BROWARD COUNTY

Police are investigating the death of a woman found unresponsive in Fort Lauderdale Tuesday morning, authorities said.

Broward County’s rate of advanced breast cancer exceeds the state and national average and researchers want to learn why.

Authorities in Broward County are searching for a man they say tried to kill someone in Pompano Beach.

A 24-year-old migrant from New York was facing charges on Monday in Broward County after a woman he had allegedly known for years recently accused him of raping her.

Police officers announced on Monday that a person died after a 28-year-old man from Broward County who was speeding took a red light in Palm Beach County.

A family is grieving the death of a 22-year-old man from Broward County on Monday after he died in a crash in Palm Beach County.

A jury in Broward County, Florida, returned guilty verdicts today for all three men on trial for robbing and killing the late artist.

Jurors reached a verdict Monday in the trial of three men accused of killing South Florida rapper XXXTentacion.

Hepatitis A infections recently prompted the Scenic Fruit Company to recall frozen fruit sold at Trader Joe’s, Costco, and Aldi.

Detectives are searching for a robber who recently stole $11,000 from a bank in Davie.

One person was dead after a report of a shooting early Monday morning in Pembroke Park.

In one of the most watched cases in the state and possibly the nation, a Broward County jury recommended a life sentence instead of the death penalty for the young mass murderer who killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

An arrest has been made in connection to an online threat against Nova Middle School.

Thousands of people packed the streets of Fort Lauderdale for the 18th annual “Florida AIDS Walk and Music Festival” Saturday morning.

The Humane Society of Broward County continued its search Saturday on finding a loving, permanent home for pets.

A barber said he could have lost a friend had a trio of armed masked thieves fired their weapons during a recent commercial burglary in Lauderdale Lakes.

An ice cream truck overturned trapping a driver underneath it on Friday in Pembroke Park.

A Division I college basketball player faces multiple charges after Fort Lauderdale police said he fought a security guard at a bar packed with spring breakers near Las Olas Beach Wednesday, then punched a police officer in the face.

The Broward Sheriff’s Office’s Burglary Apprehension Team, also known as the BAT Unit, arrested two suspects Friday who they say are believed to be part of a group responsible for multiple burglaries throughout Florida.

Broward Crime Stoppers is offering a $10,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest after two people were killed and two others were injured during a shooting last month in Pompano Beach.

Hollywood police released surveillance video Friday that captured a vehicle they believe was involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash this week.

Broward Sheriff’s Office detectives are searching for three armed robbery suspects after they were caught on camera stealing cash and jewelry from a pawn shop in Lauderdale Lakes last Friday.

Fire crews responded after flames ripped through a mobile home in Davie on Thursday night.

An Ohio man was arrested after allegedly attacking a man and woman outside the Four Seasons Hotel in Fort Lauderdale.

A Dania Beach man who authorities say joined a theft ring that used fake documents to steal many Broward homes, and who this week was jailed on 10 criminal charges, gets to go back to one of those residences — outraging investigators.

An Oakland Park woman came home one evening, parked and locked her car, walked into her apartment and then walked out to take her dog for a walk.

A robbery suspect was with a one-year-old boy inside a bedroom when he fired his handgun at police officers, so they didn’t return fire, according to the Miami-Dade Police Department.

The Broward Sheriff’s Office Missing Persons Unit is asking for the public’s help in locating a 22-year-old man missing from Tamarac.

A police pursuit in Plantation Wednesday ended with two people being detained in Davie.

A white Mercedes-Benz was shot up late Wednesday night on Interstate 95 in Broward County, authorities confirmed.

Neighbors of the Montera Cascada Isles community in Cooper City are asking for the public’s help finding a car thief.

There is still no verdict in the trial of three men accused of murdering rising rap star XXXTentacion. The Florida jury finished a sixth day of deliberations Wednesday.

Broward Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest in the fatal shooting of a man Saturday in Hallandale Beach.

Police officers boxed in a driver at a shopping mall’s parking lot on Wednesday in Broward County.

Fort Lauderdale police have launched a felony neglect investigation Sunday after a witness reported that a man left a set of puppies to die in a hot car.

A teenage boy recently caused a scare after making and sharing a graphic of a cat holding a rifle and a message that read, “Flanagans gonna get shoot up.”

Authorities in Broward County have arrested three people for allegedly gaming the legal system to take over properties.

