It’s time to spring forward again, as the country makes the switch to daylight saving time. Like those in almost all other states, residents in Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri will trade an hour of sleep starting Sunday morning for an extra hour of sunlight in the evening. The government expanded daylight saving time in 2007 in an effort to save energy. It now begins on the second Sunday in March and continues until the first Sunday in November. The official change occurs at 2... Read More
Category: Broward News
How this Miami Beach island has survived the wind, the vandals, even a porn shoot
What is that island with the tall monument between the MacArthur and Venetian causeway off Miami Beach? It’s Monument Island, an honor from from one city father to another. And … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Goodbye, mini-cold front. Welcome back, perfect beach weather
Hot, humid and nearly cloudless. It’s perfect beach weather in South Florida, and forecasts show it’s set to stay that way for a while. But be careful in the water. … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Man jumps on pelican in Key West. Facebook then jumps on him
A Maryland man is under fire on Facebook after posting a video that shows him jumping on top of a pelican and holding the bird in his hands while he … Click to Continue » ... Read More
These boats were anchored in restricted waters off Key West. The Navy cracked down.
The Navy on Friday cracked down on boats anchored in the restricted waters off Fleming Key near Key West, handing out 37 federal citations. A number of the vessels were … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Could army of buses and ferries replace Uber? Virginia Key poses challenge for Ultra
For Ultra Music Festival’s first year on Virginia Key after being kicked out of Bayfront Park, festival planners have traded disgruntled downtown neighbors for a logistical minefield. The annual electronic … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Posts by Utah lawmaker in conversion therapy debate draw ire
A nationwide push to ban LGBTQ conversion therapy for minors looked like it could succeed in conservative Utah after The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said it wouldn’t … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Hollywood police make drug bust at corrections officer’s home
Hollywood police busted a couple on Thursday who were selling heroin and other drugs out of their home near an elementary school, an arrest report said. The west Hollywood house where Adina Spry, a 33-year-old Miami-Dade corrections officer, and her 35-year-old boyfriend Marcus Wright, aka Pop, lived on 71st Avenue was littered with large quantities of narcotics when police served a search warrant Thursday morning, according to the report. Investigators confiscated nearly 2 1/2 ounces of... Read More
Rescuers find five bodies in plane that crashed into Lake Okeechobee
Five people died when a small plane crashed into Lake Okeechobee Friday afternoon, authorities said. At 3:26 p.m. Friday, the small plane crashed into the lake about 400 yards from shore a little north of Pahokee Airport, said Teri Barbera, spokeswoman for the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office. Rescue divers searched the lake after a person had been seen swimming away from the wreckage in the water, Barbera said. Divers from Palm Beach County Fire Rescue found the five bodies when they... Read More
Miami motorist escapes from her SUV before freight train hits it in Southwest Dade
A Miami motorist narrowly avoided a collision with a freight train on Friday afternoon when she escaped her black SUV before it was struck by a passing locomotive. Miami-Dade police … Click to Continue » ... Read More