Man falsely arrested in sex spa case speaks: ‘I thought my life had ended’

In an emotional address Tuesday, Sandipkumar Patel explained how his erroneous arrest in the ongoing sex spa investigation upended his life. “Imagine thinking about killing yourself,” Patel, 47, said. “This did not have to happen, and there is nothing that can erase the hell my family and I went through.” Law-enforcement officials in Martin, Palm Beach and Indian River counties beginning last month started sharing details into investigations of several spas raided after they said men... Read More

Sunday’s the day to move clocks ahead one hour. Marco Rubio wants this to be the last time.

It’s time to set clocks ahead, lose an hour of sleep – and, for many people, to complain about daylight saving time. U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., feels the pain of daylight-saving-time haters. He plans to mark Sunday’s annual “spring forward” of clocks by re-introducing federal legislation on Wednesday to make daylight saving time year-round. If the proposal becomes law, the time shift would be permanent, with more light at the end of the day and less in the morning. And people... Read More

‘This is not me!’: R. Kelly denies having sex with underage girls in first interview since sexual abuse charges

Embattled R&B singer R. Kelly denied having sex with underage girls and holding women against their will in his first TV interview since being charged with sexual abuse last month. “I didn’t do this stuff! This is not me! I’m fighting for my (expletive) life!” Kelly told Gayle King Tuesday in Chicago. The interview is scheduled to air on “CBS This Morning” Wednesday and Thursday. King also chats with Azriel Clary and Joycelyn Savage in an interview set to air Friday morning.... Read More

Elderly man who retired from Broward schools years ago faces child porn charges, cops say

A 74-year-old man, who detectives say retired from Broward County Public Schools decades ago, was arrested Tuesday on charges of child pornography. John Rafferty, of Oakland Park, was being held … Click to Continue » ... Read More

Company that runs Homestead detention center cancels stock offering after growing outcry

The company that runs the Homestead center that’s holding more than 1,000 migrant teenagers canceled its plans to go public Tuesday after a growing outcry over the firm making money … Click to Continue » ... Read More

Robert Runcie’s critics outnumbered as they lose bid to oust him as schools chief

Robert Runcie, the embattled superintendent who’s come under increasing criticism since the Parkland shooting, survived an attempt to topple him from his post Tuesday. The vote on whether to fire Runcie came at the request of new School Board member Lori Alhadeff, whose daughter was killed in the Feb. 14, 2018 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High in Parkland, which left 17 people dead. She cited “willful neglect” in his handling of safety, school renovations and other matters. The... Read More

Fort Lauderdale to open video e-gaming center on Sistrunk

The first electronic video gaming center in Fort Lauderdale will open later this year along Sistrunk Boulevard, in a modern twist on parks and recreation. “We want to offer it like a baseball option or a football option. We want to have a recreation e-sports option,” City Manager Chris Lagerbloom said. The e-sports room will allow young people to compete against other gamers in the world, the latest in gaming technology. The video games offered by the city will be “age-appropriate,”... Read More

Would a Democrat or Republican make a better Miami-Dade sheriff? It might not matter

Even before Miami-Dade voters elect a sheriff for the first time in generations, they’ll get to decide whether to make the post nonpartisan. On Tuesday, county commissioners unanimously approved a … Click to Continue » ... Read More