After more than 34 years in prison, a 57-year-old man is set to be freed on Monday after prosecutors determined that he had been wrongly convicted.

Mounds of brown, tangled blobs of seaweed, also known as sargassum, have been spotted this Spring Break all throughout beaches in South Florida.

A South Florida mother wants to know how a dog who seriously injured her daughter was still on the streets despite it being suspected in another attack.

Three suspects have been charged in what investigators say was an elaborate scheme to steal Broward County properties with fraudulent quit claim deeds, liens and litigation.

A review found that Sidney Holmes and his car were likely misidentified at the time of his arrest and conviction.

Broward County deputies were investigating a late morning shooting in Dania Beach Tuesday.

Fort Lauderdale police released more details Tuesday about two scares that occurred the day before at high schools in their city.

Hollywood police have identified a suspect who they said stabbed two women Monday outside a Tri-Rail and Amtrak station, leaving both victims hospitalized.

Rodents, roaches and cooking rice in a common area hallway were just some of the violations found last week at restaurants in South Florida.

Voters heading to the polls on Election Day today are weighing in on many contests for city, town and village elections across Broward and Palm Beach counties.

Broward County voters are heading to the polls Tuesday for the municipal election for Coconut Creek, Deerfield Beach, Hillsboro Beach, Miramar, North Lauderdale and Pembroke Park.

Spring break is just a few days away already, which means the summer season is right around the corner. As you start to plan for your children's time off, this is when you start picking out summer camps and one special camp is using animals to teach little ones about life.

On Monday, Sidney Holmes got his first taste of freedom in 34 years.

SWAT officers were seen surrounding a car in Miami Gardens Monday evening, with a man said to be barricaded inside.

A Miami-Dade police narcotics detective was shot last week. It was a close call. The bullet grazed his head and he was able to go home to recover. He was part of an ongoing investigation into corruption at state and federal jails, a source familiar with the investigation said on Monday.

Attorneys for a transgender high-school volleyball player from Broward County argued that a federal judge should reject a Florida motion to dismiss the lawsuit, which contends that the Legislature intended to discriminate against transgender girls when it passed the ban in 2021.

A South Florida homeowner decided to take on thieves who had been repeatedly targeting his mailbox.

After more than 34 years in prison, a 57-year-old man is set to be freed on Monday after prosecutors determined that he had been wrongly convicted.

Deputies arrested six men performing “reckless maneuvers” at a Margate shopping plaza and seized their vehicles Friday night, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office.

A 43-year-old man appeared in court on Monday in Broward County after police officers accused him of sexually harassing a woman on Facebook.

Broward School Board member Torey Alston, a DeSantis appointee, was a featured speaker at an event called “Exposing the Book Ban Hoax.”

Saturday March 4 is the deadline for people to request mail ballots to vote in March 14 city, town and village elections in Broward and Palm Beach counties. Because of a change in state law, people who have received mail ballots in the past need to make a new request. Here's how to do it.

Scores of drivers who commute along Interstate 595 by Interstate 95 have years left to cope with construction. But here's a look at all the improvements expected to come.

Rhythms of Africa celebrates its 10th anniversary with two shows (April 1 and 2) at Miramar Cultural Center, where it was originally held.

Jurors listened intently Tuesday as Assistant Broward State Attorney Ross Weiner laid out the case against Darran Johnson, 36, who told investigators that morning that he was in Miami and could not remember the accident that killed Broward Sheriff's Deputy Darran Johnson.

Rapper Kodak Black will spend 30 days at a South Florida inpatient drug rehab facility, a Broward County judge decided Tuesday, days after she signed a warrant for his arrest.

The performer, whose legal name is Bill Kahan Kapri, 25, failed to submit to a drug test on Feb. 3 before finally going to the lab on Feb. 8, testing positive for fentanyl, according to an affidavit.

A suspect who avoided capture for nearly a week after an armed carjacking of a Broward transit bus near Fort Lauderdale’s airport was arrested Thursday night in Kissimmee, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said Friday.

U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) introduced a bill that would close a legal loophole created by the Trump administration that allows for the sale of flavored e-cigarettes if the delivery device is disposable. In 2020, the Trump administration prohibited the sale of flavored e-cigarettes such as fruity pebbles and bubble gum, but only for e-cigarettes that required a cartridge refill, not for disposable devices, Cherfilus-McCormick said. According to the CDC and the Food and Drug Administration, disposable e-cigarettes are the device most used by youth. That number has skyrocketed since the loophole was created by the Trump administration loophole and is causing a public health crisis among children, Cherfilus-McCormick said. However, since flavored disposable e-cigarettes are still available under federal law, they can be sold outside the city limits and made readily available to children in Broward.

