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Florida has 12 of the best hospitals in the United StatesTwelve Florida hospitals rank among the best in the nation for at least one specialty in the newly released 2026-27 U.S. News & World Report “Best Hospitals” report.www.sun-sentinel.comLIVE WEDNESDAY at NOON: Join in for our Dolphins Deep Dive live stream as Chris Perkins and David Furones break down Miami’s first week of training camp.
Dolphins Deep Dive: Perkins, Furones talk Week 1 of training camp and answer viewers’ questionswww.sun-sentinel.comBREAKING: The property tax proposal pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis can’t appear on the ballot the way his office wrote it, a judge ruled. The ruling said the proposed constitutional amendment uses language “more akin to a political slogan” rather than being clear and neutral, which state law requires.
Florida judge rules property tax amendment misleading, orders rewriteThe property tax proposal initially pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis can’t appear on the ballot the way his office wrote it, a Tallahassee judge ruled late Monday night.www.sun-sentinel.comIf you plan to vote by mail in the Aug. 18 primary election, there is still time to request a mail-in ballot in Broward and Palm Beach counties. But hurry.
Deadline nears to request a vote-by-mail ballot for primary electionIf you plan to vote by mail in the Aug. 18 primary election, there is still time to request a mail-in ballot in Broward and Palm Beach counties.www.sun-sentinel.comThe powerful Florida Sheriff’s Association is the latest group to criticize the November ballot measure to roll back property taxes, joining what has been a drumbeat of opposition from law enforcement and first responder organizations.
Florida sheriffs ‘significantly concerned’ with amendment rolling back property taxesThe group joins a drumbeat of opposition from law enforcement and first responder organizations to the tax measure.www.sun-sentinel.comPalm Beach County health officials have issued a warning to increase your mosquito protection after a case of locally transmitted dengue fever was confirmed.
Disease-carrying mosquitoes detected in Palm Beach County. Protect yourself.Palm Beach County health officials issued a warning Monday to increase your mosquito protection after a case of locally transmitted dengue fever was confirmed.www.sun-sentinel.comThe “Saturday Night Live” star has a gift for you: He has added another show this holiday season.
‘SNL’ star Marcello Hernández bringing yet another holiday show to Hard Rock Live, this one in Decemberwww.sun-sentinel.comBehind the blackout curtains of a Hollywood steakhouse, 10 men and women recently met for a candlelit evening of French onion soup, Thai-fried shrimp and lobster tails. Before sitting for dinner, the clothes came off…
Naked & unafraid: South Florida dinner party serves up fine dining, clothing-optionalAt the private Nude Dining Experience in this Hollywood steakhouse, the food is high-end, the clothing is optional and the folks are uninhibited.www.sun-sentinel.comFlorida Attorney General James Uthmeier is putting the Roman Catholic Church on notice — if church officials take taxpayer funded vouchers for their schools, they should accept vaccine exemptions for students, too.
Uthmeier warns Catholic church to accept vaccine exemptionsThe attorney general said that since the Catholic schools accept state vouchers to cover tuition, they should accept state-allowed vaccine exemptions, too.www.sun-sentinel.comOliver Larkin supports tuition-free college, abolishing ICE, Medicare for All, and ending U.S. aid to Israel. He’s a democratic socialist inspired to get involved in politics by progressive icon U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders. Can he beat incumbent Jared Moskowitz? It's a long shot...
Can a democratic socialist topple incumbent congressman in Florida? Larkin takes on MoskowitzProgressive and younger Democrats, looking for change and buoyed by recent democratic socialist victories, hope that they can defeat an incumbent in the Democratic primary in South Florida’s 25th Cong...www.sun-sentinel.comA wildfire near the Broward/Palm Beach County line is contained after consuming 5,000 acres, according to the Florida Forest Service.
Holey Land wildfire in Broward contained after burning 5,000 acreswww.sun-sentinel.comA Palm Beach County judge dismissed a taxpayer lawsuit that challenged the county’s $1 billion investment in Israeli bonds. Reporting by @wlrn.org
Judge rules for Palm Beach County in lawsuit over $1 billion Israeli bond investmentA Palm Beach County judge dismissed a taxpayer lawsuit that challenged the county’s $1 billion investment in Israeli bonds.www.sun-sentinel.comAn English professor is suing a Florida college president for firing her after she assigned Ottessa Moshfegh’s "Bettering Myself." The suit says President Fred Hawkins called the award-winning story "political." It is narrated by a fictional teacher who drinks, uses cocaine, and discusses sex.
Florida professor fired for assigning a profane story, lawsuit saysAn English professor is suing the president of a Florida college that she says fired her for assigning a story that he called “political,” according to a federal lawsuit.www.sun-sentinel.comJon Sumrall fires back after Dan Orlovsky mocked his pedicures, proving Florida’s new coach won’t back down about pedicure regimen.
Gators coach Jon Sumrall fires back at ESPN’s Orlovsky over pedicure controversywww.sun-sentinel.comTodd Blanche’s nomination to become attorney general stalled as lawmakers scrapped a planned committee vote after key Republicans demanded more assurances about the settlement of President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS.
Senate panel delays vote on Todd Blanche’s attorney general as key Republicans withhold supportwww.sun-sentinel.comThree groups of plaintiffs, including a former Republican legislator, contend the title and summary of ballot amendment approved by the GOP-led Legislature that would severely limit property taxes in Florida uses “emotional and political rhetoric” designed to sway voters.
Florida’s property tax amendment wording is misleading, lawsuit says. A judge will decide.A Florida judge heard arguments Wednesday over whether the property tax cut proposal to be placed on the November ballot is misleading to voters.www.sun-sentinel.comEnvironmentalists already angry the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission pulled their driving records now accuse the state agency of falsely blaming them for anonymous threats.
Secretly investigated environmentalists accuse FWC of smear campaignThe agency recently released a list of 17 threatening comments it said demonstrated the need to investigate those protesting and objecting to its actions.www.sun-sentinel.comA newspaper carrier who was delivering copies of the Sun Sentinel won a $5.6 million judgment against the security company hired by a Pompano Beach condo after getting trapped in a broken elevator for more than three hours with no ability to get help from residents or employees.
Newspaper carrier awarded $5.6 million after being trapped in condo elevatorA Sun Sentinel newspaper carrier trapped in an elevator for three hours in 2023 has won a $5.6 million judgment against the Pompano Beach condo where it happened.www.sun-sentinel.comFlorida on Tuesday became the first state in nearly a decade to carry out two executions in a single day, putting to death an 80-year-old man hours after an ex-police officer.
Florida puts ex-police officer to death for girl’s murder, first of 2 executions set for single daywww.sun-sentinel.comOn Friday the Florida Department of Health issued guidance for psychotropic pharmacotherapy in children 5 to 17, recommending against the use of drugs to treat mental health conditions like depression, anxiety or attention-deficit related disorders in most cases.
New Florida rules advise against drugs for depression, anxiety for childrenFlorida’s newest guidelines warn against prescribing psychotropic medications for children, echoing the Make America Healthy Again movement’s push to impose changes on childhood healthcare.www.sun-sentinel.com