BROWARD

The Henry E. Kinney Tunnel in downtown Fort Lauderdale closed for construction on Monday and is set to reopen on Friday afternoon, according to The Florida Department of Transportation.

A Broward Sheriff's deputy was hospitalized after crashing their vehicle into a pole.

Broward Schools Superintendent Vickie Cartwright said the agreement marks the largest teacher pay increases in a decade.

Broward magistrate Yves Laventure worked for two months with an inactive law license, presiding over dozens of cases involving people whose family members were challenging their ability to make their own decisions because of mental health or substance abuse issues.

The victims were found shortly before 2:45 a.m. Monday in the 1400 block of Northwest 27th Avenue in unincorporated Broward.

The Broward School Board has asked the County Commission if the district can join the countywide Office of the Inspector General, which currently investigates ethically questionable activity by the county government and 31 municipalities.

Joanna Herring is appealing the action to a state judge to try to get her job back.

An Arctic Cold Front is on track to gift South Florida with a Christmas that may rank among the top 10 coldest for Miami.

There’s been a last-minute twist in the saga of Broward school board member-elect Rod Velez.

Former Broward Circuit Judge Mel Grossman, who made national headlines in the early 1990s by officially declaring a rap album by 2 Live Crew “obscene,” died Tuesday at his home in Hollywood.

A Broward gang member will spend the rest of his life in prison after being sentenced in federal court this week for a series of home invasion murders in 2015.

Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony took hundreds of children on a Holiday shopping spree.

Broward Schools Superintendent Vickie Cartwright will get to keep her job after the Broward School Board voted to rescind her firing.

A twice-convicted former death row inmate will get a third chance to convince a jury that his life should be spared, a Broward judge has ruled.

Nine Broward and Miami-Dade County residents face charges for their roles in a years-long health care fraud scheme to submit $37 million worth of fraudulent claims to Blue Cross Blue Shield, federal prosecutors said.

The level of COVID-19 cases was low in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Monroe counties, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s data tracker on Wednesday.

Broward commissioners are meeting on Tuesday and will be discussing the ongoing trouble with the county’s 911 calls system.

A Lake Worth Beach man, convicted of brutally murdering an elderly couple in their Deerfield Beach home in 2013, is asking a Broward judge for permission to represent himself at the penalty phase of his trial, a move that appears designed to end with a death sentence.

Broward man claims $1 million in Florida Lottery Gold Rush Limited scratch-off game.

A multi-vehicle crash led to the shutdown of all northbound lanes on Florida’s Turnpike near Sunrise Boulevard in Broward early Thursday.

A Broward man who trafficked teenage girls from Fort Lauderdale to Orlando, luring them at hotel parties and on social media with promises of money and a warm place to stay, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Michael Putney welcomes Rep. Carlos Gimenez, Broward School Board members Sarah Leonardi and Kevin Tynan and Miami Commissioner Ken Russell.

A day after the School Board fired the Broward schools superintendent, the school district’s attorney faced tough questions Tuesday over whether the late-night decision violated Florida’s public meetings law.

In a shocking move, the Broward School Board voted 5-4 to fire Superintendent Vickie Cartwright at 10 p.m. Monday, with the five members appointed to the board by Gov. Ron DeSantis ousting her — four of whom will leave their posts in a week.

This will be the School Board’s second major shakeup in three months. In late August, Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended and replaced four long-time School Board members after the release of a grand jury report that found widespread mismanagement in the district.

Five justices on Florida's Supreme Court retained their seats in Tuesday's election.

The U. S. Justice Department sought to monitor 64 jurisdictions on Election Day, including Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade.

The U.S. Department of Justice routinely sends monitors to precincts around the country to make sure that Election Day is going smoothly, but on Monday Gov. Ron DeSantis’s administration objected to the oversight in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties.

Preparations for Subtropical Storm Nicole are underway across South Florida.

Tropical Storm Nicole is expected to form over on Monday or Tuesday and approach the east coast of Florida by early Thursday. Here's the latest forecast track including the so-called "spaghetti models."