A Broward shuttle bus carjacked near Fort Lauderdale’s airport was found over the weekend in Miami-Dade County, but the suspect still hasn’t been found, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said.

When a Broward County commissioner hired an aide without advertising the position to the public, it cast a spotlight on a hiring practice that was the rule, not an exception.

Flags at government buildings in Broward County and at the Capitol in Tallahassee will fly at half-staff Friday in remembrance of James Rollins Eddy, a former member of the state House of Representatives, who died at 91.

Broward school libraries will remove a sexually explicit teen graphic novel that the Gov. Ron DeSantis administration accused of being pornography.

The last day for Broward County residents to register to vote in the March 14th Municipal Elections is Monday, February 13, 2023

Broward recently moved to allow buildings, roads and other properties to be named after living persons. Under a previous policy, county commissioners had to wait until after a person died before naming anything in their honor.

Newly elected County Commissioner, Hazelle Rogers announced that Marlon Bolton has joined her staff as Communications Director.

The Levan Center of Innovation is a public-private partnership between Nova Southeastern University and Broward County and is known as the “The World’s First Theme Park for Entrepreneurs™”, an economic and education development engine linking the South Florida innovation ecosystem with local, regional, national, and international impact. The Levan Center of Innovation’s focus on creating professional networking opportunities and promoting innovation collaboration. This inaugural event is intended to unify innovators, top executives and ambitious entrepreneurs to discuss leadership and diversity and set the stage for future program members, entrepreneurs, and community members to grow with the Levan Center of Innovation. Introductions and Panel from 6:30 to 7 p.m.: Networking Reception. Alan B. Levan | NSU Broward Center of Innovation is located at 3100 Ray Ferrero Jr. Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314This event is free and open to the public.

Devils associate coach Andrew Brunette was arrested in Broward County, Florida on Wednesday after driving under the influence with his golf cart.

Around 1 p.m., first responders rushed to the north and eastbound lanes of the highway near University Drive where a multi-vehicle crash took place, Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department spokesman Mike Moser told the South Florida Sun Sentinel.

Broward’s sheriff has declined again to sign a contract extension with Broward County to provide its 911 services, countering with a plan of his own.

“History Fort Lauderdale is thrilled to celebrate Women’s History Month by recognizing this year’s new wave of leaders who embody strength, courage, enthusiasm, and a passion for giving back to the community,” said Patricia Zeiler, executive director of History Fort Lauderdale. “Galleria Fort Lauderdale is proud to support History Fort Lauderdale’s Women Trailblazers ongoing effort to spotlight the industrious women who move our great city forward,” said Melissa Milroy, senior marketing manager of Galleria Fort Lauderdale. History Fort Lauderdale’s “Women Trailblazers: Champions of Change – Broward County” presented by UKG is now in its third year. For more information about “Women Trailblazers: Champions of Change – Broward County 2023,” call (954) 463-4431 or visit historyfortlauderdale.org. Additional information about Galleria Fort Lauderdale is available at facebook.com/GalleriaFtLauderdale or www.galleriamall-fl.com.

Broward’s three main members of Congress, all Democrats, called Tuesday for unity and pledged to seek common ground with Republicans — up to a point. "We are a beautiful blue dot and we’re going to make sure that we spread those values..."

The cold front taking over South Florida on Saturday is chillier and windier than initially predicted, creating weather conditions conducive to both frost and fires this weekend.

Broward and Miami-Dade counties issued cold weather emergencies, opening and expanding services at shelters for homeless people, as a cold front moves into South Florida.

BROWARD COUNTY, FL. – December 19, 2022 – Applications for CareerSource Broward’s (CSBD) Summer Youth Employment opened on December 19, 2022. Those selected to participate will work in a variety of clerical assistant or aide roles with government agencies, libraries, community organizations, for-profits, nonprofits, and more. “The Summer Employment Program is an excellent example of the intersection between community engagement and economic development,” said CSBD President and CEO Carol Hylton. “The businesses who serve as worksites for the program play a vital role in building a sustainable Broward County economy, while our local youth gain valuable workforce-ready skills, as well as a means to generate income.”

