Two cars hit a man crossing the street. Neither driver stopped.

A man is dead after he was hit by two cars while crossing an Oakland Park road Saturday. The Broward Sheriff’s Office is now looking for a Mazda 6 sedan in connection with the double hit-and-run. Deputies found the second vehicle but did not say if the driver was arrested. The fatal collision took place about 4:30 a.m. Saturday near the 1800 block of West Oakland Park Boulevard, according to the Sheriff’s Office. The man, who has not been identified, was crossing the road when a car... Read More

Man dies after being struck in two hit-and-runs

A man is dead after he was hit by two cars while crossing an Oakland Park road Saturday. The Broward Sheriff’s Office is now looking for a Mazda 6 sedan in connection with the double hit-and-run. Deputies found the second vehicle but did not say if the driver was arrested. The fatal collision took place about 4:30 a.m. Saturday near the 1800 block of West Oakland Park Boulevard, according to the Sheriff’s Office. The man, who has not been identified, was crossing the road when a car... Read More

Avenatti accused of embezzling nearly $2 million Heat’s Hassan Whiteside paid ex-girlfriend

Avenatti was in deep financial distress. His Newport Beach law firm was on the brink of bankruptcy, his Seattle coffee business was starting to collapse, and authorities were dogging him for millions of dollars in unpaid taxes. Prosecutors allege the money he’d stolen from his client Johnson was gone. All the while, Avenatti was spending lavishly on sports cars, high-end watches and luxury travel. ... Read More

Explosions kill more than 200 in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday

More than 200 people were killed and hundreds more wounded in eight bomb blasts that rocked churches and luxury hotels in or near Sri Lanka’s capital on Easter Sunday — the deadliest violence the South Asian island country has seen since a bloody civil war ended a decade ago. Defense Minister Ruwan Wijewardena described the bombings as a terrorist attack by religious extremists and said seven suspects were arrested, though there was no immediate claim of responsibility. He said most... Read More

Outrage from LeBron James, others over violent arrest video as #JusticeForLucca hashtag goes viral

The video showing white Broward Sheriff’s deputies violently pounding a black teen’s head against the pavement is sparking outrage and condemnation across social media. A hashtag, #JusticeForLucca, is also accompanying the furor online as critics of the deputies’ actions said the boy, whose first name is reportedly Lucca, deserves to see the deputies face stiff consequences. The incident happened outside a McDonald’s on Pine Island Road on Thursday. Since then new Broward Sheriff... Read More

Easter Bombings Kill 200 in Sri Lanka

Christians end Holy Week shaken after coordinated attacks at three churches and three hotels across the island nation. The joy of Easter quickly turned into terror and grief for Christians in Sri Lanka this morning, where bombers conducted coordinated attacks on at least three churches and three high-end hotels, killing more than 200 people. The government has urged citizens to resist speculating whether radicalized Muslims are to blame for the violence, which mostly took place in or around... Read More

Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony meets with black leaders as outcry grows over video of deputies slamming boy’s head

As a video showing white deputies using aggressive force on a 15-year-old black student sparks national outrage, Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony tried to calm the fears of black leaders Saturday. The Sheriff’s Office posted a one-minute clip on Twitter of Tony telling the Broward County Black Elected Officials group his department would conduct a “very tactful” investigation. Video footage, which has been shared through social media, shows two white deputies take a black student... Read More

O Death, Where Is Your Victory? Reflections of Death at Easter

The fact that Jesus climbed out of that tomb changes everything. There are so many ways we could talk about the significance of Easter morning—particularly, the meaning of Christ’s resurrection from the grave. With no hesitation, believers will tell you that the fact that Jesus walked out of that tomb changes everything. That very moment—the morning of the resurrection—is at the foundation of all those that follow it. The coming of the Holy Spirit, Paul’s road... Read More