Woman armed with large knives shot, killed by deputies in Deerfield Beach

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on April 22, 2025. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News.

A woman armed with large knives was shot and killed by deputies in Deerfield Beach on Monday evening, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office. The call came in just after 7 p.m., reporting a “suspicious person” who had multiple large knives in the area of South Federal Highway and Southeast 10th Street, the Sheriff’s Office said in a news release late Monday. The woman was armed when deputies arrived, police said. “At some point, shots were fired,” the news release said. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene by Broward Sheriff’s Fire Rescue. Details about what led up to the shooting...

Body of teenager who disappeared swimming off Fort Lauderdale beach recovered

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on April 19, 2025. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News.

The body of a teenager who disappeared while swimming off of Fort Lauderdale beach late Friday afternoon has been recovered after an hours-long search, police said. Police were called just before 5 p.m. to the water near the 800 block of Seabreeze Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale Police spokesperson Casey Liening said. The teen was swimming in a group with at least two other people, according to U.S. Coast Guard Southeast Petty Officer First Class Diana Sherbs. Lifeguards rescued the others. For hours into Friday evening, the Coast Guard, Fort Lauderdale Police’s Dive Team, Fort Lauderdale Fire...

Nearly 90% of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau cut as Trump’s government downsizing continues

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on April 18, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National Politics, Network, News, Politics.

By CHRIS MEGERIAN WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is drastically shrinking the workforce and mission of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, eviscerating an agency created after the Great Recession with the goal of protecting Americans from fraud, abuse and deceptive practices. Related Articles White House proposes eliminating Head Start funding as part of sweeping budget cuts Former Pentagon spokesman tied to online DEI purge was asked to resign, official says University protests blast Trump’s attacks on...

France’s president says that making Haiti pay for its independence was unjust

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on April 18, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Network, News, World News.

By TOM NOUVIAN and SYLVIE CORBET PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that historic injustice was imposed on Haiti when it was forced to pay a colossal indemnity to France in exchange for its independence 200 years ago. Related Articles A colossal squid is caught on camera for the first time in the deep sea Ukraine’s future is at the center of talks in Paris with Rubio, Witkoff and top European officials Russia strikes Dnipro as Ukrainian officials seek security pledges in...

DeSantis signs Gulf of America name change bills

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on April 15, 2025. Posted in Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News, Politics.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed two bills aimed at carrying out President Donald Trump’s directive to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. One of the bills (HB 575) will change dozens of state laws to reflect the name change, while the other (HB 549) will require state agencies to update “geographic materials” to reflect the change. Also, it will require that school instructional materials adopted or purchased as of July 1 include the Gulf of America name. The Republican-controlled Senate passed the bills last week, after they had been approved by the House. The...

Judicial watchdog recommends suspension for Broward Judge Gary Farmer

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on April 11, 2025. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News.

The state’s judicial ethics watchdog on Thursday called for the immediate suspension without pay of Broward Circuit Court Judge Gary Farmer, a former minority leader in the Florida Senate who was ousted from his leadership role by his own colleagues. Farmer was elected to the bench in 2022, a year after he was forced out of a leadership position by his fellow senate Democrats. But his propensity for speaking his mind as an elected representative followed him into the courtroom, bulldozing over the rules governing the public conduct of judges. He told one defendant to wear a condom while on...

Remember public phones? The Masters still offers old-school devices as alternative to cellphones

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on April 11, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National News, Network, News, Sports, Things To Do.

By STEVE REED AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Attending the Masters for the first time was a new experience for Thomas Abraham, and it wasn’t just about the golf. Related Articles First-ever South Florida Watermelon Festival ripens in Boca with eating contests, singing pigs & lots of fruit Book review: April is the cruelest month in Sara Sligar’s perceptive ‘Vantage Point’ Author, wife of Weezer bassist arrested after being shot by police who say she pointed a gun at them Passover performers: 3...

Texas AG Ken Paxton launches Senate primary challenge against Republican Sen. John Cornyn

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on April 9, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National Politics, Network, News, Politics.

By NADIA LATHAN, Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is running for the U.S. Senate in a primary challenge against Republican Sen. John Cornyn, setting up what is likely to become one of the GOP’s most contentious and expensive contests of 2026. Related Articles Pentagon official: US military has no authority to do drone strikes on drug cartels in Mexico Trump’s latest round of tariffs are poised to go into effect. Here’s what we know Congressman Randy Fine says it’s ‘troubling’ that...

US egg giant Cal-Maine says government is investigating price increases

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on April 9, 2025. Posted in Business, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National News, Network, News.

By DEE-ANN DURBIN, Associated Press Shares of Cal-Maine Foods, the largest U.S. egg producer, fell in after-hours trading Tuesday after the company acknowledged it is being investigated by the antitrust division of the U.S. Department of Justice. Ridgeland, Mississippi-based Cal-Maine said it received notice of the investigation into egg price increases last month. Cal-Maine said it is cooperating with the investigation. The company’s shares fell more than 4% in after-hours trading. Egg prices have hit record highs in recent months, largely due to a bird flu epidemic that has forced farmers...

LA County reaches $4 billion agreement to settle sexual abuse claims at juvenile facilities

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on April 5, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National News, Network, News.

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD and AMY TAXIN, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County has reached a $4 billion agreement to settle nearly 7,000 claims of sexual abuse in juvenile facilities since 1959, officials said Friday. The agreement, which still needs approval from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, far surpasses a $2.6 billion settlement reached in 2022 with Boy Scouts of America that was the largest aggregate sexual abuse settlement in U.S. history at the time. “On behalf of the County, I apologize wholeheartedly to everyone who was harmed by these reprehensible acts,”...

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