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Regrets, he’s got a few, admitted Charlie Crist, who’s probably held more elective offices during nearly 30 years in public service than the other major candidates running for governor combined. He is running against Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried for the Democratic nomination for governor. “I’m humble enough to admit my mistakes,” said Crist, who has been a Republican state senator, governor, education commissioner and attorney general, and currently serves as a Democratic... Read More

COCONUT CREEK — A Coconut Creek police officer has been criminally charged for allegedly using his police computer to track down a woman whom he wanted to meet at her house. Police Officer Scott Hysell, 41, is accused of using his police access to identify and meet the unidentified woman in October. Advertisement According to the incident report, Hysell accessed the information “via a computer outside the scope of his access rights and exceeded his authorization for use as a police... Read More

TAMARAC — A woman found dead inside a home Wednesday in Tamarac was murdered, officials said Thursday. A 911 caller reported unresponsive woman in a home near the 9300 block of Northwest 57th Street in Tamarac, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office. Advertisement Deputies and Tamarac Fire Rescue arrived about 3 p.m. Wednesday and declared the woman dead. The woman’s name is being withheld due to Marsy’s Law, a 2018 constitutional amendment that allows crime victims to shield... Read More

RICHMOND, Ind. — A Florida truck driver has been sentenced to 55 years in prison for fatally stabbing his driving partner while the man was behind the wheel of their truck along an eastern Indiana highway. Pavel Nery-Gonzalez, 50, of Miami, rested his head in his hands Wednesday as a Wayne County judge sentenced him in the 2019 killing of Angel Cruz, who died at a Dayton, Ohio, hospital after being stabbed in the neck and shoulder area. Advertisement A jury convicted Nery-Gonzalez in... Read More

WILTON MANORS — A 10-year-old girl who had been on a ventilator for months after a violent hit-and-run crash killed two other children died this week, officials said. Laziyah Stukes, 10, died Monday due to injuries she sustained when a driver tried to go around a bus, drove onto the sidewalk and hit six children, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said. Advertisement The girl, known as “Minnie,” had been on a ventilator in the intensive care unit at Broward Health Medical Center in... Read More

Three members of one of the nation’s largest PPE theft rings were sentenced to prison Wednesday in Fort Lauderdale, officials said. Alexander G. Jolly, Kenold Million, and Pietro Felipe Sinclair were each sentenced to 28 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release and ordered to pay $470,000 in restitution, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida. Advertisement They were convicted for stealing large quantities of... Read More

A Palm Beach art dealer was indicted Wednesday on charges related to a fraud scheme that sold fake artwork attributed to Jean-Michel Basquiat, Andy Warhol, Banksy and Roy Lichtenstein, according to federal officials. The indictment against Daniel Elie Bouaziz was announced by the U.S. Attorney’s Office Southern District of Florida. Advertisement The indictment says in addition to selling paintings and other artwork that Bouaziz marketed as original or authentic pieces by prominent... Read More

DANIA BEACH — A 21-year-old Miami man has been charged in a crash that killed a man and injured a woman, authorities said. Anderson Christopher Delinois was arrested Sunday in connection with a Dania Beach crash in which impairment and excessive speed might have been factors, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office. Advertisement Deputies said about 1 a.m. March 1, Delinois was driving a 2021 Toyota RAV4 west on Sheridan Street in the left lane approaching Dixie Highway. A 2008... Read More

ExpandAutoplay Image 1 of 200 Capital defense attorney Casey Secor pauses while making arguments during during a hearing in the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool) (Mike... Read More

TALLAHASSEE — Pointing to “almost incomprehensible growth,” the president and CEO of Citizens Property Insurance Corp. said Wednesday the state-backed insurer could have 1.2 million customers by the end of the year. Citizens, which was created as an insurer of last resort, has received a flood of policies during the past two years as private insurers have shed customers and sought hefty rate increases because of financial troubles. Advertisement Four insurers have been declared... Read More