Move over billionaire Jeff Bezos. You may have founded Amazon and may be the richest person in the United States — and in space, apparently — according to Forbes’ 2021 … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Six killed in high-speed crash near Delray Beach; Sheriff’s Office IDs five of them
Remize Michel, 52, of Palm Springs; Marie M. Louis, of Wellington; Filaine Dieu, 45, of Lake Worth Beach; Vanice Percina, 28, of West Palm Beach, were killed, along with Julceus, the Sheriff’s Office said late Friday. The name of the sixth person in the Nissan was not released, pending notification of next of kin. ... Read More
Another criminal charge for 15-year-old shot and paralyzed by a Miami-Dade police officer
Another criminal charge has been given to a 15-year-old boy who was shot and paralyzed by a Miami-Dade Police sergeant. Vito Corleone-Venisee was charged with aggravated assault Friday night. He … Click to Continue » ... Read More
With cold weather on the way, South Florida activates emergency shelters
With South Florida temperatures set to plunge into the mid-30s with wind chills in the 20s Saturday and Sunday, county officials and the Homeless Trust set an evacuation plan to open shelters for the homeless population. … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Florida’s new COVID-19 cases continue to drop, but new deaths nearly double from previous week
Health officials reported a drop in the statewide positivity rate — 23.5%, which is down from 26.8% a week ago. At its worst during the delta wave, Florida’s test positivity climbed as high as 20.5% for the week ending Aug. 19, however, the positivity rate soared as high as 31.3% during the omicron surge. ... Read More
Winter storm in Northeast leading to canceled, delayed flights at Florida airports
JetBlue, Southwest, United and American airlines combined have cancelled 1,620 Saturday flights nationwide, while 1,428 arrivals and departures for the same day have been cancelled at Boston, LaGuardia, Newark, John F. Kennedy and Reagan National airports. ... Read More
Palm Beach County Schools switch to optional masks for employees and visitors
“The highly transmissible Omicron variant has also proven to be less severe than the previous Delta variant,” Friday’s statement said. “Based on this information, Superintendent Burke has made the decision to return to an optional, but strongly encouraged, facial covering status for these groups.” ... Read More
Ukrainian Seminary Leader: Russian Invasion Could Send Baptist Churches Underground
Baptists in western Ukraine prepare to open their homes and churches if brethren have to flee the eastern border. Baptists in western Ukraine have made plans to shelter fellow believers in the case of a Russian invasion at the eastern border, a Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary graduate who now leads a Baptist seminary in Ukraine told Baptist Press. “If Russia will invade, they will invade in eastern part and northern part, and a little bit of south,” said Yarsolav... Read More
Freeze watches issued for portions of South Florida
Ron Book, chairman of the Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust, right, talks with George Galindo, who is homeless, left, on Saturday in Miami. The Homeless Trust and other agencies are encouraging the homeless to go to a shelter for the night in advance of a cold front. Temperatures are forecast to be in the high 30s overnight in South Florida. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) (Lynne Sladky/AP) ... Read More
Amid turmoil, FIU taps two Hispanic women to break barriers — interim provost, interim CFO
Amid the turmoil following the abrupt resignation of president Mark Rosenberg, Florida International University tapped a Hispanic woman to be its next interim provost, a historic first for the largest … Click to Continue » ... Read More