Category: Broward News

Bill would eliminate Parkland deputy Scot Peterson’s $8,771 monthly pension

Accusing former Broward County Sheriff’s Deputy Scot Peterson of neglect during last year’s mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, a House Republican proposed a bill Tuesday to try to strip Peterson of his $8,771 pension in the Florida Retirement System. Rep. Spencer Roach, R-North Fort Myers, filed the bill (HB 1091) for consideration during the legislative session that starts March 5. Peterson, who was the school resource officer at Marjory Stoneman Douglas, has drawn... Read More

Why are gas prices so different from one county to another? | You asked, we answer

Drivers who commute between Broward and Palm Beach counties may notice a bit of sticker shock when they travel northward over the county line — gas prices seem to shoot up as soon as you cross the border. One of those frustrated motorists wrote in as part of the Sun Sentinel’s Sound Off South Florida project, in which we attempt to answer reader-submitted questions. “Why is gas so much more expensive in Palm Beach County than Broward County?” the reader wondered. “It’s... Read More

Hollywood’s old, contaminated incinerator site could be worth millions

It was once a dumping ground for toxic incinerator ash. And now it’s for sale. For 56 years, Hollywood has been the owner of the sprawling 30.5-acre parcel that housed an incinerator from 1958 to 1973. The long-contaminated site — once known as the Hollywood Incinerator Ash Dump — could be transformed into a top-notch industrial zone or a bustling neighborhood with hundreds of apartments surrounded by shops and restaurants. It all depends on who buys the land. Commissioners are... Read More

Hollywood land for sale: Old incinerator site could be worth millions

It was once a dumping ground for toxic incinerator ash. And now it’s for sale. For 56 years, Hollywood has been the owner of the sprawling 30.5-acre parcel that housed an incinerator from 1958 to 1973. The long contaminated site — once known as the Hollywood Incinerator Ash Dump — could be transformed into a top-notch industrial zone or a bustling neighborhood with hundreds of apartments surrounded by shops and restaurants. It all depends on who buys the land. Commissioners are... Read More

America’s third-safest city is right here in South Florida

Wherever you go around here, Florida Man may be lurking, but he apparently has stayed away from Weston. The affluent city in western Broward County is the third-safest city in the entire country, according to a report from security system review site SafeHome.com. Only Greenwich, Conn., and Parsippany, N.J., ranked higher than Weston. To generate each city’s score, the report considered FBI crime data and demographic metrics, including population density, population trends, unemployment... Read More

Broward School Board to vote next week on whether to fire Runcie

The Broward County School Board is scheduled to vote next week on whether to fire embattled Superintendent Robert Runcie. The newest board member, Lori Alhadeff, has placed on the agenda for the March 5 meeting a request to terminate Runcie’s contract. Alhadeff, whose daughter Alyssa was killed during the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High on Feb. 14, 2018, cited Runcie’s “many failures of leadership,” including his handling of the tragedy, as well as the slow progress on the... Read More

Pair refuses to check bags at airport, ends up in fight with deputies and cuffs, cops say

Ida Shafir and Nick Bogomolsky were scheduled to board a Tuesday morning Delta Air Lines flight at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport to New York when staffers told them they had … Click to Continue » ... Read More