Category: Broward News

Deadly shooting of rapper Nipsey Hussle in South L.A. likely gang-related, source says

Grammy-nominated rapper Nipsey Hussle was killed Sunday afternoon, shot in broad daylight outside his store in South Los Angeles in a burst of gunfire that left two other people wounded, police said. Hussle, who was known as much for his work in the community as for his music, was hit multiple times about 3:20 p.m. in front of his store, the Marathon Clothing, at 3420 W. Slauson Ave., police said. He was rushed to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. He was 33. Details remain scant, but... Read More

Teen skateboarder killed after being struck by car in Fort Lauderdale

A teenager was killed Sunday evening in a skateboarding accident in Fort Lauderdale, WPLG-Ch. 10 reported. The 15-year-old collided with a car at Northwest Ninth Avenue while riding a skateboard and was pronounced dead after being taken to the hospital, the station reported. Just after 9 p.m., the road was shut down between Sunrise Boulevard and Northwest 12th Street, Fort Lauderdale Police said on Twitter. Neither the driver nor the teen were identified by police... Read More

Rapper Nipsey Hussle killed in South L.A. shooting; 2 others wounded

Rapper Nipsey Hussle was killed Sunday afternoon, shot in broad daylight outside his store in South Los Angeles, leaving two other people wounded, police said. Hussle, known as much for his music as for his civic efforts in South L.A., was shot multiple times about 3:20 p.m. and rushed to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. He was 33. Los Angeles police closed off the area at West Slauson Avenue and Crenshaw Boulevard. Shortly before 7 p.m., officers were canvassing the area near the... Read More

Roger Federer makes quick work of John Isner in Miami Open final

Roger Federer continues to prove he has no reason to go away anytime soon. So he was taken aback when a reporter asked if making quick work of defending Miami Open champion John Isner in a 6-1, 6-4 men’s singles final on Sunday afternoon would be the perfect way to go out in Miami for the 37-year-old 20-time Grand Slam champion. “And not come back here?” Federer quipped. “Sure, it’d be the perfect scenario. But as I don’t know what the situation is for next year, I can’t say... Read More