If Police Say It's Cocaine, No Lab Test Required For Drug Conviction, Court Rules

Tropical Storm Sara, once forecast to be a potential threat to Florida or other parts of the U. S. Gulf coast, is now forecast to weaken and eventually dissipate as it crosses Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula. National Hurricane Center forecasters said Sara will not be a tropical threat after it enters the Gulf of Mexico, though moisture from its remnants will push east toward Florida later next week. Here’s the latest forecast path:

Q: Trail Blazers General Manager Joe Cronin traded away Damian Lillard for some role players, some late-decade draft picks but no difference maker. With Tyler Herro evolving into Miami’s leading man, do you think Cronin is now regretting the one who got away? – Sam, Miami. A: While there has been much second-guessing about the Blazers’ trade of Damian Lillard and steadfastness not to engage the Heat last year, it’s probably time to move on.

A former Lauderhill police officer was sentenced to four years in prison that he may not have to serve, while his colleague decided to withdraw his no-contest plea in a strange case of sexual police misconduct. Franklin Hartley, 44, pleaded no contest in August 2023 to unlawful compensation and battery. He was accused of luring two women from a Lauderhill strip club to the parking area behind a Tamarac tire shop in May 2012, then having sex with one of the women in exchange for refusing to write a traffic ticket. Prosecutors and the victim wanted Hartley to be incarcerated.

Here are the top stories for Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. Get the weather forecast for today here. SUBSCRIBE NOW: Get our free Morning Update email. Sign up here. Tropical Storm Sara forecast to dissipate before reaching Gulf of Mexico Beachfront restaurant expects eviction notice ‘any day’ after it sparred with Deerfield Beach Fort Lauderdale warns drivers: Beware of bogus QR codes on parking meters Weekend things to do: Kai-Kai Farm Market, bonfires and s’mores in Lake Worth Beach, Dwight Yoakam The Wine Room Kitchen & Bar wasn’t making a profit.

It seems like a lifetime ago that I would wake up feeling hopeful for our country and America’s future. Now I wake up with a sick feeling in my stomach. Will it ever go away? I doubt it. I’m 77 years old. Did I ever believe that this would be the last stage of my life, knowing that our children and grandchildren would be in the hands of a tyrant? Donald Trump ran on hate — and won. I’m having trouble looking at friends of mine who I know voted for him.

Today is Friday, Nov. 15, the 320th day of 2024. There are 46 days left in the year. Today in history: On Nov. 15, 2019, Roger Stone, a longtime friend and ally of President Donald Trump, was convicted of all seven counts in a federal indictment accusing him of lying to Congress, tampering with a witness and obstructing the House investigation of whether Trump coordinated with Russia during the 2016 campaign.