Say goodbye to those pretty black olive trees on Las Olas. The fate of Fort Lauderdale’s famous tree-lined median on its equally famous boulevard was sealed Tuesday night when the commission decided the median must go to make way for wider sidewalks and outdoor cafes. Today, four blocks of olive trees line the shops section…
Since taking office, Gov. Ron DeSantis has taken two different approaches when a member of Congress or the Florida Legislature resigns or dies. Sometimes he acts speedily to call a special election to fill the vacancy and get a replacement in office quickly, especially if it’s a district in which voters are likely to elect a…
An INTERPOL fugitive from the Bahamas who led the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office on an hours-long manhunt two weeks ago is now in custody in South Florida. The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office said Monday that Tomal Rico Bowe bonded out of the St. Johns County Jail on Dec. 15, “at which time he…
Priscilla Timmons of Cooper City had been in a coma at Memorial Hospital West for more than 24 hours when something wonderfully odd occurred. She felt Scrunchie, a Golden Retriever, nuzzle her finger, and reached out to the therapy dog who had been brought to her bedside in the intensive care unit at Memorial West…
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – U.S. Olympic sprinter Fred Kerley walked out of the Broward County Main Jail on Friday night while he had two pending cases in Miami-Dade County court. Leer en español Records show Kerley, 29 — who won silver at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and bronze at the 2024 Games in Paris —…