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Dengue fever alert issued in Florida Keys after confirmed cases
MIAMI - Health officials have issued an alert in the Florida Keys after two people were confirmed to have dengue fever.The local alert comes days after the CDC issued a health advisory warning of an increased risk of dengue infections in the country. The two confirmed dengue cases in the Keys were locally acquired, which means the people didn't get sick while traveling. Miami-Dade County has also reported locally acquired dengue cases this year. It takes two cases for an alert to be issued.In Broward Mosquito control is using drones to get the pests in hard to reach places. They're...
BSO detectives still looking for leads a year after woman shot while riding in Slingshot
BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. – Broward Sheriff’s Office detectives are still searching for the killer who gunned down a woman who was riding in a convertible Polaris Slingshot last year on the Fourth of July. According to authorities, the shooting was reported shortly after 7:15 p.m. on July 4,...
Fort Lauderdale cop fired after accusations of racial slurs, instigating fight
The city of Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday fired a police officer accused of shouting racial slurs at a group of Black men, instigating a fight with them, and then lying about how he wound up injured. It happened Thanksgiving weekend as 16-year veteran officer John Giga was off duty and...
Hundreds of South Florida residents evacuate Jamaica due to Hurricane Beryl
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – As Hurricane Beryl barrels toward Jamaica, hundreds of evacuees arrived safely in Fort Lauderdale Tuesday, sharing stories of tense preparations and concern for those left behind. Thomas Oliver was among the hundreds of passengers who arrived safely at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport Tuesday after evacuating...
Fort Lauderdale’s $100M police HQ not done, but already has concerning crack: ‘I don’t understand’
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Human error is the cause for a miscalculation that stopped some construction on Fort Lauderdale’s new police headquarters, and city leaders heard details about it Tuesday. Officials said a growing crack in the roof slab of the building isn’t a life safety issue, but...
'It gives hope': FDA approves new drug to fight Alzheimer's
BOCA RATON, Fla. — The Food and Drug Administration approved a new drug Tuesday that doctors said makes them optimistic about the future of the fight against Alzheimer's disease. The drug is called donanemab, and it’s shown the ability to remove the amyloid proteins in the brain that cause...
Prices actually declined last month, but not by much
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — One of the Federal Reserve’s favorite measures for tracking inflation showed prices declined between April and May of this year, if only by the slightest margin. The drop likely will not make much of a difference in the checkout line, with the...
The Florida Bar honors JBA’s Shoup with Cassedy Award
Jacksonville Bar Association Executive Director Craig Shoup received the Marshall R. Cassedy Sr. Award, presented June 21 by The Florida Bar 2023-24 President Scott Westheimer at the Bar’s annual convention in Orlando. The award, established in 2012, honors a voluntary Bar executive or Florida Bar staff members who has...
Florida’s ‘Stop Woke’ law could endanger USF students’ education, professors say
Sociology professor Elizabeth Aranda said she wouldn’t be able to do her job if Florida’s “Stop Woke” law were put into effect. “Imagine you are an orchestra conductor but you’re missing every third page of the musical score,” Aranda said. “There would be no song to play. That’s how I envision having to teach under this law.”
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