Second arrest made in Halloween weekend shooting in Tampa that killed 2, injured 16 others

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on November 17, 2023. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News.

TAMPA — A second person was arrested Thursday in a Tampa mass shooting that erupted during Halloween festivities, leaving two dead and 16 injured, police said. A 14-year-old boy was arrested in Palm Beach County and was waiting to be transported back to Tampa, police said in a news release. He faces felony charges of being a minor in possession of a firearm while wearing a mask and carrying a concealed firearm. “There is no reasonable explanation for a 14-year-old to be in possession of a firearm,” Tampa Police Chief Lee Bercaw said in a statement. An argument between two groups led to the...

Boca couple accused of selling fake designer bags, jewelry out of West Delray salon

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on November 11, 2023. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News.

A Boca Raton couple are accused of selling counterfeit designer bags and jewelry out of their salon west of Delray Beach, which the husband said they did to get by in difficult financial times, according to a probable cause affidavit. Palm Beach County Sheriff’s detectives received an anonymous tip on Aug. 30 about the fake items being sold out of The Salon Delray in the 1500 block of Jog Road, the Sheriff’s Office said in a news release Wednesday. After an investigation where an undercover detective made several purchases and the execution of a search warrant at the salon, owners...

Potential tropical system could develop in southwestern Caribbean Sea

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on November 10, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Hurricane forecast, Hurricane Tracks, Latest Headlines, News, Storms & Hurricanes, Weather.

After a brief pause of activity in the tropics late in the hurricane season, forecasters are now watching for a possible system to develop in the southwestern Caribbean Sea. The National Hurricane Center said Thursday night that a broad area of low pressure could form by the middle of next week and slowly develop as it moves over the southwestern Caribbean. As of 7 p.m. Thursday, forecasters gave the system low odds of developing in the next two to seven days. There have been 19 named storms this Atlantic hurricane season, seven of which were hurricanes. Three of them were major...

Hollywood actors strike is over as union reaches tentative deal with studios

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on November 9, 2023. Posted in Entertainment, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, National News, News, Things To Do, TV and Streaming.

By ANDREW DALTON (AP Entertainment Writer) LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood’s actors union reached a tentative deal with studios Wednesday to end its strike, ending months of labor strife that ground the film and television industries to a historic halt. The three-year contract agreement must be approved by votes from the union’s board and its members in the coming days, but the leadership declared that the strike will end at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday. At nearly four months, it was by far the longest strike ever for film and television actors. More than 60,000 members of the Screen Actors...

19-year-old allegedly fled after hitting pedestrian near NSU campus, police say

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on November 8, 2023. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News.

A 19-year-old man is facing a second-degree felony charge seven months after he allegedly hit a pedestrian near the Nova Southeastern University campus and drove away before officers arrived, police said. A probable cause affidavit was written in May for the arrest of Vincent Walla, of Staten Island, N.Y., for charges of failing to stop or remain at an accident involving serious bodily injury. The warrant was served Monday, according to court records. At the time of the crash in March, Walla was an NSU student, according to the affidavit. On the evening of March 30, a pedestrian was hit in...

Day of the Dead celebration in Ft. Lauderdale | PHOTOS

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on November 5, 2023. Posted in Arts, Entertainment, Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Local News, News, Photos and Videos, Things To Do.

The Day of the Dead celebration continues in Ft. Lauderdale on Saturday, November 4, 2023. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel)The Day of the Dead parade proceeds along SW 2nd Street in Ft. Laude4rdale from Esplanade Park on Saturday, November 4, 2023. Since 2010 during this sacred time of year, the gate between Florida and Mictlán, the mythological Aztec “Land of the Dead”, opens as thousands of participants costumed like playful skeletons honor their ancestors. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel)The Day of the Dead celebration continues in Ft. Lauderdale on Saturday, November...

‘You’re going to waltz right in’: Randy Fine talks of how FAU presidential bid fizzled out

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on October 27, 2023. Posted in Education, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Local News, News, Politics.

State Rep. Randy Fine applied for the job of Florida Atlantic University president after the governor’s office assured him he was a shoo-in, only to discover those at FAU had other plans, the lawmaker said. Fine gave his first detailed account about his role in FAU’s search for a new leader in a phone interview Thursday with the South Florida Sun Sentinel. Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office said in March that Fine would make a good president of FAU, but the decision was ultimately up to a search committee and Board of Trustees at FAU. When the search committee announced three finalists July 5 for...

Palm Beach County commissioners decide not to adopt GL Homes’ land-swap proposal

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on October 25, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Local News, News.

Palm Beach County commissioners voted 4-3 not to adopt GL Homes’ land-swap proposal Tuesday during a fierce meeting that endured for more than 10 hours of presentations, deliberations and an estimated 80-plus people speaking during public comment. The final decision was met with applause from those who remained in the crowd, about half of the people present Tuesday morning. “We are deeply disappointed by Palm Beach County Board of Commissioners’ decision today. Our public-private partnership would have provided desperately needed solutions to water quality, workforce housing, Jewish...

UAW strikes at General Motors plant in Texas as union goes after automakers’ cash cows

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on October 25, 2023. Posted in Business, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National News, Network, News.

By TOM KRISHER (AP Auto Writer) DETROIT (AP) — First it was Ford, then Stellantis, and now a General Motors factory has been added to the growing list of highly profitable plants where the United Auto Workers union is on strike. On Tuesday, about 5,000 workers walked out at GM’s factory in Arlington, Texas, that makes big, high margin SUVs such as the Chevrolet Tahoe and Cadillac Escalade. The strikes in Texas, as well as at the largest Ford factory in the world in Louisville, Kentucky, and a Stellantis plant that makes lucrative Ram pickups in Michigan, are aimed at getting the companies...

Controversial Promise program is ending in Broward schools. Here is what’s planned.

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on October 24, 2023. Posted in Education, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News.

The Promise program, an initiative that was once heralded for keeping kids out of jail but got tarnished as a symbol of leniency in the wake of the Parkland tragedy, is ending after a decade in Broward schools. The School Board voted last week to approve the updated student Code of Conduct, which eliminates referrals to the Promise program as an action that can avoid a student getting suspended or arrested for non-violent misdemeanor offenses, such as vandalism, petty theft and marijuana possession. But while the name Promise will no longer be associated with the school district, the...

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