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Team X Clinches Back-to-Back Titles in Parkland Men’s Basketball League with Overtime Victory
The second season of the City of Parkland Parks & Recreation Men’s Basketball League ended the same way as the inaugural year in 2023 with a Team X championship. On August 6, Team X defeated South Florida in an overtime thriller, 62-57 to capture back-to-back league titles led by their captain Ed Nelson.
Man killed in Oakland Park hit-and-run while lying on the ground
OAKLAND PARK, Fla. (CBS12) — A man lying on the ground was killed after he was struck by a vehicle in a deadly hit-and-run. According to the Broward Sheriff's Office (BSO) the hit-and-run occurred on NW 31st Ave in Oakland Park. Deputies say at around 6:30 a.m. on Monday its communication line received a report of a possible hit-and-run with injuries.
‘Neglected’ Coral Gables senior ‘crying out for help’ leads to son’s arrest, police say
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – A Florida Department of Children and Families investigator following up on an anonymous tip at a home in Coral Gables called 911 after hearing woman “crying out for help,” according to an arrest report. Police said an officer would arrive, hear the same plea and go in with her permission ― only to find the 88-year-old living in squalor and showing numerous signs of neglect.
Lake Worth ISD goes back to school
LAKE WORTH — The first day of the 2024-25 school year at Effie Morris Early Learning Academy in Lake Worth Independent School District began at 7 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 13. This is the first day back for Lake Worth ISD after the summer break. Effie Morris is home to Lake Worth ISD daycare, pre-K and kindergarten students. Parents lined up all the way to the sidewalk to drop off their kids for their first day of school.
Universal Studios Hollywood Pass Member Appreciation Days Return Aug. 15-Sept. 30 2024
Pass Member Appreciation Days are back at Universal Studios Hollywood starting today, August 15! From now until September 30, pass members can enjoy giveaways, special offers, and all the awesome extras. Just show your valid Annual or Season Pass at any participating location to redeem offers. Here’s everything exciting that’s...
Jacksonville-based nonprofit launches affordable housing fund to boost its work in Northeast Florida
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Ability Housing, a Jacksonville-based nonprofit developer of affordable housing, announced Wednesday the launch of a fund that will help boost its work in Northeast and Central Florida. According to a release, the fund was possible thanks to an initial investment of $3.75 million from the Capital...
Husband accused of killing owner of Pompano bar. Jury now weighing the case
There was no way to tell with any certainty, from her remains, when Sherry Palmer died. Her body was left to decompose for days under several layers of tarp underneath a wheelbarrow in the backyard of her home in April 2018. But prosecutor William Sinclair told jurors Wednesday that Palmer, 63, died shortly after 3 p.m. that April 13, a conclusion drawn not from expert medical testimony but ...
Broward Sheriff's Office Seeks Help to Locate Missing Tamarac Woman with Memory Loss
The Broward Sheriff's Office is actively seeking the public's aid in tracing the whereabouts of 71-year-old Blanca Nieves, a resident of Tamarac reported missing since yesterday. As per the authorities' description, the missing person was last recognized in the area of the 7800 block of South Colony Circle at 8 a.m. yesterday, wearing a white shirt, a navy blue jacket, and blue pants, standing 5 feet, 3 inches tall, and weighing around 100 pounds with brown hair and eyes, as detailed by Boca Post.
Outspoken school board conservative resigns, citing move to Florida
An outspoken conservative and parental rights advocate who was often a dissenting voice in policy discussions has resigned from the local school board, citing a planned move to Florida. Brandy Robertson, of Bowdoin, had been vice chair of the Maine School Administrative District 75 Board of Directors for about a...
AI Tapped to Better Detect Disease Threat in Strawberries
University of Florida scientists continue to search for ways to help growers control diseases that can damage strawberries. For more than a decade, Florida farmers have used the UF/IFAS-designed Strawberry Advisory System (SAS) to tell them when to spray fungicides to prevent plant diseases. In newly published research, UF/IFAS Professors Won Suk “Daniel” Lee and Natalia Peres look to strengthen the SAS by showing how artificial intelligence (AI) can improve leaf wetness detection.
FHP: Person killed on Florida’s Turnpike was walking on the highway
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Florida Highway Patrol responded to a crash around 3:43 a.m. Thursday morning on the Florida Turnpike Northbound at mile marker 261. According to a report, two vehicles were traveling northbound on the turnpike north of I-4. A pedestrian was walking across the turnpike and in...
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