Fort Lauderdale residents on high alert after 12 car burglaries; investigation underway
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - A wave of car break-ins has hit a Fort Lauderdale neighborhood, raising concerns among residents and prompting police to launch a full-scale investigation. Fort Lauderdale Police units were dispatched to the 6800 block of Northwest 29th Avenue in reference to a burglarized vehicle, at...
Industrial Park Intended to Replace Festival Flea Market at 2900 W. Sample Road, Pompano...
The former site of Pompano Beach’s Festival Flea Market will soon be transformed into a Class-A industrial development. The Market opened as the Pompano Outlet Mall in 1986 and ceased operations after more than 40 years of operations earlier this spring. Festival Logistics Park will span about 475,000 square...
Davie middle school employee charged with cocaine possession: Police
An employee at a middle school in Davie was arrested on Friday after being accused of having cocaine on the campus, police said. Edward Berg, 63, was charged with possession of cocaine. According to Davie Police, the assistant principal and security at Indian Ridge Middle School showed an officer a...
Miami-Dade and Broward families struggle to make ends meet, says annual United Way report
South Florida’s affordability crisis is deepening again. That’s the message from the latest report by the nonprofit United Way that shows more than half of Miami-Dade County households earn less than what it is needed to afford basic necessities. In Broward, half of residents struggle with affordability, according...
Coconut Creek Crime Blotter: UPS Driver Victim of Aggravated Assault
Coconut Creek Police responded to various calls from September 23 to 29, 2025. Below is a detailed account of the incidents handled by local law enforcement during this period. Theft and Property Crimes. Theft – Banyan Bay Apartments: On Sept. 23, between 2:25 a.m. and 2:33 a.m., $80 was reported...
Man arrested in alleged road-rage shooting at Davie Costco faces judge
A man who's facing multiple charges in an alleged road-rage shooting at a Davie Costco that was caught on camera went before a judge on Thursday. Rafael Javier, 52, is facing two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and one count each of criminal mischief and firing a missile into a vehicle, Broward...
Boca Raton Man Charged With Assaulting Firefighter at FAU Stadium
A Boca Raton man has been charged with assaulting a firefighter who was responding to a call to assist him at the Florida Atlantic University stadium while intoxicated, police allege in a report obtained by Boca Daily News. Thiago Abrante Da Costa, 27, who resides on campus, is facing charged of simple assault,...
Ingoglia says property tax relief can help alleviate the affordability crisis in Florida
Assailing whom he deemed as “big government apologists,” Florida Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia brought his statewide tour spotlighting what he alleges is excessive local spending to Broward County on Tuesday. Speaking from Pembroke Pines, the CFO said his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)...
Judge won’t allow man charged in 2011 adopted twin murder-abuse case to drop lawyers
The South Florida man charged in the 2011 killing of his 10-year-old adoptive daughter and the severe abuse of her twin brother won't be allowed to fire his public attorneys, a judge said Wednesday. Jorge Barahona, 58, was in a Miami-Dade courtroom on Wednesday for a hearing, where he told...
MMA fighter takes down intruder during South Florida home break-in
A trained MMA fighter in Broward used his skills and faith to subdue an alleged intruder who broke into his family's home, leaving the suspect injured and later jailed.
