Tropical Storm Fernand formed in the Atlantic on Saturday a few hundred miles south-southeast of Bermuda and is expected to continue to strengthen through Sunday while it travels north over open water. Generally following the track of Hurricane Erin, Tropical Storm Fernand will move north-northeast for the next few days, then turn northeast, the National Hurricane Center said in its Saturday forecast. Fernand should move well east of Bermuda over open water. As of 5 p.m. Saturday, Fernand was... Read More
American Heritage, down 28-0 in third quarter, stuns St. Joseph’s Prep from Pennsylvania
American Heritage senior kicker Kade Bailey booted a 40-yard field goal with four seconds left to cap an improbable comeback as the Patriots rallied from a 28-0 third quarter deficit to defeat St. Joseph’s Prep (Pa.) 31-28 in a battle of nationally ranked teams late Friday night at St. Thomas Aquinas High School. The winning kick was set up when Hawks punter Jack Rando fielded a short-hop snap and kicked the ball into the back of one of his own players, and Patriots’ senior linebacker... Read More
Grow fruit trees in small spaces with the trick known as espalier
By JESSICA DAMIANO If you’d love to grow fruit trees but think you don’t have the space, think again. You don’t need an orchard or even a large backyard to enjoy garden-picked fruit. Instead, use a method perfected by Louis XIV’s gardeners back in the 1600s at Versailles, when cold, windy winters, not a lack of space, inspired them to train trees to grow flat against walls. Their goal was to use the masonry as a windbreak and insulator, but the method they called “espalier” also... Read More
DeSantis’ attack on this Florida congressional district could have sweeping implications
U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick has highlighted the gang-fueled violence plaguing Haiti, and condemned efforts to expel Haitian refugees living in the U.S. She called attention to the purging of exhibits of the National Museum of African American History months before President Donald Trump’s recent campaign against the museum, and to a sheriff’s deputy killing a Black airman in Okaloosa County, far from her district. And the congresswoman has delivered funding for cities such as... Read More
ASK IRA: Does Simone Fontecchio also merit Heat evaluation at EuroBasket?
Q: Ira, Simone Fontecchio scored 18 against Greece on Friday. I know Giannis Antetokounmpo didn’t play, but you’ve been mentioning the nights when other Heat players are having big games in Europe. It looks like he still can play. – Howard. A: And no one is saying Simone Fontecchio can’t, including his 13-point first half Friday in that Italy exhibition loss to Greece ahead of Wednesday’s start of EuroBasket. The difference with the focus with Nikola Jovic (Serbia) and Pelle... Read More
Mitchell, Arnold stellar as visiting Pahokee holds off Palm Beach Central in opener
WELLINGTON — Pahokee senior quarterback Xavier Mitchell had three touchdown passes, senior running back Samuel Arnold had an 80-yard catch-and-run for a score, and the Blue Devils held off host Palm Beach Central 27-25 in the season opener on Friday night. Pahokee junior wide receiver Antoine Lawrence delivered an impressive performance in his first varsity game with two touchdown catches, and senior Tristian Gooden added a touchdown run. Palm Beach Central senior quarterback Chance... Read More
Gusto gives up five runs and seven hits in home debut for Marlins in loss to Blue Jays
MIAMI — Shane Bieber struck out nine over six innings of one-run ball in his Toronto debut and return from a 16-month absence as the Blue Jays beat the Miami Marlins 5-2 on Friday night. Daulton Varsho homered, doubled and drove in three runs, while Ty France had two hits and two RBIs for the AL East-leading Blue Jays. Bieber (1-0) allowed two hits and hit a batter in his 87-pitch outing. He retired 12 straight after allowing Javier Sanoja’s homer in the second inning. It was Bieber’s... Read More
Miami officer accused in Miramar UPS driver’s shooting death seeks Stand Your Ground immunity
Miami-Dade Police Officer Jose Mateo had every right to open fire during a 2019 shootout with two men who kidnapped a UPS driver and drove him to a busy Miramar intersection, Mateo’s lawyer argued Friday, and he should not be held criminally responsible for the deaths of two innocent victims. Mateo is raising what lawyers agreed is a novel application of the state’s law blocking prosecutions in certain self-defense cases — he’s asking Broward Circuit Judge Ernest Kollra to find that... Read More
UCF gears up for football opener with Gateway, Roth Tower projects ongoing
Len Moser knows a thing or two about sports venues. As the vice president of sports for Barton Marlow Builders, Moser has been a part of construction projects at places such as Daytona International Speedway, Camping World Stadium and most recently EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville. Lately, Moser can be found at UCF as part of the crew working on the expansion of the Roth Tower at Acrisure Bounce House Stadium and the new Hagle Gateway. With the Knights set to open the football season by... Read More
Body cam footage shows Milwaukee judge denying she hid an immigrant wanted by ICE
By TODD RICHMOND and SCOTT BAUER, Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Milwaukee judge charged with obstructing a federal agency and concealing a wanted person who was in the country illegally told police days after the incident in her courtroom that “I didn’t do anything that they’re saying.” The comments were captured on body camera footage by Milwaukee police inside Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan’s home three days before her arrest in April. Dugan told officers she... Read More