Story Links FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Nova Southeastern men’s and women’s soccer games have been rescheduled due to Hurricane Milton. The Nova Southeastern men’s soccer team home match against the Barry Buccaneers that was scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 9 will now be played on Saturday, Oct. 12 at 7:00 pm from the NSU Soccer Stadium. The Sharks road matchup against the Rollins Tars that was originally scheduled to be played on Saturday, Oct. 12 has been... Read More
Officials warn South Florida to be ready for ‘ugly monster’ known as Hurricane Milton
South Florida may not be getting a direct hit from Hurricane Milton, but nerves here are on edge nonetheless. Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis blames it on PTSD from all the storms that have come before. “We are not going to get the brunt of this hurricane — we’re going to get the outer edges,” he told the South Florida Sun Sentinel on Tuesday. “But some people are panicking from PTSD. The weather service has not been kind to us. On two occasions they predicted mild rainstorms... Read More
Police continue search for driver who killed a woman in Davie hit-and-run
Davie police detectives are continuing to search for the driver of a vehicle that killed 32-year-old Nicole Bobb early last Friday on South Flamingo Road near Interstate 595. Bobb’s body was found in the northbound lanes of the busy thoroughfare about 6 a.m. on Oct. 4, according to police. “The initial information collected suggests that this may have been a hit-and-run,” police said in a statement released Friday. Police on Tuesday released no additional information. “The Davie... Read More
South Florida animal shelters urgently seek pet foster families ahead of Hurricane Milton: How you can help
Animal shelters in South Florida are frantically searching for pet foster families so they can reduce their kennel populations before Hurricane Milton arrives. Milton, similar to previous hurricanes, is likely to displace many dogs and cats, who can wander from their homes or get scared and run as they experience the intense storm, said Arielle Weinberger, spokeswoman for Palm Beach County Animal Care and Control. Shelters in Broward and Palm Beach counties anticipate a deluge of lost animals... Read More
Torah scroll dedicated to Oct. 7 families installed at Western Wall
(JNS) A unique Torah scroll written in part by families who lost loved ones in the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led massacre and the subsequent war in Gaza was dedicated on Monday evening at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, where it will be housed.The scroll, which was created over the past year in memory of the Originally Published: October 8, 2024 at 3:39 p.m. ... Read More
Back at Shooting Site, Trump Supporters Pray for His Protection
When Kori Koss heard that Donald Trump was coming back to Butler, she felt her stomach sink. It’s been less than three months since a would-be assassin’s gunshots narrowly missed the former president. The shooter killed one man, 50-year-old Corey Comperatore, and gravely injured two others. Koss lives down the road from the Butler Farm Show grounds, close enough that she and her kids had set out chairs and set up a livestream of the July 13 rally. Close enough that at 6:11 p.m.,... Read More
Control the path and power of hurricanes like Milton? Forget it, scientists say
Hurricanes are humanity’s reminder of the uncontrollable, chaotic power of Earth’s weather. Milton’s powerful push toward Florida just days after Helene devastated large parts of the Southeast likely has some in the region wondering if they are being targeted. In some corners of the Internet, Helene has already sparked conspiracy theories and disinformation suggesting the government somehow aimed the hurricane at Republican voters. Besides discounting common sense, such theories... Read More
JD Vance Says Trump White House Will ‘Fight for Israel’
Several hundred people on the National Mall in Washington cheered Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance as he headlined an October 7th memorial rally, punctuating his remarks on the ongoing Israel-Hamas war with shouts of “yes” and “amen.” “I know that in this crowd some of us are Christians, some of us are Jews, some of us are people even of no faith,” Vance began. “But we are united in the basic, common-sense principle that we want the good guys to win, and we want the... Read More
Florida Panthers championship ring ceremony at War Memorial Auditorium | PHOTOS
Florida Panthers defenseman Dmitry Kulikov, left, Evan Rodrigues, and their family, check out their championship rings during the ring ceremony at War Memorial Auditorium in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (Carline Jean/South Florida Sun Sentinel) ... Read More
Tracking map: Will Hurricane Milton hit Orlando and Orange County?
Orlando and Orange County, including the campus of the University of Florida in Gainsville, are in the forecast path for Hurricane Milton, which is forecast to make landfall on the central Gulf coast of Florida within the next 36 hours, then move east over Central Florida, according to the Tuesday morning forecast. The exact track and intensity of Milton remains in flux. As of Tuesday morning, the storm had weakened from a Category 5 to Category 4 hurricane. The landfall is forecast to be... Read More