Category: Broward News

By LISA MASCARO WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are rushing ahead on Wednesday on legislation that would impose strict new proof-of-citizenship requirements ahead of the midterm elections, a longshot Trump administration priority that faces sharp blowback in the Senate. The bill, called the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility, or SAVE America Act, would require Americans to prove they are citizens when they register to vote, mostly through a valid U.S. passport or birth certificate.... Read More

A multiple-vehicle accident involving two trucks on Interstate 595 in Davie left two drivers injured Wednesday, closed the highway’s westbound lanes and caused a fuel spill of nearly 4,000 gallons. As of mid-afternoon, the roadway was still closed to traffic as an emergency crew cleaned up the spill just ahead of the daily rush hour for West Broward residents. The accident occurred shortly before 9 a.m. at Davie Road near the interstate highway’s complex interchange with Florida’s... Read More

On her smartphone map, she watched the tiny dot scurrying toward her Fort Lauderdale address in real time. Then her phone buzzed with an alert: “Your food delivery robot is here!” Karla Joan Nelson-Thatcher raced downstairs to the sidewalk outside her Veneto Las Olas apartment and found, waiting near the front steps, what resembled a 3-foot-tall picnic basket on wheels with glowing Pac-Man eyes. It chirped, as did her phone: She scanned a QR code, the top lid unlocked and she grabbed... Read More

Fort Lauderdale is still fighting to keep its street art — including the pride-themed rainbow painted on Sebastian Street near the beach — and a resolution could be just weeks away. Attorneys representing the city and the state are working on a settlement and have been given a deadline of March 12 by a state administrative law judge. Mayor Dean Trantalis declined to comment Wednesday, citing the ongoing litigation. The statewide crackdown that began in August has led to the removal of... Read More

Ten Hurricanes received invitations to this year’s NFL Scouting Combine, where many of the best prospects in the nation will work out for NFL scouts. Miami quarterback Carson Beck, wide receiver CJ Daniels, offensive lineman Markel Bell, offensive lineman Anez Cooper, offensive lineman Francis Mauigoa, defensive lineman Rueben Bain Jr., defensive lineman Akheem Mesidor, linebacker Wesley Bissainthe, defensive back Keionte Scott and defensive back Jakobe Thomas all received invitations to... Read More

By EDDIE PELLS, Associated Press National Writer LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — Chloe Kim got the drama over early in Olympic halfpipe qualifying Wednesday, nailing her first run on the way to a top finish and a spot in the final where she’ll go for her third straight title. United States’ Chloe Kim competes during the women’s snowboarding halfpipe qualifications at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr) United States’ Chloe... Read More

Another entry from the Ritz Carlton luxury brand is planned for the Fort Lauderdale beach area in the form of a dual tower private residences project, its backers announced Tuesday. The condo-only Ritz-Carlton Residences, Fort Lauderdale Beach, is envisioned for 551 Bayshore Drive on the Intracoastal Waterway side of the barrier island. Its two 13-story towers would contain 83 private homes on the waterway’s east bank. Sales opened this month with prices starting at $2.5 million, according... Read More

It’s Valentine’s Day Weekend — do you have a plan? (For many Americans, it’s also Presidents Day Weekend, a federal holiday on Monday, plural to honor George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. In Florida, the governor in January sidelined Lincoln and officially declared it Washington’s Birthday Weekend, part of what Secretary of State Cord Byrd called a movement “to teach the next generation about the principles our Founding Fathers enshrined in the Declaration of Independence and... Read More

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER WASHINGTON (AP) — A grand jury in Washington refused Tuesday to indict Democratic lawmakers in connection with a video in which they urged U.S. military members to resist “illegal orders,” according to a person familiar with the matter. The Justice Department opened an investigation into the video featuring Democratic Sens. Mark Kelly and Elissa Slotkin and four other Democratic lawmakers urging U.S. service members to follow established military... Read More

By JIM MORRIS and ROB GILLIES VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — A shooting at a school in British Columbia left eight dead including a woman whom police believe to be the shooter, while two more people were found dead at a nearby home, Canadian authorities said Tuesday. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said more than 25 people are injured, including two who were airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries, after the shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School. School shootings... Read More