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Denis Arndt, a former helicopter pilot whose acting career reached its zenith when he made his Broadway debut at age 77 in the comedy “Heisenberg” and earned a Tony Award nomination, died March 25 at his home in Ashland, Oregon. He was 86. His wife, Magee Downey, confirmed the death. She said the specific cause was not known. Arndt built his reputation as a stage actor at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in the 1970s and ’80s. He later became a familiar face on television series like “L.A. Law” and “Picket Fences” and played one of the detectives who interrogate Sharon Stone in a famous...

Billy Cypress, who was the longest-serving Chairman of the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, has died. He spent decades advocating for tribal sovereignty and environmental protection of their land. Cypress was first elected to the Miccosukee Business Council in 1973, serving for over a decade before being elected Chairman. He held the office for over 26 years. The Miccosukee Tribe announced that Cypress died on Feb. 28 at age 74. To read the full report, click here for miamiherald.com

By TIM REYNOLDS SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Nate Schmidt and Carter Verhaeghe had third-period goals, Anton Lundell had a goal and two assists and the Florida Panthers topped the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 on Thursday night. Uvis Balinskis also scored for Florida, which jumped Toronto for first in the Atlantic Division. Leon Draisaitl scored his 44th goal for the Oilers, who also got goals from Brett Kulak and Zach Hyman. It was Edmonton’s first time on the Panthers’ ice since June 24, when Florida topped the Oilers 2-1 in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final. The Panthers won the clubs’ first meeting earlier...

By TIM REYNOLDS SUNRISE — Matthew Tkachuk scored for a sixth consecutive game and added two assists, sparking a four-goal second period that lifted the Florida Panthers to a 5-1 win over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday night. Aleksander Barkov had a goal and an assist while Sam Bennett, Gustav Forsling and Anton Lundell also scored for the Panthers, who got 26 saves from Sergei Bobrovsky to win for the fifth time in their last six games. Brady Tkachuk scored for Ottawa, which got 43 saves from Linus Ullmark. It was the third time the Tkachuk brothers — soon to be USA Hockey teammates in the...

A passenger plane carrying 181 people on board crashed while landing in an airport in southwestern South Korea on Sunday, killing at least 23 people, officials said. The passenger plane operated by South Korea’s Jeju Air was landing in Muan International Airport when it veered off the runway, local fire department officials said. They found 23 bodies and were transporting them to local hospitals, said Lee Seong-sil, a Muan Fire Department official. “We are trying to find more casualties,” he said. This article originally appeared in The New York Times.

SUNRISE — Aleksander Barkov scored a power-play goal with 18 seconds left in overtime, giving the Florida Panthers a 2-1 win over the St. Louis Blues on Friday night. Oskar Sundqvist got his third goal of the season for St. Louis, coming midway through the first period. Uvis Balinskis got his first of the season for Florida, with Barkov and Matthew Tkachuk assisting midway through the second. It stayed that way until the 65th minute, when Barkov ended it with his 10th goal of the season. The score followed an elite sequence where Barkov took possession of the puck among numerous Blues in...

BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Backup Billy Atkins threw for 181 yards and a touchdown in his first start since 2022, leading James Madison to the program’s first bowl win after topping Western Kentucky 27-17 on Wednesday night in the Boca Raton Bowl. JMU was without starting quarterback Alonza Barnett III, who suffered an injury against Marshall on Nov. 30, and the Dukes turned to Atkins, who had just three pass attempts in the last two years. Atkins went 4 for 5 on a fourth-quarter drive, ending in a 21-yard touchdown pass to Taylor Thompson for a 24-17 lead with 9:20 left. After both teams...

ABC News is set to pay $15 million to settle a defamation lawsuit brought by Donald Trump. The agreement was a significant concession by a major news organization and a rare victory for a media-bashing politician whose previous litigation efforts against news outlets have often ended in defeat. Under the terms of a settlement revealed Saturday, ABC News will donate the $15 million to Trump’s future presidential foundation and museum. The network and its star anchor, George Stephanopoulos, also published a statement saying they “regret” remarks made about Trump during a televised interview...

State semifinals 6A West Boca Raton 14, Miami Southridge 11 5A St. Thomas Aquinas 16, Bradenton Manatee 13 4A American Heritage 38, St. Augustine 28 1A Clearwater Central Catholic 22, Cardinal Newman 21 Chaminade-Madonna 35, Jacksonville Trinity Christian 6 State championship games At Pitbull Stadium, FIU, Miami Wednesday 1A Chaminade-Madonna vs. Clearwater Central Catholic, 7:30 p.m. Thursday 5A St. Thomas Aquinas vs. Niceville-Lakeland winner, 7:30 Friday, Dec. 13 6A West Boca Raton vs. Osceola-Buchholz winner, 12:30 4A American Heritage vs. Naples-Orlando Jones winner, 7:30