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A 9-year-old girl and a man were injured by gunfire during a fight in Hallandale Beach on Tuesday afternoon, police said. Police broke up a fight at 600 NW Sixth Ave., near Foster Park, after getting calls reporting that shots had been fired, said Capt. Ra Shana Dabney-Donovan, a spokeswoman for Hallandale Beach police. Reports of multiple shots fired came in at about 2:15 p.m., she said. Police later learned a little girl had been wounded by gunfire and was being taken to the hospital by a... Read More

Hallandale High School student was arrested Tuesday afternoon after it was discovered he had a loaded gun in his backpack, police said. A school resource officer searched the 14-year-old student after an administrator reported that he had been smoking an e-cigarette in the hallway, said Capt. Ra Shana Dabney-Donovan, spokeswoman for the Hallandale Beach Police Department. The security officer found a loaded weapon in the front pocket of the student’s book bag. What was first thought to be... Read More

Robert Runcie, the embattled superintendent who’s come under increasing criticism since the Parkland shooting, survived an attempt to topple him from his post Tuesday. The vote came shortly before 6 p.m. after nearly seven hours of debate. Six of his nine School Board bosses voted to keep Runcie in the job he’s had since 2011. Lori Alhadeff, the Parkland parent whose daughter was killed last year in the Feb. 14 massacre, voted to fire the superintendent along with board members Nora... Read More

Florida state legislators are searching for ways to avert another recount that makes Sunshine State election drama a national punchline. One bill aims to prevent ballot design flaws, such as the 2018 midterm Broward County ballots that could have cost Democrat Bill Nelson his seat in the U.S. Senate. A state Senate committee unanimously approved the bill Tuesday. Broward’s ballot tucked the U.S. Senate race below the instructions in the left column. Thousands of voters skipped over the... Read More

A sewage line broke between Islamorada and Key Largo in the Upper Florida Keys Tuesday morning, causing a partial lane closure on U.S. 1 and prompting authorities to ask for … Click to Continue » ... Read More

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ request for $625 million next year for environmental projects, including Everglades restoration, may be “pushing” the limits of a budget expected to be taxed because of the response to Hurricane Michael. Senate President Bill Galvano said Tuesday he supports environmental efforts that include fighting a potential return of red tide and helping communities shift from septic tanks to sewers. But the Bradenton Republican said the governor’s “big numbers” proposed... Read More

The weather world’s version of March Madness is underway with a national competition to enlist citizen scientists, and Florida’s chief climatologist wants to win. The Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and … Click to Continue » ... Read More

Frost Science Museum is having its first adult-only sleepover on Friday, March 8, and sex is involved. It’s not an orgy, exactly. The museum is hosting an Overnight Adventure, which is its first adults-only sleepover that explores the the taboo “Science of Sex.”  Better hire a babysitter. Bring your pillow and other sleeping necessities.   The event features lectures and chats with certified sex therapist Paola Andrea Rodriguez about surprising myths and a look at... Read More

Attorneys representing former Broward Sheriff’s deputy Scot Peterson put state officials on notice Tuesday that proposed legislation to strip him of his state pension is unconstitutional and will be challenged in court if passed. Bills filed by state Rep. Spencer Roach, R-North Fort Myers, and state Sen. Joe Gruters, R-Sarasota, would deny Peterson a pension, only allowing him to receive back any personal contributions he made into the Florida Retirement System. Peterson, the former school... Read More