By GARANCE BURKE, ADAM GELLER and VALERIE GONZALEZ Many Americans were alarmed recently when immigration officers in Minneapolis took custody of a 5-year-old boy and sent him and his father to a Texas detention center. But he was no outlier. The government has been holding hundreds of children and their parents at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, about 75 miles south of San Antonio. Some have been detained for months. The Department of Homeland Security has strongly defended the... Read More
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Q&A with Alicia Keys: The 17-time Grammy winner tells all about ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ at Broward Center
Alicia Keys may be in the south of France … but she’s thinking about South Florida. That’s because “Hell’s Kitchen,” the chart-topping singer/songwriter’s jukebox musical, is coming to the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale for a March 10-22 run. “I have some good memories of moments in my life that were unexpected when I was in that side of Florida,” Keys tells the South Florida Sun Sentinel during her stay in Nice on the French Riviera. “And I was... Read More
Tri-Rail starts search for new executive director, approves deputy as interim leader
The governing board of Tri-Rail, South Florida’s publicly subsidized commuter line, bid adieu to Executive Director David Dech on Friday, named his deputy as interim leader and approved a search firm to find a permanent replacement. Diane Hernandez del Calvo, who has worked for the railroad for more than two decades, was unanimously named by the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority board to temporarily run the more than three-decades-old operation that served more than 4.5... Read More
Suspension, fine recommended for Broward judge who cited deepfake call in campaign
Florida’s courts watchdog agency has recommended a 30-day suspension, a public reprimand and a $10,000 fine against Broward County Judge Lauren Peffer after she cited a scandalous book and a fabricated recording of a phone call as an example of mistrust in the judiciary system during her 2024 campaign. While campaigning for the county court judge seat she now holds, Peffer cited in an interview with the South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Board a book written by a disgruntled former... Read More
Questionable goal key as Sabres send Panthers to hobbling home loss
SUNRISE — Alex Lyon made 27 saves to beat his former Florida teammates for the second this month, helping the Buffalo Sabres top the Panthers 3-2 on Friday night for their eighth victory in 11 games. Lyon played for the Panthers during the 2022-23 season. He has won two of his past four starts — both against Florida. Beck Malenstyn gave Buffalo a 2-1 lead with 8:22 left, sending a slap shot from the point through traffic and past Daniil Tarasov. Florida challenged for goalie interference... Read More
Los Angeles school superintendent placed on paid leave amid federal probe
By JAIMIE DING and JULIE WATSON LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles schools superintendent Alberto Carvalho was put on paid leave Friday while he is part of a federal investigation, two days after the FBI served search warrants at his home and the district’s headquarters. Authorities have not provided details of the nature of the investigation involving the nation’s second-largest school district, which serves more than 500,000 students, nor have they accused Carvalho of any... Read More
Deadline nears for US to return Babson freshman mistakenly deported to Honduras
By LEAH WILLINGHAM, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The court-ordered deadline for the U.S. government to return a Babson College freshman mistakenly deported to Honduras was set to expire Friday, as her lawyers accused federal officials of stalling and said she had been pressured to board a flight that could have resulted in her detention. Her attorney, Todd Pomerleau, said his legal team is prepared to continue fighting the case through appeals and vowed that 19-year-old Any Lucia Lopez... Read More
Florida Blue and Cleveland Clinic strike deal to keep Broward hospital in network
Cleveland Clinic Florida has reached an agreement with Florida Blue to remain in-network with the provider. This means patients with Florida Blue and its various plans can continue to receive care at the Cleveland Clinic in Weston without incurring out-of-network costs. The eleventh-hour agreement reached on Friday comes on the last business day before the existing agreement was set to expire on March 1. This new multi-year contract applies to Florida Blue employer-sponsored plans, Medicare... Read More
Panthers hope to get key players back from injury during road trip
FORT LAUDERDALE — The Panthers have been dogged by injuries all season. Captain Aleksander Barkov has been out for the whole season with a knee injury, and other key players such as Matthew Tkachuk, Dmitry Kulikov and Seth Jones have missed significant amounts of time. But as the Panthers, who are currently playoff longshots, enter the final month and a half of the season, they should get some reinforcements. Some of those important players are close to returning, and all but Barkov will... Read More
Chevy Chase honored at Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival | PHOTOS
Comedy legend Chevy Chase visited Savor Cinema on Thursday night to receive the 2026 FLIFF Lifetime Achievement Award as part of the 40th annual Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival. The event featured the Florida premiere of the documentary “I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not,” a raw look at the actor’s career from “Saturday Night Live” to “National Lampoon’s Vacation.” See photos of Chase on the red carpet, his acceptance of the prestigious award, and the on-stage... Read More