A 13-year-old girl who disappeared for three days after leaving her Plant City home was found Tuesday in Broward County with a 38-year-old man she met online, deputies say. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Originally Published: September 18, 2024 at 4:22 p.m. ... Read More
Woman pleads not guilty in plot to murder grandparents for their Fort Lauderdale home
A woman accused of plotting with her ex to murder her own grandparents at their Fort Lauderdale home in a suspected inheritance scheme has entered a plea of not guilty. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Originally Published: September 18, 2024 at 3:12 p.m. ... Read More
Florida Panthers media day at Baptist Health Iceplex | PHOTOS
Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky remembers his former teammate Johnny Gaudreau, who was killed in an accident this summer, during media day at the Baptist Health IcePlex in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun Sentinel) ... Read More
Questionnaire: Andrea McGee, candidate for Pompano Beach City Commission District 1
Name: Andrea McGee Campaign website: McGeeforPompano.com Date and place of birth: June 1, 1983 Fort Lauderdale List in order of importance the three most important issues in your community and briefly explain what you would do about each.Lowering taxes: I have worked continuously with city management and staff trying to find ways to keep our budget as low as possible while providing the services our residents need. Our citizens have put a lot into the rebuilding of Pompano and we are finally... Read More
As prescription drug prices soar, Florida residents, doctors and pharmacists share tips for lowering costs
With Florida ranking fourth in the nation for prescription medication spending, residents are scrambling to find innovative ways to reduce their costs. Last year, prices increases for more than 4,200 drugs with an average hike of about 15%, according to Definitive Healthcare, a healthcare data analytics company. Floridians living with cancer, prediabetes or diabetes, and heart disease incur some of the highest out-of-pocket costs for medications. Most Floridians are quick to admit drugs... Read More
Miss Manners: She’s bringing her awful dog to dinner and the opera. How can I get out of this?
DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I, along with a friend, purchased hard-to-get opera tickets. We’ve looked forward to attending for many months. However, we just learned that our companion intends to bring her extremely unruly “comfort” poodle — not only to the opera, but also to a lovely restaurant for dinner beforehand. This dog is hyperactive and annoying; it is not a service animal that our friend needs for seeing or hearing. Now that we know the dog is going, we want to bow out... Read More
Hispanic Heritage Month is here! Celebrate with food, music and art in South Florida
We’re nearing the end of September, but it’s just the start of celebrations for National Hispanic Heritage Month, which has been observed from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 every year since 1988, when it was signed into law by President Ronald Reagan. The reason? Many Latin American countries celebrate their independence days during that time frame, beginning on Sept. 15 with Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. Mexico follows on Sept. 16, along with Chile on Sept. 18. The... Read More
You Can Turn Off the News and Still Be a Good Citizen
Forget October surprises; this election season has already had a dizzying number of twists and turns: criminal trials, consequential debates, attempted assassinations, a candidate dropping out and being replaced, and new vice-presidential picks coming on the national scene. And every major development has been accompanied by plenty of 24–48 hour sideshows—controversies, partisan squabbles, scandals, and conspiracy theories. The crush of news may be catching up to Americans: While... Read More
Parents Today Are Kinder and Gentler. They Can Still Take Sin Seriously.
My husband and I found out we were expecting our first child in the summer of 2020. Ongoing pandemic lockdowns in California gave me ample time to read parenting books and research baby products. I was raised in the shadow of fundamentalist evangelicalism at the turn of the 21st century, my parents and their peers guided by authoritarian parenting experts like James Dobson and Michael and Debi Pearl. I was eager to lay a different foundation for our own parenting philosophy, and I was also... Read More
School Screens Are Worst for the Least of These
Halfway through fifth grade, the school district issued a laptop to our son. Up to then, his “accelerated learning” classroom had been a pretty good fit. He had a great teacher, dynamic peers, and a pace that challenged and stimulated him. But with the laptop, our son’s learning immediately went off-track. He browsed the internet in class, played online games, fiddled around with display settings, changed his desktop photo, and then changed the photo again. His grades, behavior, and... Read More