Traffic alert: Expect closures, delays in Miami Beach as fans flood the streets after World Cup

South Floridians are hitting the streets to celebrate Argentina’s scintillating World Cup victory on Sunday — which means delays and closures in Miami Beach. Argentina’s historic win over defending champion … Click to Continue » ... Read More

I-95 shooting in Broward results in one injured driver and a car with 11 bullet holes

A driver was shot twice and their vehicle left bullet-riddled during a violent ambush Sunday morning on Interstate 95 in Broward County, according to Florida troopers. At around 4:30 a.m., … Click to Continue » ... Read More

Former school board member and Dillard principal Benjamin Williams, ‘Mr. Fantastic,’ dies

Benjamin J. Williams, a former school principal and Broward County School Board member who was known by the moniker “Mr. Fantastic,” died earlier this month at 87. Williams touched thousands of young lives in Broward County through his work in the public schools. He died Dec. 9 in Bartow, Fla., his birthplace. During his career in Broward County, he lived in Lauderhill. Advertisement Williams was a beloved educator who was at the forefront of Broward schools’ racial integration in... Read More

Rodent, bird poop ruin salt, sugar at a Miami Restaurant Depot, ‘Where Restaurants Shop’

The Restaurant Depot chain’s motto is “Where Restaurants Shop” but there’s 7,500 pounds of Domino sugar and 22,250 pounds of salt that won’t be bought from the Restaurant Depot in … Click to Continue » ... Read More

One wounded in shooting in Cooper City

COOPER CITY — The Broward Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that left one person wounded in Cooper City on Sunday morning. A 911 call came in about 9 a.m. Sunday from a business in the 9600 block of Stirling Road. Advertisement There, deputies found a victim who’d been shot, and the injured person was taken to a hospital. Detectives with the sheriff’s office robbery unit are investigating, and drivers are advised to avoid the area until further... Read More

Ex-New York Knicks, Miami Heat player Amar’e Stoudemire accused of punching his daughter

Former NBA star Amar’e Stoudemire was arrested overnight Sunday at his Brickell Key condominium in Miami on one count of misdemeanor battery, a domestic violence charge according to Stoudemire’s Miami-Dade … Click to Continue » ... Read More

Juries don’t always share public outrage in police misconduct cases

The verdict came late. For Fort Lauderdale Police Officer Steven Pohorence, it came very late — more than two years after he was accused of brutality, knocking over a kneeling protester who had her hands up during a Black Lives Matter rally following the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. For Broward County, the May 31, 2020, encounter was quickly overshadowed by another, one involving an officer who fired a rubber bullet that struck another peaceful protester in the face. As the Black... Read More

State leaders vow reforms to crack down on sex trafficking in Florida after Sun Sentinel investigation

State officials vowed to implement new measures to fight sex trafficking in hotels, protect victims who cooperate with law enforcement and increase penalties for traffickers after a South Florida Sun Sentinel investigation exposed a broken system that enables the illegal trade to flourish in Florida. The four-part Sun Sentinel series “Innocence Sold” and accompanying podcast showed how hotels get away with thousands of violations of an anti-trafficking law. It also illustrated how the... Read More