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Homeless man accused of killing hotel guest in South Florida
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A homeless man who had staying at a South Florida hotel as part of an effort to stop the spread of the coronavirus is accused of fatally stabbing and stomping on the throat of another guest. Recently released documents showed that Charles Morgan, of Martha's Vineyard, Mass.,...
US passenger train company drops Virgin as partner
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The partnership between Richard Branson's Virgin Group and the private Florida passenger train service Brightline has ended with a whimper, less than two years after it was celebrated with Branson's typical pizzazz. Brightline announced in a monthly report that it has ended...
Police looking for man who shot woman, boy at train station
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — An 11-year-old boy and a woman were shot during an argument between two men at the Brightline train station in Fort Lauderdale. Investigators said a third man brought one of the others a gun on Saturday night, Fort Lauderdale police said. Stanley Johnson, 60, brought the gun to...
Water crisis drama began with ‘Hey, we broke something here’
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — It was supposed to be an easy job — not one that would shut down an entire city. But a series of major goofs and errors turned an underground drilling project into a nightmarish tale where the water pipes ran dry, leaving 250,000 people and businesses without water in...
Giants' Baker charged in robbery; Dunbar won't be prosecuted
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — New York Giants cornerback DeAndre Baker was formally charged with four counts of robbery with a firearm in connection with a fight at a cookout in May, a prosecutor said Friday. Seattle Seahawks cornerback Quinton Dunbar, who also was arrested, won't be prosecuted because of...
US Coast Guard seized $26 million in cocaine, marijuana
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard unloaded almost $26 million in cocaine and marijuana at Port Everglades, the agency said in a news release. The drugs were offloaded Wednesday by crews of the Coast Guard Cutter Legare, Winslow Griesser and Cyclone-class patrol ship USS Shamal. The agency...
Florida offers tax-free weekend for back-to-school items
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — It's a tax-free weekend for Floridians searching for back-to-school bargains. But this year, in a pandemic, the priority may be on technology, as many Florida students will be returning to class via the internet. There may be less of a rush to buy school uniforms, with many...
Police: 3 teens inadvertently jump wall into Mar-a-Lago
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Three teenagers fleeing police while carrying a semiautomatic gun in a backpack jumped a wall at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort, but probably didn't know that's where they were, authorities said Wednesday. Palm Beach Police spokesman Michael Ogrodnick said the...
New cases of West Nile virus detected in South Florida
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Health officials in the two South Florida counties have confirmed more cases of the mosquito-borne West Nile virus. On Tuesday, two cases were confirmed in Miami-Dade County, bringing the total number of cases there to 26, the Florida Department of Health said. In neighboring...
Navy investigates video of dogs attacking Kaepernick fill-in
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. Navy is investigating an incident in which dogs attacked a “Colin Kaepernick stand-in” during a K-9 demonstration during a 2019 fundraiser at the Navy SEAL Museum in Florida. The Navy said in a statement posted on Twitter that officials became aware of...
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