Stay up to date with this week’s local Bulletin Board listings for South Florida. Events are subject to change. Sunday Coconut Creek Farmers Market: 9 a.m.-1 p.m., March 24. Coconut Creek Recreation Complex, 4455 Sol Press Blvd., Coconut Creek. 561-299-8684. Free. Coral Springs Farmers Market: 9 a.m.-1 p.m., March 24. ArtWalk, 9405 NW 31st Court, Coral Springs. 954-344-1131. Free. Sundays at Sinai: 3-4:30 p.m., March 24. Topic: “The Dangers of Human Trafficking.” Temple Sinai of Palm... Read More
Category: Broward News
A burglar who terrorized two hiding teens is sent to prison for four years
A Key West convict is off to state prison for four years after he broke into a home while two girls hid from him and called for help. Cha Jones, … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Tuskeegee Airman, Red Tail exhibit land at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport
A significant chapter of aviation and U.S. history — and a living legend — will be appearing at Fort Lauderdale Executive airport this week. The Commemorative Air Force Red Tail Squadron’s “Rise Above” Traveling Exhibit opened Wednesday and will be on display through Sunday to showcase the story of the Tuskegee Airmen, also known as the Red Tails for the distinctive red-tailed P-51 Mustang aircraft they flew during World War II. The free exhibit is open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.... Read More
Court refuses to rehear Everglades oil drilling case
An appeals court Tuesday rejected a request to hold another hearing after a three-judge panel ruled last month that the state should issue a permit for exploratory oil drilling in … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Airport worker missing for a week: ‘I just need answers,’ wife says
A Hollywood family is pleading for help to find their loved one who disappeared a week ago. Mackoni Hall, 40, was last seen about 2 p.m. March 13 leaving his job at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, at 200 Terminal Drive in Fort Lauderdale, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said. The agency Tuesday issued a picture of Hall — hoping that someone will recognize him and notify authorities. Hall is described as 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighing about 185 pounds. He has black hair, a... Read More
Airport worker missing: ‘I just need answers,’ wife says
A Hollywood family is pleading for help to find their loved one who disappeared a week ago. Mackoni Hall, 40, was last seen about 2 p.m. March 13 leaving his job at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, at 200 Terminal Drive in Fort Lauderdale, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said. The agency Tuesday issued a picture of Hall — hoping that someone will recognize him and notify authorities. Hall is described as 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighing about 185 pounds. He has black hair, a... Read More
Protecting dogs from being tethered outside in a storm is a good start, but not enough | Opinion
Oh, for the love of dogs, I sing today the praises of state Sen. Joe Gruters of Sarasota. Yes, I’m talking about the chairman of the Florida Republican Party whom … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Cellphone to the face deters teen’s taunts, sex attack, cops say
Hanging outside a Deerfield Beach nightspot, the teen repeatedly asked the woman “How much” and “How much to get with you?” It was the night of St. Patrick’s Day — Sunday — and the two were outside El Reventon Sports Bar & Club, 813 W. Sample Rd. “The victim repeatedly told the defendant that she was not a prostitute and attempted to walk around the defendant to approach the nightclub,” a deputy wrote in a Broward Sheriff’s Office arrest report. At that point, Henrry... Read More
‘We need to make it a lot less fun,’ official says about out of control spring break in Miami Beach
A brawl on the beach, a young woman knocked unconscious near Ocean Drive, police officers injured, a driver on the MacArthur Causeway serving alcohol to passengers in another vehicle, and a tourist flying out of the car window and getting run over on her way to the airport. These are some of the incidents that prompted Miami Beach officials to hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday to address what residents describe as a particularly raucous spring break. Two weeks into spring break, residents... Read More
Piles of metal debris burn at recycling facility | Video
It was after business hours when fire broke out at a recycling plant in Deerfield Beach. Shortly before 11 p.m. Tuesday, firefighters were called to a scrap metal fire at Capital Scrap Metal, 1610 S. Powerline Road. “Firefighters were met with a large volume of fire encompassing a large mass of metal debris some 25 to 30 feet high,” said Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Michael Kane, spokesman for the agency. It took about 30 minutes to get the fire under control but crews... Read More