Oakland Park home tops Winter Garden-area home sales from April 6 to 12
An Oakland Park home topped all Winter Garden-area residential real-estate transactions from April 6 to 12. The home at 1207 Ridge Lake Way, Oakland, sold April 9, for $1,700,000. Built in 2026, it has five bedrooms, three-and-one-half baths and 3,909 square feet of living area. Days on market: 291. The sellers were represented by Chris Herlihy, New Homes Real...
UKG, formerly Ultimate Software, lays off 950, many from South Florida offices
As many as 950 employees of Ultimate Kronos Group (UKG), many of them from offices in Sunrise and Weston, were notified on Wednesday that their jobs would be eliminated in an apparent global restructuring. Layoff notifications were emailed on April 15 by the human resources and workforce management giant that was known as Ultimate Software until it merged with Kronos in 2020. One affected...
Boca Raton woman faces major disruptions as massive Turnpike widening project continues to 2029
Construction projects across the area are causing sleepless nights for residents living near the Turnpike in Boca Raton, and the disruptions could continue for years. The $100 million Florida Department of Transportation project is part of a larger Turnpike widening initiative stretching from South to Central Florida. Specifically, this phase runs from south of the Sawgrass Expressway, or State Road 869, to north of...
Boca Raton Planning Board OK’s Conversion of Hotel Into 125 Apartments
The Boca Raton planning and zoning board on Thursday night approved a plan to convert a hotel into 125 apartments and a restaurant. The plan will leave the hotel building intact and also connect it to the nearby El Rio Trail. The board heard the application of Boca HI Suites, owner of the Holiday Inn […]
Woman accused of stabbing man in Pompano Beach
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. — A 28-year-old woman was arrested Thursday on accusations that she stabbed a man in the arm in Pompano Beach. According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, the incident was reported shortly before 8 a.m. Thursday near the 200 block of Northwest Tenth Street. Deputies said...
Luna the scruffy sweetheart seeks ‘furever’ home
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A nearly 2-year-old dog is looking for a new home after being surrendered to the Humane Society of Broward County when her family moved and could not take her along. Luna, who weighs about 34 pounds, is described as sweet and affectionate once she warms...
Sunny Isles Beach police use drone to find car connected to Lauderhill attempted homicide
SUNNY ISLES BEACH, Fla. — Police in Sunny Isles Beach used new technology to help bring two suspects into custody. Sunny Isles Beach police launched their drone just before 3 p.m. Wednesday. They were looking for a car that was wanted in connection with an attempted homicide out of...
Woman accused of shooting man who believed she was trying to rob him in...
NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — A 24-year-old Aventura woman has been arrested in connection with a shooting that left a man critically injured in a North Miami Beach apartment parking garage that occurred over a month ago, according to an arrest report. Jail records show Laura Tavarez Ramirez is...
‘Someone jumped me’: Woman details frightening assault in Weston in 911 call
A woman is heard asking for help after she was assaulted by a man who authorities said exposed himself in Weston in a new 911 call from the moments after the frightening attack that was caught on camera. The incident happened around 4:30 p.m. on April 8 near the 16500...
Aldi testing new store format in Florida
Developed with Landini Associates, the model will undergo further testing and rollouts across the U.S.

















