Rusty Pelican Owners Bring Waterfront Spot to Fort Lauderdale
The family-owned hospitality group behind Miami’s iconic Rusty Pelican is moving north. Specialty Restaurants Corporation, which the Tallichet family has run since opening the beloved waterfront restaurant on Key Biscayne in 1972, is building Sweetwaters in downtown Fort Lauderdale. Construction is now underway inside
Pre-Dawn Blaze Rocks Pompano Beach Apartment Building as Investigators Lock Down Scene
An early-morning fire brought Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies and Pompano Beach Fire-Rescue crews racing to an apartment building in Pompano Beach on Tuesday, with investigators later seen roping off parts of the property. Neighbors said they watched as emergency vehicles pulled up and yellow tape went around the com
Plea deal in the works for mom of twins found dead after she jumped...
The mother whose 3-year-old twins were found dead in her car after she jumped from an overpass on Interstate 95 is trying to resolve the case, her attorneys said in a Tuesday morning hearing. Shirlene Alcime, 44, is charged with two counts of aggravated manslaughter of a child in connection to the deaths of 3-year-old
Broward school board votes for ‘massive amount of layoffs’
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — More changes are coming to Broward County Public Schools. After nearly eight hours of discussion and motions to amend, the Broward County School Board voted to go ahead with a new organizational chart that would lay off about 300 staff members in various roles and eliminate 700 vacant positions.
Lockdown lifted at Cooper City High after potential threat, Broward School officials say
Cooper City High School was placed on lockdown on Tuesday while a potential threat was investigated, Broward school officials said. According to Broward County Public Schools, the lockdown of the school at 9401 Stirling Road was initiated at the request of law enforcement as they investigate the potential threat. Offic
Coral Springs gym rental scandal grows with 6 people now charged. Here’s the latest
Two coaches accused in the alleged scheme saw their felony charges downgraded to misdemeanors.
Another new Argentinian steakhouse coming to Coral Springs. Here’s what we know
The news comes just a few months after The Knife opened in the Coral Square Mall.
Officials doing ‘due diligence’ on replacing BSO with in-house airport police at FLL
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Broward County commissioners held a workshop on Tuesday as they consider whether to start an in-house airport police agency in lieu of the Broward Sheriff’s Office. BSO has patrolled Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport since 1996. Several Florida airports, including those in Tampa, S
Man injured jumping from window to escape Pompano Beach fire, officials say
One of the victims suffered a laceration while jumping from a window to escape, officials say.
Boca Raton Arrest Man for Assaulting Security Guard at Nightclub
A 46-year-old man was arrested early Sunday on charges of assaulting a security officer and possessing cocaine after an altercation at nightclub business in Boca Raton, according to police. Mehmet Oncu Uner, 46, of Fort Lauderdale, was taken into custody around 1:46 a.m. May 10 following a reported disturbance at Cosmo
