They stood together in silence in a small garden outside the Yad Vashem Holocaust museum and waited patiently for the wail.Then for two minutes, a sound similar to an air raid siren reverberated over the rolling hills of Jerusalem to commemorate those ... »
A man sought since February after a hit-and-run crash that injured two people outside a Hallandale Beach restaurant was arrested in Georgia after he summoned police by misdialing 911.Vagiff Safarov, 61, of Hollywood, was charged with three counts of ag... »
Each month, they gather at Hollywood’s Young Circle, and, speaking the universal language of the drum, pay tribute to Mother Nature.Overhead, the full moon shines — weather permitting.The drummers use hand carved gourds topped in pulled animal skins, C... »
It’s hard for buses to get anywhere fast in South Florida. They battle the same traffic lights and congestion that frustrate people who drive cars.But what if buses were given a bit of an advantage over cars?Broward County officials hope to do just tha... »
It’s already a bottleneck and a magnet for accidents. But using the Ives Dairy Road interchange at Interstate 95 is about to become even tougher for commuters.A $7.5 million upgrade of the traffic-choked interchange — the one frequently used by drivers... »
Shannon Buchholz was in the middle of a pedicure in mid-December at the Cove Salon in Aventura, her feet in the water and her hands on The Miami Herald. Her eyes were glued to a Wish Book story detailing the story of Cristina Duverge, a plucky 30-year-... »
Early voting in Miami-Dade County begins Saturday and runs through Saturday, January 28. Hours of operation: 7 a.m.- 7 p.m. each day.Voters are encouraged to be "Election Ready" before heading to the polls by reviewing their personalized sample ballot ... »
An officer-involved shooting in Hallandale Beach ended with a man dead, police said Tuesday.It happened Sunday when an officer spotted a man who matched the description in a “be on the lookout” alert sent by the city of Aventura, said Hallandale Beach ... »
An officer-involved shooting Sunday in Hallandale Beach ended with a man dead, police said Tuesday.It began when an officer spotted a man who matched the description of a “be on the lookout” alert sent by the city of Aventura, said Hallandale Beach Pol... »
An arrest has been made in connection to Thursday afternoon’s stabbing of a 15-year-old Miramar High School student, with 18-year-old Tatyana Brown now facing the charge of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. Miramar police said Friday they have y... »
The holiday shopping season is down to the two-minute drill. With only two days until Christmas and Hanukkah already in full swing, retailers are stretching shopping hours to the max in the hope of boosting sales. Toys “R” Us is staying open round the ... »
Well before Black Friday 2011, shoppers were fueling a large portion of South Florida’s hiring rebound. In Miami-Dade, the retail industry has accounted for one out of every four jobs created since the end of the recession in the middle of 2009. And wh... »
BROWARD Veterans Day Tribute: 10 a.m. Friday at Hallandale Culture Community Center, 410 SE Third St., Hallandale. Free. 954-457-1452. Veterans Ride: Begins with free breakfast provided by Kim Bokamper’s Sports Bar & Grill, 1280 S. Pine Island Rd., Pla... »
Louis Stein didn’t want to waste time cutting his birthday cake – the World War II veteran and self-proclaimed “lover of life” — just wanted to dance.He let go of his walker, held on to his friend Sandy Heckendorf, and swayed to the sounds of I Can’t H... »
Heavy rain and flooding continue Monday morning as commuters hit the road to start the work and school week.While threats of tornadoes have ended in the Cutler Bay area of South Miami-Dade, the challenge across South Florida will be slick roads, some o... »
