South Florida Sun-Sentinel
- Traffic Q&A: Golden Glades congestion, pothole repairs
Tuesday - 06/27/2017 - 06:17 PMDoctor Detour answers your transportation questions. Q: I have been driving from Boca Raton to downtown Miami for 22 years. Does the Florida Department of Transportation have any plans to address the significant delays at the Golden Glades Interchange between Florida’s Turnpike and Interstate 95?...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Get ready Broward County! Wawa set to open two stores in July
Wednesday - 06/28/2017 - 12:00 AMBroward County Wawa fans will soon be munching on Philly Cheesesteak hoagies when stores open in Davie and Pompano Beach in late July. The fast-growing convenience store chain with a cultlike following will open the stores simultaneously on July 27 at 10 a.m.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Cubs meet with Donald Trump during White House visit
Wednesday - 06/28/2017 - 02:34 PMPhotos of the Cubs' visit to the White House on June 28, 2017.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Venezuela: Helicopter fired grenades at Supreme Court in 'terrorist attack'
Wednesday - 06/28/2017 - 09:34 AMA police helicopter fired on Venezuela's Supreme Court and Interior Ministry in what President Nicolas Maduro said was a thwarted terrorist attack aimed at ousting him from power. The confusing incident, which may ratchet up tensions in a country already paralyzed by months of deadly anti-government...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'Bachelor' auditions coming to Fort Lauderdale
Wednesday - 06/28/2017 - 12:35 PMLooking for a rose? (Or some TV fame?) ABC’s “The Bachelorette’’ announced Tuesday night that there will be a casting call for the next “The Bachelor.” The auditions are set for 1 to 5 p.m.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Florida schools see big gains in letter grades this year
Wednesday - 06/28/2017 - 12:00 PMSouth Florida has a growing number of A-rated schools and fewer schools rated “F,” according to school grade data released by the state Wednesday. Search our database to find out how your school fared.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Irie Weekend 2017: Kevin Hart for art's sake
Wednesday - 06/28/2017 - 10:40 AMMiami Heat's DJ Irie hosts the charity-minded Irie Weekend 2017 June 29-July 2 with Kevin Hart, Future, T.I., Lil Yachty and others.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Amazon expands one-hour delivery with new Prime Now hub in Wynwood in Miami
Wednesday - 06/28/2017 - 07:20 AMSouth Broward and Miami-Dade shoppers can expect grocery deliveries in a jiffy as Amazon Prime Now opens a new processing hub in the Wynwood Arts District on Wednesday. The new 50,000-square-foot facility will allow Amazon to expand one- and two-hour delivery of cold and frozen foods offered in...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Scattered showers and storms today
Wednesday - 06/28/2017 - 04:36 AMWhat is likely the wettest day of the week is here, but it's not expected to be a washout by any means. According to the National Weather Service, there's a 40 to 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday, depending on your location. Most of the wet conditions will be during the...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Gators knock off LSU, win first baseball national title
Tuesday - 06/27/2017 - 11:45 PMA controversial call, a throw home, a sliding catch, an unexpected star and a championship. It was quite a Tuesday night for the Florida Gators, who earned their first baseball national title with a 6-1 win against Louisiana State.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Best weekend fun for kids: fireworks, dinosaurs and Funtastic Friday
Wednesday - 06/28/2017 - 11:10 AMThe July 4th holiday is almost here, and a couple of events this weekend help families gear up for Tuesday’s celebration. (Check here for July 4th fireworks.) Boynton Beach’s Independence Day celebration is 6-10:30 p.m.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- St. Thomas Aquinas to open the season on national television
Wednesday - 06/28/2017 - 03:40 PMSt. Thomas Aquinas will kick off its season on national television. The three-time defending football state champion’s week one match-up with St. John Bosco will be broadcast on ESPNU as part of the GEICO ESPN High School Football Kickoff.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Kellogg Foundation to award about $24 million to fight racism in U.S.
