Category: Broward News

Attorneys representing former Broward Sheriff’s deputy Scot Peterson put state officials on notice Tuesday that proposed legislation to strip him of his state pension is unconstitutional and will be challenged in court if passed. Bills filed by state Rep. Spencer Roach, R-North Fort Myers, and state Sen. Joe Gruters, R-Sarasota, would deny Peterson a pension, only allowing him to receive back any personal contributions he made into the Florida Retirement System. Peterson, the former school... Read More

A Palm Beach County investment advisor, insurance salesman and now convicted felon just learned he owes $1.6 million in restitution to the nonprofit rehabilitation center pension plan he once ran. … Click to Continue » ... Read More

Tinder is looking to match up daters even before they head to popular spring break hot spots in South Florida. The dating app, which allows people to swipe left or right depending on whether they’re interested in someone, has added a “spring break mode” so that people can see who else is traveling to their spring getaway city. Miami and Fort Lauderdale are included in the top destinations where the service is being rolled out. Other cities include Daytona Beach, Destin Beach, Las... Read More

10 Ways You’ve Been Cooking Backyard Burgers All Wrong istockphoto.com It’s that time of year — the sun is out (most of the time), the weather is warming up, and you finally have a reason to roll the grill that has been gathering dust since last year out into your backyard or onto your fire escape (tsk tsk). Perhaps you are a natural, making your own marinades and twirling your tongs like a pro. Maybe you can get your grill fired up on the first try, sans any lighting aids,... Read More

Gov. Ron DeSantis used his State of the State address to try to tip the scales against former Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel. Any senator who would vote to reinstate Israel would “thumb his nose” at the families who lost loved ones in the Parkland school shooting, he told state legislators Tuesday. DeSantis suspended Israel in January and replaced him with Greg Tony, a former Coral Springs police officer who has a background in active-shooter training. The Florida Senate is... Read More

Robert Runcie, the embattled superintendent who’s faced increasing criticism since the Parkland shooting, could be fired today if at least five of his nine School Board bosses give the word. Both supporters and foes packed the meeting at district headquarters in downtown Fort Lauderdale, with TV news crews and photographers lined up along the back wall. Outside, dozens of Runcie allies filled the hallway. “I don’t think he should be fired,” said Norman Freeman, pastor of the Greater... Read More

A 47-year-old Pompano Beach man sounded “in distress” when he called 911 for help after being stabbed, Broward Sheriff’s officials said, and now detectives are seeking the public’s help to catch his killer or killers. John Altidor was attacked about 9:53 a.m. Sunday, in the 300 block of Southeast Ninth Avenue, detectives said. Pompano Beach Fire Rescue took Altidor to Broward Health North Medical Center where he died a short time later, officials said. Detectives are continuing their... Read More

U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz is demanding an apology from one of her Republican colleagues for using “derogatory, anti-Semitic sterotypes” on Twitter. Wasserman Schultz, a Broward/Miami-Dade County Democrat, is calling out U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, who is one of President Donald Trump’s most prominent supporters. On Sunday, Jordan tweeted a response to a news account that U.S. Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., chairman of the Judiciary Committee planned to issue extensive document... Read More

Robert Runcie, the embattled superintendent who’s faced increasing criticism since the Parkland shooting, could be fired today if at least five of his nine School Board bosses give the word. Both supporters and foes packed the meeting at district headquarters in downtown Fort Lauderdale, with TV news crews and photographers lined up along the back wall. Outside, dozens of Runcie allies filled the hallway. “I don’t think he should be fired,” said Norman Freeman, pastor of the Greater... Read More

TALLAHASSEE — What started out as an effort to prevent local governments from regulating the distribution of plastic straws morphed Monday into a push for a study on the issue, lumped in with an attempt to prohibit cities and counties from banning certain sunscreens. Sen. Travis Hutson, the bill’s sponsor, told the Senate Commerce and Tourism Committee he wanted a pause on straws. “I realized that I was putting my own thoughts into this and going a little over too far,” Hutson,... Read More