continues to impact the area, though, and drivers are urged to use caution.Multiple residences in Collier County have been reported as destroyed or damaged. Agencies from Broward and Miami-Dade counties are...WW…
Wanted fugitive shot dead by Miami-Dade police
, Reporter, Digital Executive ProducerPublished: August 1, 2020, 6:25 amUpdated: August 1, 2020, 11:16 amTags: , Sign up for our Newsletters, Reporter, Digital Executive ProducerPublished: August 1, 2020, 6:25 amUpdated: August 1, 2020, 11:16 amTags: , MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A wanted fugitive was killed in a shooting involving Miami-Dade County police after barricading himself and firing at officers, the department said.The Florida Department of Law Enforcement will be investigating the shooting, which is standard procedure.It happened on SW 147th Avenue,...…, Reporter, Digital Executive ProducerPublished: August 1, 2020, 6:25 amUpdated: August 1, 2020, 11:16 amTags: , Sign up for our Newsletters, Reporter, Digital Executive ProducerPublished: August 1, 2020, 6:25 amUpdated: August 1, 2020, 11:16 amTags: , MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A wanted fugitive was killed in a shooting involving Miami-Dade County police after barricading himself and firing at officers, the department said.The Florida Department of Law Enforcement will be investigating the shooting, which is standard procedure.It happened on SW 147th Avenue,...WW…
Teen accused of hitting cop with skateboard at protest arrested
, Reporter, Digital Executive ProducerPublished: July 24, 2020, 4:49 pmUpdated: July 24, 2020, 11:21 pmTags: , , Sign up for our Newsletters, Reporter, Digital Executive ProducerPublished: July 24, 2020, 4:49 pmUpdated: July 24, 2020, 11:21 pmTags: , , MIAMI – Miami police have arrested a teenager who they say hit an officer in the head with a skateboard during a protest last month.Michael Marshall, 17, was arrested Friday on a charge of aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer.Police had earlier this month, and they say a Crime Stoppers tip led to...…, Reporter, Digital Executive ProducerPublished: July 24, 2020, 4:49 pmUpdated: July 24, 2020, 11:21 pmTags: , , Sign up for our Newsletters, Reporter, Digital Executive ProducerPublished: July 24, 2020, 4:49 pmUpdated: July 24, 2020, 11:21 pmTags: , , MIAMI – Miami police have arrested a teenager who they say hit an officer in the head with a skateboard during a protest last month.Michael Marshall, 17, was arrested Friday on a charge of aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer.Police had earlier this month, and they say a Crime Stoppers tip led to...WW…
This cruise from Miami lasts 274 nights, visits 65 countries
WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: MIAMI – Looking to make a triumphant return to the world of cruising after being landlocked during the pandemic? How about a cruise that lasts nine months and visits 150 destinations across all seven continents?That’s the ambitious itinerary for what Royal Caribbean is calling the Ultimate World Cruise.Bookings opened this week, and don’t worry, you have plenty of time to pack (and save up your pennies).The voyage leaves from Miami on Dec. 10, 2023 and gets back on Sept. 10, 2024.Pricing starts at $60,999 per person for an...…WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: MIAMI – Looking to make a triumphant return to the world of cruising after being landlocked during the pandemic? How about a cruise that lasts nine months and visits 150 destinations across all seven continents?That’s the ambitious itinerary for what Royal Caribbean is calling the Ultimate World Cruise.Bookings opened this week, and don’t worry, you have plenty of time to pack (and save up your pennies).The voyage leaves from Miami on Dec. 10, 2023 and gets back on Sept. 10, 2024.Pricing starts at $60,999 per person for an...WW…
Alcee Hastings, longtime Congressman from South Florida, dies at 84
WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: Alcee Hastings, the longtime U.S. Congressman who represented South Florida for decades, fighting for civil rights and marginalized members of the community, has died at 84 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.First elected in 1992, three years after he was impeached as a judge, Hastings was in his 15th term in Congress representing District 20, which includes parts of Broward and Palm Beach counties. He convincingly .“It is with profound sadness and the deepest sense of loss that we announce the passing of the Honorable Alcee...…WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: Alcee Hastings, the longtime U.S. Congressman who represented South Florida for decades, fighting for civil rights and marginalized members of the community, has died at 84 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.First elected in 1992, three years after he was impeached as a judge, Hastings was in his 15th term in Congress representing District 20, which includes parts of Broward and Palm Beach counties. He convincingly .“It is with profound sadness and the deepest sense of loss that we announce the passing of the Honorable Alcee...WW…
