Category: Broward News

Miami’s annual Calle Ocho Music Festival was held Sunday in the heart of Little Havana. The festivities took up 20 blocks of Southwest Eighh Street. Musical performances, food vendors and … Click to Continue » ... Read More

Crowds flock to Little Havana’s “Calle Ocho” to celebrate Latin culture, music, and food along its 20 block stretch that includes ten stages, food vendors, and street performers on Sunday, March 10, 2019. … Click to Continue » ... Read More

An Ethiopian Airlines jet faltered and crashed Sunday shortly after takeoff from the country’s capital, carving a gash in the earth and spreading global grief to 35 countries that had someone among the 157 people who were killed. There was no immediate indication why the plane went down in clear weather while on a flight to Nairobi, the capital of neighboring Kenya. The crash was strikingly similar to that of a Lion Air jet that plunged into the sea off Indonesia minutes after... Read More

A woman was being questioned Sunday after police say she shot and killed her husband in Southwest Miami-Dade. The shooting happened just after 7:30 a.m. Sunday in the 4000 block … Click to Continue » ... Read More

For the second time, Igloo is recalling four sizes of Marine Elite coolers with stainless steel latches that were sold through West Marine stores. The problem this time, the recall … Click to Continue » ... Read More

President Donald Trump left South Florida after reaping millions of dollars from one of his first major fundraising efforts this year for his 2020 re-election bid. Trump netted $7 million from GOP donors in two events at Mar-a-Lago, the Republican National Committee said Sunday. The fundraisers benefited Trump Victory, a joint fundraising entity between Trump’s re-election campaign and the Republican National Committee. The president also gave a speech at the Sunday event, which GOP... Read More

Extreme road makeovers take time. And the $9.4 million redesign of State Road A1A is going to take more time than originally planned, state transportation officials say. Orange barricades went up more than a year ago from Sheridan to Johnson streets, bringing agony to drivers, cyclists and pedestrians who travel the busy road. The barricades were supposed to be gone by this spring. Now it’s looking more like summer, which extends through Sept. 22. “It’s one of those heartaches we’re... Read More

Starting Tuesday, downtowners can catch a free ride in an electric vehicle that offers on-demand service. And it’s a Freebee. Users can download the “Ride Freebee” app on a smartphone, then request a ride. The process is similar to ride-hailing apps like Uber, but there is no fee, and the all-electric cars are meant for short trips, like from work to lunch. The Downtown Development Authority announced the unleashing of the small fleet, underwritten by commercial advertisers for a... Read More

Who will win this battle for clean water? U.S. Rep. Brian Mast, R-Palm City, has proposed lowering the water level of Lake Okeechobee to 10.5 feet above sea level during the early summer rainy season. The proposal seeks to lessen the harmful discharges that have created toxic algae blooms in Martin County to the lake’s east and Lee County to the west. South Florida officials believe this proposal is “horribly dangerous,” as Broward Commissioner Steve Geller put it. The lake serves as... Read More

A 60-year-old woman was hospitalized after a chain-reaction collision sent her car crashing into a Lauderdale Lakes storefront. The incident happened Saturday at 3:34 p.m. at Anna’s Fashions, a clothing store in the 3400 block of West Oakland Park Blvd., according to Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue. Ray Briant/BSFR Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue paramedics took a 60-year-old woman to Florida Medical Center on Saturday, March 9, 2019, after a crash caused her black Nissan Rogue smash into the... Read More