Plantation man dies in head-on crash

A Plantation man died in a head-on collision near 4600 Peters Road on Wednesday night, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office. The man, David Ramsden, 45, had been driving a 2003 Honda Accord westbound on Peters Road at around 10:14 p.m., approaching a construction zone near the intersection of Southwest 46th Avenue. A release Sunday from the Broward Sheriff’s Office states its initial investigation found Ramsden “aggressively maneuvered around traffic warning signs and other... Read More

‘A really exciting game’: Major League Cricket comes to Broward County

LAUDERHILL — South Florida is home to professional sports teams of all kinds. Baseball, basketball, football, hockey, soccer — even college football is getting more professionalized. Now professional cricket is being played in Broward County as Major League Cricket, the top-level American cricket league, is hosting matches at Broward County Stadium at Central Broward Park in Lauderhill. “It’s a league that’s almost like the US Open in tennis. It starts and ends quickly,”... Read More

Did the president drop an f-bomb? Yes, and Democrats are doing it too

Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who started in politics as a young legislative aide and is now the senior Democrat in Florida’s congressional delegation, has for years calibrated her statements, carefully choosing her words to communicate exactly the message she intends. Recently, speaking at the Broward Democratic Party’s annual fundraising dinner, she used blunt — shocking to some — language to convey the threat she said was emanating from President Donald Trump’s... Read More

ASK IRA: Is Heat approach as simple as win now or win later?

Q: Ira, I can’t agree with your take on moving Bam Adebayo. First, to get a haul of picks and young players you want to get picks that will probably turn into lottery picks and bad teams want to keep those players and good teams’ picks will end up being mid to low picks.  Also, you are assuming that Heat’s remaining young players will develop into good playoff players. My guess is that  in the next few years a number of them will  not and will be gone.  My hope is... Read More

Messi scores twice as Inter Miami rally by Montreal

MONTREAL (AP) — Lionel Messi scored a pair of spectacular goals, including the tie-breaker late in the first half, as Inter Miami defeated CF Montreal 4-1 on Saturday night. Luis Suárez directed a long ball from Tomás Avilés to Messi with a header, who had time to gather the ball, dribble into the box and finish with his left foot to the far post to make it 2-1 in the 40th minute. It was the first MLS game in over a month for Miami while competing in the Club World Cup. PSG eliminated... Read More

Daily Horoscope for July 06, 2025

General Daily Insight for July 06, 2025 Break free from the trap of worry! Balanced Venus supports dedicated Saturn to create lasting harmony in our lives, softening serious conversations and smoothing over rough edges. Venus works similarly with dreamy Neptune at 10:47 am EDT, strengthening our intuition and encouraging us to stop stressing out about the small stuff. Finally, the intuitive Moon enters explorative Sagittarius, helping us to seek new ways of living life and fostering an... Read More

Hurricanes flip Brody Jennings from Michigan

The Miami Hurricanes pulled off a recruiting coup on Saturday, flipping four-star cornerback Brody Jennings from Michigan. Jennings, the younger brother of former Miami linebacker Bradley Jennings, had been committed to the Wolverines for nearly a year. His sister, Brittney Jennings, runs track at UM. “Locked in,” Jennings wrote on social media. “I’m home.” Jennings, a standout at Jacksonville Mandarin High, took official visits to Miami, Florida, Florida State and Michigan before... Read More

Battles over public lands loom even after sell-off proposal fails

By Alex Brown, Stateline.org Hunters, hikers and outdoors lovers of all stripes mounted a campaign in June against a Republican proposal to sell off millions of acres of federal public land. The public outcry was so forceful that the measure’s sponsor pledged to scale back the proposal. Then on Saturday, before an initial U.S. Senate vote on Republicans’ tax and spending cuts package, he withdrew it altogether. But even though the land sales proposal was defeated, experts say federal... Read More

How to protect yourself from ticks year-round

By CHRISTINA LARSON, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ticks can be active in any season and it’s important to check for and remove the bloodsuckers as quickly as possible — especially after you’ve been outside hiking, gardening or enjoying nature. “Humans are outside more in summer so we hear about more tick infections,” said Sam Telford, an infectious diseases expert at Tufts University. But he urges caution year-round because “every season is tick season.” While tick... Read More

Parkland victims memorial makes progress

The memorial to honor those who died in the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland has broken ground and much of the first phase of landscaping is complete. But the foundation is waiting for more donations before construction can proceed. Members of the Parkland 17 Memorial Foundation said they expect this to be a multimillion-dollar project, but costs have yet to be finalized. The proceeds will cover the price of construction and future maintenance. “Every bit... Read More