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A 16-year-old who deputies said stabbed to death a boy at their Broward County group foster home is being charged as an adult in Broward County court. Ruben Whitworth’s case was transferred to adult court, and he was taken to the Broward Sheriff’s Office’s Paul Rein Detention Facility on Friday. His arraignment was held Tuesday morning, court records show. He is facing one count of second-degree murder with a deadly weapon. Deputies were called on Aug. 25 to the group home in the 5400... Read More

On Thursday, Sept. 11, they will climb, so that we never forget. First responders, veterans and community members have signed up to trek to the top of The Guitar Hotel at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood in honor of those who gave their lives trying to save others during the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. This inaugural Rock The Climb event is one way that South Florida will pause on this 24th anniversary to reflect on the day in which almost 3,000 people were killed... Read More

The season’s first cold front will descend upon Florida this weekend, and South Florida will be less rainy as a result, with partly sunny skies. But don’t expect a significant cooldown or dry-out. “Though the frontal boundary will pass through South Florida, it won’t be a complete dry passage,” said meteorologist Sammy Hadi of the National Weather Service’s Miami office. He said there will still be a 30% to 50% chance of rain, even on the side of the front. The front, which... Read More

Cortlen Henry, the man accused of helping Jamell “YNW Melly” Demons stage a double murder scene to make it look like a drive-by shooting nearly seven years ago, pleaded no contest Tuesday to two counts of accessory after the fact, a tacit admission that eliminates the chance he’ll spend the rest of his life behind bars. Henry, 26, will not be required to testify against Melly, his longtime friend, as part of the negotiated plea, according to his attorney Fred Haddad. But he will give a... Read More

Most law enforcement agencies in Florida use body cameras because the benefits are plentiful. Video footage helps prosecutors make cases against bad guys. It protects officers from bogus accusations. And it goes a long way toward building public trust, since the compact, chest- and shoulder-mounted units provide unblinking, unbiased evidence when discrepancies arise. Yet while local departments throughout Florida have made body cameras standard equipment for sworn officers, the Florida... Read More

In Florida, many pharmacists, doctors, and patients find themselves confused about who has access to COVID-19, flu, RSV and other vaccines, as well as the cost of those shots. Some pharmacies are giving out the new COVID-19 vaccine boosters, while others are not. Some doctors are issuing prescriptions for COVID vaccines, while others are incorrectly informing patients that there’s a state-imposed temporary hold on their ability to do so. And some patients are finding vaccines fully covered... Read More

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE, Associated Press Technology Writer Apple on Tuesday will unveil its next line-up of iPhones amid a global trade war that’s added a potential price increase to the usual intrigue surrounding the annual evolution of the company’s marquee product. The new iPhones will be the first to be released since President Donald Trump returned to the White House and unleashed a barrage of tariffs, in what his administration says is an attempt to bring overseas manufacturing back to... Read More

The South Florida Wildlife Center will eventually leave its longtime home in Fort Lauderdale for a new campus in Southwest Ranches. In late August, the center reached an agreement to lease an 8-acre property in Southwest Ranches as the site for its future hospital and wildlife care campus. It remains to be seen how much the new center will cost or when it will open, said Jeffrey Arciniaco, the center’s president and board chairman. “If we can bring in enough money we will build a bigger,... Read More

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I made arrangements with a couple of acquaintances for an overnight trip to celebrate one of their birthdays and to sightsee. We were to stay in a hotel. Five weeks prior to the night, some close family friends told me they were coming to visit me that same weekend. I told the acquaintance whose birthday it was that I could not make it after all. They became upset because the hotel reservation was non-refundable. I apologized and explained that these other friends were... Read More

MIAMI — Josh Bell became the second Washington player to homer from both sides of the plate in the same game, finishing with four hits and six RBIs to lead the Nationals over the Miami Marlins 15-7 on Monday night. Dylan Crews and Luis García Jr also homered as the Nationals matched their season high for runs and hits (19). Miami drew just 7,992, its 12th crowd this season under 8,000. Bell’s RBI single in the fifth put Washington ahead 3-1 and, batting right-handed, he hit a two-run... Read More