Thousands raise millions in Miami Dolphins Cancer Challenge

An estimated 5,000 cyclists, runners, walkers and supporters took part in the 9th annual Miami Dolphins Cancer Challenge at Hard Rock Stadium, Saturday, raising close to $4 million for cancer research, organizers said. That brings the nine-year total to more than $30 million with every penny going to the University of Miami’s Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, said event executive director Jennifer Jehn. “This is our biggest one yet,” she said. “Cancer research saves lives,... Read More

This is the biggest female python ever captured in the Everglades’ Big Cypress, researchers say

A team of four researchers stood apart from one another, arms outstretched, clutching a giant python, and it takes a wide-angle lens just to capture the length of the beast … Click to Continue » ... Read More

Fleet Week ship tours filling fast

Time’s running out for people who’d like to tour a naval ship during Fort Lauderdale’s Fleet Week celebration April 29 to May 6. The visiting submarine is completely booked and all the weekend ship tours have been filled since registration opened on Thursday. But there’s still weekday tour space available on the visiting ships: — USS New York, an amphibious transport dock and lead ship for this year’s event. — USS Farragut, a destroyer. — USS Hue City, a... Read More

20 Truths from Brave Souls by Belinda Bauman

“The incarnation is the fullest expression of the empathy of God.” 1. “What impacted me most was their capacity to love. They regularly overcame their wounds—physical, emotional, and psychological— choosing to forgive the perpetrators, reconcile with their enemies, and serve their communities” (Page 6). 2. “Empathy became an engine to bring change to their communities. It was real, muscular, disciplined” (Page 7). 3. “Empathy is also a radical... Read More

Thief tests stolen card before getting cold feet, cops say

He was able to buy a $1.44 candy bar using a stolen debit card, but it didn’t work when he tried to get a $205 gift card minutes later, so he took off. Now the Broward Sheriff’s Office says its deputies are looking for the car burglary suspect. The Wells Fargo debit card that he used was stolen about 5 a.m. March 22 during a car burglary in the 1400 block of Avon Lane in North Lauderdale, investigators said. The driver’s side window of a 2013 Nissan Sentra had been shattered and the... Read More

The debate on arming teachers can get emotional. Here’s what you need to know

It’s an emotional debate that could change how school security is handled in Florida. Just over a year after the deadliest school shooting in Florida’s history, state lawmakers are considering allowing teachers to carry guns on campus. The measure has drawn student protesters to the state Capitol with the wounds still fresh from the Feb. 14, 2018, massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. They say the idea of their teacher having a weapon makes them feel scared —... Read More