Category: Broward News

Trump attacks McCain, again, saying he ‘didn’t get a thank you’ for approving the senator’s funeral

President Donald Trump continued Wednesday to attack the late Sen. John McCain, even as a growing number of Republican senators rose to McCain’s defense, calling him a war hero and a patriot – although most were careful not to criticize the president directly. During a White House event at a manufacturing facility in Lima, Ohio, on Wednesday, Trump lashed out at McCain, saying, “I endorsed him at his request, and I gave him the kind of funeral he wanted, which as president... Read More

Hit and run driver dropped child at hospital before disappearing, investigators say

Her heart may have been in the right place but Broward Sheriff’s investigators feel her head was not when a hit-and-run driver disappeared after taking a 4-year-old child to the hospital. A woman was walking with three children in the 2700 block of North State Road 7 in Lauderdale Lakes about 12:45 p.m. on March 14 when a Chrysler 200 drove out of the parking lot of the Lauderdale Lakes Shoppes, investigators said. The car struck Zhion Cooper, 4, of Pompano Beach, and knocked over a... Read More

$10 million lawsuit filed after man falls from Royal Caribbean ship’s Sky Pad ride

A passenger who said he fell from a new bungee trampoline feature on Royal Caribbean’s Mariner of the Seas has filed a lawsuit against the Miami-based cruise line. Casey Holladay, 25, was trying out the cruise ship’s new SkyPad last month when he suddenly fell about 20 feet from the ride, according to WTVJ-Ch. 6. “I just felt the momentum release from my body that I wasn’t being held by anything anymore,” he told the NBC station. “When I hit, all I really remember is the hit and... Read More

Body is found behind abandoned building in Tamarac

A body was found Wednesday morning behind an abandoned building in Tamarac. A call to 911 led to the discovery of the remains at 11:37 a.m. at 3700 W. Commercial Blvd., Broward Sheriff’s spokeswoman Keyla Concepcion said. The circumstances surrounding the death were not yet known, Concepcion said. Detectives from the homicide and crime-scene units were at the property, which is surrounded by a high chain-link fence. The location is east of State Road 7. This is a developing story.... Read More

Driver was drunk and speeding in crash that killed cyclist and flipped truck, cops say

A Pembroke Pines man was driving drunk when he caused the crash in Davie that threw a cyclist more than 150 feet — killing him, police said. The crash also overturned a pickup truck, sending its driver to a hospital. Ismael Quiles III, 33, is charged with DUI manslaughter, vehicular homicide and reckless driving in connection with the death of cyclist Paul Bramer, 48, and the injuring of pickup driver Steven Poyner, 53, both of Davie. The crash happened about 8:20 p.m. Sept. 21, as Quiles... Read More

Man accused of DUI, vehicular homicide in crash that killed bicycle rider and flipped truck

A Pembroke Pines man was driving drunk when he caused the crash in Davie that threw a bicycle rider more than 150 feet — killing him — and also overturned a pickup truck, sending its driver to a hospital, police said. Ismael Quiles III, 33, is charged with DUI manslaughter, vehicular homicide and reckless driving in connection with the death of bicyclist Paul Kirk Bramer, 48, and the injuring of pickup driver Steven Allen Poyner, 53, both of Davie. The crash happened about 8:20 p.m.... Read More

Florida reviewing options to fight Everglades oil drilling plan

The fight over oil drilling in the Everglades remains far from over, despite a court ruling this week in favor of the plan. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection issued a statement Wednesday saying it’s reviewing its options and would help Broward County and the region’s cities as they fight a plan by Kanter Real Estate LLC for an exploratory well in the Everglades of western Broward County. “We’re disappointed in the Court’s ruling, which goes against the protection... Read More