Month: February 2025

Archbishop McCarthy’s Gonzalez grabs Olympic runner-up at state girls weightlifting

Archbishop McCarthy senior Sophia Gonzalez finished as the Class 2A Olympic runner-up in the 139-pound weight class at the FHSAA girls weightlifting state championship at RP Funding Center in Lakeland on Friday and Saturday. The Olympic category consisted of the combined total of the clean-and-jerk and snatch. The traditional competition included the total of the bench press and clean-and-jerk. Gonzalez registered a 195 in the clean-and-jerk and 135 in the snatch for a 330 total in the... Read More

Motorcyclist killed, passenger injured in crash with Boynton fire truck

A motorcyclist was killed Saturday night when he collided with a Boynton Beach fire truck that had its siren and emergency lights on, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office. Jacob M. Chalmers, 18, of Boynton Beach, was fatally injured in the crash in the 1325 block of South Congress Avenue. He had not been wearing a helmet, the sheriff’s office said. His passenger, Jordyn Alveus, of Belle Glade, who had been wearing a helmet, was critically injured and taken to Delray... Read More

Suspect in Tamarac child abduction charged with three counts of murder

The number of homicides in connection with a child abduction in Tamarac rose to three Monday, with the child’s mother and grandfather among those slain, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said. Originally Published: February 16, 2025 at 10:45 AM EST ... Read More

When a bucket fills his bucket list: Heat’s Tyler Herro relishes All-Star moment

MIAMI — It’s not the improved shot profile, the 3-point consistency, the finishing at the rim, the ability to command double- and even triple-teams. It’s none of that, Tyler Herro said, when it comes to this first All-Star breakthrough and Sunday’s national showcase of the NBA All-Star Game in San Francisco. It’s what you can’t see, the sixth-year Miami Heat guard said. It is, as with many things about Tyler Herro, an attitude. On the outside there is the fashion flash, on the... Read More

New Florida survey reveals our confusion on heart health. Here are the supplements and meds that work

Does fish oil truly improve heart health? How about aspirin or statins? A newly released Cleveland Clinic online survey of 251 Florida adults found that many don’t know what can harm or improve their heart health. While 72% of Floridians are aware that stress can negatively impact heart health, about two in five do not recognize that alcohol consumption and lack of sleep also have detrimental effects, the survey found. Vitamins: One of the most common ways Floridians attempt to lower their... Read More

Miss the ‘good ol’ days’? You will | Letters to the editor

People love nostalgia — the idea that things were better back in the “good ol’ days.” Well, I think Americans are about to be very happy with President Trump. If I remember the history I learned in high school, the United States will soon resemble early 20th Century America, with lower taxes, little government regulation, fewer social programs, restrictive immigration, and abortions basically illegal. We should not get too comfortable, though: Another big economic downturn could... Read More

Fired nuclear bomb specialists recalled by Energy Department

By Ari Natter, Bloomberg News WASHINGTON — The Energy Department is seeking to bring back nuclear energy specialists after abruptly telling hundreds of workers that their jobs were eliminated, according to two people familiar with the matter. The employees, responsible for designing and maintaining the nation’s cache of nuclear weapons at the National Nuclear Safety Administration, were part of a larger wave of workers dismissed from the Energy Department, drawing alarm from national... Read More

Could the Dolphins’ new wide receivers coach already be leaving for another job?

Just because the Miami Dolphins didn’t lose defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver to the New Orleans Saints’ head coaching job, it doesn’t mean they’re completely out of the woods from losing an assistant to the Saints. New Dolphins wide receivers coach Robert Prince, who took the job less than a month ago, is interviewing for New Orleans’ offensive coordinator vacancy, according to NFL Network. Prince, 59, came over to Miami after spending the past three seasons with the Cowboys’... Read More

UM falters in second half as Leggett, Corhen power Pitt to victory

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ishmael Leggett had 21 points and 10 rebounds, Cameron Corhen scored 17 and Pittsburgh defeated Miami 74-65 on Saturday to snap a four-game losing streak. Zack Austin also had a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Panthers (15-10, 6-8 ACC). Amsal Delalic scored 14 points and Brandin Cummings had 11. Lynn Kidd had 16 points and 15 rebounds for Miami (6-19, 2-12). A.J. Staton-McCray scored 13 points and Brandon Johnson had 12. In the middle of the second... Read More