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A doctor and his daughter are dead after an apparent murder-suicide on the grounds of the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood. The bodies of Andrew Fogel, 56, and Rebecca Fogel, 22, both of Palm Beach County, were found on the afternoon of March 26, Seminole Tribe spokesman Gary Bitner said Tuesday. Police found that a vehicle owned by Andrew Fogel arrived at the complex minutes before the bodies were found, and that the car was parked on the eighth floor of the Winner’s... Read More

The second time was the charm for whoever firebombed two vehicles in a mobile home park in Davie and now police are searching for the arsonist. The first attack occurred early Monday in the 12500 block of Southwest Seventh Street, in the Kings Manor Mobile Home Park. A compact car is seen on surveillance video driving by a home twice. During the second drive-by, someone threw an incendiary device under the rear of a car parked in the driveway, Davie police said. The flames grew and there was... Read More

Maybe our hemisphere’s would-be savior, Florida Senator Marco Rubio, didn’t pay enough attention in political science class. He doesn’t seem to know the basic differences between socialism and communism. | … Click to Continue » ... Read More

The driver who the Broward Sheriff’s Office says started a four-car crash that killed a teenager and her grandmother Saturday had a history of driving without a license, and might … Click to Continue » ... Read More

A man seen lurking behind the Habitat for Humanity store in Fort Lauderdale is suspected of setting a dumpster fire in the loading dock area, police said. The smoky blaze was reported about 12:12 a.m. on March 18 behind the business at 505 East Broward Blvd. Police and Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue responded but the large fire caused only minor damage to the building and no injuries to anyone, officials said. The day before, an unknown man was seen on surveillance video walking around the... Read More

Police in Fort Lauderdale are taking steps to increase understanding and interactions between officers and residents with autism. April is Autism Awareness Month, so police are launching FLPD Cares, an Autism Outreach Program. Among the program’s goals and tools will be the maintenance of a confidential database of residents with autism so patrol officers can access the file, assess an encounter with autism, and react accordingly, said Police Chief Rick Maglione. “The state now mandates... Read More

It took 42 years, but a jury finally heard Debra Clark’s ill-starred story. She hailed from upstate New York, was a nurse at Coral Gables Hospital and planned to enroll … Click to Continue » ... Read More

Already a lightning rod in the national fight over immigration policy and family border separations, a detention center for migrant children in Homestead is once again expanding to accommodate the … Click to Continue » ... Read More

AccuWeather issued one of the first predictions for this year’s Atlantic hurricane season Wednesday, with a forecast that calls for five to seven hurricanes. That number of storms would represent a slight decline from last year, which produced eight hurricanes, including Hurricane Michael, which struck the Florida Panhandle at devastating Category 4 strength. The weather forecasting company called for a near-normal or slightly above normal number of storms for the season, with runs June 1... Read More