Nearly six years after UPS driver Frank Ordoñez was taken hostage in his work truck and killed in a shootout between police officers and his captors at a busy intersection in Miramar, newly released details reveal the most complete look yet at that day. The shootout that killed Ordoñez and another bystander unfolded shortly before 6 p.m. on Dec. 5, 2019, on Miramar Parkway near Flamingo Road. Ronnie Jerome Hill and Lamar Alexander robbed a jewelry store in Coral Gables earlier that... Read More
Daily Horoscope for August 25, 2025
General Daily Insight for August 25, 2025 Finding balance is something we can presently handle. The impressionable Moon passes into levelheaded Libra, encouraging us to read the room and reflect before we act. Pleasure planet Venus then enters flamboyant Leo at 12:27 pm EDT, bringing our passions close to the surface. However, Venus goes on to trine disciplined Saturn, keeping any party from getting too wild. We shouldn’t have to choose between feeling good and making progress toward our... Read More
Mario Chalmers’ 3-pointer lifts Michael Beasley, Miami 305 to Big3 championship
Mario Chalmers collected another championship moment and made former Miami Heat teammate Michael Beasley a champion in the process in sparking Miami 305 to the Big3 championship Sunday in Orlando. Off an assist from Beasley, Chalmers drained the game-winning 3-pointer to decide the 52-48 victory over the Chicago Triplets in the title game of the halfcourt three-on-three league. For Chalmers, a member of the Heat’s championship teams in 2012 and ’13 alongside LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and... Read More
DOT repaints Pulse crosswalk for a second time. FHP and OPD watching site
A Florida Department of Transportation crew early Sunday painted the Pulse crosswalk back to black and white for a second time as supporters continued to try to restore the rainbow-colored crossing. Now, police agencies are monitoring the site. Spectrum News 13, the Orlando Sentinel’s news partner, reported that the DOT repainted the crosswalk on Esther Street at South Orange Avenue after colored paint was used on the crossing on Saturday. Previously, supporters had been using chalk... Read More
Trump expands cities targeted for possible military deployment to Baltimore in a spat with governor
By JONATHAN J. COOPER and LEAH ASKARINAM WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened to expand his military deployments to more Democratic-led cities, responding to an offer by Maryland’s governor to join him in a tour of Baltimore by saying he might instead “send in the ‘troops.’” Last week, Trump said he was considering Chicago and New York for troop deployments similar to what he has unleashed on the nation’s capital, where thousands of National Guard and... Read More
Girl, 2, ‘mauled’ by Rottweiler in Fort Lauderdale: officials
A Rottweiler bit and “mauled” a 2-year-old girl in Fort Lauderdale on Saturday night, city fire rescue officials said. Fire Rescue officials responded to the 1700 block of SW 24th Street about 8:15 p.m., spokesperson Frank Guzman told the South Florida Sun Sentinel. Two people brought the child to rescue personnel. She had sustained “numerous injuries” from the dog attack, according to a press statement. The toddler was rushed to the trauma center at Broward Health Medical... Read More
With more self-driving cars on the road, states put more rules in place
By Madyson Fitzgerald, Stateline.org Self-driving vehicle technology continues to advance, prompting a wave of liability and safety regulations from state lawmakers. This year, lawmakers in Arizona, Louisiana, Montana, Nevada and the District of Columbia enacted legislation to regulate driverless vehicles, according to a database from the National Conference of State Legislatures. While much of the legislation aims to update existing law to include new definitions for autonomous vehicles,... Read More
Proposal lists 34 Broward schools ‘to be addressed’ as enrollment declines
A new effort to grapple with dwindling enrollment in Broward schools could impact 34 schools, some of which may be recommended for closure. The School Board is scheduled to hold a workshop on Tuesday to discuss Phase 2 of “Redefining Broward County Public Schools,” an initiative created to eliminate empty seats in the district, either through increasing enrollment or closing or consolidating schools. The first phase, which took effect this school year, resulted in one elementary school... Read More
Maryland’s St. Frances Academy runs for 318 yards, throttles Chaminade-Madonna
St. Frances Academy (Maryland) ran for more than 210 yards in the first half in running past Chaminade-Madonna 42-13 at St. Thomas Aquinas on Saturday night in the Broward County National Showcase finale. The Panthers gashed the Lions’ defense for 318 total rushing yards as senior Jaylen Burke had 14 carries for 128 yards and junior Sa’Nir Brooks wound up with 12 for 128 yards. St. Frances Academy quarterback and Virginia commit Jae’Oyn Williams also chipped in with 6 carries for 71... Read More
Things we learned in Dolphins’ preseason finale vs. Jaguars
MIAMI GARDENS — The Miami Dolphins defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars, 14-6, in their preseason finale at Hard Rock Stadium and looked good in the process. Quarterbacks Tua Tagovailoa and Zach Wilson each led touchdown drives, the defensive front seven produced three sacks (edge rushers Chop Robinson and Derrick McLendon had one apiece and fellow edge rushers Jaelan Phillips and Bradley Chubb had a half-sack apiece), and running back Ollie Gordon II (eight carries, 43 yards) had a good... Read More