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By MARGIE MASON, Associated Press OAK HILL, W.Va. (AP) — Lisa Emery loves to talk about her “boys.” With each word, the respiratory therapist’s face softens and shines with pride. But keep her talking, and it doesn’t take long for that passion to switch to hurt. She knows the names, ages, families and the intimate stories of each one’s scarred lungs. She worries about a whole community of West Virginia coal miners — including a growing number in their 30s and 40s — who come to... Read More

It’s a festival, but it’s also a helping hand. As part of this Sunday’s 23rd Annual Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival, guests are asked to bring relief supplies — especially nonperishable foods — to be sent to devastated communities in the Caribbean nation after Hurricane Melissa. Also needed: water, clothing and hygiene essentials. “The Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival has long been a cherished gathering for Jamaican and Caribbean culture, and this year’s festival means more than... Read More

By MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A call to overturn the landmark Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide is on the agenda Friday for the justices’ closed-door conference. Among the new cases the justices are expected to consider is a longshot appeal from Kim Davis, the former Kentucky court clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples following the court’s 2015 ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges. Davis had been trying to get... Read More

Raw meat dropped on the floor, picked up and placed in the refrigerator by an employee. Turkey “placed in soiled container” with garbage nearby. Packages of yellowfin snapper and raw chicken sitting outside attracting flies. These were some of the violations that led the state to temporarily shut six South Florida restaurants. The Sun Sentinel typically highlights restaurant inspections conducted by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation in Broward and Palm Beach... Read More

Radio signal dead zones can create a potentially dangerous situation for emergency responders, yet dozens of high-rises in Fort Lauderdale have them, city officials say. That means police and firefighters could lose radio communication inside those buildings despite a state law meant to prevent that. The end result: A firefighter or police officer in need of backup won’t be able to reach emergency dispatchers. And dispatchers can’t reach them. Out of a grand total of 484 high-rise... Read More

MIRAMAR — Nearly three decades after one of South Florida’s most brutal murders, the family of Marie Altidor and Theresia Laverne are no closer to seeing justice for their loved ones. A group of more than 50 relatives, friends and supporters reaffirmed their perpetual search for answers this week at a commission meeting in Miramar. They banded together in white T-shirts with photos of the victims in the unsolved 1997 quadruple homicide: Marie Altidor, 29; her two babies, 6-week-old... Read More

GAINESVILLE — Florida’s 7-foot-9 Olivier Rioux made his long-awaited, hard-earned debut to become the tallest player in college basketball history. With the No. 3 Gators 104-64 win against North Florida well in hand, many among a reported crowd of 10,065 began to chant, “Oli, Oli, Oli,” — the nicknamed given the world’s tallest teenager and fan favorite despite having not played since he arrived in the summer of 2024. Coach Todd Golden answered the calls, with UF leading 102-61... Read More

GAINESVILLE — Florida’s 7-foot-9 Olivier Rioux made his long-awaited, hard-earned debut to become the tallest player in college basketball history. With the No. 3 Gators 104-64 win against North Florida well in hand, many among a reported crowd of 10,065 began to chant, “Oli, Oli, Oli,” — the nicknamed given the world’s tallest teenager and fan favorite despite having not played since he arrived in the summer of 2024. Coach Todd Golden answered the calls, with UF leading 102-61... Read More

By BARBARA ORTUTAY REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) — For the past decade, Dr. Priscilla Chan and her husband Mark Zuckerberg have focused part of their philanthropy on a lofty goal — “to cure, prevent or manage all disease” — if not in their lifetime, then in their children’s. But during that time, they also funded underprivileged schools, immigration reform and efforts around diversity, equity and inclusion. Now, the billionaire couple is shifting the bulk of their philanthropic... Read More

The union representing Broward Sheriff’s deputies was ordered to pay $3 million to a former employee who accused their former treasurer of drugging and sexually assaulting her during a business trip to Las Vegas four years ago, with the accused ex-official ordered to pay an additional $1 million. The jury’s verdict came Wednesday after three hours of deliberation — the trial itself lasted several days stretched out over a month before Broward Circuit Judge Keathan Frink. Former Deputy... Read More