A little boy was walking to a park when a reckless driver killed him. The felon is now off to prison.

After a reckless driver three years ago killed her “smart, caring” 5-year-old boy, Marisella Readon wanted the felon behind the wheel to die. But Tuesday, she told Lex Eugene she no longer hates him. He was fleeing from police and hit Jayden Readon, a kindergartner who was on a sidewalk, walking to a park with his great-grandparents and 2-year-old brother. “I hated you with everything in me,” the mother told Eugene inside a Palm Beach County courtroom. “But hate can only fester... Read More

Chinese woman charged with illegally entering Mar-a-Lago during Trump visit

She talked her way into Donald Trump’s Palm Beach resort on Saturday with a pair of Chinese passports and a cover story about how she wanted to use the pool. But the Secret Service is accusing Yujing Zhang of lying to gain access to the president’s private club while carrying a thumb drive infected with computer malware. Zhang, 32, never got near the president, but her presence on the property Trump likes to call the Southern White House led the president’s security team to have her... Read More

Broward School Board: New Runcie review not needed

A divided Boward School Board has decided against giving Superintendent Robert Runcie an extra performance review this year. Runcie’s five strongest supporters voiced opposition to conducting a midyear evaluation this year in addition to the annual review he receives every fall. Several said one evaluation a year is plenty, while others said they didn’t see a need this year but they’re open to one in the future. The discussion was a follow-up to a 6 to 3 vote on March 5 vote against... Read More

Man and his daughter found dead outside Hard Rock casino in apparent murder-suicide

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 deaths of Andrew Fogel, 56, a radiologist, and Rebecca Fogel, 22, both of Palm Beach County, were discovered the afternoon of March 26, Seminole Tribe spokesman Gary Bitner said Tuesday. “Based on evidence collected as part of an ongoing investigation and pending toxicology test results, preliminary findings point to a murder-suicide,” Bitner... Read More

David Beckham has wrecking ball ready for Lockhart Stadium

The David Beckham soccer era in Fort Lauderdale will begin soon, starting with the demolition of two sports stadiums that hosted decades of community memories. The soccer legend won the unanimous go-ahead Tuesday night to tear down Lockhart Stadium and the adjacent Fort Lauderdale Stadium in the next six months. The two stadiums have seen baseball home runs, soccer goals and football touchdowns dating back to the 1950s. Two professional soccer teams called Lockhart home, and two professional... Read More