After scandals, Broward School Board wants a watchdog — but it could be a while
The Broward School Board has asked the County Commission if the district can join the countywide Office of the Inspector General, which currently investigates ethically questionable activity by the...
View ArticleCourt overturns ruling in Stetson football player’s 2017 death
A three-judge panel of the 5th District Court of Appeal overturned a 2021 ruling by Volusia County Circuit Judge Kathryn Weston that said Stetson was shielded from liability by releases that Nick...
View ArticleJared Moskowitz, lone new member of Congress from South Florida, prepares for...
Jared Moskowitz is about to become South Florida's newest member of Congress. He's a Democrat, with ties to Gov. Ron DeSantis, starting in the Republican controlled U.S. House of Representatives. “It’s...
View ArticleDrug dealer who sold fentanyl-laced cocaine to Spring Breakers pleads guilty
A Lauderhill man accused of selling fentanyl-laced cocaine to spring breakers including students from the U.S. Military Academy has pleaded guilty to two drug charges in federal court.
View ArticlePembroke Pines man charged in Interstate 95 shooting that left 1 dead, 2 injured
A 21-year-old Pembroke Pines man faces first-degree murder and attempted murder charges in connection with a shooting on Interstate 95 the Sunday after Thanksgiving that left a woman dead and two...
View ArticleRobbery suspect locked in store while he was trying to steal clothes | Watch...
Employees were closing down the Rainbow Shops clothing store in Lauderdale Lakes for the day shortly after 8 p.m. Dec. 7 when a man, who had been browsing for half an hour, ran toward the doors, pushed...
View ArticleBoxer’s girlfriend reverses course, says no one was hurt
The woman who alleged that professional boxer Gervonta Davis assaulted her this week in Parkland now says she and her daughter were never harmed and that the couple is undergoing counseling.
View ArticleNew law forces Florida officials to choose: Keep their government jobs or be...
An upheaval affecting the intersecting worlds of Florida government, politics and lobbying is forcing officials to choose: They could hold onto their positions in elected or appointed offices. Or they...
View ArticleAppeals court backs Florida school district in transgender bathroom fight
A sharply divided federal appeals court Friday upheld a Florida school district's policy that prevented a transgender male student from using boys’ bathrooms at a high school.
View ArticleFort Lauderdale ‘Drag Queen Christmas’ show sparks backlash in Florida. The...
State officials are now investigating after getting complaints that the “sexually explicit” performance was marketed to children. The traveling show made a stop in Fort Lauderdale on Monday. The...
View ArticleHomes on holiday-named streets worth less in South Florida, study suggests
South Florida had some of the worst holiday spirit in the country, Zillow found.
View ArticleSuspect converted to jihadism before New Year’s Eve machete attack on NYPD...
Cops and federal investigators are now taking a hard look at the social media history of the 19-year-old suspect, identified by sources as Trevor Bickford of Wells, Maine, to determine if terrorism...
View ArticleBroward sheriff’s contract to run 911 system expires; county to shift to new...
The end of the Sheriff’s Office running the beleaguered 911 emergency dispatch system for Broward County could be finalized within days.
View ArticleTrump rings in 2023 facing headwinds in his White House run
Instead of staving off challengers, Donald Trump's potential 2024 rivals appear ever more emboldened. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, fresh off a resounding reelection victory, increasingly is seen as...
View ArticleSpace Coast launch marks 60th of year for SpaceX
SpaceX hit the target for 2022 with its 60th launch of the year on a Starlink mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station early Wednesday.
View ArticleMore than 30 shots fired at Maserati on I-95, injuring driver
A woman in a Maserati is lucky to be alive after more than 30 shots were fired at her car on I-95 in Miami-Dade County on Sunday.
View ArticleThe Wheel at ICON Park will close for several days following New Year’s Eve...
The Wheel at ICON Park in Orlando will close for several days to address a power outage issue that froze the ride on New Year’s Eve and resulted in a rescue mission that retrieved more than 60 people.
View ArticleAir-traffic computer issues cause Florida flight delays, FAA says
The FAA said in a statement Monday afternoon that it “has slowed the volume of traffic into Florida airspace due to an air traffic computer issue that is being resolved.”
View Article‘Dr. Love’ sentenced to prison for grand theft and fraud
Malachi Love-Robinson, 25, of West Palm Beach, was sentenced to 28 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to grand theft and fraud. He gained notoriety as a teen in 2015 when he was caught posing as...
View ArticleWave of migrants in Florida Keys is a crisis, sheriff says
U.S. authorities are investigating an unusual flurry of Cuban landings in the Florida Keys that by New Year’s Day had topped roughly 300 as the National Park Service announced the temporary closure of...
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