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
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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
Univisión anchor Jorge Ramos said Maduro violated international law in detaining him
Jorge Ramos, the Univisión news anchor who was detained in Caracas by Nicolás Maduro on Monday evening and deported on Tuesday, said he and his team were interrogated by Venezuelan … 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
Jorge Ramos talks to the press after being detained in Venezuela
The Univision journalist Jorge Ramos talks to the press at the Miami International Airport on Tuesday after he was detained in Venezuela. Ramos was detained after an interview he had with Nicolás Maduro. … Click to Continue » ... 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