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Social distancing has been engrained into the public’s psyche since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, with stores following the recommended “6 feet apart” distance created by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). However, researchers at a South Florida University have found that the recommended distance may not be far enough if someone simply coughs. An experiment done…

An experiment done by Florida Atlantic University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science demonstrated how far particles from a cough, or sneeze, travel, and how long they linger in the air.

Chris Robison passed for 305 yards and two touchdowns and Florida Atlantic scored two touchdowns in a 24-second span late in the first half to take control on the way to beating SMU 52-28 in the Boca Raton Bowl on Saturday night. It was FAU’s first game since Lane Kiffin left the Owls to take over at Ole Miss —…

Willie Taggart has another chance, and Florida Atlantic’s search for Lane Kiffin’s replacement is over. Taggart was hired by FAU on Wednesday, a week before the early signing day and only four days after Kiffin left the Owls for Mississippi. “I’m looking forward to long-term success here,” Taggart said in a statement distributed by the university Wednesday night. “I...

Facing fourth-and-goal very early in a scoreless game, Lane Kiffin did not even hesitate in his call to leave his Florida Atlantic offense on the field. What a rebel. No, really. He’s off to Ole Miss — to coach the Rebels. FAU turned that decision into a touchdown and kept rolling from there, going on to a surprisingly easy 49-6…

Prosecutors will pursue the death penalty against a delivery man accused in the brutal murder of a Boca Raton woman.

The lockdown of three college campuses in Davie stemmed from the sighting of a man walking with a toy rifle, according to the Davie Police Department.

Family members of Evelyn Udell and their attorneys announced the lawsuit at a news conference Friday, where they spoke for the first time about the horrific killing.

The family of an elderly South Florida woman who died after police say she was doused with a liquid chemical and badly beaten by an appliance delivery man is suing Best Buy and the delivery companies they contract with.

Already under attack from erosion and rising seas, South Florida beaches are facing a new crisis: the invasion of Sargassum seaweed. Washing ashore in increasingly alarming amounts, Sargassum is coating coastlines over much of the state.

Officials with Broward County Schools told NBC 6 that Michelle Kefford will take over starting in the 2019-20 school year at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

The stadium came into the national spotlight when it was the home for both the Fort Lauderdale Strikers in the 1970s and 1980s – as well as a second version from 2011 to 2016 – while serving as the home field for South Florida’s first MLS team, the Miami Fusion.

A 26-year-old man is accused of photographing women using the restroom in a South Florida university building.

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Robert DePalma and Dr. Anton Oleinik teach paleontology at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton. In their spare time, they’re making earth-shattering discoveries in North Dakota about the day 66 million years ago when an asteroid shattered the Earth, slamming into what is now the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico.

NBC 6 chief meteorologist John Morales has the evening forecast for Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2018.

The franchise plans on opening a new 25,000 seat stadium on the site of the Melreese Country Club near Miami International Airport as part of a massive business, shopping and residential project.

Police said Rafael Decomas admitted writing the post, but told officers it was out of frustration and he never intended to hurt anyone.

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Officials said a staff member found a threatening note in the women’s bathroom as everyone was asked to leave the school’s auditorium.