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For plenty of South Florida beaches, paddleboarders are just another part of the seascape. Not Hollywood, where you’re more likely to see a pretty umbrella in the sand than a swift paddleboarder in the ocean. Paddlers say that’s because Hollywood is known for having strict rules when it comes to their sport. That’s about to change. Paddlers, led by Surfrider champ Cat Uden, have complained for years about those tough rules. Now, after months of negotiations, Hollywood is embarking on... Read More

A tractor-trailer heading up the ramp to State Road 84 from northbound I-95 early Friday went through a concrete barrier wall and fell to the highway — landing between the guardrail and the ramp, just off the travel lanes. The truck driver was critically hurt in the crash that happened shortly after midnight, according to Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue. At least two northbound lanes through the scene remain closed to traffic before dawn as work crews were removing the crumpled remains of the... Read More

A gunman carrying military-style weapons opened fire on two mosques in New Zealand on Friday, killing 49 people, authorities said, the deadliest mass shooting incident in the nation’s history. “This is one of New Zealand’s darkest days,” said Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. “It is clear that this can now only be described as a terrorist attack,” she said. A man who claimed responsibility for the shootings left a 74-page anti-migrant manifesto in which he explained who he... Read More

A top Broward school administrator who was praised for her efforts to provide healing after the Parkland massacre — and then criticized for her role overseeing the controversial Promise program — is stepping down. Veteran educator Michaelle “Mickey” Pope, chief of student support initiatives, announced her retirement plans Thursday, becoming the latest in a growing list of high-profile administrators to step down in recent months. Since December, the school district has also lost its... Read More

A man was shot dead Thursday afternoon in a home near downtown Delray Beach, police said. The shooting happened in the 200 block of Northwest Seventh Avenue, about three blocks north of Atlantic Avenue and the Delray Beach Police Department, according to a post from the agency’s Twitter account. Police have not released the name of the man who died and they do not have a suspect in custody. Investigators urge anyone with information about the shooting to contact Delray Beach police at... Read More

Another reason to demand that your significant other leave the toilet seat down. Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue responded to a call after a homeowner reported that a green iguana was inside their toilet bowl about 2 p.m. Thursday. Engine 13 responded and removed the lizard, without incident, releasing the critter safely outside. After, the department tweeted photos of a firefighter holding the lizard. “Can you imagine lifting the toilet seat and finding this? Today Engine 13 responded to... Read More

The 16-year-old girl came home to find flowers, her dog’s collar and a note next to her front door. Also there, under a towel and inside a trash bag with its head and front legs sticking out was the body of Jordan, the girl’s 1-year-old Shih Tzu mix. An electrical cord was wound around its neck. Her boyfriend, suspicious that she was with another guy, had been calling and texting her in a jealous rage, threatening to kill the pup he bought her a year ago if she wasn’t home by 10:30... Read More

The Hallmark Channel cut ties Thursday with favored star Lori Loughlin, a day after her arrest in a college admissions scam put the family-friendly network and extended Hallmark brand in uncomfortable proximity to a headline-grabbing scandal. “We are saddened by the recent allegations surrounding the college admissions process,” Hallmark Cards Inc., parent company of the Crown Media Family Networks umbrella group that includes the Hallmark Channel, said in a statement. “We... Read More

David Beckham’s InterMiami CF major league soccer team will play its first two seasons in Fort Lauderdale’s Lockhart Stadium, if city commissioners agree, the soccer legend announced Thursday. Standing in the stadium, whose field is overgrown with brush and weeds, Beckham and Jorge Mas said they hope to win the Fort Lauderdale deal Tuesday to revive the stadium’s rich sports history. “You can never replicate having a first season,” Beckham said. “So, this is where it’s going to... Read More

She gets called “motorman.” Sometimes, she’s “motor lady.” If there’s an official title for her, it hasn’t stuck quite yet with the public. Chantale Jones, a 15-year veteran of the Florida Highway Patrol, is the first and only woman serving as a motorcycle trooper for the statewide agency. Jones, 38, a married mother of three based in Davie, joined the motorcycle unit about three years ago, enforcing the law on her Harley-Davidson ever since. It’s a source of pride for the... Read More