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Say goodbye to those pretty black olive trees on Las Olas. The fate of Fort Lauderdale’s famous tree-lined median on its equally famous boulevard was sealed Tuesday night when the commission decided the median must go to make way for wider sidewalks and outdoor cafes. Today, four blocks of olive trees line the shops section of Las Olas. Construction will not begin on the long-planned redesign of those blocks for another two to three years. But eventually, the trees will be removed along... Read More

By MELISSA GOLDIN, Associated Press President Donald Trump marked his first year back in office by presiding over a meandering, nearly two-hour-long press briefing to recount his accomplishments, repeating many false claims he made throughout 2025. Among the topics about which he continued to spread falsehoods were the 2020 election, foreign policy, the economy and energy. Here’s a closer look at the facts. 2020 election TRUMP, referencing former President Joe Biden: “… a man that... Read More

For Andrew Wiggins, the start of the Miami Heat’s five-game trip was a moment of celebration that could not fully be celebrated. In his first game back to Chase Center since being dealt to the Heat last February from the Golden State Warriors in the deal that sent Jimmy Butler to the Bay Arena, Wiggins was feted with a pregame tribute video that lasted over two minutes and then shared a series of embraces with his former teammates afterward. What happened in between, however, was less... Read More

Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Broward County returned to a Miami federal courtroom Tuesday to be arraigned on charges related to her alleged theft of $5 million in government relief funds. But the law firm that has been temporarily representing the congresswoman requested and was granted another postponement after Miami attorney David Markus of Markus Moss PLLC advised a federal magistrate that there are still financial and “other complications” that need to be resolved... Read More

The Trump administration might be considering granting asylum to British Jews, according to Trump’s personal lawyer, who said “the UK is no longer a safe place for Jews.” Robert Garson, a Jewish attorney from Manchester, England, who now practices in Aventura and has rising influence in the Trump administration, said he proposed the move to the State Department in an interview with The Telegraph. Garson said his proposal was well received despite the Trump administration’s general... Read More

Broward prosecutors dropped witness tampering charges against Jamell YNW Melly Demons, the former rapper accused of the 2018 murders of two childhood friends and fellow artists after a late-night recording session in Fort Lauderdale. Assistant State Attorney Alixandra Buckelew made the announcement in court Tuesday morning during a status conference. Jury selection in the case was scheduled to begin this week. The Broward State Attorney’s Office is expected to release a... Read More

As the winter cold season arrived and high school volleyball season approached, a stuffy nose and a headache were annoyances for 15-year-old Aedan Jones, not alarms. But days before Christmas, the Fort Lauderdale High School junior’s headache worsened, and a fever set in. What happened next set into motion a spiral of events that turned a sinus infection into a brain infection and launched Jones’ ongoing battle to live. With a slight fever, Jones’ mother brought her typically healthy... Read More

Fort Lauderdale, the city that anchors Broward County, may not have been flying so far beneath the radar after all. Roughly a week after Visit Lauderdale, the county’s tourism marketing agency, spent big money to participate in CNN’s live New Year’s Eve countdown to gain more visibility for the region, U-Haul, the worldwide self-moving firm, ranked the City of Fort Lauderdale No. 7 among growth cities nationally based on one-way residential moves. Ocala led a list of eight Florida... Read More

MIAMI GARDENS — The Miami Hurricanes nearly came back from three separate 10-point deficits in the College Football Playoff title game Monday, but their hopes of completing the comeback fell short when quarterback Carson Beck’s downfield pass was intercepted by Indiana cornerback Jamari Sharpe. Sharpe blanketed Miami wide receiver Keelan Marion, Beck underthrew it, Marion never turned around and Sharpe came down with the interception to seal the 27-21 win for the Hoosiers over UM Monday... Read More

MIAMI GARDENS — The Hurricanes came close to summitting the college football mountain for the first time since the 2001 season. But ultimately, Miami did not have enough. Indiana, the top seed in the College Football Playoff, kept Miami at arm’s length for long enough and held onto a 27-21 victory in the national title game at Hard Rock Stadium. It is the Hoosiers’ first-ever national title. Indiana’s Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback, Fernando Mendoza, scored a 12-yard touchdown... Read More