A 30-year-old music teacher who was arrested late last year after being accused of sexually abusing a teen girl is now facing added charges of possession of child pornography. Rakesh Jhaveri, of Sunrise, was arrested in November after a 15-year-old girl and her parents reported to police that she had been sexually abused by him since 2023, according to a probable cause affidavit. He was a friend of the girl’s family and had known her since she was 8 years old. When the girl was 13 years... Read More
Fort Lauderdale to bid farewell to beloved black olive trees on Las Olas
Say goodbye to those famous black olive trees on Las Olas Boulevard. Despite fierce pushback, Fort Lauderdale commissioners voted Tuesday night to move forward with a pricey redesign that will wipe out the tree-lined median to make way for wider sidewalks. Before the vote, a chorus of critics swept into the City Hall meeting in a final attempt to save the tree-lined median that many say gives Las Olas its own special charm. Chris Nelson, a frequent critic of City Hall, was one of several... Read More
Weekend things to do: Super Bowl commercials, Reverend Horton Heat, free Nutella pizza
As you may have heard, it’s Bad Bunny Weekend, when the Grammy winner’s Sunday concert will be the most-watched TV event of the year so far. Such is the enthusiasm for this show that the marketing geniuses at the NFL have scheduled two halves of a football game around it. If you are looking to enjoy the concert with a group of fans, pretty much every bar in South Florida will have some kind of watch party scheduled. Of course, whenever there is an event this big, there will be gambling... Read More
What to know about the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, mother of ‘Today’ show’s Savannah Guthrie
By SARAH BRUMFIELD Authorities are looking for the 84-year-old mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie after they say she was taken from her home in Tucson, Arizona, against her will over the weekend. It’s imperative that Nancy Guthrie, who was last seen Saturday night, is found soon because she could die without her medication, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said. The sheriff held a news conference Tuesday and urged the public to offer tips, but revealed few new details about... Read More
5 p.m. dinner? A new wave of South Florida diners say yes to early meals
An appetite is developing for 5 p.m. dinner on the town. No matter their age, a growing number of diners are choosing to eat before sundown, according to reservations trackers. You won’t hear the term “early bird special” too much anymore. “Happy hour,” “early dinner” and “first dinner” are the terms luring in a new contingent who prefer the evening meal closer to the afternoon. This includes the under-50 set. “Early diner here, we’re in our 30s and love a 5 p.m. dinner... Read More
South Florida fun in February: Bacon & Bourbon Fest, FLIFF & FuelFest with ‘Fast & Furious’ stars
Our new feature, SoFlo Festivals, Fairs & Festivities, gives you a monthly look ahead to celebrations throughout Palm Beach and Broward counties. Here’s our list for February, but keep coming back to this post because we’ll continue to add events. Also, prices may not reflect taxes and fees. Kindness 2026: ‘It Starts with You’ This wellness, health and fitness fair will include yoga sessions, storytelling, poetry and other stage performances. And — in addition to arts and... Read More
Today in History: February 4, Heiress Patricia Hearst kidnapped
Today is Wednesday, Feb. 4, the 35th day of 2026. There are 330 days left in the year. Today in history: On Feb. 4, 1974, newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst, 19, was kidnapped in California by the radical Symbionese Liberation Army. Hearst was caught on camera participating in a bank robbery with the extremist group that April and subsequently found guilty of bank robbery and sentenced to seven years in prison. (President Jimmy Carter commuted her sentence, and she was later pardoned.) Also... Read More
Winderman’s view: And yet another Heat step toward more play-in purgatory
MIAMI — Observations and other notes of interest from Tuesday night’s 127-115 loss to the Atlanta Hawks: – So Chicago decided enough of the fool’s errand of play-in purgatory. So Nikola Vucevic was dealt Tuesday. – Before that, Atlanta decided something had to change from their play-in pointlessness, so they dealt Trae Young. – And now here stand the Heat, after a week of toe-to-toe against the Bulls and the Hawks, again tracking toward the play-in, as if inescapable. – The... Read More
Trump accused of distorting history of Mexican-American War to justify heavy hand in Latin America
By MEGAN JANETSKY MEXICO CITY (AP) — Historians and observers accused the Trump administration of trying to rewrite American history to justify its own foreign policy decisions toward Latin America by posting a “historically inaccurate” version of the Mexican-American war. The Monday statement from the White House commemorating the anniversary of the war described the conflict as a “legendary victory that secured the American Southwest, reasserted American sovereignty, and expanded... Read More
Florida DOGE report has local officials asking: Where’s the waste?
Florida auditors who crossed the state looking to expose fraud and waste in government spending recently issued a report on their findings. But local government officials say that they failed to identify any examples of egregious waste. The state’s Department of Governmental Efficiency started scrutinizing various county and city governments last year. And Florida’s chief financial officer, Blaise Ingoglia, subsequently kicked off a “fiscal accountability tour,” in which he accused... Read More