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In the wake of Spirit Airlines' collapse, a Broward County commissioner is proposing a plan to turn the company's headquarters in Dania Beach into a new government center. Commissioner Michael Udine said repurposing the headquarters as a government center would save the county money and time. "It’s 11 acres. It’s...

MIRAMAR, Fla. — Authorities took a Miramar man into custody on Wednesday after accusing him of shooting into a tow truck as a repo man tried to take his Lexus in October. It turns out he was already facing charges for another gun incident involving a repo crew five days earlier, according to court documents.

A months-long rental scam that hopped county lines and crossed state borders has landed a Hollywood man in the Monroe County jail, after deputies say he walked off with a high-end sewer-inspection camera from a Marathon rental shop and never looked back. Monroe County detectives describe the case as a...

MIAMI, Florida - A South Florida tax preparer has pleaded guilty to preparing and submitting false tax forms to support over 200 fraudulent loan applications under the CARES Act's Paycheck Protection Program. Roody Metelus, a 47-year-old from Westlake, owned JRS Tax Services, LLC, in Dania Beach. From January 2021 to January 2022, Metelus collaborated with others to fabricate tax documents for clients, falsely...

Publix seems to be reversing its policy that let customers openly carry guns in their stores in Florida. Outside a store in Pembroke Pines, a signs lists a series of rules, including: no smoking or vaping, shoes and shirts required, no pets allowed, and near the bottom: "Publix kindly asks that only law enforcement openly carry firearms in our stores."

DAVIE, Fla. — A husband and wife were arrested Wednesday after attacking a woman in Davie after the woman spanked her own toddler in public, authorities said. According to an arrest report, the incident happened Wednesday in a parking lot in the 5400 block of University Drive. Police said...

A West Boca Raton homeowner nearly lost her My Safe Florida Home grant over a missing letter. See how she got help and what happened next.

Broward Health Coral Springs celebrated new investments in emergency care with a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a state-of-the-art CT scanner in the emergency room and a newly renovated EMS breakroom. The event brought together hospital leadership, physicians, members of the North Broward Hospital District Board of Commissioners, elected officials, community leaders,...

POMPANO BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - Authorities seek the public’s help in their search for a woman who was reported missing from Pompano Beach. According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office Missing Persons Unit, 39-year-old Erica Lowman was last seen near the 800 block of Briny Avenue, at around 3 p.m. on Wednesday..

A 13-year-old boy was hospitalized Wednesday after being shot in the leg in Pompano Beach, jolting a residential block as deputies and fire crews flooded the area. The shooting unfolded near NW 14th Street and NW 3rd Avenue, where investigators canvassed the scene while residents and nearby students watched a heavy law enforcement response. The teen's condition was not immediately released, and...