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Broward sheriff’s deputies pepper-sprayed, tackled and punched teens while responding to an after-school call near J.P. Taravella High School on Thursday afternoon, video shot by a student shows. The footage shows at least two deputies take a boy down, bang his forehead into the pavement and repeatedly punch him in the head. “BSO is aware of the video,” Veda Coleman-Wright, a spokeswoman for the agency said Thursday evening. “They’re investigating the incident to determine exactly... Read More

As the 15-year-old girl walked to Miami Southridge Senior High, two men tried to lure her to their car by screaming obscenities and making gestures, police said. She quickly told … Click to Continue » ... Read More

A high school student in the Florida Keys was arrested on a felony drug possession charge Thursday morning after a teacher found him in the boys restroom with an electronic … Click to Continue » ... Read More

A cold front is expected to arrive in South Florida on Friday, bringing with it the potential for severe storms and strong winds, according to the National Weather Service. “A few strong storms are possible with even an isolated severe storm not out of the question,” said a hazardous weather update issued by the National Weather Service Miami-South Florida forecast office on Thursday. “The primary impacts will be gusty winds, lightning strikes, and locally heavy rainfall from the... Read More

Here’s what’s closed and what’s open and when during Good Friday, Passover’s First Seder (Friday night), and Easter Sunday GOOD FRIDAY Banks: Open Bus service: Normal routes and times in … Click to Continue » ... Read More

The long-awaited, redacted version of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report released Thursday refers to several Florida connections to Russia’s attempt to interfere with the U.S. presidential election — including a reference to Broward County. New information is sparse in relevant sections of the report, which blacks out some material — including details about some of the people and events related to Florida. “As you will see, most of the redactions were compelled by the... Read More

Richard and Carol Maringer of Hollywood were really revved up for the return of the Fort Lauderdale International Auto Show. So much so that they arrived early, too early (about an hour or so) opening day Thursday at the Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center. They grabbed a bite to eat and returned once the show officially opened its doors at 2 p.m. “We come every year, yes we do,” said Carol Maringer, 72, smiling as she browsed the small SUVs such as the Ford Escape... Read More

Longtime Tampa Bay sports broadcaster Justin Pawlowski, who spent years on sports talk radio and broadcast from University of South Florida and Tampa Bay Buccaneers football games, was arrested Wednesday on charges that he tried to solicit a 14-year-old boy. Pawlowski, 37, faces charges of charges of transmitting harmful material to a minor, using a computer device to solicit a minor and unlawful use of a two-way communication device. The arrest warrants were issued in Hillsborough... Read More

South Florida rapper Kodak Black has been released from a jail in New York State on Thursday after his arrest the night before at the U.S.-Canada border near Niagara Falls, a legal snafu that forced the cancellation of the Boston date on his current North American tour. Video footage from media outlets in the Buffalo area show Kodak Black, 21, walking out of the Niagara County Jail holding a fan-like spread of cash covering U.S. border agents arrested Black, whose legal name is Bill K.... Read More