Broward Inspector General lodges complaint against Tax Collector for campaign violations
Broward Inspector General Carol J. Breece has announced a formal complaint against Broward County Tax Collector Abiodun “Abbey” Ajayi, accusing her of violating state and local laws during her campaign. The complaint is seeking a $10,000 fine and a public reprimand or censure for actions Ajayi took while...
Report of possible student with firearm prompts Fort Lauderdale school lockdown
A middle school in Fort Lauderdale was locked down on Thursday after police say someone reported that a student may have brought a firearm to school.
What happened to all those iguanas captured in Coral Springs? We have answers
The cold snap led to the capture of approximately 1,300 iguanas across West Broward.
Families of students killed in Parkland shooting blast BSO for delay tactics
Fred Guttenberg blames the Broward Sheriff’s Office for the murder of his 14-year-old daughter Jaime. He and other parents of the students who died in the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High gathered Thursday, ahead of the eighth anniversary of the tragedy, and blasted BSO for their lack of accountability...
Wrongful death suit says 22-month-old lacked oxygen before being brought home from daycare
BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A Palm Beach County mother alleges that a Boynton Beach pediatric care center brought her medically fragile 22-month-old daughter home after the child had been without sufficient oxygen for an extended period, according to a wrongful death lawsuit filed this week. The complaint, filed...
‘We have finally reached our breaking point’: Parkland parents demand BSO, county admit ‘failures’...
PARKLAND, FLA. (WSVN) - Nearly eight years after the Parkland shooting, frustrated families said the Broward Sheriff’s Office has not admitted to their alleged shortcomings on that tragic day in 2018, and now the victims’ loved ones want pending lawsuits settled. Family members addressed reporters on Thursday, as...
Fort Lauderdale financial advisor sentenced to 20 years for $94 million fraud scheme
MIAMI, Florida - A Fort Lauderdale financial advisor has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for orchestrating a $94 million international investment fraud scheme targeting primarily Venezuelan nationals. Andrew Hamilton Jacobus, a 64-year-old, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Becerra after...
This Florida Restaurant’s Prime Rib Is Worth A Cross-South Road Trip
Sometimes a restaurant transcends its menu and becomes something more, a place where tradition, flavor, and memory converge into an experience worth every mile traveled. Tropical Acres Steakhouse in Fort Lauderdale has earned that distinction, particularly for its legendary prime rib, which has been drawing devoted...
Broward woman busted in $1.2M theft bought jewelry, rented mansions, flew private: BSO
A Broward County woman is facing charges after authorities said she stole more than $1.2 million from a Deerfield Beach business and spent the money on expensive jewelry, mansion rentals and a trip on a private jet. Keshon Litesha Rivers, 32, was arrested Wednesday on charges of organized scheme to...
Fort Lauderdale’s 15th Street Fisheries: From Iconic Eatery to Tourist Trap
By Senior Staff Writer, Edmond Thorne for OmniCom MultiMedia. Florida News Network: Tallahassee —There’s a saying in real estate: location can’t save poor management. Fort Lauderdale’s 15th Street Fisheries proves the same applies to restaurants. The only thing 15th Street Fisheries has going for it today seems to be...
