Jewish inmates in Broward County jails won’t be allowed to light their own menorahs with open-flame candles for Hanukkah, and local rabbis are not happy about it.

Chuck Puleri, Broward County’s exclusive distributor of Herff Jones products since 1992, is also being dropped by the Broward school district, due to a scathing audit the school district commissioned in response to a series of South Florida Sun Sentinel investigations.

About 30 boats, interspersed with a fireworks show, will wind down the Intracoastal this weekend as Boca Raton celebrates its 48th Annual Holiday Boat Parade.

A Margate Elementary School bookkeeper faces criminal charges for taking nearly $20,000 in cash meant for school events like the Scholastic Book Fair and spending it on groceries, gas and cigarettes.

After starting off the year at 0-2, the Coral Springs Charter Panthers girls’ soccer team has started to find its stride.

Paul Sallarulo's daughter is taking over the 2023 Salarullo's Race for Champions to benefit Special Olympics Broward.

Arizel Corniel and Carly Rogalla have created a new initiative at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland that is helping students look the part of success, even when they don’t have many resources on hand to do so.

When it comes to food, South Florida is a great place to be. So many new places open up every day. Here’s what’s coming soon to a city near you.

The Fort Lauderdale Hurricanes squad left no doubt as to who was the powerhouse in the Florida Youth Football League 12U division after a dominating 36-7 Super Bowl victory over the Miami Gardens Chiefs.

The undefeated Bombers rallied for a 7-5 victory over the Blue Thunder to capture the Under-10 Division championship in the Boca Raton Softball League at Memorial Park.

A group of eight South Florida axe throwers got the opportunity to compete as professionals at the World Championships of Axe Throwing in Appleton, Wisconsin.

An era is ending in television and politics as Michael Putney signs off for the last time as the founding moderator of the WPLG-Ch. 10 “This Week in South Florida" program after 33 years. “That show has been the gold standard of South Florida politics for many years."

The 7U and 8U Lauderdale Lakes Vikings claimed their Florida Youth Football League Super Bowl championships at Traz Powell Stadium.

The dog flu is circulating for the same reasons as the human virus — people are traveling and socializing again, and so are their pets.

The fourth annual Trustbridge Hospice Foundation Uptown 5K on the Runway attracted over 850 participants who got an opportunity to run on the Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport runway.

The eighth annual Bootcamp on the Beach with Toys for Tots and U.S. Marines at Spanish River Beach in Boca Raton was a success with a total of 65 people in attendance.

J.P. Taravella High freshman Mia Marshall-Hewitt has taken her school’s soccer team by storm.

Tourists had first posed for photos with the yacht that washed ashore in Pompano Beach. Then some people started stealing parts from it.

Two juniors led the American Heritage-Delray boys’ and girls’ golf teams to fourth-place finishes at the recent Class 2A championship at Mission Inn Resort and Club in Howey-in-the-Hills.

The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday said it has made an arrest in the long-unsolved case of Baby June, the newborn whose body was found in the waters off Palm Beach County. Shira/Juan, 20 inches

The 2023 Valencia Invitational, a three-sport competition in tennis, pickleball and bocce, was officially launched with a kickoff event during a Light the Night ceremony at Valencia Reserve in Boynton Beach on Dec. 12.

Delray Beach teen Blake Seskin was looking to get in some extra work and experience recently at the 48th annual Seahorse wrestling tournament at Cypress Bay High School in Weston.

All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale is helping those with low or no income meet one of their most basic needs - clean clothes - through the Laundry Love South Florida program.

Michael Barnett, who had the support of former President Donald Trump and U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, will serve another term as chair of the Palm Beach County Republican Party, after winning a contested election. His leadership team did not remain intact, however. Kevin Neal, who finished a distant second in the race for chair then ran for vice chair and defeated Tami Donnally.

At 11, Emily Jewel Hoder is a Broadway star performing opposite Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster as Amaryllis in “The Music Man” until Jan. 15 in New York City.

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It was a grand celebration on the Intracoastal Waterway for the cities of Pompano Beach, Lighthouse Point and Deerfield Beach as the 60th annual Pompano Beach Holiday Boat Parade entertained thousands of spectators.

The “Aging Greatly” symposium at John Knox Village in Pompano Beach was daylong session to help older residents rethink what it means to get older today. Maria Shriver was the keynote speaker.

Brightline’s newest train stations in Boca Raton and Aventura are opening less than a week from now, the company says.

In a stunning reversal, a new Chick-fil-A restaurant will no longer be built in Boca Raton along Federal Highway after significant backlash from local residents over traffic and safety concerns.

Pompano Beach High School, led by teacher Rick Nagy, recently teamed up with the Broward Sheriff’s Office in a spirited competition to see who could collect as many clothes and toys as possible for younger students at Pompano Beach Elementary School next door.

Sean Pierre Jackson, a Palm Beach County political organizer and former chairman of the Black Republican Caucus of Florida, has been sentenced to three years in federal prison after having fraudulently applied for over $800,000 in government loans intended to provide aid during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to federal prosecutors.

The same winter storm bringing blizzards and tornadoes across the U.S. this week will reach South Florida this weekend with rain and a chill.

Traffic on I-95 seems worse than ever now that winter season has begun. Here are some tips for getting to your destination.

A Pembroke Pines man was arrested in Georgia and faces a murder charge in the death of a woman whose body was found by road ranger off Interstate 95 near Oakland Park Boulevard.

Evermore Bank, a new community financial institution, will open its doors on Wednesday in Fort Lauderdale. It is the second community bank to open recently in the city, and will offer online services to individuals and businesses.

Broward Schools Superintendent Vickie Cartwright's long-term future still remains unclear after board members plan to review her status again Jan. 24.

A car stopping for a red light at the intersection of westbound State Road 84 and Davie Road triggered a series of crashes that ultimately left a woman dead Tuesday afternoon, according to Florida Highway Patrol officials.

Within months, technology at the 911 call centers could help dispatchers pinpoint the exact location of a caller in distress. The changes in the works also mean automatic callbacks for those who dial 911 and hang up before getting an answer.

FedNat Holding Co., a Sunrise-based homeowners insurance company, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Fort Lauderdale after succumbing to financial pressures generated by severe weather events, industrywide lawsuits and the placement of its property insurance unit into a receivership.

“We came with fire extinguishers, but they weren’t enough,” neighbor Carlos Moreno said. “The homeowner was collapsed on my porch.”

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There are still some funds left for renters who need assistance with paying their rents.

After months of deliberation, Delray Beach gave the green light on a controversial new eight-story apartment complex that will add 271 apartments along the burgeoning Congress Avenue corridor.

At least one person was seriously injured when a van traveling east on Pembroke Road collided with another vehicle in the 8600 block about 12:45 a.m. Sunday, according to Miramar police.

Officer Dennis Castro, 37, had a wife and two children.

A Brightline train hurtled straight through a 36-year old driver as he attempted to skirt around the guardrails Friday evening, throwing his car off of the tracks and killing him.

A 14-year old student found with a gun in his backpack at a Broward County middle school has been charged with possession of firearm on school grounds and carrying a concealed firearm.

Flu season is hitting hard in South Florida, and drug shortages rippling through the country are creating nightmares for those who get sick.

A Coral Springs Police officer has been disciplined after video surfaced online showing the officer narrowly avoiding rear-ending a car, then swerving into the front yard of a Sunrise home where children were waiting for their school bus, sending them running out of the way.