Original Miami Dolphin from team of ‘renegades and castoffs’ who became pro wrestler dies

Bob Bruggers, a linebacker on the expansion Miami Dolphins in 1966 who later became a professional wrestler and Broward bar owner, died Friday. He was 80. Bruggers was an undrafted signee who made the expansion Dolphins — a team of “renegades and castoffs,’’ as he once said. The team went 3-11, but opened its existence with a 95-yard kickoff return by Joe Auer on its first play. “I used to say I threw the key block for him,” Bruggers told the South Florida Sun Sentinel’s Alex... Read More

Susie Levan, Broward County champion of female empowerment, dies at 73

Susie Levan empowered women, encouraged health and wellness, and championed self-healing. Her motto, “Everything happens for a reason,” offered comfort to thousands of women in Broward County who attended her many inspirational events over several decades. Levan, wife of Alan Levan, chairman of BBX Capital, believed in a balanced life that included family, friends, career, community, health, and spirituality. She often said she considered her life’s purpose to empower women. On Sunday,... Read More

Florida environmental commission hasn’t met in 7 years. The state spends billions on cleanup | Scott Maxwell

Gov. Ron DeSantis recently announced he wants to spend another $1.5 billion cleaning up the Everglades and on other water-quality issues. By most counts, the money is needed. Here’s the problem: Florida keeps spending billions to clean up environmental messes, but does little to prevent the messes from happening in the first place. Want proof? Well, consider that Florida has an “Environmental Regulation Commission” meant to help safeguard this state’s natural resources. That... Read More

Check your doctor’s bill: You just might find a whopping facility fee

A Broward woman went for a hearing test at a Weston office owned by Cleveland Clinic Florida. The test cost her $409. Walking in the door cost her another $680 billed as a “facility fee.” A West Palm Beach senior citizen underwent cataract surgery at a clinic owned by Tenet Health. The procedure cost him roughly $3,000. Walking in the door cost him another $900, billed as a “facility fee.” “When you do almost anything outpatient, be aware of what you are signing and agreeing to,”... Read More

Daily Horoscope for May 14, 2024

General Daily Insight for May 14, 2024 Working hard and playing hard are both favored under these alignments. When the enthusiastic Leo Moon trines athletic Mars, we’ll likely have plenty of energy, but we may get even more done if we make our tasks a game. Our inhibitions might prefer that we take things seriously as Luna disagrees with stuffy Saturn. Once the Moon squares sensual Venus at 7:47 pm EDT, we’ll probably err on the side of embracing pure pleasure. Either way, there’s no... Read More

Thrush dominant with two-hit shutout against West Boca as Dwyer advances to 6A baseball final four

Dwyer senior pitcher Dawson Thrush tossed a two-hit shutout and senior infielder Bryce Jackson homered to lift the host Panthers past West Boca 3-0 in a Class 6A regional final on Monday night. Dwyer (21-7-1) advances to a Class 6A state semifinal in Fort Myers on Thursday. Dwyer had previously reached the state final four in 2021. They fell in the regional final in 2022 and 2023. Dwyer avenged a 7-4 loss to West Boca in the district championship contest from earlier in the month. Thrush, an... Read More

At Westminster dog show, a display of dogs and devotion

By JENNIFER PELTZ (Associated Press) NEW YORK (AP) — Less than three years ago, Mary Ann and David Giordano were taking turns lying on the living room floor with their Afghan hound Frankie, hand-feeding the desperately ill dog anything she would eat. She had developed severe kidney problems after contracting Lyme disease, despite being on medications meant to repel the ticks that carry the bacteria that cause it. Veterinarians weren’t sure she would survive. Yet on Monday, Frankie was at... Read More