Driver in fatal hit-run walked ‘towards the victim,’ but then took off, cops say

After hitting a pedestrian in Fort Lauderdale, a driver stopped, walked toward the man and then “fled the scene,” without trying to help or calling for aid, police said. The crash happened shortly after 7 p.m. on Feb. 12 as George Storoshenko, 52, of Plantation was walking along the 3300 block of West Davie Boulevard. He was taken to Broward Health Medical Center where he died from his injuries on Feb. 26, Fort Lauderdale police said Wednesday The driver of a maroon, late-model, Ford... Read More

One-on-One with Juan Martinez on the Faith of Latino Emerging Adults

“Young Latino transnational believers in Christ have the relational life skills necessary to be transcultural missionaries and intercultural leaders.” Ed: How would you describe the state of Christianity and the church among emerging adults—18 to 29-year-olds—today? What are their biggest questions, concerns, or motivations? Juan: There are several good studies about the religious perspectives of millennials in the U.S. I would point to them as good places to answer these... Read More

Florida’s Oldest Place to Grow Old

Dowling Park was a retirement community built around widows and orphans. A century later, it’s a model for intergenerational ministry. Charles Moore says he must have heard about Florida’s first retirement community when he was in the cradle in the late 1930s. His father loved reading the Present Truth Messenger, a newspaper of the Advent Christian Church—especially the back-page “Old Folks at Home” section that offered updates about the denomination’s... Read More

Suspended Broward sheriff files lawsuit to get his job back

Suspended Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel has filed a court petition challenging the legal authority of Gov. Ron DeSantis, who removed him from office, court documents show. The documents, filed Thursday, allege that DeSantis exceeded his authority in suspending Israel. On Jan. 11, days after taking office, DeSantis removed Israel from office and replaced him with Gregory Tony following the turmoil and outcries sparked by the killing of 17 staff and students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas... Read More

Fatal crash slows southbound I-95 through Fort Lauderdale

Delays on southbound I-95 extend back to Sunrise Boulevard because of a pre-dawn crash near Griffin Road that the Florida Highway Patrol says involved a fatality. The crash, just south of the exit to Griffin Road (Exit 23), was reported shortly before 4:30 a.m. The sedan that crash left the travel lanes and landed on its side, on the grassy shoulder off the highway. Details about the crash were not immediately available. A second nearby southbound crash, in the Express Lanes, has since... Read More

High school band director accused of having sex with teenage student

A man who Hollywood police say worked as the band director at South Broward High School is accused of having a sexual affair with a teenage student at the school. Ricardo Emanuel Esquilin, 28, had an inappropriate relationship with the 17-year-old girl between early November and the end of December of last year, according to a Hollywood police arrest report. An investigation of Esquilin began after the girl’s mother had seen an exchange of text messages on her daughter’s cellphone, the... Read More

I-95 southbound slow through Fort Lauderdale due to pre-dawn crash

Delays were light but building on southbound Interstate 95 through Fort Lauderdale because of a pre-dawn crash. The crash, just south of the exit to Griffin Road (Exit 23), was reported shortly before 4:30 a.m. and was blocking at least two right lanes. A sedan left the travel lanes and landed on its side on the grassy shoulder off the highway. Emergency response crews remain at the scene. Initial delays were light because of pre-dawn volume, but are expected to build as the traffic flow... Read More