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As a member of Boca Raton’s City Council, people often ask me what I think of statewide or national issues. A few years ago, my response was typically, “not much!” Things are actually quite good in Boca Raton, and we try to stay out of fights outside our boundaries. A common-sense approach means we haven’t raised our millage rate in 10 years, and property value increases have outpaced inflation, indicating people like living here. I sure do! Marc Wigder is a member of the Boca Raton... Read More

Nearly three months after her indictment, U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick plans to enter a not guilty plea to federal charges that she conspired to steal $5 million in federal relief funds and steered some of the money to her congressional campaign. But the congresswoman is not expected to be in court for her scheduled arraignment Tuesday afternoon in Miami. Her new attorney, William Barzee of Barzee Flores of Miami, notified the court in a filing posted late Monday that she would waive... Read More

By SEJAL GOVINDARAO, ALI SWENSON and MICHAEL PHILLIS, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — On New Year’s Eve, Lee Zeldin did something out of character for an Environmental Protection Agency leader who has been hacking away at regulations intended to protect Americans’ air and water. He announced new restrictions on five chemicals commonly used in building materials, plastic products and adhesives, and he cheered it as a “MAHA win.” It was one of many signs of a fragile collaboration... Read More

Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport saw its string of annual traveler growth snapped last year as some airlines serving Broward County encountered financial troubles, cut back service and flew passengers to other destinations. Overall, passenger traffic was down 8.5% for 2025 to more than 32.2 million against the prior year’s 35.2 million, according to statistics posted by the airport for the full calendar year. Six of the airport’s “Top Ten” carriers flew fewer passengers... Read More

SUNRISE — Jason Zucker broke a tie on a power play at 5:31 of the third period and he Buffalo Sabres beat the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers 5-3 on Monday night. The Sabres have won six of seven and took over the first wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference standings. They hold a 10-point lead over the Panthers. Florida, which has lost four straight, trails Boston by nine for the final playoff position with 27 games remaining. Peyton Krebs had a goal and an two... Read More

By DAVID KLEPPER WASHINGTON (AP) — Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has withheld a complaint made about her conduct from members of Congress for eight months, claiming the delay is needed for a legal review, an attorney for the person making the allegations said Monday. The complaint was reviewed by the office of the intelligence community’s inspector general, which deemed it not credible, Gabbard’s office said. The person then sought to have the complaint referred to... Read More

By FATIMA HUSSEIN WASHINGTON (AP) — Legal experts say President Donald Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS over the leak of his tax information raises a plethora of legal and ethical questions, including the propriety of the leader of the executive branch pursuing scorched-earth litigation against the very government he is in charge of. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in federal court in Florida, includes the president’s sons Donald Jr. and Eric as plaintiffs. It alleges that the... Read More

Fans of the black olive trees on Las Olas Boulevard put up an eleventh-hour fight to save them from the chopping block. More than 30 people gathered on Fort Lauderdale’s famous boulevard on a cold Monday at noon toting handmade “Save the Trees” signs protesting what some say is a sure thing. “They cut these down, this place is done,” protester Scott Coyle said. The Fort Lauderdale Commission has already informally agreed that the tree-lined median needs to go to make way for wider... Read More

By JENNIFER McDERMOTT and ALEXA ST. JOHN, Associated Press A federal judge on Monday ruled that an offshore wind project aimed at powering 600,000 New York homes can resume construction, the fifth such project put back on track after the Trump administration halted them in December. In clearing the way for Sunrise Wind to proceed, Judge Royce Lamberth found that the government had not shown that offshore wind is such an imminent national security risk that it must halt in the United... Read More

TALLAHASSEE — Tourism leaders in Florida are reaching out to their Canadian counterparts as the U.S. has seen a travel backlash over the words and actions of President Donald Trump. As Visit Florida compiles 2025 tourism figures, the agency’s President and CEO Bryan Griffin and Carol Dover, the president and CEO of the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association, are setting up a meeting with Canadian officials. “We had this opportunity land in our lap, so we’re both going to have a... Read More