Singer-rapper Sean Kingston facing extradition to Florida; mother should be released today, attorney says

A day after Sean Kingston and his mother were arrested on numerous fraud and theft charges, the singer and rapper faces extradition from California to Florida while his mother could return home from jail by the end of the day, according to the family’s attorney. The home she returns to will be different from the way she left it. Authorities raided Kingston’s sprawling Southwest Ranches mansion Thursday, filling U-Haul trucks with items and towing away at least one of the cars parked in... Read More

Man hospitalized after near drowning off Hallandale Beach, BSO Fire Rescue says

Broward Sheriff’s Office paramedics rushed a man to the hospital after he nearly drowned off Hallandale Beach Friday morning. The “middle-aged” man was transported to Aventura Medical Center in “very … Click to Continue » ... Read More

American Missionaries Killed in Port-au-Prince

Gang attack in Haiti leaves three dead and an orphanage on fire as international forces are delayed again. Two young American missionaries were murdered in Haiti on Thursday amid the ongoing crisis of gang violence that has overwhelmed the country. Davy and Natalie Lloyd and a staff member named Judes Montis were ambushed by three trucks full of gang members while coming out of a youth group service at Missions in Haiti in Port-au-Prince, according to the missionary organization’s... Read More

From a former Winn-Dixie, he built a church powerhouse in Miami Gardens. Bishop dies at 76

Bishop S. Robert Stewart, who took a dilapidated Winn-Dixie and turned it into Pentecostal Tabernacle International, a mecca for religion, education, counseling and business in Miami Gardens, has died. He … Click to Continue » ... Read More

Coming soon: A new food hall, another Ruth’s Chris, plus the halal-certified Port of Peri Peri

When it comes to food, South Florida is a great place to be. So many new restaurants open nearly every day. Here’s what’s coming soon to a city near you. The Port of Peri Peri15817 Pines Blvd., Pembroke Pines; myperiperi.com  In a fabulous foodie flurry of alliteration, The Port of Peri Peri is promoting its Portuguese-African palatability in Pembroke Pines with a grand unveiling on Saturday, June 8. The national chain is in 11 states (this is the first for Florida) and features... Read More

3,600 truckloads of sand: How Hillsboro Beach plans to beef up its eroded beach

If a town’s pride and joy is its beautiful beach, imagine Hillsboro Beach’s heartbreak in having lost about a fifth of its sands. Now, the town is doing all it can to get the beach back to its splendor: It’s arranging for 3,600 truckloads of sand to replenish what’s vanished. Even affected was an important sandbar that provides protection to the shore and the homes close by. It’s important to take action, said Mayor Dawn Miller. “For all of us here, we came to this town because of... Read More

World Vision Appeals Employment Discrimination Case to Ninth Circuit

Federal appeals courts are starting to wrestle with how nondiscrimination laws apply to religious organizations when it comes to sexual orientation and gender identity. After sustaining a court defeat in November, this week Christian humanitarian aid organization World Vision appealed an employment discrimination case to the US Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. A lower federal judge had ordered the organization to pay $120,000 in damages in the case earlier this month after... Read More

Fired Opa-locka police chief wins settlement in years-long lawsuit over alleged corruption

After a years-long battle, fired Opa-locka Police Chief James Dobson has reached a settlement in a whistleblower lawsuit against the city, alleging his dismissal was in retaliation for reporting corruption. … Click to Continue » ... Read More

Too fast for the FAA? Companies moving forward to develop flying cars and electric planes, but Florida airspace is just not ready

If bets were to be placed, which would come first for Florida travelers? An FAA approved system for flying cars? Or a completed Orlando-Tampa extension for Brightline, the high speed railroad? In late October of last year, Florida Secretary of Transportation Jared Perdue, an aggressive advocate for the development of a statewide system for electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft,  penned a sharply worded letter to his counterpart in Washington complaining that the Federal Aviation... Read More