One person seriously hurt in Deerfield Beach house fire

One person was rescued from a house fire in Deerfield Beach early Monday and taken to a hospital in serious condition, officials said. It was about 1:30 a.m. when the people living in the home at 1320 NE Fourth Ct. called 911 to report the fire, according to Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Michael Kane, spokesman for the agency. About two dozen firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke showing from the single-story home and two people outside the residence. After a search, one... Read More

One person seriously hurt in early morning house fire

One person was rescued from a house fire early Monday and taken to a hospital in serious condition, officials said. The fire broke out about 1:30 a.m. in a residence along the 1300 block of Southeast Fourth Court, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office. Fire crews from Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue were able to put the fire out. Investigators remained at the scene until shortly after 6:30 a.m. The person who was hurt was taken to Broward Health North, officials said. No other information... Read More

Should Parkland victims get $160 million in public money to compensate them for their losses?

Facing a mountain of possible litigation, Florida lawmakers could take the unprecedented step of creating a $160 million fund to pay the families of the 34 people killed or injured in the deadliest school shooting in the state’s history. The bills to create compensation funds include an admission that “multiple failures at various levels of government” culminated in the mass shooting and contributed to its magnitude. Families of the 17 killed and 17 wounded at Marjory Stoneman Douglas... Read More

As 4,800 stores close this year, Macy’s, Kohl’s adapt by sharing space with well-known brands

The retail apocalypse is far from over. Dollar Tree, Charlotte Russe, Payless, Gymboree, Shopko, Abercrombie & Fitch, Gap, Sear’s, Kmart, JC Penney, Victoria’s Secret, Tesla, Chico’s, Foot Locker, Lowe’s and Nordstrom all announced store closings this year. That brings the total to more than 4,800 locations. It’s only March. Retailers have closed more than 250 million square feet in the last two years, according to estimates by a commercial real estate firm, Business Insider... Read More

Plane crashes en route from Ethiopia to Kenya, killing all 157 people on board

An Ethiopian Airlines jet faltered and crashed Sunday shortly after takeoff from the country’s capital, carving a gash in the earth and spreading global grief to 35 countries that had someone among the 157 people who were killed. There was no immediate indication why the plane went down in clear weather while on a flight to Nairobi, the capital of neighboring Kenya. The crash was strikingly similar to that of a Lion Air jet that plunged into the sea off Indonesia minutes after... Read More