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Discount carrier Spirit Airlines, overwhelmed with continuing financial difficulty, returned to bankruptcy court in a second bid to rehabilitate its business reorganization under Chapter 11 protection from creditors, the company announced Friday. “Today, Spirit took a proactive step to build a stronger foundation and future for our company,” the company said in a letter to customers made public Friday afternoon. “We have voluntarily entered the Chapter 11 restructuring process to... Read More

A 1-year-old girl died after being found in a swimming pool at a Plantation home, police and fire rescue officials said. Officers and Plantation Fire Rescue were called to a home on Wednesday on Northwest 18th Street after someone found her in the pool and removed her, said Lt. Aston Bright, a spokesperson for the fire department. The police department first gave her medical treatment and were relieved when Plantation Fire Rescue arrived, Officer Chavez Grant, a spokesperson for the police... Read More

By JAMIE STENGLE, Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — From barbecues to getaways to shopping the sales, many people across the U.S. mark Labor Day — the federal holiday celebrating the American worker — by finding ways to relax. The holiday with activist roots is celebrated on the first Monday of September, creating a three-day weekend that marks the unofficial end of summer. Over 17 million passengers and crew were expected to be screened for air travel from Thursday through Wednesday,... Read More

Miami Dolphins outside linebackers coach Ryan Crow is in jail in Broward County following his arrest on a domestic battery accusation. Crow, 37, joined the Dolphins’ coaching staff in 2024 after spending the previous six years as an assistant coach with the Tennessee Titans. Details about the accusations against him were not immediately available. Crow’s name was not on the docket as of 10 a.m. for either the morning or afternoon sessions of Broward’s first appearance court. The team... Read More

A 5-year-old girl who was swept down a storm drain and found in a retention area 100 yards away has died, Florida authorities said. The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office shared Aug. 28 that the agency received word from Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg that Zaria Miller had died after days in critical condition. The child was playing outside in Sarasota about 6 p.m. Aug. 24 when she was sucked down a storm drain during a water main break, McClatchy News previously... Read More

Today is Friday, Aug. 29, the 241st day of 2025. There are 124 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 29, 2004, marathoner Vanderlei de Lima was attacked by a spectator during the running of the Olympic marathon in Athens; de Lima, who was leading the race at the time, eventually finished third and received the Pierre de Coubertin medal for sportsmanship in addition to his bronze medal. Also on this date: In 1814, during the War of 1812, Alexandria, Virginia, formally surrendered... Read More

BOCA RATON — West Boca senior running back Javian Mallory rushed for 111 yards and three touchdowns as the host Bulls delivered a dominant performance with a 50-7 victory against Palm Beach Central on Thursday night. Mallory, a University of Miami commit, had a 10-yard touchdown run and 14-yard score in the first quarter. He added a 58-yard touchdown run in the third quarter. Mallory had just seven carries in the contest, but he also pulled in a 16-yard catch. “We had to fix the mistakes... Read More

As South Floridians enter the three-day Labor Day weekend, the odds of wet weather will increase across the region, according to the National Weather Service. Though most of the region can expect 2 to 4 inches of rain by Tuesday morning, intense storms could cause some areas to get soaked with more than 10 inches of rain. Temperatures and humidity will remain high through the three-day weekend, with “feels-like” temperatures fluctuating between 103 and 108 degrees. The intensity and... Read More

A 16-year-old boy is facing a murder charge in the stabbing death of another boy who lived with him at a group home in Oakland Park, a probable cause affidavit said. Jordan Dowdy, 14, and the 16-year-old, who is a sophomore at Northeast High School, were arguing at the group home about chores on Monday afternoon. Trying to de-escalate their argument, Jordan was asked to go to his room, and the older boy continued yelling at him from the living room, the affidavit said. The teen then pushed... Read More

It was a hostage situation, Joe Marino said Thursday during a break in a court proceeding. If the police had just treated it as such, waited for a negotiator, cleared the area, Marino said, his stepson would be alive today. The debate over how police handled the 2019 kidnapping of UPS driver Frank Ordoñez entered its fourth day of testimony Thursday, with Broward Circuit Judge Ernest Kollra hearing from expert witnesses about police training and protocol in some of the most challenging... Read More