When you head to the polls Tuesday, make sure you’re going to the right place. Elections officials have made dozens of changes since the August primary.

The forensic examinations reviewed contracts involving Public Consulting Group, or PCG, which provides a variety of education management and training services, and Chuck Puleri & Associates, a Broward distributor for Herff Jones caps and gowns.

Investigators believe a gang of brazen criminals is behind a rash of luxury car robberies from Miami-Dade to Broward.

Eleven books challenged by a group of conservative parents are either being banned from Broward school libraries or restricted to certain age groups, according to a memo sent to school principals.

Superintendent Vickie Cartwright and School Board Chairman Torey Alston received a letter from the state Department of Education’s inspector general’s office directing the district to respond by Nov. 28 to a complaint of possible waste and overpayment.

An argument over whether or not the relatives of the victims should address the Parkland school shooter’s defense attorneys during the sentencing hearing prompted Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer to ask Broward Public Defender Gordon Weekes to sit down Tuesday in Fort Lauderdale.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, hosts Glenna Milberg and Michael Putney welcome Miami-Dade Commissioner Rene Garcia, Broward School Board candidates Donna Korn and Allen Zeman and Florida District 106 seat candidates Jordan Leonard and Fabian Basabe.

A member of the security staff at a Broward high school is under investigation for sexual misconduct, district officials confirmed to Local 10 News.

A defense attorney for Jorge Carbello, the last remaining defendant in the Hollywood Hills nursing home manslaughter case, argued Friday that the state’s case against the former administrator should be dismissed.

Four of the nine Broward School Board members will be replaced after the Nov. 8 elections. But everyone agreed improvements are needed.

As the Nov. 8 general election approaches, a South Florida congresswoman is renewing attention on the Postal Service’s crucial role of ensuring mailed ballots arrive on time and are counted.

Palm Beach County deputies are now carrying Narcan to help reverse opioid overdoses, the Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday.

Early voting for the 2022 midterm elections began Monday.

Sheriff's in Broward and Martin County issued a warning for Toyota drivers on Thursday saying that the Tundra and Tacoma are on the hotlist for having the most catalytic converters stolen in the United States.

According to Wikipedia there are 1,240,809 registered voters in Broward. A breakdown by party affiliation: Republicans- 262,390; Democrats- 597,190; Independents – 361,607; and Minor Party 19,622. Only 20.73% of these groups voted in the 2022 primaries, typical turnout l’m told for that cycle. We really are in a fight for the soul of our nation, democracy itself. I pray that we as a collective (Miami-Dade, Broward & Palm Beach Counties) will coalesce to help our candidates win decisively, thus denying the DENIERS.

Do you want to start the next school year as early as possible because your little one can’t wait to get started? Or do you want to soak up as much summer as possible for vacation or sleepaway camp plans? You’ll now at least get a vote: Parents of children in Broward public schools are getting a say in next year’s calendar.

Last week, inspectors with the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation inspected 381 eating establishments in Miami-Dade, Monroe, Broward and Palm Beach counties.

The audit determined the district overpaid an asphalt contractor $30,000, bought materials without using required purchase orders and split large purchases to avoid competitive bids.

Broward schools will start over to find a leader for its troubled school construction program after a search process was called "a colossal failure."

Several South Florida schools were the target of a series of “swatting” hoaxes Tuesday morning, scaring students and parents and leading police to swarm multiple campuses.

Multiple schools were on lockdown in Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties Tuesday morning as police responded to calls of active shooters at the same time as the closing arguments for the trial of Parkland school shooter Nicolas Cruz started.

In her first evaluation since being hired as the permanent superintendent in February, board members rated Vickie Cartwright as “effective,” the second-highest of four possible scores.

Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer announced on Oct. 13 that a divided jury recommended life in prison without the possibility of parole as punishment for the Parkland school shooter on count 16 of first-degree murder.

Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer announced on Oct. 13 that a divided jury recommended life in prison without the possibility of parole as punishment for the Parkland school shooter on count 15 of first-degree murder.

Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer announced on Oct. 13 that a divided jury recommended life in prison without the possibility of parole as punishment for the Parkland school shooter on count 14 of first-degree murder.

Count 11 of 17 in the penalty phase is for the murder of Aaron Feis who Nikolas Cruz killed on Feb. 14, 2018, at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, according to Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer.

Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer announced on Oct. 13 that a divided jury recommended life in prison without the possibility of parole as punishment for the Parkland school shooter on count 10 of first-degree murder.

Count nine of 17 in the penalty phase is for the murder of Christopher Hixon who Nikolas Cruz killed on Feb. 14, 2018, at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, according to Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer.

Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer announced on Oct. 13 that a divided jury recommended life in prison without the possibility of parole as punishment for the Parkland school shooter on count eight of first-degree murder.

Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer announced on Oct. 13 that a divided jury recommended life in prison without the possibility of parole as punishment for the Parkland school shooter on count one of first-degree murder.

Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer announced on Oct. 13 that a divided jury recommended life in prison without the possibility of parole as punishment for the Parkland school shooter on count one of first-degree murder.

Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer announced on Oct. 13 that a divided jury recommended life in prison without the possibility of parole as punishment for the Parkland school shooter on count one of first-degree murder.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, hosts Michael Putney and Glenna Milberg welcome Congressman Carlos Gimenez, State Sen. Jason Pizzo, Broward Commissioner Jared Moskowitz, Congressional candidate Christine Olivo, and state congressional candidate Adam Benna.

Broward Schools Superintendent Vickie Cartwright has said it’s a top priority to fill the long-vacant position of chief facilities officer, but the effort has been mired in multiple controversies,

Students and faculty were left shocked after witnessing a student take his own life at Fort Lauderdale High School Thursday and now Broward school district officials are urging parents to keep an eye on their children’s mental health.

One School Board member called the payments "sneaky," but most said they were satisfied with Interim General Counsel Marylin Batista’s assertion that these were “separation agreements," not “severance agreements."

State law limits severance for most public employees to six weeks of pay, but these administrators got payouts ranging from 19 to 39 weeks.

The complaint has prompted the school district to hire an outside audit firm, and according to multiple sources, search the cellphones and emails of board members and administrators.

Miami-Dade County Public Schools and Broward County Public Schools will close Wednesday and Thursday as Hurricane Ian zeroes in on Florida, officials said Tuesday.

Fort Lauderdale and nearly all of Broward County moved outside the forecast cone of uncertainty for Hurricane Ian on Saturday morning. Here's the latest forecast map.

Much of Florida from the Keys north past Orlando is in the forecast cone of uncertainty for Hurricane Hermine, which is expected to form out of Tropical Depression Nine in the southern Caribbean Sea. Here's the latest forecast map.

Trails in the Sand by Peter Traceit, the Street DetectiveOl Peter Traceit has been caught riding dirty this week dragging for clues in the sand in another school district, Miami-Dade County. Carl Cartwright is the husband of Super Cartwright. Dr. Carl Cartwright was superintendent in the Berlin Area School district, a small school district serving approximately 1,600 students. If you recall, Super Cartwright was advised to act on staff mentioned in the Grand Jury Report. Dr. Carl Cartwright will lead the district’s School Environmental Safety Incident Reporting system for tracking incidents of crime and violence.

Charges have been dropped against three Hollywood nursing home employees who had been charged with manslaughter following the deaths of 12 patients in sweltering conditions in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma in 2017.

Donna Korn describes a grand jury report as a “political maneuver” for Gov. Ron DeSantis. But she believes he will allow her to keep a countywide School Board seat, should she win it again in a Nov. 8 runoff. The governor’s office has made no such promises.

Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer refused to step down from the sentencing trial of Nikolas Cruz, the confessed gunman at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

Corey Jones, 18, of Pompano Beach, and a16-year-old boy approached a woman as she was returning to her home on Sept. 14, forced her into the backseat of her car at gunpoint, robbed and sexuall battered her, according to the sheriff's office.

