Forecasters give first look into the 2019 hurricane season and make their prediction

The 2019 hurricane season will be quieter than normal, with 13 named storms predicted, five turning into hurricanes and two growing into major hurricanes, according to scientists at Colorado State … Click to Continue » ... Read More

A shortcut to Fort Lauderdale beach — for $35 million

Heading to Fort Lauderdale beach could become less of a headache for airport visitors and others. A $35 million-plus shortcut is proposed to and from the 17th Street Causeway. The bypass would allow northbound beach-goers on Federal Highway or others coming from State Road 84 to avoid a congested section of Southeast 17th Street and its four traffic lights. Instead, drivers could head east at the State Road 84-Spangler Boulevard intersection with U.S. 1. The bypass would follow the fringes... Read More

Apartment complex will rise in Oakland Park, featuring new City Hall and shops

A prominent part of Oakland Park will be reshaped with a mid-rise apartment complex, shops and a new City Hall, under a plan that won approvals Wednesday night. The public-private, mixed-use development will span from Northeast 37th to 39th streets, along North Dixie Highway in Oakland Park. Dixie will be lined with new shops. The green, southern-style City Hall with a covered front porch will be replaced by a sleek, modern version of glass, concrete and steel. Oakland Park is just the... Read More

State Democrats abandon South Florida for big annual fundraiser. They’re Disney bound.

After years of making South Florida the location for their big annual spring fundraising dinner, Florida Democrats are leaving. They’re heading to Disney. The “Leadership Blue” conference and fundraiser is set for June 8 at Disney’s Yacht Club and Beach Club resorts, according to the state party’s website. For more than 10 years, the party has almost always held its signature June event at the Diplomat Beach Resort in Hollywood, where Democrats from across the state gathered to... Read More

Boca Raton cops are hunting for a 59-year-old accused carjacker who shot at a couple’s car

He emerged from the bushes, fired a shot at a car, demanded the keys, but then ran away and Boca Raton police said they know who they are looking for. James Sidney Friedman, 59, of Pompano Beach, has been identified as the armed carjacker, investigators said, and they believe he drove away in a pickup truck before switching to a red and black 2008 Kawasaki 1400 motorcycle bearing a Florida tag number MEI-I38. A trip to a Pompano Beach ATM ended with a man taking a bullet to his face... Read More

Foiled carjacking suspect fired shot at car before running off, cops say

He emerged from the bushes, fired a shot at a car, demanded the keys, but then ran away and Boca Raton police said they know who they are looking for. James Sidney Friedman, 59, of Pompano Beach, has been identified as the armed carjacker, investigators said, and they believe he drove away in a pickup truck before switching to a red and black 2008 Kawasaki 1400 motorcycle bearing a Florida tag number MEI-I38. Police are circulating a picture Friedman with the hope someone will recognize him... Read More

Iraqi Christians in the US Face Deportation Again

Some Chaldean detainees lost their chance to fight to stay. But it’s still unclear if their home country will let them back. Hundreds of Iraqi Christians detained in immigration raids are once again at risk of deportation after losing their chance to keep fighting their cases in court. On Tuesday, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals closed the book on Hamama v. Adducci, a class-action lawsuit filed in June 2017 by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on behalf of 1,400 Iraqi natives,... Read More

How Single Women Help New Moms Make It Through

Their unexpected ministry cuts across life stages. It’s no secret that married couples in local churches need to reach out to the singles in their midst. “Doing life alone” can be exhausting, says Holly Stallcup. But the Scriptures “consistently paint a picture of interconnected community … where we find ourselves in day-in and day-out partnership with others.” Bridging this single-married divide is particularly important for women. Although married women... Read More

‘Do you want to die today?’ gunman said before shooting man at ATM

A trip to a Pompano Beach ATM ended with a man taking a bullet to his face and losing the money he had just withdrawn. It happened about 5:19 a.m. Saturday when Quinton Bodiaz Johnson, 28, approached Dennis Charles Moton, 67, and demanded money, according to a Broward Sheriff’s Office arrest report. Moton had just withdrawn $500 from an ATM at the Bank of America at 21 S.W. 26th Ave. and was about to ride his bicycle to the neighboring McDonald’s for breakfast when Johnson pointed a gun... Read More