Paul Scicchitano covers the greater Miami area as well as Sarasota, Lakeland and Bradenton for national news website Patch.com. A longtime journalist and editor, Paul's work has appeared in prestigious national publications such as The Washington Post, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Newsmax and Army Times. He has covered some of the most consequential events of our time, including the Challenger disaster, the U.S. invasion of Panama, the fall of the Berlin Wall and the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections. More recently, he covered Hurricane Irma and the Florida school shootings in Parkland. He can be reached at Paul.Scicchitano@patch.com.
Manatee County officials are planning a series of Zoom meetings to help residents understand how they can take advantage of federal funds.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he was sending a number of nurses to Jackson Health System in Miami to deal with the influx of new patients.
FL's commissioner of education has ordered all "brick and mortar schools" to reopen in August but also gave school districts flexibility.
A double amputee who pulled a handgun from his wheelchair and opened fire inside a Florida VA medical center was committed for 25 years.
Miami-Dade police on Monday identified the officer involved in a car crash that claimed the life of a 35-year-old bicyclist.
The mayor of Florida's most populous county ordered a partial rollback of business reopenings after the state set a new coronavirus record.
Patch readers overwhelmingly said in an informal survey that it is too soon to send kids back to Florida classrooms.
Florida surpassed the 200,000 mark Sunday for the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the state.
This week's Sunday Real Estate takes you to Miami Beach, Sarasota and Anna Maria Island.
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This modern Miami Beach mansion boasts direct ocean views and an interior water courtyard with a majestic three-story glass curtain wall.
Florida set a jaw-dropping record of more than 11,000 new coronavirus cases on the Fourth of July.
Hillary Clinton panned President Donald Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic in an interview published Friday.
At least three other victims were hospitalized after a shooting Friday afternoon, police said. No arrests have been made.
President Donald Trump was set to attend a special Fourth of July 4 fireworks extravaganza Friday night in the shadow of Mount Rushmore.
Florida health officials reported 9,488 new coronavirus cases Friday one day after the state saw its largest one-day spike.
Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez announced he has reimposed a countywide curfew order to help "tamp down" the spike in coronavirus cases.
With Thursday's record-setting spike of coronavirus cases in Florida, Jackson Health CEO Carlos A. Migoya issued a dire warning.
A coronavirus confrontation between two South Florida seniors led to the arrest of a 72-year-old Florida man.
