Lightning strike sends part of highway through truck windshield
BY JOE MARIO PEDERSEN
ORLANDO SENTINEL/TNS
ORLANDO – A lightning strike blew up part of a Florida highway and sent a chunk of it into the...
Alexander vies to become next House minority leader
NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
State Rep. Ramon Alexander, D-Tallahassee, on Monday said he will seek to become House minority leader from 2022 to 2024.
The House...
Florida accounts for nearly one-third of nation’s Obamacare sign-ups
TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE
Florida leads the country in new Obamacare sign-ups during an ongoing six-month special enrollment period announced by President Joe Biden shortly after...
Legislators want to help modernize HBCUs
Black Congress members are aiming to help repair and upgrade aging infrastructure.
BY FRANCESCA CHAMBERS
MCCLATCHY WASHINGTON BUREAU/TNS
WASHINGTON — Ruptured pipes. Broken sidewalks. Campus blackouts. Rep....
Biden administration to cover vaccine fees
NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
As part of the Biden administration’s efforts to provide free access to COVID-19 shots, the U.S. Department of Health and Human...
SeaWorld, Busch Gardens offering free tickets to military members, vets
BY DEWAYNE BEVIL
ORLANDO SENTINEL/TNS
ORLANDO – SeaWorld Orlando has a free-ticket offer going for U.S. military members, veterans and their families through June 27.
The single-day...
Meade recounts his journey at Florida Memorial event
Partnership with Dolphins, Lennar Foundation will help students
SPECIAL TO THE FLORIDA COURIER
MIAMI GARDENS – On April 27, Florida Memorial University (FMU) hosted a book...
Funeral for state’s first Black justice set for Saturday
BY THE FLORIDA COURIER STAFF
Joseph Hatchett, the first Black justice on the Florida Supreme Court, died April 30 at age 88.
Appointed by Gov. Reubin...
Florida’s first Black Supreme Court justice dies
BY JIM SAUNDERS
NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
TALLAHASSEE – Joseph Hatchett, whose groundbreaking career included becoming the first Black justice on the Florida Supreme Court, died...
More sellers putting their homes on the market
BY DAVID LYONS
SOUTH FLORIDA SUN SENTINEL/TNS
People desperately shopping for homes in South Florida may finally have some luck. Evidence is emerging that sellers, who...
