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Lessons from Florida’s Skyway disaster failed to help protect Baltimore bridge
After the Sunshine Skyway bridge was hit by a freighter and collapsed in 1980, new...
How the Baltimore bridge collapse compares to the fall of Tampa Bay’s Sunshine Skyway
For some in Florida, the Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore conjured memories of the biggest...
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FAU’s dental school is placed ‘on pause’ after losing state funding
Along with the state pulling back funding, a member of the FAU Board of Trustees...
5 Florida bills that increase punishments for street racers, porch pirates, other crimes
Florida’s lawmakers this year sought to address crime problems they saw in their communities, or...
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Florida’s COVID grand jury wants term extended so it can continue investigating
A statewide grand jury probing issues related to COVID-19 vaccines has asked the Florida Supreme...
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Sailor from Miramar who died was ‘lost overboard’ while on Red Sea mission
A U.S. Navy sailor from Miramar has died in the Red Sea. Oriola Michael Aregbesola,...
Florida Democratic Party rejects Nikki Fried’s move, reinstates Palm Beach County party chair
Mindy Koch is back as chair of the Palm Beach County Democratic Party, reinstated after...
‘Frozen in time’: Vice President Harris reacts to viewing site of Stoneman Douglas shooting
Vice President Harris toured site of Parkland mass shooting Saturday, one of the last visits...
Florida jobless rate unchanged at 3.1% in February, metro Orlando up slightly
TALLAHASSEE — Florida’s unemployment rate held at 3.1 percent in February for the third consecutive...
Calls to Florida gambling helpline double after launch of online sports betting
Calls to Florida’s problem gambling helpline doubled in the month after the Seminole Tribe of...