Broward School Board to vote next week on whether to fire Runcie

The Broward County School Board is scheduled to vote next week on whether to fire embattled Superintendent Robert Runcie. The newest board member, Lori Alhadeff, has placed on the agenda for the March 5 meeting a request to terminate Runcie’s contract. Alhadeff, whose daughter Alyssa was killed during the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High on Feb. 14, 2018, cited Runcie’s “many failures of leadership,” including his handling of the tragedy, as well as the slow progress on the... Read More

Pair refuses to check bags at airport, ends up in fight with deputies and cuffs, cops say

Ida Shafir and Nick Bogomolsky were scheduled to board a Tuesday morning Delta Air Lines flight at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport to New York when staffers told them they had … Click to Continue » ... Read More

Broward School Board to vote on move to fire Runcie

The Broward County School Board is scheduled to vote next week on whether to fire embattled Superintendent Robert Runcie. The newest board member, Lori Alhadeff, has placed on the agenda for the March 5 meeting a request to terminate Runcie’s contract. Alhadeff, whose daughter Alyssa was killed during the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High on Feb. 14, 2018, cited Runcie’s “many failures of leadership,” including his handling of the tragedy, as well as the slow progress on the... Read More

Bill would eliminate Parkland deputy Scot Peterson’s retirement benefits

Accusing former Broward County Sheriff’s Deputy Scot Peterson of neglect during last year’s mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, a House Republican proposed a bill Tuesday to try to strip Peterson of his benefits in the Florida Retirement System. Rep. Spencer Roach, R-North Fort Myers, filed the bill (HB 1091) for consideration during the legislative session that starts March 5. Peterson, who was the school resource officer at Marjory Stoneman Douglas, has drawn... Read More

Scot Peterson faces questions from Parkland dad’s lawyer

For the second straight day, Parkland dad Andrew Pollack sat across the table Tuesday from one of the men he believes is responsible for failing to stop Nikolas Cruz from killing 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School last year. This time it was former school resource officer Scot Peterson, the Broward sheriff’s deputy who stayed outside the building while Cruz went on a rampage inside. Peterson was denounced as a coward and resigned in disgrace after the shooting. On Tuesday he... Read More

In search of next Miami Dade College president, trustees go hunting for a ‘unicorn’

After a moment of silent reflection, perhaps to ponder the “herculean” task ahead of them, members of Miami Dade College’s Board of Trustees mapped out their plan to hunt what … Click to Continue » ... Read More

National safety board won’t investigate fiery Tesla crash that killed doctor

The National Transportation Safety Board won’t be investigating a fiery fatal crash of a Tesla over the weekend, the agency said Tuesday. The safety board is expected to issue reports this year on other crashes or fires involving Tesla cars that happened in Mountain View, Culver City and Lake Forest, all in California, and a 2018 accident in Fort Lauderdale, where two young men died. A physician and father of five was killed Sunday afternoon when he lost control of his 2016 Tesla Model S... Read More

Man charged in attack on BSO deputy has had 5 domestic violence arrests

The 23-year-old accused of entering his ex-girlfriend’s home and attacking a male off-duty Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy had five domestic violence arrests between July and November 2018. After Monday’s incident … Click to Continue » ... Read More