Comment on Morning Update: South Florida’s top stories for Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025

General Daily Insight for January 20, 2025 The path to healing isn’t a straight line. The sensitive Moon irritates nervous Mercury, creating a storm of emotional energy that feeds into worried thoughts and statements. Then, the Moon opposes dual-natured Chiron at 1:25 pm EST, further obstructing the terrain along our journeys to healing.

MIAMI — Observations and other notes of interest from Sunday’s 128-107 victory over the San Antonio Spurs: – For weeks, even months, Jimmy Butler has been asking to be surrounded by something better. – Sunday, Butler had a front-row seat to something better. – Granted, it was against a sub-.500 opponent. – But once the Heat moved to a big lineup that had Kel’el Ware alongside Bam Adebayo, it was as if energy had been pumped back into the Heat season. – Energy that had been deflated by Butler’s season of discontent. – Does this change anything with Butler? – Probably not. – He is who he is. – And there still is the matter of that contract extension that Pat Riley wouldn’t offer. – And that Butler no longer seemingly will accept. – But if the Heat can play big, if they can get this type of 3-point shooting at moments of truth, if Terry Rozier and Nikola Jovic can anchor the bench .

MIAMI — A sense of a drama has been in the air for weeks with the Miami Heat, and drama was exactly what was delivered Sunday at Kaseya Center. Even more dramatic was the drama did not involve Jimmy Butler. Instead, the waiting game for the next big thing for the Heat is over, delivered by coach Erik Spoelstra when he paired rookie 7-footer Kel’el Ware with starting center Bam Adebayo. From there, good things, very good things, followed, with the Heat going from an early 13-point deficit to a 128-107 victory over the San Antonio Spurs. “That was definitely the initial spark to the game,” Spoelstra said of the Adebayo-Ware pairing.

By SOPHIA TAREEN, Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Homero Sanchez said he didn’t realize the depth of fear in the Chicago immigrant community he serves until someone asked him to handle the sale of their family’s home and other finances if they are picked up this week when President-elect Donald Trump takes office. Immigrants in large cities have been preparing for mass arrests since Trump won election in November, but reports that his initial push would be in the Chicago area has brought a new sense of urgency and fear. “They feel they have been targeted for who they are.

A man accused of shooting another man has been charged with homicide after the victim died Sunday, authorities said. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of Kolby Daniel Edwards, charging him with first-degree premeditated murder and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. The incident happened Friday in the 9000 block of Belvedere Road in West Palm Beach.

One man was killed Sunday morning after a single-car crash, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said. The call came at about 9:10 a.m. of a collision with injuries at Southgate Boulevard east of University Drive in Tamarac. The male driver hit a concrete pole and was pronounced dead on scene, according to Sheriff’s spokesperson Claudinne Caro. Additional information was not immediately available. Lisa J.