New foundation named for late Carlton B. Moore
FORT LAUDERDALE — Friends and family of the late Carlton B. Moore announced they are forming a foundation in honor of the former Fort Lauderdale …
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$40 million approved to spruce up Opa-locka
By MICHELLE HOLLINGER Special to South Florida Times OPA-LOCKA – This city’s transformation is in full swing. Late last year, Miami-Dade County approved the …
Kids to benefit from fundraiser
By ALLISON HORTON Special to South Florida Times FORT LAUDERDALE — Malcolm was being raised by an abusive mother in his Fort Lauderdale home until …
T. Leroy Jefferson Society holds free health fair
Local political leaders will lend their support to a free community event this weekend when they welcome guests to the T. Leroy Jefferson Medical Society …
Judges under scrutiny by lawyers
While judges do not write laws in the same way legislators do, to the extent that they interpret and apply the law, a judge’s role …
Aug. 5 is National Night Out against neighborhood crime
Residents are encouraged to leave their porch lights on as a show of support of National Night Out against crime on Aug. 5. The Broward Sheriff’s …
DEADLY FUNGUS SPREADS IN EVERGLADES, KILLING TREES
MIAMI – A fungus carried by an invasive beetle from southeast Asia is felling trees across the Everglades, and experts have not found a way …
Clyburn to speak at South Florida book fest Saturday
By ALLISON HORTON Special to South Florida Times FORT LAUDERDALE — From meeting his wife while in jail to speaking with Martin Luther King …
CUBAN HIJACKER APPEALS 20-YEAR US PRISON SENTENCE
MIAMI — An American who hijacked a jetliner to Cuba decades ago is appealing the 20-year prison sentence he received after pleading guilty to U.S. …
Future scientists build tiny robots in science camp
By JOSÉ E. PÉREZ Special to South Florida Times MIAMI — They were a skeptical bunch at first, apprehensive about what would happen to their …