Miami rapper Flo Rida was in a Broward courtroom on Tuesday, helping his lawyer pick a jury to decide his lawsuit against a Boca Raton energy drink distributor accused of shortchanging the rapper on an endorsement deal.

In a suit filed Monday in Broward County Circuit Court, Rod Velez is challenging both Gov. Ron DeSantis and Daniel Foganholi, who the governor appointed on Dec. 22, shortly after declaring the seat vacant.

A body found along Interstate 75 in western Broward County was identified as Ivy Marie Bedell, 20, who was a victim of sex trafficking since she was 14. Bedell's story was featured in a Sun Sentinel investigation and podcast released late last year.

One situation is community concerned: A rabies alert was issued by the Florida Department of Health in Broward County for a portion of Fort Lauderdale. If your pet or livestock has been bitten by a wild animal, seek immediate veterinary attention for the animal and contact animal control services. Do not handle, feed or inadvertently attract wild animals from outside food sources. Never adopt or bring wild animals into your home. Another suggestion from the Department of Health is to teach children never to touch unknown animals, wild or domestic, even if they seem friendly.

Broward commissioners will take the first step next week to break away from the Sheriff’s Office when it comes to operating the 911 regional call system.

A South Florida woman was arrested Monday on charges of sex trafficking of a minor, lewd or lascivious battery and promoting a sexual performance by a child.

The end of the Sheriff’s Office running the beleaguered 911 emergency dispatch system for Broward County could be finalized within days.

Only two police agencies in Florida reported hate crimes to the FBI's national database for 2021, and the lack of participation across the country makes the data unusable, experts say.

The founder of a hugely successful political club that has attracted large crowds of Donald Trump to its Palm Beach County gatherings for almost five years now has his sights set on Broward, the most Democratic county in Florida. The new venture won’t be as closely aligned with Trump, and it won’t be officially a Republican-aligned club. But the message of the new organization is clear in its name: “Club BrowRed."

A man was shot and killed in central Broward this past spring. Months later, detectives have arrested a suspect in his murder.

The future of Broward County's emergency 911 services is uncertain, as infighting and delays plague a system that's been in the works for 20 years.

The relationship between Broward County and the Sheriff’s Office reached a new level of strife; internal memos obtained by the South Florida Sun Sentinel show an imminent threat to sever ties.

Within hours, the Arctic trough battering the United States with frigid temperatures and blizzards will blanket South Florida in that wintry feeling.

Derrick “D” or “Solja” Slade, 28, a member of the Broward County “Onsight” gang has been sentenced to life in prison plus 30 years, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday.

BROWARD COUNTY – Dr. Tameka Bradley Hobbs has been named the new Library Regional Manager for the African American Research Library and Cultural Center (AARLCC), 2650 Sistrunk Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311. Dr. Hobbs’ first day at AARLCC was November 28. She has extensive expertise in African American history, public history and antiracism education. Hobbs’ passion for social justice, education and civic engagement aligns with Broward County Library’s mission to meet the changing needs of our neighbors and communities,” said Allison Grubbs, Broward County Libraries Director. Dr. Hobbs serves as a member of the board of directors for the Florida Historical Society.

“Nonprofits are the backbone to our Broward County community as they are dedicated to understanding the obstacles many individuals, families and community members are experiencing. HANDY and TSIC were selected as Neighborhood Builders for their work to develop programs and services that will help alleviate or eliminate these barriers,” said Lori Chevy, president, Bank of America Fort Lauderdale. The bank’s funding will go toward providing more resources for The Neighborhood Collective, a collaboration between HANDY, H.O.M.E.S. The invitation-only program is highly competitive, and organizations are selected by a committee comprised of community leaders and past Neighborhood Builders honorees. Neighborhood Builders is just one example of how Bank of America deploys capital in communities, builds cross-sector partnerships, and promotes socioeconomic progress as part of its approach to responsible growth.

A Pembroke Pines man was arrested in Georgia and faces a murder charge in the death of a woman whose body was found by road ranger off Interstate 95 near Oakland Park Boulevard.

Austin Henry, 27, of Pompano Beach, was arrested Thursday on one count of second-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of Michael Walters, 47, of Margate, in the 300 block of West Copans Road on Nov. 16, the Broward Sheriff's Office said.