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Donald Trump returns to Florida following assassination attempt, RNC and Michigan rally
PALM BEACH, Fla. (WPEC) — It’s been a busy week for former President Donald Trump. The Republican nominee was shot at a rally in Pennsylvania, the classified documents case against him was dismissed and he appeared at the Republican National Convention before Saturday's campaign rally in Michigan. Now,...
A first-year’s guide to campus safety
The University of Miami Police Department has several resources for the UM community to ensure everyone always feels and is safe on campus. The following are all available at no cost to students, faculty and staff at the UM. Safety Escort Services. When traveling around campus, the University of Miami...
OneBlood Campaigns For Blood Donation in South Florida
Donating blood is a life-saving act, and now there are additional incentives to encourage more people to donate. The Big Red Bus, a mobile blood donation center operated by OneBlood, is currently stationed at an animal adoption shelter in Doral. Incentives for Blood Donation. Donors at this location receive a...
Fort Lauderdale track star qualifies for Paris Olympics
Fort Lauderdale – Aaliyah Butler is hoping to make the most of her first trip out of the country. The 20-year-old Fort Lauderdale resident recently punched her ticket on Team USA in the 400-meter dash on the third day of the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials in Eugene, Oregon.
YMCA of South Florida, other local organizations host school supply distribution in Fort Lauderdale
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - Some South Florida organizations are supplying support to families getting students ready to go back to school. The YMCA of South Florida led the way Saturday, making sure students have everything they need. Volunteers at Dillard High School in Fort Lauderdale handed out backpacks filled...
X-Golf: Revolutionizing Golf in South Florida
X-Golf Brings Year-Round Golfing to South Florida with Cutting-Edge Indoor Simulators and Comprehensive Training Tools. X-Golf, originally established in the Midwest, was created to provide golf enthusiasts a place to play during harsh winter months. As John Buckley explains, “In the wintertime, people don’t have a place to go. So instead of being outside in the snow, they developed this indoor golf simulator.” The technology behind X-Golf, based in Korea, offers a comprehensive golfing experience, allowing players to practice their short game, chip, and play full 18-hole courses. The simulators provide detailed feedback on club head speed, backspin, sidespin, loft, and distance, enabling golfers to fine-tune their skills.
Search Underway For Missing Broward Teen
A Broward County teenager is missing and endangered. Miramar Police are looking for Jaylen Haines, 17. He apparently made statements yesterday afternoon that concerned his mother, and she has been unable to reach him since. Police believe he may be in the Miami Gardens area.
Noelle Malkamaki Earns Spot on 2024 U.S. Paralympic Team
7/21/2024 9:45:00 AM | TRACK AND FIELD MIRAMAR, Fla. – DePaul Track and Field's Noelle Malkamaki was officially announced as a member of the 2024 U.S. Paralympic Team on Sunday morning, marking her first selection to the team. The two-time World Champion shattered her previous F46 Shot Put world record of 13.32m, set at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships in Paris, by throwing an impressive 13.60m on Saturday afternoon in Miramar, Fla. Malkamaki's outstanding performance at the U.S. Paralympic Team Trials on Saturday secured her spot on the U.S. Paralympic Track and Field team. The track and field events at...
Miami Police Boast Ghost Mode Tahoe to Nab Drivers
The Miami Police Department just got a little bit stealthier with the introduction of their latest weapon against DUIs, reckless driving, and more mundane traffic infractions — the department's first-ever ghosted police Tahoe. The vehicle, designed to blend in with everyday traffic, is somewhere between an unmarked undercover vehicle...
Adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s ‘Nickel Boys’ to open New York Film Festival this fall
“Nickel Boys,” an adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, will open the 62nd New York Film Festival in September, organizers said Monday. Filmmaker RaMell Ross directed the drama based on the 2019 novel about two Black teenagers in an abusive reform school in Florida in Jim Crow-era Florida. Whitehead used the real Dozier School for Boys, and its victims, as a model. The cast includes Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson, Hamish Linklater, Fred Hechinger, Daveed Diggs and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor.
July Miami Hurricanes Player Performance Index top 30 deep dive: No. 10 CB Daryl Porter, Jr.
CaneSport is breaking down the top 30 Miami players on the roster, and today we are at No. 10, Daryl Porter, Jr. The post July Miami Hurricanes Player Performance Index top 30 deep dive: No. 10 CB Daryl Porter, Jr. appeared first on On3.
Miami: The Under-Appreciated Urban Success Story
In the 1980s, Miami was a byword for violence. Drug cartels were murdering people. Tourists were targeted for robbery or worse, a trend so bad that the state of Florida changed its laws in the early 1990s in order to make it harder to identify who was a tourist by eliminating telltale license plates on rental cars. The city was rich, but also seen as seedy and corrupt. This sorry state was encapsulated in the influential hit TV show Miami Vice, which ran from 1984 to 1990.
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