Monarch High administrators, athletic director cleared in transgender athlete investigation

Monarch High School’s principal, assistant principal and athletic director have been cleared after an investigation into possible violations of a 2021 state law by allowing a transgender girl to play on the girls’ varsity volleyball team. Principal James Cecil, Assistant Principal Kenneth May and Athletic Director Dione Hester were cleared “of the allegations” after an investigation by the School District’s Special Investigate Unit, district spokesperson Keyla Concepción said in... Read More

Ex-Tennessee D-lineman Tyler Baron transferring to Miami Hurricanes

The Miami Hurricanes picked up a major addition for their defensive line on Tuesday evening. Former Tennessee defensive lineman Tyler Baron announced he is transferring to UM, making the announcement on social media. Baron was a standout lineman at Tennessee, racking up 28 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss and six sacks last season. In four seasons at Tennessee, Baron had 101 tackles, 27 tackles for loss and 13.5 sacks. Baron decided to leave Tennessee after the 2023 season and transferred to... Read More

Last three chain-owned Bru’s Rooms close in South Florida

The last three of what was once an eight-location chain of Bru’s Room Sports Grills in South Florida have permanently closed. Ten days after a Facebook post urged customers to “Let Bru’s Room cater your next event,” Google marked two of the three locations listed in the post as permanently closed. The final three restaurants were located in Coconut Creek, Pembroke Pines and Boynton Beach. Google still listed the Boynton Beach location as open, but no one answered the phone at any of... Read More

‘It’s about us.’ At Orange Blossom Classic opening presser, the importance of the HBCU family is emphasized

Alabama State University head coach Eddie Robinson Jr. sort of spoke the Hornets’ 2024 Orange Blossom Classic appearance into existence. It was late September 2023 and Robinson Jr. was Tallahassee-bound … Click to Continue » ... Read More

Tampa man sentenced for shipping body armor before assassination of Haiti’s president

Before Frederick Bergmann joined a South Florida plot to overthrow Haiti’s president, he was a prosperous business owner and family man by all accounts. Bergmann, who graduated from the University … Click to Continue » ... Read More

Another illegal voting restriction is struck down | Editorial

U.S. District Judge Mark Walker has knocked down a key element of the Republican-backed state law sharply curbing voter registration efforts for the anti-democratic measure that it is. HB 7050 was born of cynical fictions, a near-textbook example of Tallahassee’s effort to keep people from voting this November for anyone from any party. To do so, it kneecaps third-party voter registration groups such as the League of Women Voters of Florida, which suspended use of paper applications in its... Read More

Images give us sneak peek at ‘people mover’ and ‘light rail’ projects planned in Broward

A fleet of automated shuttles, known as “people movers,” are seen in one rendering taking South Florida travelers to their destinations. They would move across elevated tracks near the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, offering one more convenient transit method. In another rendering, a transit project is seen similarly moving people across elevated tracks near Port Everglades. High in the air, commuters needing to zip from one spot to another — to get from their hotel to... Read More