Category: Broward News

Sheriff calls for changes to school Promise program

Broward County’s top law enforcement officer says he wants to see changes in a controversial school district program that gives kids a break for minor offenses. “At this time the Promise program suffers deficiencies that can be and must be modified to gain my full support,” Sheriff Gregory Tony said Monday in a statement. Promise has been the target of critics for the past year, since 17 staff and students were shot to death at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. Some... Read More

Here’s how cops got video cameras into massage parlor for sex sting

It was just three days before New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft supposedly solicited sex at a massage parlor in Jupiter. Police investigating human trafficking had been watching the place for more than two months. Now they wanted to record what was happening inside. They used a “tactical ruse” to lure two women outside the suspected brothel so they could slip inside and plant secret video equipment, according to court records released Monday. Once the cameras were up and running,... Read More

Man shot and killed attending memorial in Dania Beach

An impromptu gathering to memorialize the life of a friend was interrupted Friday night by the blast of gunfire that claimed a life, authorities said. Freddie Calloway, 41, died at the scene near the 700 block of Phippen-Waiters Road in Dania Beach, said Gina Carter, a spokeswoman for the Broward Sheriff’s Office. Calloway, of Dania Beach, was among the dozens gathered to commemorate the life and death of Percy Walker, 55, who had died about a week earlier, she said. Walker’s death and... Read More

Family of filmmaker who died diving off the Florida Keys sues more parties over his death

The family of famed Canadian filmmaker and conservationist Rob Stewart has expanded its lawsuit over his January 2017 scuba diving death off Islamorada in the Florida Keys. The initial suit … Click to Continue » ... Read More

Star fighter Conor McGregor arrested on Miami Beach, accused of smashing fan’s phone

Mixed Martial Arts star fighter Conor McGregor was arrested Monday evening after police said he smashed a fan’s phone outside the Fontainebleau Miami Beach hotel. McGregor, 30, was charged with … Click to Continue » ... Read More

Lawsuit aims to block interactive aquarium from opening at Galleria mall

A huge interactive aquarium with 1,200 animals will open at the Galleria mall this summer, unless a lawsuit gets in the way. A suit filed last week by PETA, the Animal Rights Foundation of Florida and local activist Ana Campos accuses Fort Lauderdale of breaking its own rules by giving SeaQuest Aquarium a permit. SeaQuest got its permit in February after telling Fort Lauderdale the interactive attraction with its 1,200 sea creatures, birds and reptiles would be more like a museum. The... Read More