Category: Broward News

Tamarac man dies in Turnpike crash

A 25-year-old Tamarac man is dead and his 30-year-old female passenger was critically injured after a motorcycle accident on the Turnpike early Saturday, the Florida Highway Patrol said. FHP Lt. Alvaro Feola said Matias Rasuk died at the scene after losing control of his 2010 Kawasaki ZX100 bike near mile marker 94. His passenger, Jennifer Huntley of Dania, was taken to St, Mary’s Medical Center with severe injuries. Initial reports show that at about 12:38 a.m., Rasuk was driving south... Read More

Pompano Beach warned nearly 4,000 residents of data breach

A data breach at a company that handles the billing for municipal water service has Pompano Beach city officials working to minimize the potential damage. Hackers gained unauthorized access to credit or debit card data stored with software company CentralSquare and used for one-time online water bill payments made through the city’s website from Aug. 30 to Dec. 6, officials said. There were 3,790 customers who made one-time payments during that time period. Officials began investigating... Read More

Government preparing to be sued in 2023, when the Keys stop issuing building permits

Starting in 2023, no new building permits will be issued in the Florida Keys, a stipulation of a 1970s state mandate aimed at controlling development in the environmentally sensitive archipelago … Click to Continue » ... Read More

FPL’s troubled cooling canals are about to get a new permit. Some say that’s a problem

Nearly 10 years after the last one expired, Florida environmental regulators are poised to issue a new pollution permit for Florida Power & Light’s nuclear plant and its troubled cooling … Click to Continue » ... Read More

Driver critical after rescue from lake

A driver in Lauderdale Lakes was in critical condition after he was rescued from a pickup truck that went into the water Friday night, authorities said. The man, who was pulled from a pickup truck in a lake, appeared to be in his 60s, said Battalion Chief Michael Kane, spokesman for the Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue. The accident happened before 8 p.m. in the 4700 block of West Oakland Park Boulevard, west of State Road 7, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office. The driver was taken to... Read More

Broward clerk tried to land spot on Florida Bar after complaining about lawyer

Weeks after she filed a Florida Bar complaint against a lawyer who tried to take her picture in a public hallway, Broward Clerk of Courts Brenda Forman tried to get appointed to the board that could ultimately decide the merits of her complaint. Forman applied on Jan. 4 to become a “public member” of the Florida Bar’s Board of Governors, which sets ethical and professional policies that must be obeyed by every lawyer in the state. Her application was turned down by a screening... Read More