Step on the scale. Trade in your coins. Check your blood pressure. Update your license plate sticker? That’s right. Along with other services available in front of Publix Supermarket checkout lanes, vehicle registration renewals will soon become as easy for Broward County residents as ordering a Pub Sub, according to a spokeswoman at the Broward County Tax Collector’s Office. Kiosks are being installed now at five Publix locations in Hollywood, Coconut Creek, Plantation, Coral... Read More
Today in History: November 24, D.B. Cooper disappears
Today is Monday, Nov. 24, the 328th day of 2025. There are 37 days left in the year. Today in history: On Nov. 24,1971, a hijacker calling himself “Dan Cooper” (but who became popularly known as “D.B. Cooper”) parachuted from a Northwest Orient Airlines 727 over the Pacific Northwest after receiving $200,000 in ransom; his fate remains unknown. Also on this date: In 1859, British naturalist Charles Darwin published “On the Origin of Species,” which explained his theory of... Read More
Palm Beach girls basketball Fab Five
Jasleen Green, All-County basketball player from Grandview Prep photographed on Wednesday, November 19, 2025. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel) Jasleen Green, PG/SG, Grandview Prep senior: Three-time Broward Sun Sentinel Class 5A-1A girls player of the year led American Heritage in Plantation to three straight state finals appearances, winning in 2024; four-year team captain averaged 18 points, 4 assists, 4 rebounds, 2 steals per game; surpassed 1,500 career points last year;... Read More
Dominant Messi powers Inter Miami past FC Cincinnati 4-0, into Eastern Conference final
By JEFF WALLNER CINCINNATI (AP) — Lionel Messi had a goal and three assists and Tadeo Allende scored twice as Inter Miami beat FC Cincinnati 4-0 Sunday to advance to the Eastern Conference finals. Miami will take on the winner of Sunday’s other conference semifinal between the Philadelphia Union and New York City FC. Messi set an MLS playoff record with 12 goal contributions (six goals, six assists). Cincinnati had the second-best overall record in MLS behind Philadelphia after winning... Read More
Winderman’s view: All eyes now on Herro, with winning Heat poised for boost
Observations and other notes of interest from Sunday’s 127-117 road victory over the Philadelphia 76ers: – For all the Heat have accomplished this season, being whole is not one of them. – That could change Monday, amid hope that Tyler Herro will be available to make his return from September ankle surgery. – Herro a week ago indicated he was a week away, before then skipping this Friday-Sunday trip to Chicago and Philadelphia. – That does not necessarily mean the Heat will be... Read More
Dave Hyde: Panthers, amid the pain, show why they’ve been so great for so long
SUNRISE — Don’t concern yourself with what happened Saturday night in the rematch of the past two Stanley Cup finals. The bottom line was the Edmonton Oilers beat the Florida Panthers 6-3, with the padding of two empty-net goals. But it doesn’t matter. This was rematch of jerseys, not teams. When Panthers veteran Aaron Ekblad called in sick Saturday, that meant eight of the 18 regulars on the two-time champs — 44 percent of their skaters — were out for the game. The... Read More
State can’t find Hope Florida vehicles in motor pool database
TALLAHASSEE — Buses, vans and trucks emblazoned with the Hope Florida logo serve as backdrops to press conferences touting the welfare alternative program championed by First Lady Casey DeSantis. They also show up in communities hit by natural disasters wherever news cameras are rolling, with food, water and other supplies. And they are visible in the parking lot of the Florida Department of Children and Families’ state headquarters in Tallahassee. But they cannot be found in the... Read More
Are lower insurance rates reducing homeowners’ costs? We shopped four policies to find out
Are lower home insurance rates leading to cost reductions for Florida homeowners? After insurance leaders in Florida spent the last year touting the revival of a healthy insurance market, the South Florida Sun Sentinel decided to find out whether policyholders have been affected in the only way most of us care about: Can we insure our homes for a lower price? Insurers say the only way to find out is to shop your policy out on the open market. So for this test, the Sun Sentinel recruited four... Read More
Florida pummeled by Tennessee as Vols end 22-year drought in the Swamp
GAINESVILLE — A pregame talk from championship coach Urban Meyer, long-awaited return to the Swamp and visit from rival Tennessee did little to slow Florida’s season-ending free fall. The Gators actually hit new lows Saturday night, while the Vols pummeled them 31-11 to end a 10-game, 22-season losing streak in Gainesville. On a night to celebrate Meyer’s Dec. 9 induction into the College Football Hall of the Fame, the Gators gave the 61-year-old icon and a reported crowd of 90,465... Read More
Bobrovsky pulled as Oilers end winless streak by topping shorthanded Panthers in Cup rematch
By TIM REYNOLDS SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Jack Roslovic scored twice, Evan Bouchard had three assists and the Edmonton Oilers topped the Florida Panthers 6-3 on Saturday night in a matchup of the teams that played for the Stanley Cup in each of the last two seasons. Connor McDavid and Matt Savoie had empty-netters for Edmonton to seal the win. Mattias Ekholm and Vasily Podkolzin also scored for the Oilers, who were back in Sunrise for the first time since seeing Florida celebrate its second... Read More