In My Opinion

Fabiola Santiago: Damas de Blanco are true heroes

Whether in the streets of Cuba, at international forums — or now in Miami before they return to the island — these brave women are a peaceful but powerful force to behold.

Federal Courts

Feds investigate acclaimed Miami housing firm

Miami’s Carlisle Group is suspected of padding construction costs to generate higher tax subsidies for its multimillion-dollar developments.

Broward courthouse evacuated, closed after gas leak

Three people have been hospitalized and the Broward County Courthouse is closed following a gas leak near the garage area.

Couple's dispute ends in murder-suicide in Hallandale Beach

A fight between a couple in Hallandale Beach turned deadly overnight.

Davie

‘Tea with Barbie’ raises money for Davie museum

Hundreds of girls, moms and grandmas gathered to see models dressed in Barbie outfits to raise money for the Old Davie School Historical Museum.

FORT LAUDERDALE

For one day, Fort Lauderdale neighborhood gets ‘re-imagined’

Typically, it’s a warehouse district. But a group of volunteers, for one day, transformed a city block into an urban destination — complete with dog park and farmer’s market.

Gov. Rick Scott veto hurts legal assistance program for poor

A day after the governor vetoed $142 million from the state budget, officials at an organization that provides legal help for low income Floridians said the decision will mean fewer attorneys.

Broward man charged with 155 counts of child porn

A Lauderdale-by the Sea man is facing more than a hundred charges related to child pornography after a task force trolling internet file-sharing sites allegedly found him offering to share photos of children having sex with adults.

Ft. Lauderdale Police request blood samples in Riverside Hotel crash

Fort Lauderdale Police served a search warrant last month requesting blood samples from a driver involved in the deadly car crash that killed a pregnant woman.

Davie police chief in unmarked car hits teenager on bicycle

Police Chief Patrick Lynn was driving his unmarked car Wednesday morning when he hit a teenage boy riding a bicycle just yards from police headquarters.

BSO plans to stop dispatching Fort Lauderdale 911 calls

The Broward Sheriff's Office is threatening to stop dispatching emergency calls in the city beginning at midnight.

CRIME SCENE

Teen boys charged with friend's murder expected in court

Two teenaged boys will likely see a judge today after being charged last night with the murder of their friend.

Police seek help identifying Greenacres bank robber

Greenacres Police are asking for the public's help to identify a man who robbed a Chase bank on Saturday.

TRAFFIC

Man survives fall off I-95 overpass in Broward

A Coral Springs man remains hospitalized after he fell off an I-95 overpass in Broward on Sunday.