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Memorial Primary Care Opens City of Hollywood’s Employee Health Center
August 21, 2024 – It will now be easier for those connected to the City of Hollywood’s self-insurance program to access medical services, thanks to a unique alliance with Memorial Healthcare System that provides a dedicated primary care office exclusively for their use. The “City of Hollywood Employee...
Inter Miami clinch MLS playoff spot with Luis Suárez double
Inter Miami CF clinched a slot in the 2024 Major League Soccer playoffs after triumphing 2-0 over FC Cincinnati on Saturday night at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, thanks to two goals from Luis Suárez.
Buyer of Serena Williams’ crumbling childhood home was debt-ridden in past & previously abandoned a ‘very scary’ house
SERENA Williams’ stepmom is under yet more scrutiny over the sale of the tennis ace’s childhood home – as the deal grows ever murkier, The U.S. Sun can reveal. Her stepmother Lakeisha Williams admitted in court documents to faking her husband Richard‘s signature to transfer the title deeds of his Florida mansion into her name. […]
County pays whistleblower $150,000 in settlement for exposing wrongdoing at Water Utilities
Palm Beach County has agreed to pay the former assistant finance director of its Water Utilities Department $150,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging he was fired for revealing wrongdoing at the agency. Craig Williams, who held his position at the department for nine years until July 2019, argued he faced a “well-documented hostile...
Clear the Shelters: Humane Society nearly double capacity, urgently needs adoptions
VERO BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Animals are everywhere at the Humane Society of Vero Beach and Indian River County, but space for them to stay is hard to find. “It’s been a really tough time for us," said Liz Smokowski, the humane society's CEO. "We like to average around 170 animals in the shelter at once, and right now, we’re over 300."
NBA Legend Shaquille O'Neal Set to Headline Event at Florida Atlantic
Get ready South Florida, because the Diesel has decided to call back to his music career, and it will happen in Boca Raton. Shaquille O'Neal, aside from a legendary basketball career, is known for his dips into music, specifically hip-hop and freestyle rap. O'Neal broke into mainstream music in the ...
Mike McDaniel to step aside at halftime of Dolphins final preseason game
On Friday night, head coach Mike McDaniel is going to step aside as the Miami Dolphins head coach. Jon Embree is going to take over for the second half of Miami's preseason game with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Dolphins want a plan in place should anything prevent McDaniel from...
Eviction notices given to 100 at Miami-Dade mobile home park not legit
MIAMI — A Miami-Dade County program providing free legal services has exposed eviction notices that were given to roughly 100 residents living at the Palm Lakes Mobile Home Park weren't legit.The original eviction notices to vacate were set for July 22 but they were only filed on August 5. Residents Arnoldo Morales and Delmi Ramirez said living at Palm Lakes is their only option because homes elsewhere in Miami-Dade County are unaffordable."What I get monthly from my social security is not enough to pay that kind of rent," Morales said. He told CBS News Miami he is disabled and...
Boca Raton synagogue finds new home after neighbors objected to previous site
Boca Beach Chabad has gotten so crowded that some congregants have told Rabbi Ruvi New they’ve stopped attending services. That’s the last thing a rabbi wants to hear. But relief is finally coming: The Boca Raton synagogue has closed the deal on a bigger site near the Intracoastal Waterway after searching for a new location for almost a decade. The Orthodox congregation had originally hoped to ...
Road near Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach reopens for first time since Secret Service closure
South Ocean Boulevard near former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club reopened Thursday for traffic for the first time since the U.S. Secret Service ordered it to close on July 20, the town of Palm Beach said in an alert. It marks the first time the barricades were removed since the town, Secret Service...
Gym Catering To Kids With Autism, Special Needs Opens In RPB
We Rock the Spectrum Kid’s Gym, an international children’s gym franchise, recently opened its new location in Royal Palm Beach. The opening of We Rock the Spectrum Palm Beach was accompanied by a celebration on Saturday, Aug. 10 at the new gym, located at 1169 Royal Palm Beach Blvd. Families with children from all walks of life will get to experience a breadth of sensory and physically beneficial activities within a safe, clean and controlled environment.
Orlando crime ring members sentenced for stealing from churches and schools
FLORIDA — Three members of a crime ring that operated out of Orlando have been sentenced to 40 years in prison for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from schools and churches across six states. According to Attorney General Ashley Moody, a Fort Myers jury found Panait Dumitru, Catalin...
Family identifies 18-year-old man shot, killed in Oakland Park driveway
A man was shot and killed Saturday in Oakland Park, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office. A family member has since identified the victim as Ammon Watson, 18. The shooting happened shortly before 12 p.m. near the 2100 block of Northwest 28th Street, authorities said. Deputies found the 18-year-old in...
Busch Gardens Confirms Permanent Closure in September, Offers Guests a Chance To Say Goodbye
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay confirmed some sad news today. Walt Disney World Resort and Universal Orlando Resort may steal most of the attention in Florida, but Busch Gardens Tampa Bay is one of the OGs of the state’s theme park scene. Years before Walt Disney started scouting out land for his next project, the park opened in 1959 as a simple brewery tour offering free beer samples, the park was originally called “The Dark Continent” and was designed to give visitors a taste of Africa through animal exhibits and gardens.
Florida is much safer than Washington D.C.
Dear Mr. Osgood: The only logical way to look at murder rates is homicides per capita. Cherrypicking a total deaths number without reference to the number of residents in a state is foolish at best and disingenuous at worst. Florida was ranked 27th in the United States with 5.0 deaths...
Broken AC in Classrooms and a Ban on Snacks: Parents Furious Over Issues at Parkland Charter School
Somerset Parkland Academy parents are steaming mad over broken air conditioning in classrooms, a problem the principal says is an “opportunity to teach students about how there are countries that don’t have AC.”. In an Aug. 21 letter to parents obtained by Parkland Talk, Principal Geyler Castro called...
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