Planners are deep into the design phase of a new interchange that should soon make the ride from Interstate 95 to the Sawgrass Expressway in Deerfield Beach a lot smoother, depending on how you define “soon.” The Atlanta-based design group WSP has unveiled its plan to revamp the Southwest 10th Street exit on I-95, which now has drivers going directly from the expressway into local traffic. For westbound travelers looking to get to the Sawgrass Expressway, traffic lights are in place at... Read More
Trea Turner hits leadoff homer to help Phillies down Marlins
MIAMI — Trea Turner hit a leadoff homer and added two singles as the Philadelphia Phillies extended their winning streak to five games with a 5-2 victory over the Miami Marlins on Monday night in the opener of a four-game series. Max Kepler also went deep and Alec Bohm had two hits and two RBIs for the Phillies. Rookie Mick Abel (2-0) threw five innings of one-run ball in his fourth major league start. The 23-year-old right-hander scattered three hits and struck out three. Orion Kerkering... Read More
Jury finds MyPillow founder defamed former employee for a leading voting equipment company
By COLLEEN SLEVIN, Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A federal jury in Colorado on Monday found that one of the nation’s most prominent election conspiracy theorists, MyPillow founder Mike Lindell, defamed a former employee for a leading voting equipment company after the 2020 presidential election. The employee, Eric Coomer, sued after Lindell called him a traitor and accusations about him stealing the election were streamed on Lindell’s online media platform. Coomer was the security and... Read More
Plan to shift Florida tourist tax money toward public projects is dead
TALLAHASSEE – A state legislative proposal to free up hundreds of millions of dollars a year in tourist tax revenue for local governments to spend on mass transit, roads and other projects that benefit Florida residents has been scrapped. The proposal was removed from the Republican-led $1.3 billion House tax package (HB 7031) in the last hours of budget negotiations Friday after an intense lobbying campaign by the tourism industry. It would have given local governments new... Read More
Man with loaded gun tried to enter Stonewall event in Wilton Manors, police say
A Palm Beach County man was arrested Saturday after he was found with a loaded gun and ammunition trying to enter the Stonewall Pride Parade and Street Festival, police said. Michael Monheit, 31, tried to enter the Wilton Manors event at the east security checkpoint about 8 p.m., the police department said in a news release Monday, about the same time the glow-in-the-dark nighttime parade was scheduled to start. Metal detectors were at all entrances into the festival this year, the department... Read More
Man drowns when trying to rescue his struggling children in ocean on Father’s Day
A Lauderhill man died on Sunday after trying to rescue two of his children who appeared to be in distress in the ocean off Fort Lauderdale beach. About 7:20 p.m., Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue received reports of a drowning near the B Ocean resort on Seabreeze Boulevard at the south end of the public beach. The city’s Ocean Rescue lifeguards had gone off duty at 7 p.m., but heard the call and were first on the scene. They were able to rescue a young girl who was struggling, while her father,... Read More
UCF basketball set for another challenging schedule in Year 3 of Big 12
As UCF men’s basketball gears up for Year 3 in the Big 12, the Knights are set to tackle a challenging conference schedule, featuring two home games against top-25 opponents. With the league returning to an 18-game conference format, UCF will host nine Big 12 games at Addition Financial Arena during the upcoming season. That includes games against Arizona, Arizona State, Baylor, Kansas, TCU and Texas Tech. It’s the first time hosting Arizona and Arizona State, which joined the league... Read More
Democratic governor candidate says he’ll seek support from Florida gun owners — and stricter gun regulations
As he runs for Florida governor, David Jolly is pursuing two seemingly incongruous goals on an important, and emotional, issue: guns. Like many Democrats, he advocates increasing restrictions on firearms to reduce the carnage of gun violence. Simultaneously, Jolly is advancing a strategy to win by talking to voters Democrats often ignore, specifically including gun owners among the constituencies he plans to engage. In interviews and town hall appearances before and since announcing his... Read More
Fort Lauderdale spends millions wooing developers to invest in Sistrunk. And it’s working.
FORT LAUDERDALE — Sistrunk has long been a boulevard of unrealized dreams. But times are changing. The historic main street that runs through the predominantly Black neighborhood in northwest Fort Lauderdale is no longer a development wasteland, Fort Lauderdale officials say. In the past eight years alone, close to $116 million in city tax dollars has helped lure new development to the Sistrunk corridor west of the railroad tracks, a minority neighborhood that’s long been overlooked. A... Read More
Man suspected of shooting 2 Minnesota lawmakers caught, AP source says
By OBED LAMY, STEVE KARNOWSKI, MIKE BALSAMO and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, Associated Press BELLE PLAINE, Minn. (AP) — The man suspected of shooting two Minnesota lawmakers, killing one of them, has been taken into custody, a law enforcement official said. Vance Boelter was arrested Sunday evening. The arrest was confirmed to The Associated Press by a law enforcement official who not publicly discuss details of the ongoing investigation and spoke to AP on condition of anonymity. Former... Read More