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Rental market in Florida could be settling down. Will housing get cheaper?
Read full article: Rental market in Florida could be settling down. Will housing get cheaper?In a release, FAU officials announced that rents in places like Palm Bay and Jacksonville have recently gone below their long-term trends.
Teens seen on viral video dumping trash off Florida coast turn themselves in to authorities
Read full article: Teens seen on viral video dumping trash off Florida coast turn themselves in to authoritiesTwo teens have been charged after video showing them dumping out two trashcans from a boat off the shores of Boca Raton sparked intense scrutiny.
‘Take the boat and jail them:’ Outrage over video showing boaters dumping trash off Florida coast
Read full article: ‘Take the boat and jail them:’ Outrage over video showing boaters dumping trash off Florida coastState law enforcement officials are investigating after a group of young boaters were caught on camera dumping trash right into the ocean in the waters off South Florida over the weekend — and then celebrating what they did.
Michael Pratt throws for 3 touchdowns to lead No. 17 Tulane past Florida Atlantic 24-8
Read full article: Michael Pratt throws for 3 touchdowns to lead No. 17 Tulane past Florida Atlantic 24-8Michael Pratt threw for three touchdowns in his South Florida homecoming to lead No. 17 Tulane to a 24-8 victory over Florida Atlantic.
Florida couple moves across the state to volunteer in prehistoric graveyard
Read full article: Florida couple moves across the state to volunteer in prehistoric graveyardKen Marks is a retired computer programmer. He told Florida's Fourth Estate hosts Ginger Gadsden and Matt Austin that he had zero experience unearthing prehistoric bones, but now that has all changed.
Now on sale: Brightline selling Orlando tickets. Here’s what you need to know
Read full article: Now on sale: Brightline selling Orlando tickets. Here’s what you need to knowOfficials with Brightline announced Wednesday the launch of ticket sales for the Orlando connection, marking anther milestone in the launch of the service between Central Florida and South Florida.
Florida Senate passes restrictions on public-employee unions
Read full article: Florida Senate passes restrictions on public-employee unionsThe Florida Senate on Wednesday passed a bill that would place new restrictions on public-employee unions, including preventing dues from being deducted from workers’ paychecks.
Delivery driver guilty of beating Florida woman to death, setting her on fire
Read full article: Delivery driver guilty of beating Florida woman to death, setting her on fireAn appliance delivery man has been convicted of beating a 75-year-old woman to death and setting her on fire at her Florida home.
Florida Gov. DeSantis honors last living prosecutor of the Nuremberg trials
Read full article: Florida Gov. DeSantis honors last living prosecutor of the Nuremberg trialsThe last living prosecutor of the Nuremberg Trials received a Medal of Honor from Gov. Ron DeSantis Thursday afternoon at Florida Atlantic University.
Condo association accused of detaining Florida couple over COVID-19
Read full article: Condo association accused of detaining Florida couple over COVID-19BOCA RATON, Fla. – A Florida couple is suing their condominium association, which they claim detained them in their home against their will after testing positive for COVID-19. The lawsuit claims the association threatened to have them “removed from the building and/or arrested” if they left their condo without permission. “What they really can’t do is take my client’s health information and discriminate them — and use their private health information to my client’s disadvantage to use the things they’re legally entitled to use,” Jeffrey Kominsky, the couple’s attorney, told the newspaper. “It’s clear (the association) gave no notice to my clients the association was going to turn off my client’s fobs.”The couple tested positive for COVID-19 on July 12, the lawsuit said. “The association early on represented to (the Iscowitzes) that their health information would be protected,” Kominsky, the couple’s lawyer, said.
No. 13 BYU, UCF bring explosive offenses to Boca Raton Bowl
Read full article: No. 13 BYU, UCF bring explosive offenses to Boca Raton Bowl(AP Photo/George Frey, Pool)Preparing for the Boca Raton Bowl proved a bit of a slippery slope for the Central Florida Knights. All part of Heupel’s plan to bring a dose of fun to the bowl game with some of the customary pageantry halted because of the COVID-19 pandemic. “A really good football team,” Heupel said. “Kind of reminds me of why you don’t play football in Provo in December,” Sitake joked. They're 0-3 in Florida bowl games, including losses in the 1976 Tangerine Bowl, 1985 Florida Citrus Bowl and 2014 Miami Beach Bowl.
UCF to play BYU in Boca Raton Bowl ahead of Christmas
Read full article: UCF to play BYU in Boca Raton Bowl ahead of ChristmasThe University of Central Florida will be playing against Brigham Young University in the RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl, the Knights announced. The game will be at 7 p.m. on Dec. 22 at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton with the 6-3 Knights going up against the 10-1, 14th-ranked Cougars. This bowl matchup is a challenge for the Knights as BYU is the only team to be nationally ranked in the top 10 in total offense (No. Knights vs. Cougars in Boca 😎🤙🌴 pic.twitter.com/Z2QgM83WUR — UCF Football 😷 (@UCF_Football) December 14, 2020“BYU plays complementary football, in terms of offense, defense and special teams, as well as any team in the country,” says UCF head coach Josh Heupel. The Knights have won two of the last three bowl games it has played in.
UCF accepts bid to play in bowl game Christmas week
Read full article: UCF accepts bid to play in bowl game Christmas weekAll rights reserved)BOCA RATON, Fla. – The University of Central Florida has accepted a bid to play in the RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl. [TRENDING: ‘Christmas Star’ forming soon | This holiday drone light show is way COOL]The game will be at 7 p.m. on Dec. 22 at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton. @UCF_Football will play in the Boca Raton Bowl on December 22nd. “Our players and staff are excited to be in this bowl game. @UCF_Football will "likely face" an ACC opponent in the Boca Raton Bowl on Dec. 22nd https://t.co/qtu7QkVrxz — Nathaniel Rivas (@nathanielrivas9) December 7, 2020Florida Atlantic defeated SMU 52-28 in the 2019 Boca Raton game.
Miami skydiver dies in north Florida after parachute failed
Read full article: Miami skydiver dies in north Florida after parachute failedBOCA RATON, Fla. – Authorities say a Miami skydiver died in North Florida when his parachute didn’t deploy correctly during a jump. The Bradford County Sheriff's Office said Friday that a team of skydivers were practicing a jump when the accident happened on Friday. The group of seven men, all originally from Cuba, were practicing for a weekend event that honors the families of fallen police officers. News4Jax reported that one of the team members — Nick Perdomo — identified his deceased teammate as 51-year-old Yuset Hernandez. “And the very last jump that they were doing, one of the skydiver’s chutes didn’t deploy fully,” Smith said.
White woman slaps Black child at Florida amusement park, uses racist slur, police say
Read full article: White woman slaps Black child at Florida amusement park, uses racist slur, police sayBOCA RATON, Fla. A white woman is facing felony child abuse charges after police say she slapped an 11-year-old Black child and called him a racist slur after his go-kart bumped hers at a Florida amusement park. Boca Raton police say in court records that Haley Zager, 30, and the boy were driving go-karts at the Boomers amusement park Saturday night when they accidentally collided. They say Zager confronted the child after the ride and, in the presence of three Boomers employees, slapped him in the face and used a racial slur. Court records say Zager admitted to officers that she struck the child, who had a swollen eye, but denied using the slur. Police say they also found a container of pills in her underwear and charged her will illegal possession of prescription drugs.