Category: Broward News

A former head basketball coach at the University of Pennsylvania who is now with the Boston Celtics testified Friday that he was paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes … Click to Continue » ... Read More

Most shoppers ask cashiers how much the merchandise costs before buying it, but Broward Sheriff’s detectives are looking for a man who asked what cashiers would do if he walked out of the store without paying, and then he did just that. The shoplifter walked into ABC Fine Wine and Spirits 3355 N. Federal Highway in Oakland Park about 8:30 p.m. Feb. 12, investigators said. Surveillance video shows him picking up a cooler bag and filling it with two bottles of whiskey, two bottles of tequila... Read More

An unofficial ballot box that’s been used for at least a decade at one of Broward’s big condominium communities, during high-stakes national elections and lower-profile city elections, is now getting some scrutiny. Peter Antonacci, who was appointed county supervisor of elections last year to clean up voting in Broward, learned about the use of the box this week and doesn’t like it. He said it’s a warning sign of the potential for fraud in Florida elections, although he said he... Read More

Chill out Hialeah, you’re the most stressed out city in the U.S. That’s according to a new study by Babylon Health which looked at 5 million Tweets related to stress over a two-week period. Researchers explored where “people are most likely to Tweet with words relating to stress, frustration and anxiety” as well as negativity and anger on a scale 1 to 5 from no stress to extreme stress. And a lot of that social media chatter came from Hialeah, which led the country with 13.03... Read More

A Miami-Dade Corrections officer and her boyfriend were arrested in Hollywood Thursday on a charge of trafficking fentanyl. The exact charge hanging over 33-year-old Hollywood resident Adina Spry is trafficking … Click to Continue » ... Read More

When I wanted my kids to learn to play the piano in addition to their ABCs, it didn’t occur to me to demand of government that teaching the most popular … Click to Continue » ... Read More

Most shoppers ask cashiers how much the merchandise costs before buying it, but Broward Sheriff’s detectives are looking for a man who asked what cashiers would do if he walked out of the store without paying, and then he did just that. The shoplifter walked into ABC Fine Wine and Spirits 3355 N. Federal Highway in Oakland Park about 8:30 p.m. Feb. 12, investigators said. Surveillance video shows him picking up a cooler bag and filling it with two bottles of whiskey, two bottles of tequila... Read More

Aminda Marqués González, executive editor of the Miami Herald and el Nuevo Herald, will expand her leadership role with the Miami Herald Media Company as its editor and publisher, the … Click to Continue » ... Read More

Usually earning the college degree comes first, and then the job. But for employees at Deerfield Beach-based auto giant JM Family Enterprises, just working at the company can entitle them to full tuition at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton. JM Family, a $15 billion diversified automotive company, is the first employer in FAU’s new program that will pay full tuition and fees. JM Family’s 4,300 employees, including 1,700 in Deerfield Beach, can take as many courses as they want... Read More

Dominic Michael Pryce was only half responsible for a deadly collision in Lauderhill more than two years ago, according to traffic homicide investigators, but he is now facing several charges including DUI manslaughter because of it, court records show. Natalie Pinto was driving north on Northwest 31st Avenue approaching 19th Street about 4:28 a.m. on Sept. 11, 2016, when she made a right turn from the left lane into the path of a northbound 2007 Toyota Camry that Pryce was driving,... Read More