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North Perry Airport, roads closed overnight due to storm damage

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 24, 2025. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Local News, News, Weather.

Thunderstorms spread throughout South Florida from Friday afternoon into the evening, forcing closures of North Perry Airport and at least one Broward County road until Saturday morning. All of South Florida was at marginal risk for isolated to severe storms on Friday, though National Weather Service Miami forecasters said some impacts could continue into the early morning hours. Strong winds uprooted trees and knocked down power lines on Friday evening. The most severe damage reported was from more than 50 mph winds lifting a Cessna off the ground and onto a fuel truck at North Perry...

Panthers blow out Hurricanes for second straight game, take 2-0 lead in series

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 23, 2025. Posted in Florida Panthers, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, NHL, Sports.

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Panthers have a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference final after beating the Hurricanes in Game 2 on Thursday. But the mere two-game lead undersells Florida’s dominance in the series. After beating Carolina 5-2 in Game 1, the Panthers put together an even more lopsided performance on Thursday, beating the Hurricanes 5-0 at the Lenovo Center. Now Florida returns to Sunrise with a chance to sweep Carolina in the conference final for the second time in three years. The Panthers seized control of the game almost immediately. The Hurricanes turned the puck over in their own...

Panthers star Sam Reinhart ruled out for Game 2 with injury

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 23, 2025. Posted in Florida Panthers, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, NHL, Sports.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Panthers star Sam Reinhart left Game 2 against the Hurricanes with a lower-body injury, the Panthers announced during the first intermission. Reinhart took a big lower-body hit from Carolina’s Sebastian Aho, left the game and did not return. Reinhart, a first-line forward, has four goals and seven assists in the playoffs this year. His 11 playoff points were tied for third on the team entering Thursday’s Game 2. Reinhart had a team-leading 39 goals and 81 points during the regular season. Here’s the hit from Aho that took out Reinhart. We’ll see if Reino comes...

DeSantis signs school safety bill that adds to changes after Parkland shooting

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 22, 2025. Posted in Education, Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News, Parkland school shooting.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday signed a bill that addresses a series of school-safety issues, including training for school security guards. The House and Senate this spring unanimously passed the bill (SB 1470). It adds to safety changes made since the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland that killed 17 people. “Every year, we are incorporating lessons learned and looking for improvements,” Senate bill sponsor Danny Burgess, R-Zephyrhills, said in a prepared statement Wednesday. “Florida families expect us to get this right. We can’t, and we won’t let them...

Sergei Bobrovsky shines, Panthers take Eastern Conference final Game 1 from Hurricanes

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 21, 2025. Posted in Florida Panthers, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, NHL, Sports.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Florida coach Paul Maurice fielded a question about Sergei Bobrovsky lifting weights before Game 1. The Panthers coach said he was not in a position to critique his goalie’s fitness routine. “It works for him,” Maurice said. “Clearly (he is) in much better shape than I am, so I don’t think I should judge him.” Bobrovsky was in nearly perfect shape Tuesday night, holding the Carolina Hurricanes to two goals (one of them coming late in the game) and making several quality saves in the Panthers’ 5-2 win over the Hurricanes in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference final at the Lenovo...

Suzuki hits 2-run homer to cap 8-run sixth inning as Cubs beat Marlins

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 21, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Marlins, MLB, Sports.

MIAMI — Seiya Suzuki homered, doubled and had four RBIs, Kyle Tucker also went deep and the Chicago Cubs beat the Miami Marlins 14-1 on Tuesday night. In his second game as designated hitter this season, Tucker also had two singles and walked. Justin Turner singled twice and doubled, while Matt Shaw doubled and singled for the Cubs, who matched a season-high with 21 hits. Jameson Taillon (3-3) scattered one run and four hits over seven innings. The right-hander walked three and struck out two to snap a two-start losing streak. Tucker’s 11th homer of the season put Chicago up 1-0 in the...

Jesús Sánchez hits leadoff homer and game-ending triple to lift Marlins over Cubs

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 20, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Marlins, MLB, Sports.

MIAMI — Jesús Sánchez hit a leadoff homer and a game-ending triple, finishing with three hits and four RBIs as the Miami Marlins came back to beat the Chicago Cubs 8-7 on Monday night. Rookie catcher Agustín Ramírez also went deep in the first inning for the Marlins, who squandered two leads before Sánchez’s two-run triple won it with two outs in the ninth. Miami was down to its last strike against reliever Daniel Palencia (0-1) when Derek Hill doubled on an 0-2 count and Javier Sanoja walked. Sánchez then hit a hard smash past first baseman Michael Busch and into the right-field corner,...

Trump awards ‘Medal of Sacrifice’ to Palm Beach County deputies killed in crash

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 20, 2025. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News, Politics.

Three Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office motorcycle deputies who died in a crash last year were honored by President Donald Trump on Monday with the “first ever” Medal of Sacrifice, a newly created honor from the White House for first responders who die in the line of duty. Trump, his son Eric Trump, and U.S. Rep. Brian Mast, who represents northern Palm Beach, announced the new honor in the Oval Office with relatives of Deputy Ignacio “Dan” Diaz, Cpl. Luis Paez and Deputy Ralph “Butch” Waller in attendance. Diaz, Paez and Waller were waiting on the shoulder of Southern Boulevard about 9:30...

Panthers rout Maple Leafs, advance to third straight Eastern Conference final

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 19, 2025. Posted in Florida Panthers, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, NHL, Sports.

TORONTO — The Panthers and Maple Leafs were knotted at zero when they came out of the locker room for the second period. Both teams had solid stretches of play in the first period. But an explosive seven minutes clinched the Panthers’ victory, sending Florida to its third straight Eastern Conference final with a 6-1 win over the Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on Sunday. The Panthers will face the Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference final — a rematch of the 2023 conference finals. The first game is on Tuesday. The Panthers dominated the first 10 minutes of the game,...

Inter Miami defense porous again as Orlando City roll 3-0

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 19, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Inter Miami, Latest Headlines, Lionel Messi, Soccer, Sports.

FORT LAUDERDALE — Luis Muriel scored a goal just before halftime, Marco Pašali? added a goal early in the second half and Orlando City beat Inter Miami 3-0 on Sunday night in the Florida Derby to extend its unbeaten streak to 11 consecutive games. Orlando City (6-2-6) has not lost since it dropped a 2-1 decision to New York City FC on March 8. Pedro Gallese finished with four saves for his sixth shutout of the season and had the second assist of his five-plus year career in MLS. Luis Muriel opened the scoring in the 43rd minute. Gallese played a perfectly-placed ball ahead from the edge of...