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MINNEAPOLIS — The waiting game is over for Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro, cleared Tuesday to make his return after missing 13 games with a toe contusion, having not played since Dec. 9. “I just had to get healthy, that’s about it,” Herro said after the morning shootaround at Target Center of the non-surgical injury, “get my body right, get my health intact.” With the clearance coming ahead of Tuesday night’s nationally televised game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. “It was... Read More

Despite the busy holiday rush, many South Florida restaurants and food trucks managed to keep their premises spotless in December, from beloved staples (Rustic Inn Crabhouse) to new spots (Sotogrande at Pier Sixty-Six). Ninety-two “gold-star” eateries made the state list of perfect inspections because not one violation — minor, intermediate or high-priority — was red-flagged at the time of the surprise visit from Florida safety and sanitation inspectors. Inspections typically take... Read More

By LISA MASCARO, Associated Press Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Five years ago outside the White House, the outgoing President Donald Trump told a crowd of his supporters to head to the Capitol — “and I’ll be there with you” — in protest as Congress was affirming the 2020 election victory for Democrat Joe Biden. A short time later, the world watched as the seat of U.S. power descended into chaos, and democracy hung in the balance. On the fifth anniversary of Jan.... Read More

Today is Tuesday, Jan. 6, the sixth day of 2026. There are 359 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 6, 2005, former Ku Klux Klan leader Edgar Ray Killen was indicted on murder charges 41 years after three civil rights workers were killed in Mississippi. (Killen was later convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 60 years in prison; he died in prison in 2018.) Also on this date: In 1919, former President Theodore Roosevelt died in Oyster Bay, New York, at age 60. In 1941,... Read More

A pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Fort Lauderdale on Monday night, police said. A man was walking in the 400 block of West Sunrise Boulevard about 8 p.m. when a car hit him and drove away, Fort Lauderdale Police spokesperson Sgt. Patrick O’Brien said in a statement. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. Officers did not immediately have any information about the car. Westbound traffic on West Sunrise Boulevard was being diverted northbound on North Andrews Avenue late... Read More

Nobody was likely happier about Kahmel Johnson’s recent commitment to UCF than his mother, Jesika. “My momma was going crazy. She was crying and ,” Johnson shared with the Sentinel on Sunday, just hours after he signed with the Knights from the transfer portal. It’s a homecoming, of sorts, for the 6-foot-2, 200-pound defensive back, who hails from Jacksonville, where he excelled at football and track and field at Riverside High School before leaving the state to play at Wayne State... Read More

PHOENIX — The Miami Hurricanes are going up against a top-10 offense in Ole Miss in the College Football Playoff semifinal, but luckily for UM, some key players may be able to bounce back from injury in time for the game. Miami listed cornerback OJ Frederique Jr. as probable and cornerback Damari Brown and defensive lineman Ahmad Moten Sr. as questionable on Monday evening’s initial availability report for the Fiesta Bowl. All three have been important parts of the defense this... Read More

Want to help Fort Lauderdale? Plant a tree. Fort Lauderdale needs to plant up to 276,000 more trees by 2040 if it wants a 33% tree canopy, meaning one-third of the city would be shaded by tree cover. That ambitious goal is part of a new urban forestry master plan expected to come before the Fort Lauderdale commission Tuesday night. To reach that number, trees would need to be planted on both public and private property over the next 15 years. Getting the job done would cost between $27.6... Read More