Category: Broward News

Apparent domestic violence sent an off-duty deputy to Broward Health Trauma Center with a police escort early Monday, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office. BSO says that around 3:30 a.m., … Click to Continue » ... Read More

A Tesla battery powered car that crashed, burst into flames and burned its driver beyond recognition Sunday evening along Flamingo Road in Davie caught fire again Monday morning from a ruptured battery, police said. The 4-door 2016 Tesla Model S was northbound near the 1300 block of S. Flamingo Road shortly before 4:30 p.m. Sunday when “the vehicle left the roadway for unknown reasons,” police said. The car swerved through three lanes of traffic, hit a median and some trees and burst... Read More

A dense fog advisory has been issued for South Florida until 7 Monday morning. Visiblity in some areas have been reduced to a quarter-mile. The National Weather service extended the … Click to Continue » ... Read More

The segregation-era road-trip drama “Green Book” was crowned best picture at the Academy Awards, handing Hollywood’s top award to a film seen as a feel-good throwback to some but ridiculed as an outdated inversion of “Driving Miss Daisy” by others. In a year where Hollywood could have made history by bestowing best-picture on Netflix (“Roma”) or Marvel (“Black Panther”) for the first time, the motion picture academy instead threw its... Read More

A motorcyclist was killed Sunday night when he crashed into the back of a party bus in front of Miami’s Versailles restaurant, police say. According to police, the man was … Click to Continue » ... Read More

Jennifer Bullen sent her father a goodbye text message Sunday afternoon and included instructions on how to care for her 17-year-old son. Then she disappeared in her red Nissan Versa … Click to Continue » ... Read More

Seven people were injured in a five-car accident that crippled one of Fort Lauderdale’s busiest intersections Sunday night. The crash near Federal Highway and Southeast 17th Street prompted Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue to urge drivers to avoid the area. The seven people’s injuries are not life-threatening, fire rescue said on social media. This is a developing story. Check back for details. achokey@sun-sentinel.com, 561-243-6531, Twitter: @aric_chokey ... Read More

Two people were recovering Sunday night after being stabbed at Pride Fort Lauderdale Beach Festival, police said. It was not immediately clear what led to the two people — who … Click to Continue » ... Read More

“Black Panther,” which is aiming to become the first superhero film to win best picture, won two awards early at 91st Academy Awards for the lush, big-budget craft of Ryan Coogler‘s Marvel epic. “Black Panther” won for Ruth Carter’s costume design and Hannah Beachler’s production design at Sunday’s Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Beachler had been the first African-American to ever be nominated in the category. In a teary acceptance... Read More

This year’s Pride festival in Fort Lauderdale turned violent Sunday after two people were stabbed at the beach bash. Fort Lauderdale police say the two are expected to survive their injuries, but it is still unclear what caused the altercation. Two people are in custody so far, said the department’s spokeswoman Casey Liening. Neither have been identified by police. Pride Fort Lauderdale weekend got into high gear on Saturday with a Carnaval-style parade along A1A featuring... Read More