South Florida homeowners face water warnings and dying lawns
With water restrictions in place and no major rain in the forecast, residents are pleading for leniency as the region endures one of its worst droughts in decades.
Miami-Dade band teacher accused of forcing himself on students, providing them with vapes
NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — A Miami-Dade County public school band teacher was arrested last week on accusations that he had “inappropriate relationships” with multiple students that led to him forcing himself on at least two of them, authorities confirmed. Online jail records show Jose Francisco Montes-Guedez...
Witnesses: Multi-vehicle crash near Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport involving BSO cruiser happened during pursuit
Authorities are investigating a chaotic crash in Tamarac that involved a Broward Sheriff’s Office cruiser, and witnesses said it was the result of a pursuit gone wrong. BSO units responded to the scene of the multi-vehicle wreck at the intersection of Northwest 31st Avenue and West Prospect Road, near Fort Lauderdale...
Hollywood residents alerted to coconut thief targeting palm trees
With coconut water and oil in high demand, some South Florida homeowners say thieves are targeting their palm trees.
Wally’s House of Flavors Ordered Shut After Inspectors Find 12 Violations
Wally’s House of Flavors was ordered shut down after inspectors found 12 violations, including no running water and an expired restaurant license. According to a Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation inspection report, Wally’s House of Flavors, located at 4711 Northwest 14th Street in Lauderhill,...
FLPD: Officers fatally shoot armed man after responding to argument in Fort Lauderdale
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — An investigation remains ongoing after a police shooting occurred in Broward County over the weekend. According to witnesses, what started as an argument between two people in the Lauderdale Manors community, which is located off Sunrise Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale, on Saturday around 12:30...
Doctor Found Dead in Dollar Tree Freezer Autopsy Reveals Disturbing Details
The death of a young doctor inside a Dollar Tree freezer in Miami sounded, at first, like the setup to a rumor. Instead, it became a tightly documented case that now hinges on the cold language of an autopsy report. The findings do more than explain how she died; they sketch the final, disoriented hours […]
Dirty Dining: 1 restaurant, 100 rodent droppings!
No one sees 100 rodent droppings in the kitchen, right?. Well, state inspectors with the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation did. Records show several Broward County restaurants were ordered shut last week after inspectors documented serious sanitation issues, including extensive rodent...
Broward’s two public hospital systems face legislative setback
Legislation that would have allowed two taxpayer-funded hospital systems in Broward County to collaborate more freely and bypass certain antitrust laws was “temporarily postponed” in a key Florida Senate committee. According to the South Florida Sun Sentinel, the proposal (SB 1122) appears dead for the current...
‘Had no intent on returning’: Mom ditches thirsty and hungry kids in Uber for...
A Florida woman allegedly left her kids alone in an Uber for two hours while ignoring the driver's calls to come retrieve her children. The post 'Had no intent on returning': Mom ditches thirsty and hungry kids in Uber for hours, ignores driver's pleas to come pick them up, cops say first appeared on Law & Crime .
