Fort Lauderdale man held after alleged home invasion, beating of 75-year-old Central Beach resident

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on January 13, 2025. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Local News, News.

A Fort Lauderdale man who allegedly staged a home invasion against a 75-year-old Central Beach resident spent his second day in jail on Sunday, suspected by police of beating, robbing and attempting to strangle his victim before stealing his car and $4,000 in cash. Joseph Soini, 48, was arrested on North Federal Highway in Fort Lauderdale early Saturday in the condo resident’s stolen auto, Fort Lauderdale Police said in a statement. He faces cocaine possession and grand theft auto charges and is being held in the Broward County Main Jail. Police used a Grappler to intercept a home invasion...

Vance says Jan. 6 participants who committed violence ‘obviously’ shouldn’t be pardoned

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on January 13, 2025. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, National News, National Politics, News, Politics, Uncategorized.

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President-elect JD Vance says people responsible for the violence during the Capitol riot “obviously” should not be pardoned, as President-elect Donald Trump is promising to use his clemency power on behalf of many of those who tried on Jan. 6, 2021, to overturn the results of the election that Trump lost. Vance insisted in an interview on “Fox News Sunday” that the pardon question is “very simple,” saying those who “protested peacefully” should be pardoned and “if you committed violence on that day, obviously you shouldn’t be pardoned.” He later said...

Woman hospitalized after shooting on I-595 in Davie, fire rescue says

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

A woman was hospitalized Friday evening after a shooting on Interstate 595 in Davie, a fire rescue official said. Davie Fire Rescue responded to an area of I-595 westbound, east of Hiatus Road shortly before 8 p.m. for reports of a shooting, Fire Marshal Robert Taylor said Friday night. The woman was taken to Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale as a trauma alert, Taylor said. He did not provide further information about the circumstances of the shooting or the woman’s condition. This is a developing story, so check back for updates. Click here to have breaking news alerts sent...

Supreme Court to weigh reinstating Obamacare care requirements struck down by lower court

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on January 11, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National News, Network, News.

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to consider reinstating some preventative care coverage requirements under the Affordable Care Act that were struck down by a lower court. Related Articles National News | Media companies scrap Venu Sports streaming service before it even started National News | FBI must be independent and above the partisan fray, outgoing director says in farewell address National News | Shortage leaves Dunkin’ stores without any doughnuts in Nebraska, New Mexico...

Parkland families’ civil suits against ex-deputy Scot Peterson can move forward, court rules

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on January 10, 2025. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News, Parkland school shooting.

An appeals court Thursday upheld a ruling that allowed civil lawsuits to move forward against Scot Peterson, a former Broward Sheriff’s deputy and school-resource officer who was accused of failing to properly respond during the 2018 mass shooting at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Without explanation, a panel of the 4th District Court of Appeal rejected Peterson’s argument that a circuit judge should have granted summary judgment in his favor. The lawsuits were filed by victims’ family members and were consolidated in circuit court. Summary judgment would have ended the...

Appeals court denies bid to block public release of special counsel’s report on Trump Jan. 6 probe

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on January 10, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National News, National Politics, Network, News, Politics.

By ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court has cleared the way for the public release of special counsel Jack Smith’s report on the 2020 election interference case against Donald Trump over the objections of the president-elect. Related Articles National Politics | Vice President-elect JD Vance resigns from the Senate National Politics | Democratic Sen. John Fetterman to meet with Trump at Mar-a-Lago National Politics | As wildfires rage in Los Angeles, Trump...

US ‘notorious markets’ report warns of risks from online pharmacies

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on January 10, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Health, Network, News, World News.

By ELAINE KURTENBACH BANGKOK (AP) — Nearly all of the world’s 35,000 online pharmacies are being run illegally and consumers who use them risk getting ineffective or dangerous drugs, according to the U.S. Trade Representative’s annual report on “ notorious markets.” The report also singled out 19 countries over concerns about counterfeit or pirated products. Related Articles World News | Elon Musk chats with German far-right leader, amplifying party’s message ahead of election World News | More than 46,000 Palestinians have been killed in the...

Military doctor pleads guilty to dozens of sexual abuse charges

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

By MARTHA BELLISLE A military doctor has pleaded guilty to sexually abusing dozens of soldiers at Joint Base Lewis-McChord who had primarily sought his care for pain management. Related Articles National News | Service workers union rejoins AFL-CIO after 20 years, just ahead of Trump’s inauguration National News | Longshoremen reach tentative agreement with ports, shippers, averting a potential strike National News | Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito says he spoke with Trump on Tuesday National News |...

Service workers union rejoins AFL-CIO after 20 years, just ahead of Trump’s inauguration

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

By JOSH BOAK WASHINGTON (AP) — The Service Employees International Union is returning to the AFL-CIO after 20 years, betting that a united labor movement will do more to help workers overcome legal challenges to organize and join unions. Related Articles National News | Military doctor pleads guilty to dozens of sexual abuse charges National News | Longshoremen reach tentative agreement with ports, shippers, averting a potential strike National News | Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito says he spoke with Trump on...

Questions emerge about status of Delray firefighters’ driver’s licenses after Brightline crash

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on January 8, 2025. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News.

A violent crash between a Delray Beach Fire Rescue ladder truck and a Brightline train prompted an investigation into the status of firefighters’ driver’s licenses and has led to growing tension among city officials about transparency. Fire Chief Ronald Martin has been criticized by his own employees following his decision to release the names of four people currently on paid administrative leave due to the Dec. 28 crash, which the fire department union blasted as the “optics and appearances” of transparency. But multiple elected officials made it clear at Tuesday night’s commission meeting...

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