FT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — FT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Chico's FAS Inc. (CHS) on Thursday reported net income of $5 million in its fiscal third quarter.
The Ft Myers, Florida-based company said it had …
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11/30/23
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Astronomers have discovered six planets orbiting a bright, nearby star in perfect synchrony like a grand cosmic orchestra. The rare find can help explain how solar systems across the Milky Way galaxy …
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By MARCIA DUNN
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11/29/23
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Bruce Springsteen's drummer is suing a Florida car restoration company that he claims stole $125,000 from him. Max Weinberg filed a lawsuit Sunday against Investment Auto Group and its owners. He …
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By TERRY SPENCER
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11/28/23
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Dozens of students participated in a walkout at a South Florida high school, a day after their principal and four other staff members were removed from their positions as officials investigate …
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11/28/23
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A Florida official was dead or dying in a hallway in the governor’s office complex for 24 minutes before anyone noticed he had collapsed after leaving a meeting last year. Peter Antonacci was …
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11/28/23
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Mayors, governors and others have been forceful advocates for newly arrived migrants seeking shelter and work permits. However, their efforts and existing laws have exposed tensions among immigrants …
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By GISELA SALOMON and SOPHIA TAREEN
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11/27/23
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INVERNESS, -- Sheriff's officials in Florida say a 75-year-old man suspected in the dismembering death of another man has died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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11/26/23
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Officials in South Florida say a 3-year-old was fatally shot at an extended stay hotel. Deputies and first responders from Tamarac Fire Rescue responded to a call about a shooting just after 8 a.m. …
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11/25/23
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Investigators say a high speed chase that went through two counties in north Florida ended with the driver pointing a rifle at sheriff’s deputies who then shot him. The man was taken to a hospital …
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11/25/23
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It's been a record-breaking year for sea turtles in Florida. Just as they have for millions of years, the turtles have crawled onto beaches, digging pits in the sand to lay their eggs. Florida's …
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By CURT ANDERSON
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11/24/23
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A jury should decide whether Tesla and Elon Musk oversold the electric car company’s Autopilot system and caused the fatal crash of a man who engaged it and took his hands off the steering wheel. …
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By TERRY SPENCER
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11/22/23
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Florida is facing a second lawsuit over its effort to disband pro-Palestinian student groups. A lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court in Gainesville claims the state is either ignoring or doesn’t …
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11/21/23
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Firefighters responding to an early morning fire in Florida found the body of a woman who had been fatally stabbed, and her three critically injured children. The youngest child was found in a nearby …
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11/21/23
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PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Dycom Industries Inc. (DY) on Tuesday reported fiscal third-quarter earnings of $83.7 million.
The Palm Beach Gardens, …
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11/21/23
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A second group of U.S. House lawmakers toured the building where Parkland high school students were massacred in 2018. Five Democrats and one Republican toured Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on …
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By TERRY SPENCER
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11/20/23
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Appointees of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis are seeking communications between Disney and local media, as well as documents related to the company’s position on Florida’s so-called “Don’t Say …
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER
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11/17/23
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A 65-year-old fugitive who eluded authorities for nearly four decades before his arrest in June has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for killing a Florida woman. Donald Santini pleaded guilty to …
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11/17/23
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Police say a second person has been arrested in a Tampa, Florida, mass shooting that erupted during Halloween festivities, leaving two dead and 16 injured. Police say a 14-year-old boy was arrested …
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11/16/23
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Florida’s university system is being sued over its effort to silence a chapter of a pro-Palestinian student group. The American Civil Liberties Union says in the suit filed Thursday that the state …
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11/16/23
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For the auxiliary bishop of Managua, fellow priests and many in the pews who have had to flee or were exiled from Nicaragua recently, the Sunday afternoon Mass at a Miami parish is not only a way to …
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GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO
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11/16/23
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