Property Appraiser Shows Fiscal Impact for Margate if Property Taxes Are Cut
Margate will lose substantial revenue if property taxes are reduced. During the January 21 meeting, Broward County Property Appraiser Marty Kiar gave a presentation to the commission, showing the projected loss if the city’s voters approve a property tax cut. Legislators are considering an amendment to the state...
Florida AG puts Coral Springs ‘on notice’ over Muslim event. Here’s what he said
“The city commission is on notice,” James Uthmeier said on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Florida man pleads guilty to $52 million Medicare fraud scheme
MIAMI, Florida - A 38-year-old man from Lake Worth, Florida, has admitted to defrauding Medicare of over $52 million through false claims for unnecessary genetic testing. Sean Alterman pleaded guilty on January 15 to conspiracy charges related to health care fraud and kickbacks. Alterman owned and operated two...
Police search for suspect seen on video attacking Kwik Stop manager
WEST PARK, Fla. — Surveillance video shows the moments a man attacked a convenience store manager in West Park. It happened on Saturday at the Kwik Stop located at 4800 Pembroke Road. In the video, the suspect is seen diving through an open window to get after the manager.
Land Preparation Begins for MainStreet at Coconut Creek
Construction crews are beginning work on the long-awaited MainStreet at Coconut Creek mixed-use development. Drivers along Lyons Road, just north of Sample Road, may notice bulldozers and backhoes preparing the land for infrastructure for the 200-acre project. Whole Foods has signed an agreement with the developer to...
Missing Coral Springs man found safe two weeks after disappearing on run
Law enforcement said they made contact with him in north Florida.
Man faces charges over hit-and-run crash in Deerfield Beach
DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. — A 39-year-old man appeared in court on Monday morning in Broward County after detectives accused him of a hit-and-run crash that injured a woman, records show. Iran Dos Santos was the driver of a white Toyota Sienna involved in a hit-and-run crash on Sunday afternoon...
Investigation Underway at West Park’s Playhouse Gentlemen’s Club as Authorities Collect Evidence Including Handgun
An investigation led by the Broward Sheriff’s Office was underway this morning outside a local club in West Park. Details about the incident were not immediately available, but deputies were observed placing evidence markers near the Playhouse Gentlemen’s Club at 5771 Hallandale Beach Boulevard. CBS News reported...
MISSING 35-YEAR-OLD MAN FROM LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SEA LOCATED DECEASED
UPDATE: Detectives with the Broward Sheriff’s Missing Persons Unit say 35-year-old Jonathan Scibica was found deceased in a body of water. At approximately 3 p.m., on Sunday, Jan. 25, the BSO Aviation Unit located Scibica’s vehicle in a waterway near the 900 block of Northeast 63rd Court in Fort Lauderdale. The BSO...
Coldest air since 2010 forecast for South Florida with frigid temps in the 30s
The National Weather Service in Miami is forecasting for the coldest air since the record breaking chill of January 2010 to flood down the Peninsula this week, turning an already shivering South Florida even more frigid. Temperatures in coastal areas of Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties are forecast to dip...

















