Forecasters are also watching Tropical Depression 17, located farther east than Peter, which is likely to form into Tropical Storm Rose. The presence of cooler waters and stronger upper-level winds are forecast in the coming days, according to experts. These factors hinder development. ... Read More
12,000 students leave Broward schools as pandemic continues
Vania Sotolongo of Tamarac, teaches her son Oliver Tavarez, who is in kindergarten, and daughter Sabryna Tavarez, who is in second grade on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021. After losing 10,000 students last year, Broward was expected to get some students back. Instead the opposite happened. (Carline Jean / South Florida Sun Sentinel) ... Read More
4 civilians home safe after SpaceX mission Inspiration4 splashes down off Florida coast
This photo provided by SpaceX shows the passengers of Inspiration4 in the Dragon capsule on their first day in space. They are, from left, Jared Isaacman, Hayley Arceneaux, Chris Sembroski and Sian Proctor. SpaceX got them into a 363-mile orbit following Wednesday night’s launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. That’s 100 miles higher than the International Space Station. (AP) ... Read More
COVID-19 in Florida: 9,806 new cases, hospitalizations continue decline
On Thursday, the number of people hospitalized for COVID in Florida dropped below 10,000 for the first time since late July, a 19% decline over the past week, according to data from the Florida Hospital Association. On Saturday, 9,393 people were hospitalized. ... Read More
Fannie Lou Hamer’s Fight for First-Class Citizenship
Remembering a courageous civil rights activist whose name and story are too little known. As voting rights take center stage in America’s national conversation, a new biography of civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer speaks with special relevance. Walk with Me, written by historian and biographer Kate Clifford Larson, serves at once as a history of the civil rights movement and a rebuke to ballot-restriction efforts sweeping the nation. Accessible and moving, Larson’s account... Read More
Tropical Storm Peter could develop in Atlantic Saturday as Tropical Storm Odette moves away from US
Just past the halfway point of the hurricane season, which runs through Nov. 30, there have been 15 named storms, six hurricanes and three major hurricanes. A 14th named storm in the Atlantic, on average, doesn’t usually form until mid-November, according to experts. ... Read More
Family says Brian Laundrie is now missing; Gabby Petito still not found
This police camera video provided by The Moab Police Department shows Brian Laundrie talking to a police officer after police pulled over the van he was traveling in with his girlfriend, Gabrielle “Gabby” Petito, near the entrance to Arches National Park on Aug. 12. The couple was pulled over while they were having an fight. Petito was reported missing by her family a month later and is now the subject of a nationwide search. (AP) ... Read More
Attorney: FBI searching for boyfriend of missing Florida woman
An image provided by the Petito family shows Gabrielle Petito and Brian Laundrie, who left New York in July for what was intended to be a four-month, cross-country trip. The authorities are investigating Petito’s disappearance, who had traveled to national parks with Laundrie, her fiancé. Their social media accounts provide a glimpse into their trip. (Petito Family via The New York Times) ... Read More
Police: Missing Florida woman and slain couple unrelated
This police camera video provided by The Moab Police Department shows Gabrielle “Gabby” Petito talking to a police officer after police pulled over the van she was traveling in with her boyfriend, Brian Laundrie, near the entrance to Arches National Park on Aug. 12, 2021. The couple was pulled over while they were having an emotional fight. Petito was reported missing by her family a month later and is now the subject of a nationwide search. (The Moab Police Department via AP) (AP) ... Read More
No-show Palm Beach County judge agrees to $37,500 fine for skipping work
In reaching the agreement with Bryson, the Commission said it “balanced the evidence of Judge Bryson’s poor attendance against other evidence” that mitigated the violations. That is, Bryson would have been approved for some time off had she just asked, she volunteered to handle felony criminal cases, and she volunteered for extra night and weekend duty, as well as performing other administrative work. ... Read More