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Broward School Board to vote on privatizing school construction

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:51 EDT

Broward School Board members will decide Tuesday whether to privatize much of the long-troubled facilities department.

Fred Grimm: On Robaina, Miami-Dade voters got it right

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:55 EDT

Credit the wisdom of Miami-Dade voters. They saw through Julio Robaina.

Gov. Scott vetoes hundreds of millions from state budget

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:56 EDT

From a coast-to-coast bike trail to tuition increases, Gov. Rick Scott vetoed more than $350 million from the state budget, which he signed Monday.

Nan Rich: Time for South Florida Dem to run for governor

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:42 EDT

— For 10 years, political pros have taken it almost as gospel that the strongest statewide Democratic candidates are centrists from Florida’s top battleground region of Tampa Bay.

U.S. suburban poverty growing, but trend mixed in Miami-Dade, Broward

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00 EDT

More poor people now live in suburbs than in big cities or rural areas, a new book by the Brookings Institution says.

Feds investigate acclaimed Miami housing firm

Sat, 04 May 2013 23:47 EDT

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

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 10:15 EST

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

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 08:45 EST

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

‘Tea with Barbie’ raises money for Davie museum

Sat, 21 Jul 2012 20:10 EDT

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

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

Sat, 16 Jun 2012 21:17 EDT

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

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 22:12 EDT

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

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 14:11 EDT

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

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 08:49 EDT

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

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 06:52 EDT

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

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 12:04 EDT

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

Teen boys charged with friend's murder expected in court

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 10:04 EDT

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

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 09:49 EDT

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

Man survives fall off I-95 overpass in Broward

Sun, 14 Aug 2011 15:31 EDT

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