Category: Broward News

She gets called “motorman.” Sometimes, she’s “motor lady.” If there’s an official title for her, it hasn’t stuck quite yet with the public. Chantale Jones, a 15-year veteran of the Florida Highway Patrol, is the first and only woman serving as a motorcycle trooper for the statewide agency. Jones, 38, a married mother of three based in Davie, joined the motorcycle unit about three years ago, enforcing the law on her Harley-Davidson ever since. It’s a source of pride for the... Read More

This was one close call for both a Key West police officer and a teenage suspect. An officer on Wednesday nearly fired on an 18-year-old who pulled out a black … Click to Continue » ... Read More

If David Beckham and Jorge Mas get their wish, Inter Miami CF will play its first two seasons at a newly constructed $60 million Lockhart Stadium soccer complex in Fort … Click to Continue » ... Read More

One day after President Trump ordered the grounding of the advanced Boeing 737 “Max” jetliners over safety concerns, airlines that operate them in South Florida juggled schedules Thursday and made arrangements to fly empty planes back to their home bases. American Airlines — which operates a far-flung Latin American and U.S. hub at Miami International Airport — appeared to be the airline affected the most. Airport spokesman Greg Chin said American was still dealing with delays and... Read More

There’s a faster, more convenient and cheaper way for people needing Broward County’s special transportation shuttles to get around. It’s called a taxi. A yearlong, limited pilot program let participants take taxi rides paid for by the county instead of using the county’s paratransit shuttle service. The county has been paying up to $15 for each taxi trip in the Rider’s Choice program. Commissioners will consider March 28 increasing the maximum to $18. Even at that cost, the taxis... Read More

As a self-described Republican dirty trickster, Roger Stone spent decades gleefully and gratuitously inspiring ire among his critics and opponents. Now the former political advisor to President Trump is struggling to stay in the good graces of U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson while awaiting trial in the Russia investigation. He appeared to get a reprieve Thursday when he returned to Jackson’s courtroom for a status conference. There were no fireworks over whether Stone had violated... Read More

A Miami-Dade police officer was relieved of duty last week after video circulated on social media of three officers taking a woman to the ground, then handcuffing and arresting her … Click to Continue » ... Read More

Police call him a robber but Hollywood jeweler Daniel Setton calls the man — who walked into his business and tried to take a gold chain — a disgruntled customer. “It wasn’t a robbery,” he said. “He was just a stupid, a stupid guy.” Surveillance video released Wednesday showed the man strolling into DHS Oakwood Jewelers at 2897 Stirling Road about 2:30 p.m. on March 2 and casually walking behind the counter. “He bought a chain here, two or three months ago, and it... Read More

You may need to have the luck of the Irish to navigate downtown Fort Lauderdale this weekend. Street barricades will start popping up at 9 a.m. Friday along East Las Olas Boulevard to begin preparations for the city’s St. Patrick’s Day parade and related events taking place on Saturday. They won’t come down until midnight Saturday, officials said. Among the Friday road closures: Southeast First Avenue from E. Las Olas Boulevard to the south side of the FAU/BC Tower parking lot... Read More

An effort to expand a food and beverage tax that funds countywide homeless and domestic violence programs to Miami Beach, Surfside and Bal Harbour stalled on Wednesday night. The Miami … Click to Continue » ... Read More