Category: Broward News

After slamming a stolen SUV into a Miami police car in Coral Gables early Monday morning, police say Amalia Gonzalez took off running. Gonzalez, 29, who has a history of … Click to Continue » ... Read More

Superintendent Robert Runcie would be fired “for willful neglect of duty” and would receive no severance pay if the Broward County School Board approves a request Tuesday from its newest member. The crucial vote, initiated by School Board member Lori Alhadeff, is scheduled to be discussed at 11:15 a.m. and should attract a packed crowd of supporters and opponents. Some business leaders and members of the black community are lining up in favor of the embattled superintendent. An... Read More

Herman Willington Dorsett never met a stranger. As a founding professor at Florida International University and a leader in many educational, civic and business organizations, Dorsett “knew everybody,” said his … Click to Continue » ... Read More

Prosecutors on Monday rested their manslaughter and attempted murder case against ex-cop Nouman Raja in the fatal shooting of stranded motorist Corey Jones. The fifth day of the former Palm Beach Gardens officer’s trial included an FBI-produced audio compilation of key recordings in the case, graphic photos from Jones’ autopsy on Oct. 18, 2015, and two defense witnesses. Still unclear is whether Raja will testify in his own defense on Tuesday, before closing arguments scheduled for... Read More

When Lester Sola took over Miami-Dade’s Water and Sewer Department in 2015, he faced one task repeatedly: telling AECOM he didn’t want to give the consulting firm significantly more money … Click to Continue » ... Read More

Increased protections for the Everglades could be added to a controversial measure that would ban the oil- and gas-drilling technique known as fracking. After about 90 minutes of public comment, the Senate Agriculture Committee delayed a vote until at least next week on the latest Senate anti-fracking proposal (SPB 7064). The delay will give time to consider changes based on testimony Monday, committee Chairman Sen. Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, said. Environmentalists raised concerns about... Read More

Several people were injured after the Norwegian Escape cruise ship was blasted by what the cruise line called a “sudden, extreme gust of wind, estimated at 100 knots.” The powerful wind caused the ship to tilt on its left side, or, in nautical terms, its port side, when the wind struck just before midnight on Sunday, the Miami-based Norwegian Cruise Line confirmed. Some passengers described the incident in social media posts, with one writing that “chairs, tables glass, people went... Read More

Former Miami Beach City Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez didn’t stay away from local politics for long. On Monday, two months after stepping down from the commission, Rosen Gonzalez filed to … Click to Continue » ... Read More

The Broward School District may overhaul its police officer and armed security guard programs in schools, considering everything from forming its own police force to contracting out solely with the Broward Sheriff’s Office. The school district also may relax the strict criteria for its new armed guardian program, after finding the district is losing some of these non-sworn officers to police departments. The school district requires applicants to be at least 21 years old and have a minimum... Read More

Just when advocates for a statewide LGBTQ civil-rights appear to have more support than ever — including from a growing number of Republicans — another bill in the Florida Legislature is threatening to eliminate anti-discrimination measures already enacted by cities and counties. “The language that has been introduced would sunset every single human rights ordinance that now covers 60 percent of the state’s LGBTQ population,” said Joe Saunders, senior political director of Equality... Read More