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Broward schools safety chief resigns, days after metal detector chaos

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on August 17, 2024. Posted in Education, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News.

Jaime Alberti resigned Friday as chief of safety and security for Broward schools, four days after a troubled rollout of high school metal detectors created chaos on the first day of school. Alberti, 53, wrote in a letter of resignation to Superintendent Howard Hepburn that his last day will be Nov. 4, although he will use accrued leave time until then, district spokesman John Sullivan told the South Florida Sun Sentinel. “Thank you for the support and opportunities provided to me at Broward County Public Schools and I wish everyone continued success,” Alberti wrote. Hepburn said in a...

Sasse stepped down. Donors and top officials say he was forced out.

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on August 17, 2024. Posted in Education, Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News, Politics.

Former UF President Ben Sasse stepped down unexpectedly in July, citing concerns about his wife’s health. But nine current and former administrators and top donors say there was more to the story. After 17 months on the job, his working relationship with the UF Board of Trustees chairman, Morteza “Mori” Hosseini, became untenable, they say. Hosseini, a strong-willed top political appointee of Gov. Ron DeSantis and a developer, has served as head of the school’s board of trustees since 2018. Out of public view, tensions escalated to a breaking point between Hosseini and Sasse, the former...

GATORS PODCAST: Decisions ahead with Miami season opener on the horizon (Ep. 235)

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on August 16, 2024. Posted in College Sports, Florida Gators, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Sports.

Florida enters the final days of fall camp with competition at its highest level under Billy Napier. The Gators’ depth has helped them weather top tailback Montrell Johnson’s knee injury. The team’s leading rusher from 2022-23 is on the mend, but will he be ready for Miami? Having more options also requires difficult decisions. Napier calls it a “good problem to have.” In the coming week, he and his staff will have to put together the pieces to position the Gators to beat the ‘Canes. During the latest Swamp Things, Mark and Edgar try to keep pace during the homestretch of the...

Lauderhill Police officer faces charge of digital voyeurism

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on August 15, 2024. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News.

A Lauderhill Police officer was arrested Tuesday in Sunrise and has been placed on administrative leave. Officer Johnny Alejandro Mateo faces one count of digital voyeurism, police department spokesperson Lt. Antonio Gonzalez said in a news release Wednesday night. Gonzalez did not provide information about what led to Mateo’s arrest but said Mateo was being investigated by Sunrise Police for an incident that happened while he was off duty. Mateo, who was hired in 2017, was placed on administrative the day of his arrest. Sunrise Police spokespersons did not return an email or a voicemail...

Marlins fumble three-run lead as Schwarber grand slam lifts slumping Phillies

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on August 15, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Marlins, MLB, Sports.

By DAN GELSTON PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Schwarber quieted the boo birds with his seventh career grand slam, shaking the Philadelphia Phillies out of their mid-summer malaise and leading them to a 9-5 victory over the Miami Marlins on Wednesday night. Trying to fight their way out of a rut, the Phillies got a needed win, a night after they suffered a four-hit shutout loss to one of the worst teams in baseball. Once the winningest team in baseball, the Phillies needed Schwarber’s go-ahead slam to help snap a four-game losing streak and they won for just the eighth time in 24 games since the...

UF practice report: Injured RB Montrell Johnson Jr. jogs on treadmill

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on August 15, 2024. Posted in College Sports, Florida Gators, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Sports.

GAINESVILLE — The Florida football team moved into the team’s indoor practice facility Wednesday evening as thunderstorms neared during the Gators’ 12th practice of fall camp. Coach Billy Napier planned to elevate the competition among his players during Week 3 as UF prepared for its second scrimmage Saturday in the Swamp. The Gators will be off Thursday and return to the field Friday. UF provided a 12-minute window for reporters to observe individual drills. Florida running back Montrell Johnson Jr. speaks during July 17 during SEC media days in Dallas. (AP Photo/Jeffrey McWhorter) Top...

Burger homers in fourth straight game, sends Marlins past reeling Phillies

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on August 14, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Marlins, MLB, Sports.

By DAN GELSTON PHILADELPHIA — Jake Burger homered for the fourth straight game, Valente Bellozo gave up four hits in seven innings and the 75-loss Miami Marlins kept the Philadelphia Phillies in a summer swoon that has cost them the best record in baseball with a 5-0 victory on Tuesday night. After spending much of the first three months of the season as the winningest team in baseball, the Phillies’ brutal stretch since June has raised serious concerns headed into the stretch run about a serious shot at winning a World Series championship. The Fightin’ Phils opened with the best 50-game...

BSO launches investigation into whether violent crash that killed 2 involved police chase

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on August 14, 2024. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News.

After a chain-reaction three-car crash that killed two people, the Broward Sheriff’s Office is conducting an internal investigation to determine whether any deputies were chasing one of the drivers who crashed. Gavin Dorvil, 19, of Lauderdale Lakes, was speeding in a 2023 Tesla Model 3 west on Northwest Sixth Street, approaching the intersection of Northwest 27th Avenue shortly before 4 p.m. Sunday, according to the Sheriff’s Office. At the same time, a 2023 Dodge Durango was heading south on Northwest 27th Avenue, approaching the same intersection west of Fort Lauderdale. Dorvil crashed...

A woman and her child disappeared in Plantation in 1974. Their remains have likely been found.

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on August 13, 2024. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News.

Nine feet under water in a canal along West Broward Boulevard in Plantation, a diver reached his hand in through a small hole in the roof of the corroded car and pulled out an object resting on the backseat. Mike Sullivan, one of the founders of Sunshine State Sonar, an independent organization that uses sonar technology to find missing people and cars in South Florida, surfaced with the object, brought it to shore and searched on Google to find out what it was. The relic was a Fisher Price School Days Desk toy, made in the early 1970s. Inside the car were more baby toys, a little girl’s...

MAP: Will Tropical Storm Ernesto hit Florida or the U.S.? Here’s the latest forecast track

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on August 12, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Hurricane forecast, Hurricane Tracks, Latest Headlines, News, Storms & Hurricanes, Weather.

A tropical depression formed Sunday in the central Atlantic and is forecast to develop into Tropical Storm Ernesto this week as it approaches the far eastern Caribbean islands, according to the National Hurricane Center. The forecast has the storm increasing to hurricane strength very close to Puerto Rico on Wednesday and take a turn to the north, well east of Florida and the U.S. east coast. Tropical storm watches were issued for the eastern Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe, St. Kitts, Nevis, Montserrat, Antigua, Barbuda, Anguilla, Saba, St. Eustatius, St. Martin and Sint Maarten.