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The dispute between the Broward Sheriff’s Office and the City of Deerfield Beach showed no signs of slowing down this week after the City Commission called for studies into what it would cost to reestablish an independent police and fire-rescue service. The city’s five-member commission made no permanent decisions at its most recent meeting this week, but it was clear the tensions between their city manager and Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony have not abated, and the long-term safety and... Read More

A new, flippantly named immigration detention center has been opened in north Florida, deemed “Deportation Depot” by Gov. Ron DeSantis and the unelected attorney general, James Uthmeier, whom DeSantis appointed to carry forward his agenda. At the same time, Alligator Alcatraz is resuming operations as the 11th Circuit issues a stay on a temporary injunction ordered by Federal Judge Kathleen Williams, which ordered no more transfers into the Everglades facility, along with its dismantling... Read More

Here’s a look at how the Miami Dolphins and New England Patriots match up in six key areas ahead of Sunday’s Week 2 game at Hard Rock Stadium (1 p.m., CBS): When the Dolphins run: Miami needs to sustain drives and refrain from turnovers offensively in order to keep the run game going throughout this matchup. It would be preferable if the Dolphins can avoid falling behind and, in fact, play with a lead to keep the ground game churning. Running back De’Von Achane had 55 rushing... Read More

Miami-Dade County saw its representation of alumni on NFL rosters on Week 1 of the season increase to its highest level in four seasons, clambering to 33 in 2025 and getting within 15 of Broward County and its 48 such players. Miami-Dade hadn’t seen such opening-weekend representation since its 36 on opening weekend in 2021, the same year Broward weighed in with a massive 62. Here are the Broward-versus-Miami-Dade totals each of the past five seasons: 2025: 48 Broward, 33 Miami-Dade 2024:... Read More

MIAMI (AP) — Eric Wagaman hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the sixth inning, Xavier Edwards had a three-run homer among his three hits and Otto Lopez drove in two runs as the Miami Marlins overcame an early three-run deficit and beat the Washington Nationals 8-3 on Wednesday night. Robert Hassell III had an RBI single in the third inning and Daylen Lile and Luis Garcia Jr. knocked in runs in the sixth as the Nationals built a 3-0 lead. Miami started its comeback in the bottom of the sixth... Read More

By MARK KENNEDY NEW YORK (AP) — Polly Holliday, a Tony Award-nominated screen and stage actor who turned the catchphrase “Kiss my grits!” into a national retort as the gum-chewing, beehive-wearing waitress aboard the long-running CBS sitcom “Alice,” has died. She was 88. David Schaecter, Holocaust survivor who founded Miami Beach memorial and led survivors’ advocacy group, dies at 96 Bruce Slovin, who unified Jewish archives in New York, dies at 89 Terence Stamp,... Read More

JetBlue Airways announced on Wednesday another surge of flights it expects to offer starting this winter at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, saying it intends to offer up to 113 departures daily during “peak” flying periods. The new service to nine locations, which will launch from Fort Lauderdale in November and December, focuses mainly on nonstop flights to Caribbean and Latin American cities, with Cali, Colombia, appearing for the first time on the airline’s... Read More

The long and maddening journey of the Fort Lauderdale project known as Arts Park may finally be at its end. When Mayor Dean Trantalis publicly calls this venture a “flim-flam” and says “it’s not happening,” it’s safe to say a ribbon-cutting is not imminent. But be forewarned: This is Fort Lauderdale, where even a developer with shady financing plans gets another chance to close the deal — and then another, and another. This editorial board advised the city long ago to... Read More

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The man who killed John Lennon outside the former Beatle’s Manhattan apartment building in 1980 has been denied parole for a 14th time, according to New York prison officials. Mark David Chapman, 70, appeared before a parole board on Aug 27, and the decision was recently posted online by the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. Chapman fatally shot Lennon on the night of Dec. 8, 1980, as the musician and his wife, Yoko Ono, were returning to... Read More

Fort Lauderdale has filed a lawsuit against five companies it claims are to blame for the defective lighting display system that stopped working more than two years ago on the city-owned Las Olas beach parking garage. The lawsuit, filed on Aug. 29, claims breach of contract and negligence. The five defendants are Skanska USA Building Inc., the construction manager on the project; EDSA Inc., the architect of record; Arquitectonica International Corp., a design subconsultant hired by EDSA;... Read More