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All of South Florida moves into high COVID risk category after ‘processing error‘ in state’s data

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — All three South Florida counties have high COVID-19 community levels, despite the most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control showing the region having medium levels.

Tribune News Service · May 21, 2022

Florida faces a big summer of travel and tourism. The ‘people had to come,’ governor says

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida is experiencing yet another boom in tourism well into May this year — with the slow days of summer long gone, industry experts say.

Tribune News Service · May 21, 2022

Could Black voters’ frustration with DeSantis’ politics awaken a ‘sleeping giant?’

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Inflamed by what they regard as repeated political assaults by Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republican-controlled state Legislature, African American and Caribbean American Democrats in South Florida are vowing to channel their frustration into action aimed at the November elections.

Tribune News Service · May 19, 2022

How some students are protesting law dubbed ‘don’t say gay’ as graduation nears

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Some high school seniors are looking to leave their last mark as they go off to live new lives as college students or go out into the workforce.

Tribune News Service · May 16, 2022

68,200 home insurance policies to be canceled as hurricane season begins

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida’s property insurance crisis is about to hit home for tens of thousands of policyholders.

Tribune News Service · May 16, 2022

‘Erratic’ driver shot and killed after crashing through gate and fleeing onto West Palm Beach school campus

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A man drove a van through a locked chain-link gate at the school and jumped out, ran around the campus and eventually made it into a building with students and teachers inside.

Tribune News Service · May 14, 2022

‘Erratic’ driver shot, killed after crashing through gate and fleeing onto Florida high school campus

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A man driving a van erratically crashed through the gates onto the campus of the Dreyfoos School of the Arts about noon in downtown West Palm Beach, where he was shot and killed by police.

Tribune News Service · May 13, 2022

Van crashes onto West Palm Beach school campus; driver shot and killed

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A person driving a van erratically crashed through the gates onto the campus of the Dreyfoos School of the Arts about noon in downtown West Palm Beach, where he was shot and killed by police.

Tribune News Service · May 13, 2022

Robot bartender aboard Wonder of the Seas won’t flirt with your date, but you still have to tip

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — As if you needed another reason to order drinks on a cruise, soon you’ll be able to buy a cocktail made by a robot bartender aboard Royal Caribbean’s Wonder of the Seas.

Tribune News Service · May 13, 2022

‘A silent surge’: While the newest omicron subvariant drives up COVID cases in Florida, effects are mild

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A subvariant of omicron is spreading rapidly in Florida, and health experts say it will likely become the dominant strain of the virus in the state before the summer.

Tribune News Service · May 12, 2022