100+ South Florida restaurants & food trucks had perfect inspections in November — did your faves make the list?

Last month, 59 Broward County restaurants earned perfect scores. In Palm Beach County, 45 restaurants passed their inspections without a single incident. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Originally Published: December 4, 2024 at 11:13 AM EST ... Read More

Woman hit by cop’s rubber bullet wins $2 million settlement from Fort Lauderdale

Mayor Dean Trantalis says he hopes the settlement will bring closure. But the city still faces another potential legal battle. A second lawsuit was filed in May seeking class-action status. Originally Published: December 4, 2024 at 10:46 AM EST ... Read More

Early-signing period tracker: See where Broward and Palm Beach’s senior football standouts have signed

The latest updates of where Broward and Palm Beach counties’ senior football players will be attending college and playing football at the next level: Jaylin Brown, Cardinal Newman, RB, Pitt Sean Burke, South Broward, TE, FIU Cameron Davis, Blanche Ely, LB, FIU Deandre Desinor, Atlantic, RB, West Virginia Chris Ewald, Chaminade-Madonna, CB, Miami Branden Hoch, St. Thomas Aquinas, WR, FAU Koby Howard, Chaminade-Madonna, WR, Penn State Logan Husband, St. Thomas Aquinas, OL, FAU Jaquari... Read More

A gambling underworld: Federal COVID aid went to illegal Florida casinos

At least nine illegal Florida gambling arcades received taxpayer-backed COVID-relief loans. Four got raided. Almost all the loans have been forgiven. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Originally Published: December 4, 2024 at 7:11 AM EST ... Read More

Today in History: December 4, journalist freed after years as Hezbollah hostage

Today is Wednesday, Dec. 4, the 339th day of 2024. There are 27 days left in the year. Today in history: On Dec. 4, 1991, after being abducted and held for nearly seven years as a hostage by Hezbollah militants in Lebanon, Associated Press correspondent Terry Anderson was released from captivity. Also on this date: In 1783, Gen. George Washington bade farewell to his Continental Army officers at Fraunces Tavern in New York. In 1956, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl... Read More

Christmas on Las Olas rings in the holidays

Kids have their photo taken with Santa during the 62nd Christmas on Las Olas celebration on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel) Jolene Game, 4,, sleds on the snow during the 62nd Christmas on Las Olas celebration on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel) Students from St. Bernedette Catholic School sing during the 62nd Christmas on Las Olas celebration on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun... Read More

Former CEO of Pompano Beach business sentenced to 20 years in $200 million Ponzi scheme

A Broward County woman who served as the CEO of a Pompano Beach business was sentenced on Tuesday to 20 years in federal prison for her role in a nearly $200 million Ponzi scheme, federal prosecutors said Tuesday. Johanna Michely Garcia, 41, former president of MJ Capital Funding, LLC, pleaded guilty in July to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud. She received the maximum possible sentence. Garcia was the leader of the scheme, which involved her company claiming to lend merchant cash... Read More

Search on for man accused of shooting and killing his stepfather in Plantation

A man accused of shooting and killing his stepfather in Plantation has evaded police for three days. Haile Selassie Richards, 27, allegedly shot his stepfather, Clayous Peart, 57, at a home in the 7000 block of West Sunrise Boulevard on Saturday morning shortly before 11:30 a.m., then fled in his mother’s car, Plantation Police said in a news release Tuesday. Richards’s mother, who is Peart’s wife, was at the home during the shooting, Det. Robert Rettig, a department spokesperson, said... Read More

Trump team signs agreement to allow Justice to conduct background checks on nominees, staff

By ZEKE MILLER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team on Tuesday signed an agreement to allow the Justice Department to conduct background checks on his nominees and appointees after a weeks-long delay. The step lets Trump transition aides and future administration staffers obtain security clearances before Inauguration Day to access classified information about ongoing government programs, an essential step for a smooth transiton of power. It... Read More