Water was seeping under the walls Wednesday night and overflowing through the toilet and tub in the single-story house that Dustin and Karly Andrews rent near the Fort Lauderdale airport. … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Broward Schools will stay closed Friday due to road conditions and $2 million in damage
Broward Schools will remain closed Friday following heavy rain and flooding that has caused at least $2 million in damage, the district announced. After-school activities are also canceled for a second day. Schools are expected to reopen Monday. Advertisement School Board Chairwoman Lori Alhadeff made the announcement about 6 p.m. in a streamed news conference. She said school staff spent the day assessing the condition of campuses. “Regretfully, we cannot fully access all campuses,... Read More
OPERATIONS UPDATE: Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) and District Offices will be closed on Friday, April 14, 2023
Thursday, April 13, 2023Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) staff, with support from local governments, have spent the day assessing damages from the severe storms that impacted Broward County on Wednesday, April 12, 2023. ... Read More
BCPS to Provide Update on District Operations Through Virtual News Conference
Thursday, April 13, 2023BCPS staff have been hard at work assessing and repairing District schools and office sites with the support of the Broward County Government. This update will share information regarding District operations for the remainder of the week. ... Read More
Dramatic drone footage shows abandoned cars in flooded Fort Lauderdale streets
Drone footage recorded over downtown Fort Lauderdale revealed a dramatic scene in the wake of record rainfall that led to a state of emergency being declared by both the city … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Where’s DeSantis as Broward begins cleanup from massive flooding? Politicking in Ohio.
As parts of Fort Lauderdale and southeastern Broward County contended with aftermath of record-breaking rain and began flood recovery efforts on Thursday, government officials from elsewhere began to offer help. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg called Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis to find out what his agency could do. (One of the biggest impacts from the flooding was the closure of the county-owned Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.) Advertisement Trantalis... Read More
Haitian-American couple from South Florida kidnapped in Haiti has been released
A Haitian-American couple from Tamarac who spent more than three weeks in captivity in Haiti after being kidnapped has finally been released, a relative confirmed to the Miami Herald. Nikese … Click to Continue » ... Read More
OPERATIONS UPDATE: BCPS staff have been hard at work assessing and repairing our schools and sites with the support of the Broward County Government.
Thursday, April 13, 2023We will provide an update later this afternoon regarding school operations for tomorrow, April 14, 2023. ... Read More
WEATHER UPDATE: BCPS staff have been hard at work assessing and repairing our schools and sites with the support of the Broward County Government.
Thursday, April 13, 2023We will provide an update later this afternoon regarding school operations for tomorrow, April 14, 2023. ... Read More
Fort Lauderdale businessman raked in pandemic loans, but splurged on ‘Bimmer,’ himself
As the coronavirus spiked, a Fort Lauderdale man who claimed to have a marketing business with dozens of employees asked the federal government for hundreds of thousands of dollars in … Click to Continue » ... Read More