Today is the start of the 2019 hurricane season and nature is giving us notice to prepare already. Because something is out there. A broad area over the southern Bay … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Hurricane season starts today: What can we expect?
Now is the ideal time to prepare, not just because of the outside chance of an Audrey-sized storm but because it’s cheaper. A Florida sales tax holiday on disaster supplies runs May 31 through June 6. It covers items such as batteries, generators, flashlights, coolers, reusable ice packs, bungee cords and tarps. ... Read More
‘Romantic getaway’ ends in lawsuit against Fort Lauderdale hotel after Arab man evicted
You’ve heard of “driving while black,” a phrase that describes the well-documented pattern of racial profiling in traffic stops. How about traveling while Arab? A Jordanian-American who visited South Florida … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Thousands of kids live in tents in Homestead. Do the feds have a hurricane plan?
On Aug. 24, 1992, a monster storm howled through Homestead, buzz-sawing roofs, ripping out trees, smashing schools, and scattering Homestead Air Force Base fighter jets like an overturned toy box. … Click to Continue » ... Read More
The day after she lost in the Spelling Bee, Davie 7th-grader does one thing: Has ice cream
After 14 riveting rounds of spelling such monosyllabic mouthfuls as autotopagnosia and huanglongbing, Davie seventh-grader Simone Kaplan got stumped in the 15th round. Her word: tettigoniid, which stems from the … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Hurricane season starts Saturday: What can we expect?
Now is the ideal time to prepare, not just because of the outside chance of an Audrey-sized storm but because it’s cheaper. A Florida sales tax holiday on disaster supplies runs May 31 through June 6. It covers items such as batteries, generators, flashlights, coolers, reusable ice packs, bungee cords and tarps. ... Read More
Police body camera shows the scene of a crash involving a 2019 Tesla Model S
A 2019 Tesla Model S drove through an intersection on Card Sound Road in Monroe County and slammed into a parked pickup truck, killing a woman standing beside the vehicle. … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Those on autism spectrum can build concentration skills at karate academy
After motivating dozens of autistic youths in Hialeah to improve their focus, discipline and socialization, a karate instructor recently launched a training program for autistic youths in Doral, at the … Click to Continue » ... Read More
He got angry at his wife so he fired a gun, police said
A Florida Keys man was jailed early Friday after police said he fired a handgun into the ground during an argument with his wife and then pointed it at her … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Hialeah is hot. Key Biscayne is not. Here’s where Miami property values stand in 2019
The glitzy skyscrapers and downtown skylines get all the postcards and travel brochures. But it’s the middle-class residential neighborhoods that are currently driving up Miami-Dade real estate, according to the … Click to Continue » ... Read More