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The city’s current noise law is being tweaked after a surge in complaints. But at least one critic says it doesn’t go far enough. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Originally Published: November 18, 2024 at 5:55 PM EST ... Read More

A 24-year-old man pleaded guilty in federal court in Fort Lauderdale on Friday to fraudulently getting more than $1 million from the government’s COIVD-19 loan program and state unemployment benefits by identity theft. Conrad Brandon Bernard, of Broward County, used the names and personal information of other people without them knowing to apply for 14 loans under the Economic Injury Disaster Loan program and fraudulently received unemployment assistance from multiple states by applying... Read More

Going to a county park in Broward? You may need to pay more in certain park fees next year, records show. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Originally Published: November 18, 2024 at 5:03 PM EST ... Read More

One of the daughters of former Broward County Mayor Dale Holness has pleaded guilty in federal court to defrauding the government’s unemployment program during the COVID-19 pandemic. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Originally Published: November 18, 2024 at 4:28 PM EST ... Read More

A Broward judge refused Monday to dismiss criminal charges against one of five defendants accused of allowing a 7-year-old child to starve to death last Christmas. Mirlande Moltimer, 47, is the owner of Samaritin Home Health Care, a home health nursing service that was supposed to provide around-the-clock care for Deonte Atwell, a non-verbal Fort Lauderdale child who lived with a form of spina bifida that rendered him immobile from the waist down. Prosecutors say his mother, brother,... Read More

UCF is 3-0 for the first time since the 2021-22 season, and each win presented something different. Slow starts in all three games put the Knights in early holes, forcing them to rally behind solid defensive efforts. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. ... Read More

You may wonder why influential SoCal filmmaker Taylor Steele is bringing a surfing film festival to wave-challenged Fort Lauderdale. He has a good answer. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Originally Published: November 18, 2024 at 11:45 AM EST ... Read More

South Florida is set to see a chilly few days later this week with temperatures dropping to numbers not seen since last winter. A string of cold fronts from northern parts of the United States will push down to South Florida and reduce temperatures to the lower 50s in some areas beginning on Thursday and extending through Sunday. “From Thursday through the weekend, you’re looking at highs in the mid-70s across South Florida,” said National Weather Service meteorologist Will Redman.... Read More

South Florida-based Spirit Airlines filed a pre-planned Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition in New York and will continue operations as it seeks to reduce its debt load and return to profitability Originally Published: November 18, 2024 at 10:43 AM EST ... Read More

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Those of us who keep things tidy are often accused of being “neat freaks,” for some reason. My best friend and roommate has labeled me such, although she very much enjoys the end result of a neat and tidy environment. What is the proper response when someone accuses me of being a “neat freak,” even if it is said lightheartedly? And is there a word for the opposite type of person, besides the obvious rude retorts? GENTLE READER: “Well, it beats being a dirty... Read More