EPA Administrator Wheeler to visit Miami to tout new wastewater project

Andrew Wheeler, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, will visit Miami on Friday to highlight funding for a wastewater treatment plant and tout President Donald Trump’s commitment to flood prevention … Click to Continue » ... Read More

Amazon slashing prices at Whole Foods Market again, adding more Prime member deals, $10-off coupon

Amazon is lowering prices at Whole Foods Market and will offer even more savings for Prime members starting Wednesday. Shoppers will save at least 20 percent on hundreds of items with an emphasis on organic produce, the company said in a news release. For instance, a 12-ounce package of mixed-medley cherry tomatoes will be $3.49; organic rainbow chard will be $1.99 a bunch, among other deals. And, to entice shoppers to become Prime members, customers can get a special $10 off a $20 purchase... Read More

Broward Schools tries to limit questioning of its employees in shooting lawsuit

The Broward School district has moved to clamp down on having its employees questioned in a civil suit filed by a Parkland father related to the February 2018 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. On Monday, an attorney for the school system asked a Broward Circuit Court judge to cancel the depositions of seven school officials, including three assistant principals who worked at the school. “This lawsuit should not be a fishing expedition allowing the plaintiffs and their... Read More

Texting 911: Just because you can doesn’t mean you should

There’s a great new technology available to people needing emergency help in Broward County — they just shouldn’t use it if at all possible. Starting Tuesday, people in the county trying to reach 911 can text their emergencies to dispatchers. But officials promoting the new service are also pushing the mantra: Don’t text if you can call. So what’s up? Here’s what you need to know about texting 911: Where can I text 911? In South Florida, people can text emergencies to 911 in... Read More

Teen athlete dies in I-595 crash

Kendell Williams, a Coral Glades High School athlete, died on March 27 after sustaining multiple injuries in a highway collision as she and her friends headed to the beach over spring break. Williams, 16, was a passenger in a Dodge Journey traveling east on Interstate 595 on March 22 when a Toyota Corolla veered into its path, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. After the two cars collided, the Dodge began rotating clockwise, overturned several times and launched over a concrete... Read More

Man’s body pulled from Lauderdale Lakes canal

After a car crashed into a canal Saturday in Lauderdale Lakes, Broward Sheriff’s divers and firefighters didn’t find any bodies or survivors of the accident that happened about 4 a.m. But on Monday morning, a caller to 911 reported a body was floating in a waterway near 3900 NW 31st Terrace, Broward Sheriff’s spokeswoman Joy Oglesby said. Broward Sheriff’s Office personnel and Oakland Park Fire Rescue were at the scene where a man’s body was pulled from the canal about 8:50... Read More

Terrified by an intruder, the elderly woman began to pray. Then he attacked, cops say

A Lauderdale Lakes man is accused of breaking down an elderly woman’s bedroom door and trying to rape her, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said. The woman, 78, lived in the 2000 block of Northwest 39th Way in Lauderdale Lakes. On Dec. 26 she saw a stranger in her home and after locking her bedroom door, began to pray. After getting into the bedroom, Jarvis Wyndell Petty, 25, of Lauderdale Lakes, chased the woman into the living room. He choked and licked her as he tried to pull off her... Read More

Man, 25, linked by DNA to attempted rape of woman in her 70s, investigators say

A Lauderdale Lakes man is accused of breaking down the bedroom door of an elderly woman and trying to rape her, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said. The woman, in her late 70s, lived in the 2000 block of Northwest 39th Way in Lauderdale Lakes. On Dec. 26 she saw a stranger in her home and after locking her bedroom door, began to pray. Jarvis Wyndell Petty, 25, of Lauderdale Lakes, is accused of breaking the door of the woman’s bedroom. He chased her into the living room, choking and... Read More

Smokin’ hot: Fat Boyz Barbecue to open Fort Lauderdale location April 20

April 20 is shaping up to be a big day for smokers in Fort Lauderdale — barbecue smokers, that is. Fat Boyz Barbecue plans to open its third location on Saturday, April 20, at the former site of Red Cow, at 1025 N. Federal Highway. The timing, on a date known as “Weed Day” because 4-20 is slang for cannabis, is strictly coincidental. “I didn’t even think of that,” says owner Jarael Holston-Jones, a straitlaced U.S. Army veteran who serves as a pastor at his church. “I guess... Read More