Food debris and water posed problems last week, causing the state to temporarily shut two South Florida restaurants and one food truck. Violations included “no potable running water,” a soiled microwave and “brownish water with food debris backing up through floor drain.” Employees also were seen touching nose, trash bag and cellphone but not washing their hands afterward. The South Florida Sun Sentinel typically highlights restaurant inspections conducted by the Florida Department... Read More
Just 198,000 Americans filed jobless claims last week, fewer than expected as layoffs remain low
By MATT OTT, Associated Press Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as U.S. layoffs remain low despite growing concern about a weakening job market. U.S. filings for jobless aid for the week ending Jan. 10 fell by 9,000 to 198,000, down from 207,000 the previous week, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The figure was significantly less than the 215,000 that analysts polled by the data firm FactSet were expecting. Applications... Read More
Officials warn of scam targeting families of recently arrested Broward jail inmates
Heather Robinson of Deerfield Beach took the call Monday morning because she recognized the lawyer’s name and knew her jailed son needed help. “The person made like he talked to my son,” she said. Her son had been arrested on a robbery charge and had spent the last four months in jail. Bond is $5,000, but money is tight and she couldn’t scrape it together. The lawyer’s phone call could have been a godsend. Until. “He told me, ‘For me to represent your son, you need to Zelle me... Read More
‘Parkland learned this the hard way:’ Victim’s parents decry Florida bill to lower gun-buying age
The yellow school bus has taken Manuel and Patricia Oliver far. They have driven it around the country, from coast to coast, three times in the past five years, advocating for an end to gun violence on behalf of their son, Joaquin “Guac” Oliver, who was among the 17 killed in the Feb. 14, 2018, Parkland school shooting. On Wednesday afternoon, the Olivers parked the retrofitted bus in front of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where their son, his schoolmates and multiple teachers... Read More
Miss Manners: My co-workers say they never get second dates after dining out. I know why
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I frequently attend team lunches and dinners with my immediate department members, both supervisors and associates. These dining experiences are mostly personal affairs and come after a week of hard teamwork. We work in an industry where we will be in one location for a few months, and then move on to another city. We all get along and have each other’s back. But here is the problem: There are two members of our team who are in their 20s, and they both have the worst... Read More
Knights prevail at Kansas St.
MANHATTAN, Kan. — Riley Kugel scored 19 points, Jamichael Stillwell added 18, and UCF weathered Kansas State’s comeback bid to win 82-73 on Wednesday night. The Knights (14-2, 3-1 Big 12) shot 53% from the field and 47% from beyond the arc. Themus Fulks had 13 points (6-for-11 shooting) and dished 12 assists for his fifth game with 10 or more assists this season. Devan Cambridge chipped in with 11 points on perfect 4-for-4 shooting. UCF won the rebound battle 35-34, paced by seven... Read More
Appeals court rejects class-action lawsuit over data breach at Broward Health
An appeals court Wednesday rejected a class-action lawsuit filed against the North Broward Hospital District after a 2021 data breach. A three-judge panel of the 4th District Court of Appeal upheld a circuit judge’s ruling that the district, also known as Broward Health, was shielded by sovereign immunity, which helps protect government agencies from liability. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of patients whose private information was exposed in the data breach, alleged negligence and breach... Read More
Demonstrator injured after federal agent fired projectile from close range during California protest
By AMY TAXIN SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A demonstrator was hit in the face with a projectile fired by a federal officer at close range during a Southern California protest, leaving him bloodied and with serious injuries, according to video and accounts from fellow protesters and family on Tuesday. The Friday gathering outside the federal immigration building in the city of Santa Ana was in response to the shooting death of Renee Good in Minneapolis by a federal agent, which has kicked off a... Read More
Spirit pilots appeal to lenders to back airline’s overhaul in bankruptcy, reject liquidation
In an unusual appeal, the unionized pilots of Spirit Airlines have written to the company’s bondholders to urge them to continue backing the company’s reorganization in bankruptcy court, and to reject a liquidation “that would destroy South Florida’s hometown airline.” The open letter, written on behalf of the Spirit contingent of the Air Line Pilots Association, comes after the union and management settled on a revised contract late last year that provides economic concessions... Read More
Dave Hyde: Eight men out? Panthers defining their greatness in a new way this season
FORT LAUDERDALE — There’s only one way for Florida Panthers fans to keep rooting this season. That’s for their team to hang in there long enough to start getting some injured players back. “We know we’ll be getting guys back,’’ defenseman Aaron Ekblad said Wednesday after practice. They’ll keep hanging in, too. It’s hard to think of a better-suited organization to collide with a freakish run of bad injuries than the Panthers. It doesn’t tell the full story that they... Read More