Miami surgeon says he quit after transgender advocates complained about his Instagram

A University of Miami plastic surgeon said he resigned his position as section chief of the LGBTQ Center for Wellness, Gender and Sexual Health after transgender advocates complained about graphic … Click to Continue » ... Read More

Cops: Tattoo photos generate tips that lead to arrest

Surveillance photographs of a man with distinctive tattoos on his hands and forearms generated enough tips for Broward Sheriff’s detectives to identify and arrest a strong-arm robbery suspect. Elliott Watson, 30, was wanted for robbing a Bank of America customer about 12:40 p.m. Jan. 4, in the parking lot near 3883 W. Commercial Blvd. in Tamarac, investigators said. When the customer left the ATM and got in his car, Watson walked over and demanded his property. After a brief struggle,... Read More

Elusive suspect in fatal hit and run is arrested, cops say

Detectives have tracked down the man they said was responsible for a deadly hit and run after he tried to elude them long enough to conceal evidence by having his damaged pickup truck repaired. Michael David Green, 68, of Boca Raton, was arrested Friday and charged with leaving the scene of a fatal accident and tampering with evidence, records show. The arrest came shortly after investigators circulated pictures of Green and his 2006 gray Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck that had some minor... Read More

Waxy’s Irish Pub in Fort Lauderdale will not reopen for St. Patrick’s Day

Waxy’s Irish Pub in Fort Lauderdale will not reopen this weekend for St. Patrick’s Day, the owners have announced, a reversal of plans that will leave legions of fans crying in their Guinness. After being closed for renovations since July 2018, the establishment formerly known as Waxy O’Connor’s had hoped to reopen with a huge celebration for what is traditionally the bar and restaurant’s busiest day of the year. But in a Friday night Facebook post, Waxy’s owners wrote, “We are... Read More

Dozens of firefighters battle tire store blaze

It took more than three dozen firefighters from four departments to put out “a tenacious tire store blaze” in West Park on Friday evening, authorities said. The fire erupted just after closing time at 7 p.m. at Discount Tires, 4397 W. Hallandale Beach Blvd., and quickly billowed gigantic plumes of black smoke, according to a fire official. Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue / handout A fire broke out at Discount Tires just after closing time at 7 p.m. Friday. A fire broke out at Discount... Read More

Making Missions Count: How a Major Database Tracked Thailand’s Church-Planting Revival

A movement in Southeast Asia shows how real-time reporting is building Great Commission connections. Dwight Martin can tell you the exact number of churches in Thailand. At the start of 2019, his site reported 5,805. By the next week, the number would be different. While missionaries overseas, and even Western churches, often rely on broad estimates, he can calculate exactly how many subdistricts in the Buddhist kingdom have no churches at all (5,509) and how many people live in communities... Read More

Court Overturns Atheist Victory Against Pastors’ Best Benefit

Seventh Circuit rules Clergy Housing Allowance is constitutional, despite challenge by Freedom from Religion Foundation. For the second time, a popular tax break for pastors has been judged permissible under the US Constitution, despite efforts by an atheist legal group to prove otherwise. Today the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a lower court’s 2017 ruling that the Clergy Housing Allowance violates the First Amendment. Offered only to “ministers of the... Read More

Was roundup about hookers — or something more sinister? Lawyers prepare to battle

After police rounded up scores of massage parlor customers, defense lawyers scoffed that the case was little more than a series of low-level prostitution busts. But a small army of federal, state and local agencies says the operations — which have led to charges against New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and hundreds more — were more than that. Authorities say they’re working together to infiltrate sex-trafficking rings operating from South Florida to New York. From Homeland... Read More