TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. said Monday that he would issue an executive order forbidding local governments and businesses from requiring so-called “vaccine passports” to show proof that customers have been inoculated against the coronavirus.He made the announcement on a day when more Floridians would become eligible for vaccination and during a ceremony he convened at the state Capitol to sign into law a bill approved by the Legislature on Friday that would bar COVID-related lawsuits against businesses that have made good-faith efforts to comply with guidelines meant to stop the...…TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. said Monday that he would issue an executive order forbidding local governments and businesses from requiring so-called “vaccine passports” to show proof that customers have been inoculated against the coronavirus.He made the announcement on a day when more Floridians would become eligible for vaccination and during a ceremony he convened at the state Capitol to sign into law a bill approved by the Legislature on Friday that would bar COVID-related lawsuits against businesses that have made good-faith efforts to comply with guidelines meant to stop the...WW…

AdvertisementBy Associated PressFeb 09, 2021 at 7:58 amTAMPA — So much for the mayor’s order requiring masks at Super Bowl parties. Videos went viral on social media, showing throngs of mostly maskless fans and packed sports bars as the clock inside Raymond James Stadium ticked down on a hometown Super Bowl win for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.“It is a little frustrating because we have worked so hard,” Tampa Mayor Jane Castor said during an early Monday morning news conference with the Super Bowl Host Committee. “At this point in dealing with COVID-19, there is a level of frustration when you...…AdvertisementBy Associated PressFeb 09, 2021 at 7:58 amTAMPA — So much for the mayor’s order requiring masks at Super Bowl parties. Videos went viral on social media, showing throngs of mostly maskless fans and packed sports bars as the clock inside Raymond James Stadium ticked down on a hometown Super Bowl win for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.“It is a little frustrating because we have worked so hard,” Tampa Mayor Jane Castor said during an early Monday morning news conference with the Super Bowl Host Committee. “At this point in dealing with COVID-19, there is a level of frustration when you...WW…

Freida FrisaroAssociated PressPublished: November 11, 2020, 8:01 amUpdated: November 11, 2020, 8:03 pmTags: Sign up for our NewslettersFreida FrisaroAssociated PressPublished: November 11, 2020, 8:01 amUpdated: November 11, 2020, 8:03 pmTags: FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Eta remained a tropical storm Wednesday afternoon as it prepared to skirt past the heavily populated Tampa Bay region in Florida and crash ashore in the coming hours somewhere to the north along the Gulf of Mexico coast.The storm's maximum sustained winds remained at about 70 mph (110 kph) off...…Freida FrisaroAssociated PressPublished: November 11, 2020, 8:01 amUpdated: November 11, 2020, 8:03 pmTags: Sign up for our NewslettersFreida FrisaroAssociated PressPublished: November 11, 2020, 8:01 amUpdated: November 11, 2020, 8:03 pmTags: FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Eta remained a tropical storm Wednesday afternoon as it prepared to skirt past the heavily populated Tampa Bay region in Florida and crash ashore in the coming hours somewhere to the north along the Gulf of Mexico coast.The storm's maximum sustained winds remained at about 70 mph (110 kph) off...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/criminal-investigations-columbia-fort-lauderdale-florida-elections-44b7856b900736ccef40c04605649661Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/criminal-investigations-columbia-fort-lauderdale-florida-elections-44b7856b900736ccef40c04605649661Click to copyRelated topicsFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Investigators in South Florida have uncovered an attempt to register dozens of dead people as Democratic voters, though no mail-in ballots were requested or cast under the falsified IDs. Officials in Broward County, a Democratic stronghold and Florida’s second most...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/criminal-investigations-columbia-fort-lauderdale-florida-elections-44b7856b900736ccef40c04605649661Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/criminal-investigations-columbia-fort-lauderdale-florida-elections-44b7856b900736ccef40c04605649661Click to copyRelated topicsFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Investigators in South Florida have uncovered an attempt to register dozens of dead people as Democratic voters, though no mail-in ballots were requested or cast under the falsified IDs. Officials in Broward County, a Democratic stronghold and Florida’s second most...WW…

TRENDING:Follow UsQuestion of the DayFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Investigators in South Florida have uncovered an attempt to register dozens of dead people as Democratic voters, though no mail-in ballots were requested or cast under the falsified IDs.Officials in Broward County, a Democratic stronghold and Florida’s second most populous county, uncovered the scheme over the summer.Someone in Columbia, South Carolina, mailed 51 new voter applications - each bearing the same neat handwriting - to the Broward County elections office in July, officials said. The story was first reported Friday by...…TRENDING:Follow UsQuestion of the DayFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Investigators in South Florida have uncovered an attempt to register dozens of dead people as Democratic voters, though no mail-in ballots were requested or cast under the falsified IDs.Officials in Broward County, a Democratic stronghold and Florida’s second most populous county, uncovered the scheme over the summer.Someone in Columbia, South Carolina, mailed 51 new voter applications - each bearing the same neat handwriting - to the Broward County elections office in July, officials said. The story was first reported Friday by...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-pandemics-miami-fort-lauderdale-florida-f102683d6d23859d9334660a67642c0fClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-pandemics-miami-fort-lauderdale-florida-f102683d6d23859d9334660a67642c0fClick to copyRelated topicsFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Rather than wait to see how her children’s Florida public school would teach students this fall, Erica Chao enrolled her two daughters in a private school that seemed better positioned to provide instruction online during the uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic. The virtual lessons that...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-pandemics-miami-fort-lauderdale-florida-f102683d6d23859d9334660a67642c0fClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-pandemics-miami-fort-lauderdale-florida-f102683d6d23859d9334660a67642c0fClick to copyRelated topicsFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Rather than wait to see how her children’s Florida public school would teach students this fall, Erica Chao enrolled her two daughters in a private school that seemed better positioned to provide instruction online during the uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic. The virtual lessons that...WW…

WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: MIAMI – As coronovirus infections surge across Florida and hospital authorities nervously count their available intensive care beds, the state's most populous county is closing down again, imposing a curfew and closing beaches over the Fourth of July weekend to contain the spread. Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez said the 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew begins Friday night and will be in place indefinitely. A new county order also closes casinos, strip clubs, movie theaters, the zoo and other entertainment venues a month after...…WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: MIAMI – As coronovirus infections surge across Florida and hospital authorities nervously count their available intensive care beds, the state's most populous county is closing down again, imposing a curfew and closing beaches over the Fourth of July weekend to contain the spread. Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez said the 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew begins Friday night and will be in place indefinitely. A new county order also closes casinos, strip clubs, movie theaters, the zoo and other entertainment venues a month after...WW…