It’s Valentine’s Day Weekend — do you have a plan? (For many Americans, it’s also Presidents Day Weekend, a federal holiday on Monday, plural to honor George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. In Florida, the governor in January sidelined Lincoln and officially declared it Washington’s Birthday Weekend, part of what Secretary of State Cord Byrd called a movement “to teach the next generation about the principles our Founding Fathers enshrined in the Declaration of Independence and... Read More
Grand jury refuses to indict Democratic lawmakers in connection with illegal military orders video
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER WASHINGTON (AP) — A grand jury in Washington refused Tuesday to indict Democratic lawmakers in connection with a video in which they urged U.S. military members to resist “illegal orders,” according to a person familiar with the matter. The Justice Department opened an investigation into the video featuring Democratic Sens. Mark Kelly and Elissa Slotkin and four other Democratic lawmakers urging U.S. service members to follow established military... Read More
Shootings at school and home in northeastern British Columbia leave 10 dead including shooter
By JIM MORRIS and ROB GILLIES VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — A shooting at a school in British Columbia left eight dead including a woman whom police believe to be the shooter, while two more people were found dead at a nearby home, Canadian authorities said Tuesday. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said more than 25 people are injured, including two who were airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries, after the shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School. School shootings... Read More
Take back high-paid administrators’ bonuses? School Board seeks legal advice
Broward School Board members are seeking outside legal advice on whether they can claw back bonuses that high-paid administrators received from a voter-approved referendum. It’s far from certain that the School Board has the votes to seek reimbursement, even if a lawyer says it’s legal. But board members say they need to understand their options, after School Board member Allen Zeman said he plans to bring a formal request at the March 10 to require any employee still working for the... Read More
Parkland mass shooting victims’ families call out BSO for lawsuit delay
No one ever promised the grief that followed the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School would go away. But no one predicted the never-ending frustration the surviving families would feel toward a legal system that sometimes seems determined to prolong their suffering. Nearly eight years after a gunman murdered 17 students and faculty at the Parkland high school, one lawsuit remains to be resolved, a legal action that is supposed to answer a question that has been asked ever... Read More
Voters were told Wellington council candidate dropped out. She didn’t — and doesn’t buy official explanation.
A printer’s error has sparked controversy in a Wellington Village Council election, after 170 voters were wrongly informed that one of the candidates had dropped out. The notice inserted in vote-by-mail ballots that arrived in recent days informed people that two Village Council candidates had withdrawn and votes for them wouldn’t count. The message was incorrect. One candidate did, in fact, drop out, and votes for him won’t count. The other candidate is still in the race, and... Read More
What might the Dolphins’ new regime do in the secondary this offseason?
MIAMI GARDENS — New Miami Dolphins coach Jeff Hafley’s background is on the defensive side of the ball, but more specifically in the secondary. So, as the Dolphins under Hafley and new general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan are sure to build a foundation around physical play in the trenches, they’re also likely to operate with an emphasis on strong defensive backs. For a regime that will need to construct its roster through the draft to start off, Sullivan could foreseeably invest his first... Read More
‘HOCKEY: Faster Than Ever’: Test your skills at new Florida Panthers-inspired exhibit in South Florida
At this point, South Florida has hockey fandom down to a science. We’ve cheered on the Florida Panthers to historic back-to-back Stanley Cup championships over the last two seasons and flooded Fort Lauderdale’s beachfront — braving torrential downpours and extreme heat — for parades honoring the team’s hard-earned victories. There’s no doubt our interest in hockey has crescendoed to a roar louder than the last 10 seconds of a Stanley Cup Final Game 7. But what do we know... Read More
Four Sharks Earn Sunshine State Conference Weekly Honors
Story Links ORLANDO, Fla. – The Sunshine State Conference announced its weekly award winners for the week of February 2-8, and four Sharks were highlighted. Kaliyah Morales, Taydra Simpson, Gracelyn Wallace and Kristyna Hranacova were named Women’s Basketball Player and Defensive Player of the Week, Softball Pitcher of the Week and Women’s Tennis Player of the Week, respectively. Morales delivered a strong offensive performance in the Sharks’ road win against... Read More
How Americans’ optimism about their future has changed, according to new polling
By LINLEY SANDERS, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans’ hope for their future has fallen to a new low, according to new polling. In 2025, only about 59% of Americans gave high ratings when asked to evaluate how good their life will be in about five years, the lowest annual measure since Gallup began asking this question almost 20 years ago. It’s a warning about the depth of the gloom that has fallen over the country over the past few years. In the data, Gallup’s... Read More