Parkland victims, families would get $160 million compensation under Florida Senate bills

Two compensation funds would be created for Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting victims and family members with $160 million in state money under bills proposed on Friday. Sen. Lauren Book, D-Plantation, proposed three bills (SB 1678, SB 1680 and SB 1682) that would create and fund the programs. One of the bills would create the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Victim Family Compensation Fund Program, which would provide money to family members of the 17 students and... Read More

What to Give Up for Lent 2019? Consider Twitter’s Top 100 Ideas

Once again, you can follow in real time what Twitter users say they are giving up for Lent, which this year begins on Ash Wednesday, March 6. As in past years, food is the most popular category for abstention, followed by technology and “vices” like smoking and drinking alcohol. After analyzing the first 1,500 tweets—both serious and sarcastic—OpenBible.info’s Stephen Smith noted that “perennial favorites” such as social networking, alcohol, and... Read More

One-on-One with Kadi Cole on ‘Developing Female Leaders’

“This book will educate and inspire you to better maximize the leadership potential of the women in your church.” Ed: Why did you write this book? Kadi: Over the course of my career as a leadership and organizational consultant, I have worked with churches and leadership teams in a variety of denominational settings. Recently, I’ve noticed a significant shift in the conversation around women in leadership roles. Previously, when I would present at an event, the few women present... Read More

He’s mentally disabled, suffers from schizophrenia and is diabetic. He’s also missing

UPDATE: Kilpatrick was found near Miramar late Monday morning in good health. Pembroke Pines resident Darryl Kilpatrick walked from his home around 10 p.m. Sunday in the 6800 block of … Click to Continue » ... Read More

Car pulled from canal after witness spots it starting to sink

The red car was in a Lauderdale Lakes canal — and it was going under. A witness who saw the Kia starting to sink in the water on the 3600 block of Northwest 19th Street about 7:30 a.m. Monday called 911. Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue and deputies from the sheriff’s office went to the scene just east of State Road 7 between W. Oakland Park Boulevard and Sunrise Boulevard. A dive team went into the water to investigate the car and found no occupants, according to Battalion Chief Michael... Read More

Saving Retirement

Growing old is not what it used to be. For millions of retirees, that may actually be good news. Pat Poole felt a mix of relief and uncertainty once he decided to retire from his sales management job at Halliburton at the end of March. An Oklahoma Sooners football fan and an avid golfer, Poole looked forward to more leisure time after leaving the Houston-based global oil service company. But he also had questions. One morning, he put down the TV remote and asked his wife with complete... Read More

Bicycling backwards on I-95 while nearly naked? Yup.

The semi-nude cyclist has struck again. A man wearing a headband, hot pink socks and sneakers and we believe a thong was spotted riding a bicycle backwards Sunday on Interstate 95 “He coming. Watching this s—,’’ said the driver in a video he recorded of the bicycle man. Laughing in the video, he added, “79th street exit. Only in (expletive) Miami.” The video posted on the FloridaMan Twitter account has been viewed more than 160,000 times. “Backwards now. He upped his... Read More

At least 23 dead in Alabama on day of tornadoes, severe storms in Southeast

An apparent tornado roared into southeast Alabama and killed at least 23 people and injured several others Sunday, part of a severe storm system that caused catastrophic damage and unleashed other tornadoes around the Southeast. “We are at 22 right now. Unfortunately, I feel like that number may rise yet again,” Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones said of the death toll. Drones flying overheard equipped with heat-seeking devices had scanned the area for survivors but the dangerous... Read More