Broward County, FL

POMPANO BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies have responded to what could be a crime spree in Broward County that may possibly be connected to and involving children. A shooting in Deerfield Beach took place following a crash at the corner of Powerline Road and Sample Road,...

Two people were killed, an infant and multiple other people were hospitalized and a suspect was in custody after at least one shooting and two crashes that are believed to be connected and spanned three Broward County cities Friday afternoon. The incident began shortly before 2 p.m. when police officers...

BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. – Deputies said a man left a trail of tragic events on Friday in Broward County. A 31-year-old woman and a man died. A one-year-old boy suffered a head injury. Two were injured during a hit-and-run crash. Several cars were damaged. There were crime scenes in Coral Springs, Pompano Beach, and Coconut Creek.

Six acrimonious years of litigation that climaxed last month in a four-week trial, ended late Friday when a Broward judge ruled there was no evidence that Waste Management and its co-defendants conspired to ruin the recycling business of Davie businessman Ron Bergeron. Chief Judge Jack Tuter’s sweeping ruling, rejecting Bergeron’s...

Renters in Broward County in need of assistance with paying past due or unpaid rent due to the lingering impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have another chance to get help. Broward County has received an additional $22 million in funding for its emergency rental assistance program, opening the program for a second round of funding.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A 40-year-old man was at the Broward County main jail on Friday facing a domestic violence charge, records show. According to Detective Ali Adamson, an officer stopped a driver shortly before midnight on Thursday, at 1545 NE 4th Ave., in Fort Lauderdale. The officer arrested...

A Pennsylvania woman who ripped off a Broward County senior citizen was captured in Tamarac this month and charged with grand theft from a person age 65 years or older, court records show. Denise Peters, 52, of Boyertown, PA, allegedly wrote checks to herself from the man’s TD Bank account,...

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - A man who was found guilty of murdering a woman inside of her Davie home in 2014 has been sentenced to life in prison. Friday’s sentencing of Dayonte Resiles at the Broward County Courthouse followed an emotional day in court that featured testimony from the families of the victim and the defendant, as well as Resiles himself.

MIAMI (WSVN) - Heavy downpours and strong gusty winds wreaked havoc in parts of South Florida, leading to flooded roadways and downed trees. Dark clouds hovered above downtown Miami as afternoon showers dampened rush hour commutes across Broward and Miami-Dade counties. Friday evening, the heaviest rainfall was taking place in...

One returning member is a private school principal. The other is a wealth management adviser. Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed one new member and reappointed a former chair of the North Broward Hospital District’s Board of Commissioners, the governmental panel that oversees funds raised through the special taxing district. The...

It’s going to be a wet weekend in South Florida as thunderstorms, heavy rains and flooding came to Miami-Dade and Broward on Friday. Forecasters are warning residents of the dangers of possible flooding.

A fired Broward Sheriff’s deputy was found not guilty of punching a man handcuffed to a hospital bed while in custody. Six jurors took about 40 minutes to determine Jorge Sobrino acted within the law. Video from Sobrino’s body-worn camera showed him punching David O’Connell in the head at...

DAVIE, Fla. – A police chase involving a stolen car that spanned two South Florida counties led to a pair of arrests Wednesday afternoon. The driver, identified as 20-year-old Jwan Rivers, eventually stopped in Davie after one of the vehicle’s tires began to shred. Rivers appeared virtually before...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The investigation into if Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies were responsible for the death of an inmate in their custody has reached the final conclusion after multiple investigations were conducted, according to BSO. Now, BSO has said that with all of the authoritative boards finishing...

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