Broward Schools COO turns in resignation letter amid uproar over district management
One day after a school board member called for her to step down amid mounting District turmoil, Broward Public Schools Chief Operations Officer Wanda Paul has tendered her resignation. She’s officially leaving June 5. But she plans for her last day in office to be on April 3 “to allow...
Florida Teen Dies After Being Caught in the Crossfire of New Year’s Eve Shooting
The 17-year-old was out with friends at Fort Lauderdale Beach when he was fatally shot, a family friend said
South Florida welcomes first babies born in 2026!
South Florida hospitals were celebrating the births of the first babies born in the new year on Thursday. Isaiah was born at 12:16 a.m. at Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood. The healthy baby boy weighs 6 pounds, 1.7 ounces and is 19 inches long. And over at South Miami Hospital,...
Woman turns herself in for 2023 fatal crash in Pompano Beach, BSO says
Jezeniah Gonzalez faces a charge of vehicular homicide and a charge of reckless driving with serious bodily injury, the sheriff's office said.
Miami fans irate over Malachi Toney being snubbed out of Freshman of the Year...
Malachi Toney came up just short of a national trophy, as Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin won the 2025 Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award.
Weston Jewelers is building huge Five-Story store in Fort Lauderdale
Slated to open in December 2027, with groundbreaking planned for March 2026, Weston Jewelers is building an unprecedented multi-brand retail location, that will likely be the largest of its kind in the US. Featuring the best watch brands (Rolex, Omega, TAG Heuer, Breitling, Tudor, Cartier, and more) and designer...
Broward schools operations chief to resign following construction, office rental debacles
Wanda Paul, the Broward schools official overseeing construction and operations for the district, submitted her resignation late Sunday, hours after a school board member demanded leadership changes amidst two controversies. Paul sent a resignation letter to Superintendent Howard Hepburn on Sunday evening, saying she...
Police: ‘Merry Christmas’ greeting leads to stabbing on city bus
The two men argued on a Miami bus, and that escalated to a stabbing.
Mail thieves who repeatedly targeted Hialeah apartments busted coming back for more, police say
HIALEAH, Fla. — Police say they busted two men repeatedly stealing mail from a Hialeah apartment building ― including on Christmas Day ― as the duo came back to steal even more mail early Tuesday morning. Thervil Alcinor, 45, of Miami, and Densom Beaucejour, 33, of northwest...
Three teens didn’t live to see the new year after they died in a...
Three teenage boys made it past Christmas, but sadly, they didn't live to see the new year. Florida local authorities confirmed that the three boys were killed Monday night when their speeding BMW lost control and slammed into a bus stop in Pompano Beach. The crash happened just before 7 p.m. on North Federal Highway...
