‘Sheriff, hurry up please.’ Disabled man battles intruder as cops wait down the street

Seventy-year-old, Bill Norkunas of Tamarac, who survived polio, is seen near his shattered glass front door on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. Norkunas called the police for help as someone tried to break in. Deputies with the Broward Sheriff’s Office stayed some 500 yards away. (Carline Jean / South Florida Sun Sentinel) ... Read More

Hurricanes and COVID: How South Florida’s weather personalities faced this year’s double threat

And then there’s Paul Goodloe of The Weather Channel, whose close friend was hospitalized twice due to COVID-19. Goodloe traveled during hurricane season, braving the world of airplanes and hotels, and, uncharacteristically keeping his distance from fans and well-wishers who saw him while on assignment. ... Read More

Wasserman Schultz making bid for one of the most powerful leadership jobs in Congress

U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, left, and U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, gesturing, after touring the Homestead Temporary Shelter for Unaccompanied Children on July 15, 2019. The two are leaders of the House Appropriations Committee and are vying to become chairwoman of the powerful committee in the next Congress. Majority party Democrats are expected to vote during the first week of December 2020. (Lynne Sladky / AP) ... Read More

4,000 more Disney theme park division employees are losing their jobs

Guests walk on Main Street, U.S.A., in front of Cinderella Castle in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Wednesday, September 30, 2020. Disney Co. announced Tuesday they are laying off 28,000 employees in the U.S. due to the downturn in visitors to their parks and resorts caused by the coronavirus pandemic. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) ... Read More

With hurricane season wrapping up, drier and cooler air is on the way — and it starts this weekend

“We’ll see if the hurricane center does think they’ll be named, or if there’s another system out there that comes late. Like I said, just because hurricane season ends Nov. 30, we had systems before June 1 this year and it’s possible to have one later. But things are trending downward in the tropics, for sure.” ... Read More