Broward schools will hire consultant to review grand jury report and ID any...
One of the next steps in the wake of a critical grand jury report that looked into Broward schools will be to hire an outside consultant to help assess the findings, Schools Superintendent Vickie...
View ArticleParkland killer’s life or death, Day 46: Letter shows shooter was fixated on...
Here’s what you need to know from Day 46 of the Parkland school shooter’s sentencing trial.
View ArticleDiscounts planned for frequent commuters on Florida’s toll roads, DeSantis says
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday ordered discounts of up to 25% for frequent commuters on state toll roads that include Florida’s Turnpike.
View ArticleMakeshift boat washes ashore in Hollywood Beach
A small, unoccupied boat was found on the shores of Hollywood Beach Thursday morning, according to witnesses. Hollywood police do not know where the boat came from.
View ArticleBroward commission goes all in, approves first part of southern commuter rail...
The first leg of a proposed Broward coastal rail line won county commission approval. The board also agreed to provide $15.5 million in development funds for a the segment, which would run from...
View ArticleBans on ‘conversion therapy’ are overturned in Broward and Palm Beach counties
Broward and Palm Beach counties have reversed their policies that outlawed conversion therapy, a practice that claims to undo same-sex attraction in some youths through counseling.
View ArticleCharlie Crist and Nikki Fried proclaim Democrats are unified in quest to...
Florida Democrats are proclaiming to the world that they’re unified in the mission to unseat Gov. Ron DeSantis. Their first big statewide unity event, Thursday night in Tamarac, comes after Charlie...
View ArticleHollywood officer found not guilty of battery in 2019 arrest
In 2019, Hollywood Police Officer Matthew Barbieri was seen on a home-surveillance video hitting a handcuffed suspect during a drug-related arrest. A jury found Barbieri not guilty of misdemeanor...
View ArticleCOVID-19 update: Here are the latest statistics for Florida
Nearly all key indicators for COVID-19 are declining across Florida, including hospitalizations, reported cases and testing positivity rates. Here are the latest statistics.
View ArticleDeSantis: Medical-marijuana firms should pay more to state
“I would charge them an arm and a leg," DeSantis said. "I mean, everybody wants these licenses.”
View ArticleNikki Fried’s campaign finance chairman couldn’t vote for her. ‘I’m mortified.’
Mitchell Berger, the prominent Fort Lauderdale lawyer who served as campaign finance chairman for Nikki Fried’s gubernatorial campaign, has been a registered Democrat since 1974, and he’s been heavily...
View ArticleHurricane forecasters monitoring two tropical waves, but give both low...
Conditions could become more favorable for development early next week as one of two systems being watched moves through the central and western Caribbean, according to the National Hurricane Center.
View ArticleMotorcyclist dies after being rear-ended by high-speed Tesla in Boca Raton
A Boca Raton woman died early Friday after the motorcycle she was driving was rear-ended.
View ArticleDriver alert: Broward Boulevard rail crossing to shut for repairs
The rail crossing at Broward Boulevard in downtown Fort Lauderdale will close between Aug. 27-31 as the Florida East Coast Railway repairs rails and road surfaces. The shutdown means motorists will...
View ArticleBroward Sheriff’s deputy charged with grand theft
A Broward Sheriff’s deputy faces charges of grand theft after police said he kept about $1,600 during an “undercover integrity check operation.”
View ArticleCOVID-19 update: Here are the latest statistics for Florida
Nearly all key indicators for COVID-19 are declining across Florida, including hospitalizations, reported cases and testing positivity rates. Here are the latest statistics.
View ArticleCrist expected to pick Miami teachers union head as running mate
Charlie Crist is expected to pick as his running mate Karla Hernandez-Mats, the president of the Miami-Dade teachers union, according to CBS Miami.
View ArticleCaretaker sentenced after embezzling nearly $300,000 from senior couple
A caretaker was sentenced to more than four years in prison for embezzling nearly $300,000 from a senior couple in Plantation.
View ArticlePostal worker attacked and killed by dogs had South Florida roots
A postal worker who was mauled by five dogs in North Florida and eventually died from her injuries had South Florida roots.
View ArticleWho are DeSantis’ new Broward School Board appointments? 4 Republicans, 2...
Three of Gov. Ron DeSantis' replacement members of the Broward School Board have roots in county Republican politics. The governor has now appointed five of the nine School Board members in the heavily...
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