Parents Outraged as Schoolkids Hospitalized After Eating Cannabis Edibles
WPLG Local 10 Several Florida high school students have been rushed to the hospital after consuming edible cannabis gummies, according to news reports. Four or five students were taken in an ambulance in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday after a 9 a.m. call to emergency services. The incident occurred at Stranahan High...
Some Publix stores will have vehicle registration kiosks. Here are 5 takeaways
Broward will be the latest Florida county to install renewal kiosks in Publix locations, including one in Coral Springs.
Dos and don’ts of recycling as trash problems continue to grow in South Florida
Right now, Miami-Dade County generates 5 million tons of trash each year and only 37 percent of that is ever recycled. And Broward County is right behind with similar stats. So now, more than ever, it’s so important that all of us not only recycle, but recycle correctly. “Sixty...
‘We’re terrified for our kids’: Hollywood family forced indoors after 27-foot 5G pole rises...
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — A Hollywood family says they no longer feel comfortable living in their home after a 27-foot 5G pole was installed just steps from their bedroom windows. Chris Albertelli, who has lived on 28th Avenue for more than 20 years, said the pole — erected by telecommunications company Crown Castle — now...
Woman accused of kicking car in Naples, causing almost $2K in damage
NAPLES, Fla. — A Hollywood woman was arrested by the Naples Police Department after being accused of kicking a car. Officers say that Rania Hosn, 26, was seen by a city of Naples employee yelling in a parking lot. The employee saw her kick a vehicle and then ride away from the scene on a bicycle.
South Florida nursing director found guilty for selling nearly 1,000 fake diplomas
A former administrator at a South Florida nursing school was found guilty Wednesday on charges of collaborating with the owner and recruiters in selling about 1,000 fake diplomas for millions of dollars to students recruited from Texas. Stephanie Dorisca, the ex-director of nursing at Techni-Pro Institute in Boca...
Publix adds more car registration kiosks in South Florida. See store locations
Publix is continuing to add more self-serve car registration renewal kiosks inside stores, doubling the number of locations in South Florida where drivers can take care of the annual chore. The Florida MV Express car registration kiosks inside supermarkets allow drivers to avoid lines at county auto tag offices. The...
Man arrested in deadly shooting outside Pompano Beach food store
The 40-year-old man is charged with first-degree murder in the Nov. 25 fatal shooting, authorities said.
City can’t afford $100M for new police station amid mold issues
The city of West Palm Beach said it cannot afford to finance a new police station, which it estimated would cost $100 million at a meeting earlier this week.
Briny Breezes: Salon operator loses lease after 34 years, says anger has turned to...
Linda Loch didn’t find another space for her salon and plans to retire at the end of April. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star. Another roadside landmark along State Road A1A is slated to soon disappear. The Briny Hair Salon, the Briny Breezes Town Hall’s next-door neighbor, has lost its lease...
