Weather alert: Heat advisory from the Keys to Fort Lauderdale, but tornado chance, too

Saturday once again delivered a heat advisory, a May malady we’ve come to expect with South Florida weather these days. Forecasters at the National Weather Service in Miami, looking ahead … Click to Continue » ... Read More

Ask Amy: These annoying men are ruining my favorite hangout

Dear Amy: I am a single woman in my mid-50s. I never married or had children, and I like it this way. I enjoy people but am a classic introvert who recuperates her energy by being alone. I enjoy going to museums and restaurants on my own. There is a restaurant/bar right down the street from me that I enjoy going to. Recently, I went to this restaurant by myself and sat at the bar to have a drink and maybe eat something. I wasn’t there for long when a man came up beside me, saddled up, and... Read More

Ira Winderman: Heat can’t let history get in way of potential Donovan Mitchell pursuit

MIAMI —Damian Lillard. Damian Lillard. Damian Lillard. Damian Lillard. Damian Lillard. (Wait, get me rewrite.) Donovan Mitchell. Donovan Mitchell. Donovan Mitchell. Donovan Mitchell.  Donovan Mitchell. (Because, yes, here we go again.) There was a point, what now seems like decades ago (because it actually was), when the biggest of the biggest for the Miami Heat, the deals that actually happened, arrived as stunning revelations. “Alonzo Mourning is coming . . . here?” (On the eve... Read More

‘These things are loud:’ Fire alarm testing at Pier Sixty-Six rattles Fort Lauderdale neighborhood

FORT LAUDERDALE — The piercing sound of fire alarms being tested at the Pier Sixty-Six construction site can go off at any moment, rattling the nerves of nearby homeowners and people who happen to be passing by. Residents who live near the landmark development undergoing a $1 billion renovation say they are within earshot of random alarm testing that takes place any time, day or night — even on Sundays, from 6:30 a.m. all the way to 10 p.m. And they’re not too happy about it. “These... Read More

Family sues Broward mechanic over airbag that exploded ‘like a grenade’ in crash that killed 22-year-old driver

A Broward mechanic installed a counterfeit airbag into a totaled Chevy Malibu that was later repaired, sold and involved in a crash that killed its driver, according to a lawsuit filed this week in the Broward Circuit Court. Haim Levy, owner of Jumbo Automotive on North 21st Avenue in Hollywood, is among several business owners and companies named in the lawsuit filed by the family of Destiny Marie Byassee, 22, who died in a June 2023 crash. “Because the subject Chevy Malibu’s front... Read More

Sam Ash Music was a South Florida staple. It’s ‘extremely painful’ to close stores, family CEO says.

Joe Schnessel sits at a drum kit in a back room of the Sam Ash store in Margate, keeping time with a familiar classic rock song before he’s paged to take a phone call from a customer inquiring about the company’s ongoing liquidation sale. He explains to the caller that the 5% discount on drum and accessories — the opening offer in what figures to be a three-month-long wind down — was just increased to a 10% discount the day before. He says he knows it’s not a big discount but tells... Read More

Another Broward landfill to expand by 20 acres to meet increased demand

As Broward gets ready to debate the expansion of a privately-owned landfill, it has already made plans to grow its own — and some residents could pay for the increased demand. A 20-acre expansion is planned for the Broward County landfill on unincorporated land off U.S. 27 and Sheridan Street near Pembroke Pines. (Amy Beth Bennett / South Florida Sun Sentinel) Vehicles wait to enter the Broward County Landfill in Southwest Ranches on May 16. A 20-acre expansion is planned for the Broward... Read More

Solo battles illness, tosses extra-inning win over Park Vista as Western gets back to softball final four

DAVIE — Kendall Butter’s sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth inning scored Gia Solano from third base to give host Western a come-from-behind 4-3 victory over Park Vista in the Class 7A regional final on Friday night. Junior Ali Solo, who has battled a cold all week, improved to 17-4 as she pitched a complete game, scattered four hits, and struck out one for the state’s top-ranked Class 7A. She also walked six and hit two batters. It came just three days after the Wildcats knocked... Read More

Archbishop McCarthy, down 4-0, gallops past Pembroke Pines Charter in 5A regional final softball

SOUTHWEST RANCHES — Archbishop McCarthy erased a four-run deficit with seven runs in the first inning as the host Mavericks rallied past Pembroke Pines Charter 12-4 in a Class 5A softball regional final on Friday night. Archbishop McCarthy (16-5) advances to its first state final four. The Mavericks will play Gainesville in a Class 5A state semifinal in Clermont on Thursday at noon, according to FHSAA.com. Archbishop McCarthy is on a seven-game winning streak and had a 4-2 victory against... Read More