SUNRISE — Keith Tkachuk never played a game for the Florida Panthers, and hadn’t recorded an assist at the NHL level in nearly 13 years. That is, until March 29. That’s the day he might have had the biggest helper of Florida’s season. A rant on a Toronto radio station that morning by Tkachuk — a hockey legend and Florida star Matthew Tkachuk’s dad — just happened to coincide with the Panthers turning their season around. Hours later, the Panthers beat the Maple Leafs to start a... Read More
Rooftop park in works in Fort Lauderdale. Critics worry it will lure the homeless.
FORT LAUDERDALE — We know all about those trendy rooftop bars, but who builds a rooftop park? Fort Lauderdale might, for a cool $3 million. The park — likely the first of its kind in Broward County — would sit above a parking lot just blocks from the beach in northeast Fort Lauderdale. The site is right next to the city’s Beach Community Center, just north of Oakland Park Boulevard and west of A1A, not far from the strip of condo towers lining Galt Ocean... Read More
Need help after the catastrophic April floods in Broward? U.S., state loans still available
Small businesses, homeowners and renters have another month to apply for federal disaster loans to help recover from the April flooding that damaged hundreds of houses and companies, a Small Business Administration official said Friday. At the same time, Florida’s Department of Economic Opportunity said its “bridge loan” program has another three weeks to run. Federal and state agencies quickly made millions available to business operators and residents whose companies and homes were... Read More
Red-hot Soler hits home run in fourth straight game as Marlins breeze by Angels
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Jorge Soler homered for the fourth straight game, Bryan De La Cruz had four hits — including a two-run homer — and the Miami Marlins snapped the Angels’ four-game winning streak with a 6-2 victory Friday night over Los Angeles. Miami finished with a season-high 16 hits and everyone in the starting lineup got at least one. The Marlins have also had at least 11 hits in a club-record six straight games. “Even though we’ve had a tough road trip win-loss wise, our... Read More
Biden says debt deal ‘very close’ with default deadline now set at June 5
By LISA MASCARO, SEUNG MIN KIM, KEVIN FREKING and FATIMA HUSSEIN (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said a deal to resolve the government’s debt ceiling crisis seemed “very close” late Friday, even as the deadline for a potentially catastrophic default was pushed back to June 5 and seemed likely to drag negotiations between the White House and Republicans into another frustrating week. The later “X-date,” laid out in a letter from Treasury Secretary Janet... Read More
‘I’m not climbing.’ New report sheds light on Hollywood plane crash that killed pilot
A recently released investigative report revealed new details surrounding the fatal and fiery banner plane crash in Hollywood last week. The National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary report on … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Biden says debt default deal ‘very close’ while deadline now set at June 5
By LISA MASCARO, SEUNG MIN KIM, KEVIN FREKING and FATIMA HUSSEIN (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said a deal to resolve the government’s debt ceiling crisis seemed “very close” late Friday, even as the deadline for a potentially catastrophic default was pushed back to June 5 and seemed likely to drag negotiations between the White House and Republicans into another frustrating week. The later “X-date,” laid out in a letter from Treasury Secretary Janet... Read More
‘The ultimate sacrifice:’ Service members sworn in ahead of Memorial Day in Miami
Dozens of service members were honored in a swearing-in ceremony in South Florida ahead of Memorial Day. Military leaders, Miami-Dade officials and families gathered Friday at the U.S. Coast Guard … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Mexican president can’t question Peru’s democracy, but praise Cuba’s dictatorship | Opinion
Mexico’s populist President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is setting a new record for double standards: He is relentlessly questioning the president of Peru’s democratic credentials — after giving a red-carpet … Click to Continue » ... Read More
During a power outage, he couldn’t charge a medical device. He’s advocating for a bill to help change that for others
It was during Hurricane Irma that Miami local Franco Di Paolo found his passion. He had lost his hearing at a young age and received a cochlear implant at two … Click to Continue » ... Read More