A 9-year-old girl and a man were injured Tuesday afternoon when a fight ended with a shooting near a Hallandale Beach park, police said. The shooting happened around 2:15 p.m. … Click to Continue » ... Read More
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Elderly man who retired from Broward schools years ago faces child porn charges, cops say
A 74-year-old man, who detectives say retired from Broward County Public Schools decades ago, was arrested Tuesday on charges of child pornography. John Rafferty, of Oakland Park, was being held … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Company that runs Homestead detention center cancels stock offering after growing outcry
The company that runs the Homestead center that’s holding more than 1,000 migrant teenagers canceled its plans to go public Tuesday after a growing outcry over the firm making money … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Would a Democrat or Republican make a better Miami-Dade sheriff? It might not matter
Even before Miami-Dade voters elect a sheriff for the first time in generations, they’ll get to decide whether to make the post nonpartisan. On Tuesday, county commissioners unanimously approved a … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Broken sewage line slows traffic in Upper Florida Keys
A sewage line broke between Islamorada and Key Largo in the Upper Florida Keys Tuesday morning, causing a partial lane closure on U.S. 1 and prompting authorities to ask for … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Calling all weather geeks. Florida’s state climatologist wants your help.
The weather world’s version of March Madness is underway with a national competition to enlist citizen scientists, and Florida’s chief climatologist wants to win. The Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Investment advisor ordered to pay $1.6 million after 25 years of pension fund fraud
A Palm Beach County investment advisor, insurance salesman and now convicted felon just learned he owes $1.6 million in restitution to the nonprofit rehabilitation center pension plan he once ran. … Click to Continue » ... Read More
How spring break has changed in Florida. And how it hasn’t
Thousands of college spring breakers are back in South Florida this week. Most of them are hitting the beach. What are they looking for? Some sun. Some surf. Some … … Click to Continue » ... Read More
On the air: Listen to Gwen Filosa on a teacher protest and the coming chill
Get a taste of Tuesday’s Florida Keys news by listening to the Island 106.9 radio newscast with Keys reporter Gwen Filosa. … Click to Continue » ... Read More
A cold front is on the way to Florida. Here’s what it means for us thin-blooded wimps
After a hot afternoon on Tuesday, with highs expected to reach the mid-80s, South Florida will feel the cool. But first, some rain. And then some wind — including a … Click to Continue » ... Read More