Category: Broward News

A pedestrian was struck and killed by a Brightline train early Sunday in Fort Lauderdale despite efforts by fire rescue departments to save him. “We responded to a train accident where a pedestrian was struck by a moving train. When we arrived, he was still alive, pinned under the train,” said Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue spokesman Frank Guzman in an email. “Despite a valiant effort utilizing resources from throughout our department, Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue, the Florida East Coast... Read More

Cardinal Gibbons senior Michael Mocco capped off a dominant high school career with his fourth straight individual state title, and he was joined by brother and teammate Peter Mocco and Somerset Academy teammates Tristan Sainz and Mateo Martinez as individual champions from Broward County at the FHSAA boys wrestling state championship at Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee on Saturday. Michael Mocco, a University of Iowa signee, captured the 1A state title with a 54-0 record in the 285-pound... Read More

Broward County parents are reaching out to insurance regulators and Florida legislators, trying to force the state to intervene in the contract dispute between the public hospital systems and insurer Florida Blue. Kim Vasser, the Fort Lauderdale mother of an 8-year-old daughter with autism and a rare genetic syndrome, says her daughter has a team of specialists at Memorial Healthcare System. She believes Florida Blue plans now have an inadequate pediatric care network in Broward County —... Read More

Days after the unprovoked bombings of Iran, I’m confused and conflicted about why 145 innocent school girls and six U.S. soldiers died. We were told that Operation Epstein Fury — sorry, Epic Fury — was needed to bring democracy to Iran and prevent an attack on us. I wonder if it was to distract us from the fact that the rule of law and democracy in this country appears to be fading. When the secretary of defense uses phrases like “death and destruction from the sky” and... Read More

By KEITH TAYLOR LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Thomas Haugh had 20 points and nine rebounds as No. 5 Florida beat Kentucky 84-77 on Saturday to end the regular season with an 11-game winning streak. Boogie Fland added 16 points and six assists for the Gators (25-6, 16-2 Southeastern Conference), the No. 1 seed in next week’s SEC Tournament at Nashville, Tennessee. The defending national champions completed a regular-season sweep of the Wildcats (19-12, 10-8). Alex Condon scored 14 points for... Read More

General Daily Insight for March 08, 2026 Clarity arrives as choices meet real limits. Early on, the Moon trines chatty Mercury, and conversations flow easily, so we can make our intentions clear by stating what we need. The star of today is idealistic Venus conjoining karmic Saturn at 9:39 am EDT, which asks us to make promises we can keep (especially regarding shared time or responsibilities). As the day unfolds, we balance emotions with duty. Regular agreements become supportive... Read More

MIAMI — It has been nine games since Kel’el Ware last started, a span when the Miami Heat otherwise have started the likes of Simone Fontencchio and Myron Gardner, with Ware with only three starts since Jan 6. But that lately has stood as far less of a talking point, with Ware instead receiving opportunities to play as a closer. Friday night’s 128-120 road victory over the Charlotte Hornets was a perfect example of the late-game confidence shown by coach Erik Spoelstra, with Ware... Read More

Death Valley National Park is exactly what the name implies. It is one of the driest, hottest and most desolate areas in the world, with summer temperatures in the desert region reaching well into triple digits for days and sometimes weeks. The national park, which straddles the California-Nevada border, is one of the lowest in elevation, of all the parks, according to the National Park Service website, and is a “land of extremes.” The steady drought and record summer heat lead to... Read More

What better way to glorify the band that was “more popular than Jesus” than with the voice of God? The sonorous presence of actor Morgan Freeman will be one of the highlights of the Beatles on the Beach festival in Boca Raton on March 12-15, which will include a March 14 performance by Morgan Freeman’s Symphonic Blues Experience. As suggested by its name, the actor and ensemble tour the country to share new treatments of music from the Mississippi Delta and 100 years of storytelling... Read More

Many South Florida voters are heading to the polls this Tuesday, even though residents in other communities aren’t casting ballots until months from now, in November. Voters in cities and towns across Broward and Palm Beach counties may have municipal elections either on March 10 or Nov. 3, depending on where they live. So what difference does an election date make? Here are the pros and cons behind each election season. November elections Of the Broward cities holding contested municipal... Read More