Wednesday - 06/28/2017 - 10:59 AMOne of America's largest philanthropic foundations announced Wednesday that it will award about $24 million in grants to organizations in 13 cities and one state to help fight racism. The grants are part of a foundation program intended "to improve our ability as communities and as a country to...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Man destroys new Ten Commandments statue at Arkansas Capitol
Wednesday - 06/28/2017 - 12:56 PMA man yelled "Freedom!" as he crashed his vehicle into Arkansas' new Ten Commandments monument early Wednesday, nearly three years after he was arrested in the destruction of Oklahoma's monument at its state Capitol, authorities said.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Five critically hurt in 'horrific' Lauderhill crash
Wednesday - 06/28/2017 - 11:55 AMA Lauderhill crash early Wednesday sent five people to the hospital with critical injuries, rescuers said. The crash happened before dawn on State Road 7 at Northwest 26 Street, according to Lauderhill Fire-Rescue.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Keys woman accused of choking her pet Chihuahua to death
Wednesday - 06/28/2017 - 10:58 AMA Florida woman told sheriff's deputies she killed her 12-year-old Chihuahua because she was tired of the dog biting her. A Monroe County Sheriff's statement says 61-year-old Alice Evans told deputies on Saturday that the dog named Big John had bitten her on the hand the previous night.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Sarah Palin sues New York Times for defamation over editorial on mass shooting
Wednesday - 06/28/2017 - 09:59 AMFormer Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin filed a defamation lawsuit against the New York Times Tuesday, claiming the newspaper falsely linked her to the 2011 mass shooting in Arizona that wounded then-congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Facebook reaches 2 billion users
Wednesday - 06/28/2017 - 08:28 AMFacebook has hit 2 billion active monthly users, Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg announced Tuesday. The social media giant has doubled its user base in less than five years — it reached 1 billion in October 2012.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Sentencing day for teacher who tipped off drug dealers to get back at cheating husband
Wednesday - 06/28/2017 - 05:15 AMA Broward County elementary school teacher, who sought revenge against her “philandering” police officer husband by tipping off drug dealers that they were under investigation, is facing federal prison when she is sentenced today.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- JetBlue begins summer giveaway of 100,000 children's books in Fort Lauderdale
Tuesday - 06/27/2017 - 05:00 PMHundreds of Fort Lauderdale children should not have to worry about keeping busy and mentally stimulated this summer. That was the expectation Tuesday at JetBlue Airways as the carrier launched its “Soaring with Reading” program at Joseph C.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- McConnell is trying to revise the Senate health care bill by Friday
Wednesday - 06/28/2017 - 02:21 PMSenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is aiming to send a revised version of his health care bill to the Congressional Budget Office by as soon as Friday, according to Capitol Hill aides and lobbyists.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Man's third arrest on charges of practicing dentistry without a license
Wednesday - 06/28/2017 - 02:25 PMA Davie man was arrested on suspicion of practicing dentistry or dental hygiene without a license, the third time in five years that authorities have accused him of that crime.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Chris Paul trade jolts Miami Heat, NBA into realities of offseason
Wednesday - 06/28/2017 - 02:25 PMNBA free agency hasn't even started and already the reverberations could be felt Wednesday at AmericanAirlines Arena. In the wake of news that Chris Paul would be traded from the Los Angeles Clippers to the Houston Rockets for a package of players that includes former Heat prospect Patrick Beverley,...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - South Florida companies named to 'Best Workplaces for Millennials'
Wednesday - 06/28/2017 - 10:25 AMEvery workplace wants to attract Millennials – and some South Florida employers have won national recognition while achieving the goal. For its efforts, Ultimate Software emerged atop the 2017 list of “Best Workplaces for Millennials” compiled by Great Places to Work and Fortune magazine.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- 'Bachelorette' recap: Two S. Florida suitors sent home
Wednesday - 06/28/2017 - 12:15 PMAnd then there was one suitor. From South Florida, at least. In the second episode of this week’s “The Bachelorette” in Norway, Rachel Lindsay sent several of her suitors home, including Fort Lauderdale attorney Josiah Daniel Graham and Miami sales manager Will Gaskins.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Florida Supreme Court hears arguments in Ayala-Scott case
Wednesday - 06/28/2017 - 10:20 AMThe Florida Supreme Court Wednesday morning heard arguments regarding whether Gov. Rick Scott had the authority to take 24 death penalty cases from Orange-Osceola State Attorney Aramis Ayala. “What [Scott] has decided here is that he can simply take a case away, and he doesn’t have to give a reason,”...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - A guide to Fourth of July celebrations in South Florida
Tuesday - 06/27/2017 - 03:05 PMWhere to watch Fourth of July fireworks in Fort Lauderdale, Coconut Creek, Boca Raton, Weston, Delray Beach and elsewhere in South Florida.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Baby on board: Woman gives birth after flight leaves Fort Lauderdale
Wednesday - 06/28/2017 - 06:50 AMA Spirit Airlines flight from Fort Lauderdale to Dallas-Fort Worth gained one more passenger when a woman gave birth mid-flight. Flight 971 was in the air for just a short time Saturday after leaving Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport when Cristina Penton, who was in her 36th week...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Venezuelan president says helicopter fired grenades at Supreme Court
Wednesday - 06/28/2017 - 05:44 AMPresident Nicolas Maduro said a stolen police helicopter fired on Venezuela's Supreme Court Tuesday in what he called a thwarted "terrorist attack" aimed at ousting him from power. The confusing exchange, which is bound to ratchet up tensions in a country already paralyzed by months of deadly anti-government...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Pit-bull restrictions go up for repeal in Tamarac
Tuesday - 06/27/2017 - 07:35 PMTamarac is bowing out of the fiery debate over whether pit bulls are more likely to attack than other dogs. The city is one of only three local governments in South Florida that deem pit bulls dangerous to justify breed-specific rules over them.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share