Ex-Florida Sen. Frank Artiles walks out of jail facing felony campaign finance charges
BREAKING NEWSTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Frank Artiles walked out of Miami-Dade County jail late Thursday night after posting a $5,000 bond. The former Florida state senator is accused of masterminding and funding a sham candidate to manipulate voters last November.Artiles is facing charges of felony campaign finance crimes. He turned himself in and was booked into Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on Thursday — a day after. Shill candidate Alex Rodriguez was also booked on Thursday morning.Their charges (all third-degree felonies)...…BREAKING NEWSTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Frank Artiles walked out of Miami-Dade County jail late Thursday night after posting a $5,000 bond. The former Florida state senator is accused of masterminding and funding a sham candidate to manipulate voters last November.Artiles is facing charges of felony campaign finance crimes. He turned himself in and was booked into Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on Thursday — a day after. Shill candidate Alex Rodriguez was also booked on Thursday morning.Their charges (all third-degree felonies)...WW…
Ex-Sen. Frank Artiles’ home raided in shill candidate investigation
BREAKING NEWSTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: PALMETTO BAY, Fla. – A search warrant was executed Wednesday morning at the home of former Florida Sen. Frank Artiles as part of the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office’s investigation into whether he illegally funded a planted candidate in the November election.Sources say the warrant involves the search of his electronics, including his cell phone and computer, and the contents of a safe in Artiles’ Palmetto Bay house.Investigators are looking for evidence of Artiles’ possible communication with Alex Rodriguez, , and whether...…BREAKING NEWSTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: PALMETTO BAY, Fla. – A search warrant was executed Wednesday morning at the home of former Florida Sen. Frank Artiles as part of the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office’s investigation into whether he illegally funded a planted candidate in the November election.Sources say the warrant involves the search of his electronics, including his cell phone and computer, and the contents of a safe in Artiles’ Palmetto Bay house.Investigators are looking for evidence of Artiles’ possible communication with Alex Rodriguez, , and whether...WW…
2 FBI agents killed in Sunrise working child porn case
LIVETags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: SUNRISE, Fla. – Two FBI special agents were fatally shot Tuesday morning while serving a warrant in Sunrise, the agency confirmed, calling it “a very dark day for the FBI.”FBI Director Christopher A. Wray identified them as Special Agent Daniel Alfin, 36, and Special Agent Laura Schwartzenberger, 43.Both spent years , as they were doing Tuesday when they were killed in the line of duty working a child pornography case.The FBI confirmed that the suspect is dead, with sources telling Local 10 News that he or she took their own life. That...…LIVETags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: SUNRISE, Fla. – Two FBI special agents were fatally shot Tuesday morning while serving a warrant in Sunrise, the agency confirmed, calling it “a very dark day for the FBI.”FBI Director Christopher A. Wray identified them as Special Agent Daniel Alfin, 36, and Special Agent Laura Schwartzenberger, 43.Both spent years , as they were doing Tuesday when they were killed in the line of duty working a child pornography case.The FBI confirmed that the suspect is dead, with sources telling Local 10 News that he or she took their own life. That...WW…
Masks mandatory in these South Florida cities after coronavirus ‘spike’
Tags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: MIAMI – As Florida passes a tough milestone for coronavirus cases, several South Florida mayors are getting tougher with their mask mandate.On Monday, hours after , the mayors of nearly a dozen cities in Miami-Dade County announced that they will be requiring people to wear face coverings in public.“We are going to be implementing a mask-in-public rule,” City of Miami Mayor Francis Suarez said. “Everyone will have to be wearing a mask in public.”The cities participating in the mask mandate include:Their directive differs from the countywide...…Tags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: MIAMI – As Florida passes a tough milestone for coronavirus cases, several South Florida mayors are getting tougher with their mask mandate.On Monday, hours after , the mayors of nearly a dozen cities in Miami-Dade County announced that they will be requiring people to wear face coverings in public.“We are going to be implementing a mask-in-public rule,” City of Miami Mayor Francis Suarez said. “Everyone will have to be wearing a mask in public.”The cities participating in the mask mandate include:Their directive differs from the countywide...WW…