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Jury to decide if Fort Lauderdale liable for injuries of protester shot in face with rubber bullet

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on September 5, 2024. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News.

A jury will decide whether the City of Fort Lauderdale is liable for the injuries LaToya Ratlieff received during a Black Lives Matter protest in 2020, where she was shot in the face with a rubber bullet by a Fort Lauderdale Police officer. Ratlieff filed a federal lawsuit against several individual Fort Lauderdale Police officers and the city in May 2022, exactly two years after she was among the crowd of thousands of protesters in downtown Fort Lauderdale in the wake of George Floyd’s police murder. Fort Lauderdale officers fired tear gas into the crowd, and body-worn camera video showed...

Ruiz finishes triple shy of cycle, Nationals continue dominance of Marlins

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on September 4, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Marlins, MLB, Sports.

MIAMI — Keibert Ruiz was a triple shy of the cycle, Jacob Young also had three hits and the Washington Nationals beat the Miami Marlins 6-2 on Tuesday night. Patrick Corbin continued his recent stretch of solid starts with 5 2/3 innings of two-run ball and Joey Gallo hit a three-run homer for the Nationals, who are 8-0 against the Marlins this season after going 6-26 against their NL East opponent the previous two seasons. Corbin (5-12) allowed seven hits and matched a season high with eight strikeouts. The left-hander won his third consecutive start after going 2-12 in his previous 25...

Fort Lauderdale feeling the pressure to come up with homeless fix

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on September 4, 2024. Posted in Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Local News, News.

Fort Lauderdale leaders struggling to come up with a spot to house the homeless continued the debate Tuesday, well aware that the city might face lawsuits from citizens if they don’t come up with a plan soon. For months, the Fort Lauderdale commission has been prepping for a statewide law against public camping and sleeping that takes effect Oct. 1. Cities across Florida that fail to enforce the controversial state law — signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis in March — can be sued starting Jan. 1. Now Fort Lauderdale has been hit with a new unexpected wrinkle: Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony is making...

San Francisco 49ers place Gators alum Ricky Pearsall on non-football injury list after shooting

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on September 3, 2024. Posted in College Sports, Florida Gators, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Sports.

The 49ers placed Ricky Pearsall on the reserve/non-football injury list Monday as he recovers from being shot during an attempted robbery over the weekend, ruling him out for at least the first four games of their season. Pearsall, 23, will be eligible to come off the list for their Oct. 6 game against the Arizona Cardinals, though the team has given no indication whether he is expected to be ready to play by then. The 49ers signed offensive tackle Brandon Parker to a one-year deal to take Pearsall’s spot on the 53-man roster. Pearsall, the 49ers’ first-round pick in this spring’s NFL...

Venezuelan judge issues arrest warrant for opposition’s former presidential candidate

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

By REGINA GARCIA CANO and JORGE RUEDA CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A Venezuelan judge on Monday issued an arrest warrant for the opposition’s former presidential candidate Edmundo González as part of a criminal investigation into the results of the disputed July election. The warrant was issued at the request of authorities who accuse Gonzalez, a former diplomat, of various charges including conspiracy, falsifying documents and usurpation of powers. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below. CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan authorities on Monday sought an arrest...

Fort Lauderdale’s Historic Downtowner and Maxwell Room set to close in October

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on September 3, 2024. Posted in Entertainment, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News, Restaurants, Food and Drink, Things To Do.

Fort Lauderdale is about to lose one of its longest-running drinking, dining and dancing venues — the Historic Downtowner and Maxwell Ballroom — which for decades welcomed patrons who sought to celebrate, commiserate or just chill out on the south bank of the New River. “Sadly, I must announce the closure of the Historic Downtowner and Maxwell Room, effective October 6,” owner Roger Craft wrote in a Facebook post that took staffers by surprise. “This decision was not made lightly,” he said. “I carefully weighed the hard facts and numerous complex issues against every possible solution and...

J’Mari Taylor scores three touchdowns to guide North Carolina Central past Alabama State at Hard Rock Stadium

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on September 2, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Sports.

MIAMI GARDENS — J’Mari Taylor rushed for 128 yards and two touchdowns and caught a pass for a score as North Carolina Central waited out a lengthy halftime thunderstorm before dispatching Alabama State 31-24 in the Orange Blossom Classic at Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday. North Carolina Central (1-0) took the opening kickoff and marched 75 yards in 11 plays with Taylor running it in from a yard out for a 7-0 lead. Walker Harris completed all five of his passes for 55 yards on the drive. Harris connected on his first seven passes and a 34-yard completion to Joaquin Davis gave the Eagles a...

Stowers hits three-run homer as Marlins top Giants for winning road trip

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on September 2, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Marlins, MLB, Sports.

By ERIC HE SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Kyle Stowers hit a three-run homer, and the Miami Marlins beat the San Francisco Giants 7-5 on Sunday for their first series win in more than a month. Nick Fortes had three hits and scored two runs for Miami, which won for the third time in four games. “Everything had to go well, honestly, to beat a team like that in this environment,” Marlins manager Skip Schumaker said. “To take two out of three with the three pitchers that they ran out against us, really happy with what our group did.” San Francisco lost for the fourth time in five games, hurting its...

Delray Beach’s Coco Gauff betrayed by serve in losing in U.S. Open fourth round to Emma Navarro

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on September 2, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Sports, Tennis.

NEW YORK (AP) — This is pretty much all anyone needs to know about defending champion Coco Gauff’s 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 loss to Emma Navarro in the U.S. Open’s fourth round on Sunday: Gauff wound up with more double-faults, 19, than winners, 14. “I don’t want to lose matches like this anymore,” Gauff said, attributing her serving problems to a mix of mechanical issues and mental ones. The No. 3 seed from Delray Beach had won 10 matches in a row at Flushing Meadows, including the run to her first Grand Slam title a year ago. Four of those came after she dropped the opening set — including in the...

Luis Suárez scores two goals for second straight match as Inter Miami roll past Fire 4-1

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on September 1, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Inter Miami, Latest Headlines, Lionel Messi, Soccer, Sports.

CHICAGO (AP) — Luis Suárez scored two goals in a second straight match to spark Inter Miami to a 4-1 victory over the Chicago Fire on Saturday night. Inter Miami (18-4-5) led 1-0 at halftime thanks to an own goal by Chicago defender Tobias Salquist in the 25th minute. Then, Suarez scored in the first minute of the second half for a two-goal lead and the 37-year-old forward made it 3-0 in the 65th minute with his single-season club-record 16th goal in his first season in the league. Diego Gómez notched his seventh assist on the first goal. Defender Jordi Alba earned his eight assist on the...