Three more University of Florida students arrested earlier this year during pro-Palestinian protests on campus have accepted plea agreements to misdemeanor criminal charges and will pay a small fine with no jail time. Originally Published: September 10, 2024 at 5:23 p.m. ... Read More
‘Students aren’t getting the message’ on school threats, superintendent says after another arrest
Just days after a 14-year-old student was arrested over the weekend for making an online threat, a 12-year-old girl was arrested late Monday night, accused of the same thing. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Originally Published: September 10, 2024 at 4:39 p.m. ... Read More
BCPS Honors Anniversary of September 11 Attacks with Memorial Ceremonies
Tuesday, September 10, 2024Memorial ceremonies recognizing the heroic men and women who lost their lives on September 11, 2001, are being held across the District. ... Read More
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Many responsible citizens who made the effort to vote in the primary election on Aug. 20 paid close attention to our candidate recommendations. It showed through in those down-ballot non-partisan races, where candidates’ party affiliations are not listed and can’t help voters make up their minds. So they turn to a trusted source — us. Steve Bousquet/Sun Sentinel A yard sign for Broward Circuit Judge Carol-Lisa Phillips in Fort Lauderdale’s Rio Vista neighborhood lists her... Read More
Remember Big Ed from ’90 Day Fiancé’? Meet him & get his 24K gold-flake sub at Capriotti’s Plantation
This is “Small Bites,” a South Florida Sun Sentinel feature with tiny tidbits on the food and beverage scene — because we know that sometimes you just don’t have room for a long article. You want a little news brief instead, an amuse bouche of information, if you will. Enjoy! WHAT: It’s a culinary marriage made in sub-sandwich heaven. The couple? That would be reality TV celebrity Big Ed from “90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days” and Capriotti’s Plantation. The two will cuddle... Read More
‘It’s like over-the-top ABBA’: Tribute show at Broward Center turns ABBA hits into symphonic experience
That Sweden is perennially ranked as one of the world’s happiest countries comes through loud and clear in the buoyant music of ABBA. The ’70s Swedish quartet is still revered for the perky melodies, danceable beats and heavenly harmonies of hits like “Dancing Queen,” “Mamma Mia” and “SOS.” Their lyrics may not have always come from a happy place, but their highly polished pop almost always sounded like it did. Onstage, the A’s and B’s of ABBA — Agnetha and Björn,... Read More
A ‘cunning level of deception’: Judge denies bond for husband of missing Fort Lauderdale woman
A judge has denied bond for David Knezevich, the estranged husband of a Fort Lauderdale woman who disappeared in Spain and was never found, citing concerns that he is a flight risk evidenced by the “cunning level of deception” it took to pull off the elaborate plot he is accused of orchestrating. Originally Published: September 10, 2024 at 12:09 p.m. ... Read More
BCPS Launches Awareness Campaign for Broward County Voters
Tuesday, September 10, 2024BCPS launches educational campaign to inform voters about a proposed amendment to the Broward County Charter that would expand the authority of the Broward County Inspector General to include independent oversight of school board operations. ... Read More
Bethany Sues Michigan for Denying State Contracts Due to Faith-Based Hiring
After decades of resettling refugee families and placing unaccompanied refugee children in foster homes, Bethany Christian Services announced Tuesday that it is suing the state of Michigan for denying its contracts due to long-standing faith-based hiring practices. Bethany—the country’s largest Christian adoption and foster agency and one of ten refugee resettlement agencies in the US—says Michigan’s requirement that partners must hire from across faith traditions is discriminatory... Read More
Israeli military: American killed in West Bank was likely shot ‘unintentionally’ by Israeli forces
By JACK JEFFERY RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Israeli military saiad Tuesday that an American activist who was killed in the West Bank last week was likely shot “indirectly and unintentionally” by Israeli forces who were aiming at someone else. Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a 26-year-old activist from Seattle, was killed Friday following a demonstration against Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, according to Jonathan Pollak, an Israeli protester who witnessed the shooting. The... Read More