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Episode 10 of 57weeks.COM pOdcast. Apple Dumpling Episode

Tom Truex, is the featured host in the podcast, 57Weeks. In Episode 10 he gives you some details on the life and death of “Wild Bill Hickok.” Also his take on the importance of an old school recipe for apple dumplings. Episode available on 57Weeks.Com or Spotify. ... Read More

Daily Horoscope for March 28, 2024

General Daily Insight for March 28, 2024 We can all benefit from letting our emotions grow naturally. Gentle Venus in Pisces is sextiling change-maker Uranus at 9:58 am EDT, encouraging us to feel outside the box in addition to thinking there. The Moon in Scorpio will oppose Jupiter and Uranus, both in Taurus, causing sparks to fly, before locking into a lunar trine to Venus. That will add a cosmic cherry on top of an already lovely day! We should lean into any upcoming opportunities that... Read More

Warm waters may precipitate ‘hyperactive’ 2024 hurricane season, AccuWeather predicts

Hotter Atlantic waters could mean a “super-charged” hurricane season this year — with possibly more systems than 2023, AccuWeather predicts in its newly released seasonal forecast. The weather forecasting service … Click to Continue » ... Read More

FAU hires Baylor associate head coach John Jakus as its coach, gives him 5-year deal

By TIM REYNOLDS (AP Basketball Writer) Florida Atlantic is hiring Baylor associate head coach John Jakus as its coach, a move that comes four days after Dusty May capped his six-year run with the Owls and took over at Michigan. Jakus and the school have agreed on a five-year contract. Financial terms were not immediately released and the school was planning to hold an introductory news conference on Friday. “This program has been in such great hands, and I have a tremendous amount of... Read More

Federal judges uphold DeSantis’ redistricting plan

TALLAHASSEE — A three-judge federal panel Wednesday rejected a constitutional challenge to a congressional redistricting plan that Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed through the Legislature in 2022, saying opponents did not prove lawmakers acted with “racially discriminatory purpose.” The decision was the second time in less than four months that courts have upheld the map in cases focused on the overhaul of a North Florida district that in the past elected a Black Democrat. The state’s 1st... Read More

Coral Springs man convicted in 2011 murder of restaurant worker

A Coral Springs man was found guilty Wednesday of the 2011 killing of a restaurant worker whose body was surrounded by enough blood for investigators to piece together who committed the offense. Kadian Andre Garfield Roper, 43, will learn his fate May 1, when Broward Circuit Judge Tim Bailey imposes his sentence. Life in prison is possible but not mandatory for the second-degree murder conviction. Bailey ordered a pre-sentencing investigation to determine the fairest possible sentence. Roper... Read More

Elderly couple found shot to death in Fort Lauderdale home, officials say

An elderly couple was found shot to death in their home in Fort Lauderdale on Friday, police and family say. Their car is missing and a possible suspect remains at large. Claudette Melvin, 85, and her husband, Major, 89, had no enemies, their daughter, Tonya Mitchell, told the South Florida Sun Sentinel on Wednesday. They were kind, church-going people who had lived in Florida for 50 years. For unknown reasons, Mitchell said, someone walked into their home on Southwest 30th Terrace on Friday... Read More

Windstar Cruises’ guests can now spend the night on Marlon Brando’s private island

Sarah Kuta | (TNS) TravelPulse Thinking of cruising around French Polynesia with Windstar Cruises? Now, you can add on a stay at Marlon Brando’s private island after your sailing. Windstar Cruises is launching a new offering in partnership with Pacific Beachcomber, a company that operates seven hotels in French Polynesia. One of those properties is The Brando, a private island eco-resort on the atoll of Tetiaroa with 35 private villas, white sand beaches and a 5-mile-wide lagoon. Through... Read More

Man faces charges he gave weapon to gunman in deadly Lauderdale Lakes shooting

An arrest has been made in connection with a shooting in December that killed a 26-year-old man, though law enforcement officials are still searching for the second suspect who they said shot and killed the victim. Freddie Miller, 32, was arrested in Tampa earlier this month on one count of second-degree murder with a firearm and resisting an officer without violence stemming from his alleged involvement in the Dec. 18 death of Jacob Pablo, of Lauderhill, according to the Broward Sheriff’s... Read More