Category: Broward News

Playing the role of MacGyver, the television hero with an unconventional approach to problem solving, was contractor David Mancini and Sons, which will do a permanent repair of the pipe and had the idea because of similar emergency repairs it had done in the past. Envirowaste made the temporary repair Thursday. ... Read More

Tropical depressions, characterized by maximum wind speeds of 38 mph, are the weakest grade of cyclone, under tropical storms and hurricanes. They generally bring a lot of rain and some strong winds and while they’re capable of causing localized damage, they aren’t known for the sort of widespread damage or devastation wrought by tropical storms or hurricanes. ... Read More

Tropical depressions, characterized by maximum wind speeds of 38 mph, are the weakest grade of cyclone, under tropical storms and hurricanes. They generally bring a lot of rain and some strong winds and while they’re capable of causing localized damage, aren’t known for the sort of widespread damage or devastation wrought by tropical storms or hurricanes. ... Read More

Tropical depressions, characterized by maximum wind speeds of 38 mph, are the weakest grade of cyclone, under tropical storms and hurricanes. They generally bring a lot of rain and some strong winds and while they’re capable of causing localized damage, aren’t known for the sort of widespread damage or devastation wrought by tropical storms or hurricanes. ... Read More

According to posts on Facebook and other online information, Benjamin “Benji” Nimtz was a Wisconsin native who graduated from Waukesha South High School in 2007. That same year, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and became a sergeant and team leader at Fort Carson. ... Read More

“Environmental conditions are likely to be only marginally conducive for development during the next couple of days while the trough moves westward to west-northwestward at around 15 mph,” the National Hurricane Center said in a 8 a.m. Monday update. “Additional development is not anticipated after that time due to strong upper-level winds.” ... Read More

Cameron crashed his 2005 Ford Excursion SUV into the back of a 2014 Ford King Ranch pickup while driving south on an Alternate A1A bridge in northern Jupiter, according to a Jupiter Police Department crash report. It happened near the intersection of Riverside Drive, at around 7:30 a.m., and also caused the pickup to collide with a third car, police said. ... Read More

“The district will continue to enhance the layers of security at schools throughout the school year — increasing security staff, providing training, and enhancing technology and infrastructure, as part of the ongoing focus on ensuring safe and secure learning environments for students and staff,” she said. ... Read More

According to the Broward State Attorney’s Office, prosecutors logged nearly 11,500 body camera videos for use as evidence in 2016. Two years later, that number swelled to 120,885. Footage has been used to buttress police reports, persuade defendants to take plea deals and document what officers were on hand to witness. ... Read More

Oakland Park said on its website that its order was lifted except for these areas: from Andrews west to Interstate 95, Prospect south to Oakland Park Boulevard and including Milbrant Industrial Area between Powerline Road and Interstate 95, north of Prospect Road and from Dixie Highway east to Cherry Creek, Northeast 38 Street south to the city limit. ... Read More