Broward County Public Schools Outperform State in 2024–25 Assessment Results
The Florida Department of Education has released results for the Spring 2025 statewide assessments, showing that Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) students continue to outperform the state in the majority of tested areas. According to a statement from BCPS, the assessments included the Florida Assessment for...
Pedestrian in a wheelchair struck by hit-and-run driver in Fort Lauderdale: Police
A driver who struck a pedestrian in a wheelchair in Fort Lauderdale Saturday night remains on the loose, police said. According to Fort Lauderdale Police, officers arrived at the area of Northwest 11th Avenue and West Broward Boulevard after receiving reports of a hit-and-run. Police said that a black vehicle...
Broward Health in Fort Lauderdale Welcomes Record 140 New Residents and Appoints New Board...
In a notable expansion of its medical staff, Broward Health introduced 140 new residents at a ceremony in Fort Lauderdale, marking the largest incoming class in the institution's 87-year span. Among the new physicians is Louise Francesca Inocentes, who shifted her career from fashion to medicine and will now work at...
Class Action Lawsuit Takes Aim At Florida DMV Mismangement & Chaos
Class Action Lawsuit Targets Florida DMV and County Tax Collectors Amid Mounting Complaints of Long Waits, Scalping, and Systemic Neglect. Fla. News Network —Frustration with the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) has reached a boiling point. A South Florida lawyer has filed a...
South Florida’s Operation Showdown: 31 arrested, 80 illegal firearms and 900+ rounds of ammunition...
MIAMI, Fla. - A massive operation in South Florida recently led to the arrest of 31 people, 80 illegal firearms seized, more than 900 rounds of ammunition confiscated and close to 10 kilograms of narcotics recovered, officials say. What we know:. Operation Showdown, launched in April, was a two-month, multi-agency...
Mayor Alix Desulme Addresses TPS Termination
NORTH MIAMI – Statement from Mayor Alix Desulme on the Termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS):. As Mayor of North Miami and as a proud son of Haiti, I am deeply disappointed by today’s decision to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian nationals. This policy shift will...
Community gathers to remember man who was killed in lightning strike at Davie park...
DAVIE, FLA. (WSVN) - Family and friends of a 19-year-old who was killed by a lighting strike gathered to celebrate his life. The family of Ethan Lawrence gathered at Vista View park in Davie to pray and run in his honor as the one-year anniversary of his death nears. Lawrence,...
County leaders mostly silent after arrest of woman objecting to ICE deal in Miami-Dade
A day after a 36-year-old real estate agent was dragged out of the Miami-Dade County Commission chambers by plain-clothed officers during a public meeting, the elected officials who watched it happen are mostly keeping mum on what they saw. The Miami Herald requested statements from the county’s 13 commissioners and...
Florida woman accused of taking $438K from Logan bank
LOGAN — A 42-year-old Florida woman is facing felony charges accusing her of illegally withdrawing over $400,000 from a Logan bank. Kristin Cara Kunstler of Fort Lauderdale was charged Thursday in Logan’s 1st District Court with multiple felonies, including communications fraud, theft by deception, and money...
Unhoused Woman Found Dead in Plantation Donation Box, Community Urges Support for Vulnerable Populations
A tragic incident has left the Plantation community shaken after an unhoused woman was found dead, stuck in a clothing donation drop box. WSVN reports that the emergency call came early this morning when a body was discovered in the donation box located in the 8300 block of West Federated Roadway. By the time...