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A committee wanted mom of transgender student suspended. The superintendent wants her fired.

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 6, 2024. Posted in Education, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News.

A committee found reason to discipline a Monarch High employee who is also the mom of a transgender athlete but didn’t want her to be fired, newly released district documents show. The district’s Professional Standards Committee, made of principals and administrators, voted March 20 to recommend a 10-day suspension for Jessica Norton, an information specialist and a junior varsity volleyball coach at the Coconut Creek school. But that recommendation was overruled — at least temporarily. Then-Superintendent Peter Licata and Human Resources Chief David Azzarito decided March 26 to recommend...

Long list of HOA reforms signed into law by Gov. DeSantis

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 4, 2024. Posted in Business, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Investigation: Condo Wars, Keywee, Latest Headlines.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a bill that cracks down on controversial enforcement practices by homeowner associations while requiring greater transparency by those associations. Among a long list of measures, the new law bars HOAs from fining homeowners for failing to bring in a trash can within 24 hours before or after a collection time. It also prohibits HOAs from fining residents for leaving holiday decorations up longer than allowed by governing documents unless a written notice is issued. The bill was unanimously approved by the full House and Senate in March with revisions suggested...

Court stops taking complaints against judge overseeing Trump documents case

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 4, 2024. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, National News, News, Politics.

A federal appeals court has stopped accepting public complaints against U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, many seeking her recusal from the U.S. Government’s classified documents case against former President Donald Trump, citing a flood of 1,000 filings in recent weeks that appear to be part of “an orchestrated campaign.” The court acted after a general order from Chief Judge William Pryor Jr. of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, which is based in Atlanta and covers Florida, Georgia and Alabama. A link entitled, “Judicial Council Order In the Matter of Judicial Complaints...

Panthers will play Edmonton Oilers in longest-distance Stanley Cup Final

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 3, 2024. Posted in Florida Panthers, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, NHL, Sports.

EDMONTON, Alberta — Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist in the opening period to get Edmonton going, Stuart Skinner stopped 34 shots for his hometown team and the Oilers capped an improbable run to the Stanley Cup Final by beating the Dallas Stars 2-1 on Sunday night. Zach Hyman also scored — like McDavid, on a first-period power play — and Evan Bouchard had two assists for the Oilers, who won the Western Conference in six games and will play for the Cup for the first time since 2006. They’ll be heading to Sunrise for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, that series set to open on Saturday...

Knights pick up commitment from 3-star Tampa offensive lineman

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 3, 2024. Posted in College Sports, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Sports, UCF Knights.

UCF’s Bounce House Weekend is already paying big recruiting dividends after the Knights received a verbal commitment from 3-star offensive lineman Gavin Blanchard. The 6-foot-3, 305-pound Blanchard, who transferred from Tampa Jesuit to Wiregrass Ranch High School, is the No. 59-ranked interior offensive lineman in the 2025 recruiting class, according to composite rankings by 247Sports, and the No. 114th-ranked player in the state. Blanchard was among over two dozen recruits officially visiting UCF this weekend as the program hosted its annual Bounce House Weekend. 1000000% COMMITTED Ready...

Pompano Beach fire officials respond to brush fire, discover charred body

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 3, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News.

Pompano Beach Fire Rescue responded to a large brush fire Sunday morning and discovered a charred body. Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies and Pompano Beach Fire Rescue were called to the fire at 3161 N. Dixie Highway about 11 a.m. Drivers along North Dixie Highway reported the fire, according to the Pompano Beach Fire Rescue. As firefighters were extinguishing the blaze, they discovered a body so badly burnt they were unable to confirm the gender. They also found numerous encampments in the wooded area. It is believed the body belongs to someone who had been living in the encampment, but...

UCF has no answers in loss to FSU in Tallahassee Regional

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 2, 2024. Posted in College Sports, Florida State Seminoles, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Sports, UCF Knights.

Florida State pitcher Jamie Arnold struck out 12 UCF batters through seven innings as the Knights lost to the Seminoles 5-2 in the winner’s bracket of the Tallahassee Regional at Dick Howser Stadium on Saturday. UCF (36-20) will face Stetson in an elimination game on Sunday at Noon. The Hatters (41-21) advanced with a 4-0 win over Alabama after pitchers Aric McAtee and Anthony DeFabbia combined to pitch a 5-hitter. FSU (44-15) awaits the winner of UCF-Stetson in the championship game (6 p.m.). The regional games were delayed three and a half hours due to weather, with the first pitch for...

Panthers take down Rangers 2-1, clinch trip to second straight Stanley Cup Final

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 2, 2024. Posted in Florida Panthers, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, NHL, Sports.

SUNRISE — Paul Maurice has coached more games than anyone in NHL history without winning a Stanley Cup. He tried and came up just short in the Stanley Cup Final against the Vegas Golden Knights last year. He will get another bite at the apple now. The Panthers beat the Rangers, who were this season’s President’s Trophy winners, 2-1 at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise on Saturday, clinching a second straight trip to the championship round. Florida will face the winner of the Dallas-Edmonton Western Conference finals in the final, which begins on June 8. Both New York and Florida had good...

Messi scores 12th goal of season, MLS-leading Inter Miami rally from Suarez own goal to tie St. Louis

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 2, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Inter Miami, Latest Headlines, Lionel Messi, Soccer, Sports.

By ALANIS THAMES (AP Sports Writer) FORT LAUDERDALE — Lionel Messi scored his 12th goal of the season in his last Major League Soccer match before the Copa America, and MLS-leading Inter Miami came from behind to tie St. Louis City 3-3 on Saturday night. Miami (10-3-5, 35 points) took a two-point lead atop the Eastern Conference standings and in MLS overall, ahead of second-place Cincinnati (10-3-3, 33 points), which did not play Saturday. Luis Suárez also scored his 12th goal for Inter Miami, and Jordi Alba had the tying goal in the 85th minute. Suárez and Messi are now tied for the team...

Jesús Sánchez hits three-run homer and doubles twice, Marlins finish with winning May

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 1, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Marlins, MLB, Sports.

By ALANIS THAMES (AP Sports Writer) MIAMI (AP) — Jesús Sánchez hit a three-run homer and doubled twice to help the Miami Marlins beat the Texas Rangers 8-2 on Friday night. Sánchez homered off reliever Jesus Tinoco, who had given up consecutive one-out singles before Sánchez lifted his seventh pitch of the at-bat 417 feet to center to put Miami ahead 7-2 in the seventh. “Sánchez, there are some guys that are getting hits, and for some guys, they’re loud,” said Marlins manager Skip Schumaker. “And his are loud right now. … The guy can hit the ball as hard as anybody in the big leagues.” The...