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A 25-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run crash in Fort Lauderdale that killed a 70-year-old. Travaris McCoy, of Fort Lauderdale, was identified by Fort Lauderdale Police as the driver of a 2018 White Dodge Ram 1500 that hit Johnnie Lee Davis as he was walking in the 400 block of West Sunrise Boulevard about 8 p.m. Monday and drove away from the scene. Davis was pronounced dead when first responders arrived. Fort Lauderdale Police have not released details about... Read More

By MARTHA BELLISLE Biathlon combines cross-country skiing with precision rifle shooting. The sport, which originated from military training exercises in Scandinavia, is a real crowd-pleaser filled with tension and drama. Here’s what to know about biathlon at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. How it works Some liken biathlon to running up 20 flights of stairs and then trying to thread a needle. Skiing stresses the muscles and lungs, while target shooting requires intense mental focus. Each... Read More

Like many cannabis smokers, Jared Panks used marijuana as medicine. As a paramedic, he’d seen the disastrous effects of other drugs and alcohol so, after years of fighting fires for the U.S Forest Service, he began to smoke marijuana to dull the pain from scoliosis and his torn-up knees. He became more interested in the plant’s potential benefits after seeing family members suffer from cancer and opioid abuse. Panks and his wife founded HomeGrown ORegonicX, a small medical cannabis farm... Read More

Things are about to get a little “off-center” at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts. But that’s the plan. The new boundary-pushing Broward Off Center series will put some unconventional performances in the spotlight in the Fort Lauderdale venue’s intimate Abdo New River Room. We’re talking immersive productions with lots of audience participation driving the inaugural season, which will include “In Pour Taste: A Comedy Wine Tasting Experience,” “BATSU!” and “The... Read More

Q: Ira, they play hockey and basketball in the same arenas in New York, Boston, Toronto, Washington, Detroit, Philadelphia, Denver, Dallas, Los Angeles and now in Utah and games aren’t postponed. I know there can’t be a forfeit because of tickets and television, but the Bulls should be fined. But you know what, I got to watch my Canes. So thanks guys. Now don’t reschedule the same day as the UM championship parade. – Sammy. A: With the irony that on the date the Hurricanes will be... Read More

Suddenly, a night full of drama and a game full of heroics handed the script to the most deserving story of all. Carson Beck’s journey hasn’t been easy. He ended last season injured and dumped by Georgia. He signed with Miami and started the summer with his surgically repaired elbow under recovery. Thursday night, Beck threw Miami down the field on its final drive when the night demanded it, and then took off running 3 yards into the end zone with 18 seconds left when the win needed... Read More

CHICAGO – Thursday night’s game between the Miami Heat and Chicago Bulls was postponed nearly two hours after the scheduled tipoff, after an extended delay due to 50-degree temperatures, heavy rain and the ice below the court at the United Center that left the playing surface too slick for play. A makeup date was not immediately announced. This was to be the Heat’s final visit of the season. The game, scheduled for an 8 p.m. Eastern start, featured the typical pregame warmup... Read More

A 42-year-old high school teacher in Broward County was arrested Thursday, two weeks after police learned that he had a romantic relationship with an adult student at his school. Plantation Police on Dec. 22 learned that Christopher George Santanelli, a teacher at South Plantation High School, had given gifts to the student, and the two had exchanged text messages, the police department said in a statement Thursday night. Santanelli also at some point in the inappropriate relationship... Read More

By MELISSA GOLDIN Misrepresented and fabricated images spread widely on social media in the aftermath of the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman, Renee Good, by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer on Wednesday. Soon after the shooting, photos emerged erroneously identified as showing the victim, a 37-year-old mother of three. Others were fabricated to falsely show the face of the officer involved or were misrepresented to say he had a Nazi tattoo. And an old video of Florida... Read More

A veteran Broward Sheriff’s sergeant was arrested Wednesday on domestic violence charges, accused of dragging and choking a woman during an argument about infidelity. Sgt. Scott Nida, 54, was booked into the Broward Main Jail on one count of false imprisonment, one count of domestic battery by strangulation and one count of touch or strike battery, the Sheriff’s Office announced in a news release Thursday. Nida has been with BSO for nearly 21 years. Shortly after 7 p.m. Wednesday,... Read More