Category: Broward News

Eating eggs can raise risk of heart disease, research finds

The latest U.S. research on eggs won’t go over easy for those who can’t eat breakfast without them. Adults who ate about 1 ½ eggs daily had a slightly higher risk of heart disease than those who ate no eggs. The study showed the more eggs, the greater the risk. The chances of dying early were also elevated. The researchers say the culprit is cholesterol, found in egg yolks and other foods, including shellfish, dairy products and red meat. The study focused on eggs because... Read More

In Broward County, a good rent is getting hard to find

It’s getting tougher for Broward County families to find a rent they can afford. The number of households paying more than 30 percent of their income in rent has increased 16 percent in the past four years, rising to 147,000 families, said Ralph Stone, the county’s director of housing finance and community redevelopment. Over the same time, the number of households that can afford the median-priced single-family home in Broward — currently $355,000 — has dropped from 20 percent four... Read More

18-wheeler plunges from deadly I-95 ramp leaving driver critically hurt

Drivers who try to maneuver too fast through the tight interstate exits to State Road 84 are risking their lives — and at least six have died there since 2007. And early Friday, another driver’s life was threatened in a violent crash of his 18-wheeler. Speed is usually a major cause of such crashes, said Barbara Kelleher of the Florida Department of Transportation. “It’s a hard right angle on both the northbound and southbound sides,” Kelleher said Friday. “It’s usually speed,... Read More

For third time in three weeks, Dillard High is locked down amid threat reports

For the third time in three weeks, threats of a weapon on campus at Dillard High led to a lockdown and police search on Friday at the Fort Lauderdale school. The noon lockdown lasted fewer than 20 minutes, Fort Lauderdale police spokeswoman Casey Liening said. A 911 caller had claimed there was an armed person on campus, but gave the wrong school information and really meant Lauderdale Lakes Middle School, Liening said. As a precaution, police searched the school located west of Interstate... Read More

Judge unseals sex videos and evidence in massage parlors sting case

Videos of sex acts and other evidence collected in a massage parlor sting are no longer under a court seal, a Martin County judge ordered Friday. The big question that remains is whether those videos — taken by police during their human trafficking and prostitution investigation — will ever be released to the public. If attorneys for dozens of men arrested on prostitution charges get their wish, the answer will be no. “This is going to be a slugfest, so to speak,” said criminal... Read More

As he prepares presidential run, Miramar Mayor Wayne Messam heading to Middle East

Wayne Messam won big on Tuesday, capturing 86 percent of the vote to win a second term as mayor of Miramar. Now, he’s headed for something much bigger: the Promised Land. Messam leaves Saturday on a trip to the Middle East. The trip comes the same week that Messam announced something much bigger than serving as mayor of Florida’s 13th largest city. The day after his re-election win, he formed an exploratory committee as a prelude to running for president of the United States. He expects... Read More

As he prepares presidential run, Miramar Mayor Wayne Messam visits Middle East

Wayne Messam won big on Tuesday, capturing 86 percent of the vote to win a second term as mayor of Miramar. Now, he’s headed for something much bigger: the Promised Land. Messam leaves Saturday on a trip to the Middle East. The trip comes the same week that Messam announced something much bigger than serving as mayor of Florida’s 13th largest city. The day after his re-election win, he formed an exploratory committee as a prelude to running for president of the United States. He expects... Read More

Parkland shooter talked of demons, asked where he was when arrested

The Parkland school shooter sounded bewildered when police arrested him for the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School last year. In bodycam footage released Friday afternoon, he rambled about hearing the voices of demons as police had him pinned to the ground. “Voices. Voices. Where’s the voices?” Nikolas Cruz, then 19, said, looking up. “What the ? Where the am I? Holy ! What happened?” “Shut up,” a Coral Springs police officer responds. GRAPHIC... Read More