A little after 10 p.m. on a recent October night, a group of kids ran up to the doorbell of a West Boca Raton home and made to flee, one of a series of “ding-dong ditch” pranks they said they were committing in the neighborhood, according to a probable cause affidavit. But instead of escaping, one of the pranksters — a 14-year-old boy — ended up on his knees on the ground outside, thinking he was about to be shot as the home’s resident aimed a gun with a flashlight at him and told... Read More
Mallory stars with three TDs as West Boca Raton cruises by Atlantic
DELRAY BEACH — West Boca Raton senior running back Javian Mallory scored three touchdowns as the visiting Bulls pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 31-14 victory against previously unbeaten Atlantic on Thursday night. Mallory, a University of Miami commit, had a 65-yard touchdown run in the first quarter, recorded a 6-yard touchdown catch in the second and rushed for a 6-yard score in the fourth. “This game was personal for me and for our team,” Mallory said. “We worked extremely... Read More
Orlando airport experiences flight delays due to lack of air traffic controllers
Flights into and out of Orlando International Airport were delayed Thursday night because there were no available air traffic controllers, according to federal aviation advisories. One of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s advisories said the airport was under a ground delay program from 10 p.m. through 3 a.m. Friday because of staffing issues. Passengers can expect average delays of nearly three hours, another advisory said, with the longest delay expected to be nearly 12... Read More
Questionnaire: Rob Long, Democratic candidate for House District 90
Name: Rob Long Campaign website: roblongforflorida.com Date, place of birth: 1/13/1985, Gaithersburg, MD Education: B.S. Civil Engineering, Penn State University (2008), MBA, University of Florida (2012) Occupation: Delray Beach City Commissioner and Senior Loss Control Engineer for Risk Logic Inc. Work history for the past 15 years. List in reverse chronological order. Senior Loss Control Engineer, Risk Logic Inc., Delray Beach, September 2021-PresentDeputy Vice-Mayor, Delray Beach... Read More
Democratic senators demand answers on ICE’s use of full-body restraints on deportation flights
By JIM MUSTIAN and JASON DEAREN WASHINGTON (AP) — A “near-total secrecy” surrounding deportation flights and the use of full-body restraints onboard is raising “serious human rights concerns,” a group of 11 Democratic U.S. senators wrote in a letter Thursday to top immigration officials. U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland called upon U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to provide a full accounting of its air operations and to stop using the black and yellow restraints... Read More
190 rodent droppings, 150 live insects ‘in bagel production area’: 6 South Florida restaurants shut
Two Palm Beach County bagel shops were forced to temporarily close last week after failing their inspections. Violations included about 190 rodent droppings and more than 150 live insects “on boards used for bagels” at one, and live flies “landing on bagels and bagel storage racks” at the other. They were among six South Florida eateries ordered shut by the state. The Sun Sentinel typically highlights restaurant inspections conducted by the Florida Department of Business and... Read More
Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba pick up the pieces after Melissa’s destruction
By ARIEL FERNÁNDEZ, ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ and JOHN MYERS JR., Associated Press SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (AP) — People across the northern Caribbean were digging out from the destruction of Hurricane Melissa on Thursday as deaths from the catastrophic storm climbed. People stay inside a shelter for families displaced by gang violence, flooded by rain brought by Hurricane Melissa, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph) The rumble of large machinery, whine of... Read More
Where South Florida food stamp recipients can find aid amid government shutdown
In Broward and Palm Beach counties, those facing a grim countdown to the loss of food stamps range from young adults transitioning out of foster homes to Jews in their 80s and 90s who are Holocaust survivors. “It’s not like I can tell them to go get a job,” said Marc Hopin, CEO of Alpert Jewish Family Service, which provides social service assistance from Boynton Beach to Jupiter. The Alpert JFS is among the growing number of South Florida nonprofit agencies that are rapidly gearing up... Read More
Will Broward change its name to ‘Lauderdale County’? Voters may decide
Broward voters could be asked in the 2026 election if they want to change the name of the county to “Lauderdale County.” The idea is being advocated on two fronts, by a Republican state legislator and a Democratic county commissioner, both of whom want to ditch the name the county has used for 110 years. Their efforts, they said separately, are motivated by a desire for the county to have what they believe would be a more marketable name than the current one. “Broward needs a better... Read More
Miss Manners: Neighbor trims vines and tosses the scraps in my yard
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I discovered what looked like a batch of pruned vines in my backyard. There is some ivy that grows on the walls shared by several of us in proximity, and it appears the neighbors behind us cut the pieces that were hanging in their yard and tossed them over into ours. While I am always willing to help our neighbors, I thought it rude of them to toss the mess into our yard. What is wrong with people that they feel they cannot approach their neighbors to ask if we could cut... Read More