The Broward Teachers Union is facing a long-awaited vote to determine whether the group can still exist. The vote for recertification comes two years after a state law left it more challenging for public-employee unions to keep operating. The union president says she feels confident the group will see an election win. The Broward union’s ballots, which were mailed to all teachers, will be counted Monday. A majority must vote in favor of the union in order for the group to continue. “I... Read More
Roaches crawling in microwave, ‘black mold-like substance’ on cutting board: 2 South Florida restaurants shut
Roaches crawling inside an in-use microwave, dirt buildup on walls around a pizza station, and flies landing on a shelf with clean dishes were among the violations that led the state to temporarily shut two South Florida restaurants last week. The Sun Sentinel typically highlights restaurant inspections conducted by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation in Broward and Palm Beach counties. We cull through inspections that happen weekly and spotlight places ordered... Read More
Broward County is making real progress on housing affordability | Opinion
Housing affordability remains the single most urgent business and social issue in Broward County. Despite impressive strides over the past five years, we are still the least-affordable county in the nation relative to wages. That statistic alone is a call to action — and a warning against complacency. There is good news. Broward has become a model for the rest of the state in how to address affordable housing. In March 2024, the Broward County Commission adopted a bold and comprehensive... Read More
New Hampshire judge to hear arguments on class action against Trump’s birthright citizenship order
By HOLLY RAMER and MIKE CATALINI, Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A federal judge in New Hampshire will hear arguments Thursday on whether to certify a class-action lawsuit that would include every baby affected by President Donald Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of a pregnant woman, two parents and their infants, is among numerous cases challenging Trump’s January order denying citizenship to those born to parents living in the U.S.... Read More
Trade industry optimism takes a tariff hit in Broward County
Companies doing business in and around Port Everglades grew a little more cautious this spring following President Donald Trump’s plan to impose higher tariffs on trading partners around the globe. It wasn’t a big drop in optimism among the cargo, cruise and other companies involved in the maritime industry in Broward County, but it was a noticeable change. “This year there was a little bit more concern from the members,” said David Menchof, a supply chain professor at Florida... Read More
Alcantara awful again as Marlins see 11-game road win streak snapped by Reds
CINCINNATI (AP) — Andrew Abbott pitched seven innings of shutout ball a day after being named an All-Star, Elly De La Cruz hit a pair of RBI doubles and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Marlins 7-2 on Wednesday night, snapping Miami’s franchise-record 11-game road winning streak. Abbott (8-1) was named to the NL All-Star team on Tuesday, replacing Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Against Miami, Abbott allowed one run on six hits and two walks while striking out five. The... Read More
Lionel Messi’s MLS-record fourth straight multi-goal game leads Inter Miami by New England
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Lionel Messi became the first player in Major League Soccer history with four consecutive multi-goal games, scoring twice to lead Inter Miami past the New England Revolution 2-1 on Wednesday night. Miami (10-3-5) has won four straight and is unbeaten in its last five. Defender Tanner Beason misplayed a header and Messi capitalized, scoring on a half-volley to open the scoring in the 27th minute. Messi made it 2-0 in the 38th. Sergio Busquets played a ball ahead... Read More
Daily Horoscope for July 10, 2025
General Daily Insight for July 10, 2025 We’re surveying whatever we’ve begun building. The Moon struggles to work with Mercury, heightening nervousness and stifling self-expression. Fortunately, we’re given more support as the Moon trines honest Mars, shining a cosmic light on the truth at hand. Finally, the Full Moon in Capricorn at 4:37 pm EDT awakens us to the areas of life where the structures in place are working or not. It will clarify our next steps by either highlighting... Read More
YNW Melly murder retrial to start Sept. 10, ready or not
The retrial of Jamell “YNW Melly” Demons will get underway with jury selection on Sept. 10 as scheduled, a Broward judge ruled Wednesday, dismissing the objections of prosecutors who say they are still waiting for an appeals court to rule on a slew of important issues. Broward Circuit Judge Martin Fein showed little patience for the state’s insistence that the matters being considered by the Fourth District Court of Appeal leave him with no choice but to delay the trial, which was... Read More
‘Couldn’t find her’: Toddler who disappeared from Miramar home found dead in lake
A 2-year-old girl disappeared from her family’s home in a Miramar neighborhood Tuesday evening, leading dozens of residents on a frantic, hours-long search that ended early Wednesday with her body being discovered in a nearby lake. Miramar Police were called about 10 p.m., several hours after the toddler disappeared from a home in the 15000 block of Southwest 53rd Street in the Riviera Isles community, police department spokesperson Janice McIntosh said. The family first tried to search on... Read More