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Former Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel is challenging his suspension in a petition filed Thursday in Broward County Circuit Court, alleging that Gov. Ron DeSantis exceeded his legal authority when he ousted him from office. Stuart Kaplan, an attorney representing Israel, said DeSantis’ latest comments in his State of the State address Tuesday motivated the lawsuit. DeSantis said any senator who would vote to reinstate Israel would “thumb his nose” at the families who lost loved... Read More

Drivers with unpaid traffic tickets, court costs, fees or fines, will get the chance to reduce their debt and possibly restore their driving privileges as the Broward County Clerk of Courts launches Operation Green Light the week of March 11-16. Anyone convicted of felonies, misdemeanors or traffic infractions, with costs that were sent to a collection agency for nonpayment, can make good on their debt and save up to 35 percent in collection agency fees during the week-long amnesty... Read More

A 17-year-old boy is being charged as an adult following a sexual assault on a teenage girl at knifepoint, Lauderhill police said. According to the arrest report, Brandon Mathieu attacked the girl about 10 a.m. Feb. 11 while she was walking in the 1900 block of Northwest 56th Avenue on her way to Lauderhill Middle School. She was on the access ramp to a pedestrian bridge crossing over Florida’s Turnpike when Mathieu rode up on a bicycle and grabbed her from behind, investigators said. With... Read More

After hitting a pedestrian in Fort Lauderdale, a driver stopped, walked toward the man and then “fled the scene,” without trying to help or calling for aid, police said. The crash happened shortly after 7 p.m. on Feb. 12 as George Storoshenko, 52, of Plantation was walking along the 3300 block of West Davie Boulevard. He was taken to Broward Health Medical Center where he died from his injuries on Feb. 26, Fort Lauderdale police said Wednesday The driver of a maroon, late-model, Ford... Read More

Suspended Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel has filed a court petition challenging the legal authority of Gov. Ron DeSantis, who removed him from office, court documents show. The documents, filed Thursday, allege that DeSantis exceeded his authority in suspending Israel. On Jan. 11, days after taking office, DeSantis removed Israel from office and replaced him with Gregory Tony following the turmoil and outcries sparked by the killing of 17 staff and students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas... Read More

Delays on southbound I-95 extend back to Sunrise Boulevard because of a pre-dawn crash near Griffin Road that the Florida Highway Patrol says involved a fatality. The crash, just south of the exit to Griffin Road (Exit 23), was reported shortly before 4:30 a.m. The sedan that crash left the travel lanes and landed on its side, on the grassy shoulder off the highway. Details about the crash were not immediately available. A second nearby southbound crash, in the Express Lanes, has since... Read More

A man who Hollywood police say worked as the band director at South Broward High School is accused of having a sexual affair with a teenage student at the school. Ricardo Emanuel Esquilin, 28, had an inappropriate relationship with the 17-year-old girl between early November and the end of December of last year, according to a Hollywood police arrest report. An investigation of Esquilin began after the girl’s mother had seen an exchange of text messages on her daughter’s cellphone, the... Read More

Delays were light but building on southbound Interstate 95 through Fort Lauderdale because of a pre-dawn crash. The crash, just south of the exit to Griffin Road (Exit 23), was reported shortly before 4:30 a.m. and was blocking at least two right lanes. A sedan left the travel lanes and landed on its side on the grassy shoulder off the highway. Emergency response crews remain at the scene. Initial delays were light because of pre-dawn volume, but are expected to build as the traffic flow... Read More

A witness’ report of a teenage girl being abducted by two men prompted a massive law enforcement response. There was just one problem: The story was fake, Hollywood police said Wednesday. Wilker Joseph’s report to 911 about an abduction on Feb. 12 “strained and spent valuable resources investigating this false claim,” a police report said. Agencies that joined the search or helped investigate the case included the FBI, U.S. Marshals, school resource officers, school board... Read More

Alex Trebek made a heartbreaking announcement Wednesday when the longtime “Jeopardy!” host announced that he has been diagnosed with stage IV pancreatic cancer. “I have some news to share with all of you and it’s in keeping with my longtime policy of being open and transparent with our Jeopardy! fan base,” Trebek, 78, said in a video message recorded on the iconic set. “I also wanted to prevent you from reading or hearing some overblown or inaccurate reports regarding my health.... Read More