Turnout grew throughout the morning at rallies across South Florida, where protesters expressed their opposition to what they see as President Donald Trump’s excessive accumulation of executive power. The gatherings are part of a day of nationwide protests, many known as the “No Kings” rallies. See coverage from our reporters on the scene. Originally Published: June 14, 2025 at 10:55 AM EDT ... Read More
Asking Eric: I’m getting older and should never have gotten a dog
Dear Eric: I am in my 70s so I should know better. Almost two years ago I had to put my 13-year-old Yorkshire terrier Shorty to sleep. This broke my heart. Within a couple of months, I decided to get another dog, this time a Yorkie named Buddy. I realize now this was such a big mistake. I should not have done this so quickly. What I truly feel guilty about is I’m not even sure if I care for Buddy. I just can’t seem to get Shorty out of my mind. At the time we did everything we could for... Read More
Anti-Trump ‘No Kings’ rallies begin in South Florida in national day of protests
The first demonstrators gathered throughout South Florida Saturday morning as part of a national day of rallies against what protesters see as President Donald Trump’s excessive accumulation of executive power. At Phipps Skate Park in West Palm Beach, just over a mile from the president’s Palm Beach home of Mar-a-Lago, about 300 people gathered by 10 a.m., carrying signs and waving American flags. To the sound of a banging a drum, they cheered and chanted “No ICE, no KKK, no fascist... Read More
While grounded Silver Airways customers pursue refunds, laid-off workers seek court help to retrieve pay
From Florida to the Bahamas to various Caribbean islands, travelers stranded by the shutdown of Silver Airways started the process of seeking refunds for flights not taken, while blind-sided employees whose livelihoods were suddenly cut off asked a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge to help them. The moment the Hollywood-based regional carrier concluded its final flight at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport late last Tuesday, airline officials quickly let it be known that travelers... Read More
ASK IRA: Should Heat set a deadline when it comes to the Kevin Durant speculation?
Q: Ira, let’s move past this Kevin Durant nonsense. This is not 2016 when he left OKC and won with the Warriors. This is nine years later, and nine years older. If he wants to be here in Miami, then tell him to go all Jimmy Butler, say no thanks to the other teams, and make it happen. Otherwise, I’ve seen this movie before. – Jonas. A: Such is the downside of the NBA non-stop rumor machine, it feeds upon itself to where Kevin Durant practically is overshadowing the NBA Finals. Of... Read More
Agustín Ramírez homers twice to power Marlins past Nationals 11-9
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rookie Agustín Ramírez hit two home runs and Eric Wagaman had three RBIs to help the Miami Marlins hand the Washington Nationals their sixth straight loss, 11-9 on Friday night in a game that included a rain delay of more than two hours. Ramírez hit a solo shot off Nationals starter Mitchell Parker (4-7) in the first for a 1-0 lead and then hit his 10th of the season leading off a four-run third as Miami took a 6-0 lead. It was Ramírez’s second multihomer game after... Read More
DeSantis signs death warrant for Florida’s eighth execution in 2025
TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed a death warrant for a man convicted of murdering two people in 1993 in Duval County, setting the stage for a potentially record-tying eighth execution this year. DeSantis signed the death warrant for Michael Bernard Bell, 54, with the execution scheduled July 15 at Florida State Prison, according to information posted on the state Supreme Court website. If the state puts Bell to death by lethal injection and carries out a scheduled June 24... Read More
Broward judge denies violating judicial conduct code over deepfake AI call
Broward County Judge Lauren Peffer in a new court filing Friday formally denied the ethics charges filed against her, stemming from her promotion of a scandalous book and a deepfake AI recording during her campaign last year. In the routine filing with Florida’s Supreme Court, Peffer denied the Judicial Qualifications Commission’s charges filed last month that she violated judicial ethics rules that govern “inappropriate political activity.” Peffer, a first-time judicial candidate,... Read More
Former student accused of taking $21,000 in unearned wages at Palm Beach State College
A former student employee at Palm Beach State College is accused of pocketing nearly $21,000 in wages by clocking in for work he never performed. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said the issue came to light when college employees from the Payroll, Accounting, Financial Aid, and Human Resources departments noticed discrepancies in the employment records of a former student who worked in the Humanities Department. According to a probable cause affidavit, the former student,... Read More
Roaches ‘stuck to walls,’ droppings ‘at bottom of pizza station’: 6 S. Florida restaurants & 1 food truck shut
State inspectors temporarily shut six South Florida restaurants and one food truck last week after finding violations such as rodent droppings at the bottom of a pizza station, dead roaches “stuck to walls on cook line” and a men’s urinal “covered with small brown debris.” The South Florida 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... Read More