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A 13-year-old was arrested Friday after allegedly writing online a threat to carry out a shooting at a charter school in Plantation, police said. The school safety officer at Renaissance Charter School at Plantation was notified by parents on Friday about the threat posted on social media, Plantation Police said. The police department did not provide further details about the nature of the threat or their investigation Friday night. The teen was arrested on charges of written or electronic... Read More

Steps from the sand, sunbathing tourists and a revitalized fishing pier, a trio of new seaside restaurants have set their sights on Deerfield Beach. Two are already open, Bravo Mar (Oct. 1) and Lucky Lou’s Raw Bar (Oct. 15), while the third, The Break House Kitchen & Beach Bar, is expected to debut next month. Serving up Peruvian and Caribbean fare — and the city’s first rooftop bar — the beachfront eateries aspire to bring a culinary renaissance to an area once known... Read More

The former treasurer of a Coral Springs Broward County charter school’s Parent Teacher Organization is facing a grand theft charge after allegedly taking $40,000 from the group’s bank account and using it for personal purchases, according to police. Rebecca Sanon, 50, of Tamarac, was the PTO treasurer for Imagine School at Broward in Coral Springs from August 2020 to August 2024. Once her tenure ended, other PTO members filed a complaint after finding there was only $1,000 in the... Read More

The section of the Florida law prohibiting adults under age 21 from carrying a concealed firearm is unconstitutional, a Broward judge ruled Friday. Effectively dismissing a case against a Fort Lauderdale resident who turns 20 in December, Broward Circuit Judge Frank Ledee said the restriction is inconsistent with the Second Amendment of the Constitution, which guarantees the right of the people to keep and bear arms, and with other Florida laws permitting both concealed and open carry of... Read More

Coral Edge, a 132-townhome community, is coming to the shuttered Margate Executive Golf Course, with sales and move-ins expected to begin next year. Homebuilder Pulte Homes will build the townhomes on about 21 acres of land directly north of Atlantic Boulevard and west of Rock Island Road. The inactive nine-hole golf course was initially developed in 1973. Other development has been attempted at the Margate Executive Golf Course before. In 2019, homebuilder Lennar submitted a proposal for... Read More

Are you constantly looking at your watch or phone to check your step count as you strive to hit 10,000 steps a day? Well, a new Mass General Brigham study shows that only 4,000 steps one or two days a week can lead to health benefits for a senior population. Older women who took 4,000 steps on just one or two days per week had a 27% lower risk of cardiovascular disease and a 26% lower risk of death compared to those who got less steps, according to the researchers. And with more steps came... Read More

DEAR MISS MANNERS: A few of my cousins have gotten married recently, and they requested that no children attend their weddings, aside from the ones performing the roles of ring bearer and flower girl. This request would have been completely foreign when I was growing up. I have found the situation awkward, especially for family weddings, since my children are just as much members of the family as I am. My husband and I have attended two such family weddings so far. During one reception, one... Read More

Former Miami Dolphins Bob Kuechenberg and Dick Anderson are among the 34 seniors to advance to the second round of consideration for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Kuechenberg, a versatile offensive lineman, and Anderson, a ball-hawking safety, were each key cogs in the Dolphins 1971-73 run where they won three AFC titles and two Super Bowls, including finishing 17-0 in 1972. Additionally, versatile running back Roger Craig, who scored three touchdowns against the Dolphins in... Read More

By ALANIS THAMES MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Miami Dolphins star receiver Tyreek Hill hasn’t yet decided if he’s done playing football after suffering a season-ending knee injury against the New York Jets on Sept 29. In an interview on the podcast of Terron Armstead, Hill’s former Dolphins teammate, Hill said he’ll make up his mind about his career at some point. For now, his focus is on recovering from surgery he had a couple of weeks ago to repair significant damage to his left... Read More

Violations including 11 rodent droppings inside an oven and 10 live flies contaminating a pizza joint’s meatballs and cheese prompted the temporary closure of seven South Florida restaurants last week. Inspections also found dozens of live and dead roaches infesting multiple kitchens. The Sun Sentinel typically highlights restaurant inspections conducted by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation in Broward and Palm Beach counties. We cull through inspections that... Read More