The chair of the Florida State Board of Education suggested Thursday that Broward school district Superintendent Vickie Cartwright be removed from her post, saying she “consciously disregarded” Florida law.

A Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy has been arrested months after he allegedly was driving under the influence, speeding over 30 mph above the speed limit seconds before he crashed his unmarked car into another car.

Florida Commission on Ethics said Wednesday it has found probable cause to believe Broward Sheriff Greg Tony “misused his public position” when he lied to get his first job at the Coral Springs Police Department.

The mother of a 12-year-old boy attacked by a girl on a Broward school bus tells Local 10 News that she wants to see more action taken against the perpetrator, saying the school district’s actions haven’t been sufficient.

Cartwright said she’s made numerous staff changes, addressed concerns of a state safety commission and taken steps to try to turn around a disastrous $800 million bond referendum for school construction.

The request, from Chairman Torey Alston, comes after the South Florida Sun Sentinel reported that Anne Murray and Donna Korn had racked up grand jury-related bills of $120,000 over the past 16 months.

Some Broward School Board members question whether it was a wise use of taxpayer dollars to pay the legal bill for former members who fought the release of the grand jury report.

The school districts received letters from a Department of Education official saying there were “significant concerns” about a grand jury's findings.

The Broward School Board said Tuesday it will start complying with a state law to catalogue its books in elementary school libraries. A committee could toss objectionable ones. One DeSantis-appointee said he found a "loophole" and asked the law be extended into the classrooms, too.

Two teen brothers Jerrell and Druax Madison appeared virtually in Broward juvenile court on Tuesday, and are facing charges in the brutal beating of transgender teen Chad Sanford in Pompano Beach.

Assistant Public Defender Melisa McNeill moved for a mistrial on Thursday during the Parkland school shooter trial’s death penalty phase in Broward County court in Fort Lauderdale.

In another sign in the growing body of evidence that education has center stage in Florida politics, Gov. Ron DeSantis removed and replaced four Broward School Board Members late last week.

School districts in Miami-Dade and Broward counties are still searching for teachers.

On the latest episode of the This Week in South Florida podcast, hosts Glenna Milberg and Michael Putney are joined by executive director of County Citizens Defending Freedom Alex Serrano, Parents for Children Miami member Gina Vinueza, Broward Schools Superintendent Vickie Cartwright, Broward Supervisor of Elections Joe Scott and Doral Mayor Juan Carlos Bermudez. The full episode can be seen at the top of this page.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, hosts Glenna Milberg and Michael Putney are joined by executive director of County Citizens Defending Freedom Alex Serrano, Parents for Children Miami member Gina Vinueza, Broward Schools Superintendent Vickie Cartwright, Broward Supervisor of Elections Joe Scott and Doral Mayor Juan Carlos Bermudez.

Broward firefighters worked to put out a house fire in Dania Beach early Tuesday afternoon.

The Broward County Supervisor of Elections is working on a “major redesign” of the precinct maps to help primary election voters to have a better experience on Aug. 23.

This Week in South Florida’s guests on Sunday discuss access to abortion in Florida, upcoming elections, and the political situation in Cuba.

Crews responded to the area of 4330 block of Northwest Fourth Avenue just before 3 p.m., Battalion Chief Michael Kane, a spokesperson for Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue, said.

With 353 more COVID-19 patients hospitalized and a 10% increase from last week, the U.S. Health and Human Services Department data released Friday showed the highest weekly increase in Florida since June 17.

The year-end grades are out for students in Miami-Dade and Broward, and it's one of those good news-bad news situations for the first test results since students are back in the classroom full time.

A state panel found probable cause to revoke Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony’s law enforcement certification, meaning the Sheriff’s ability to make arrests or otherwise act in a law enforcement capacity in Florida remains in jeopardy.

A state panel will soon decide whether or not they will revoke Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony’s law enforcement certification for omitting he was acquitted of a murder in Philadelphia in 1993 when he was 14 years old.

Miami-Dade and Broward residents are cleaning up after over a foot of rain fell in parts of South Florida.