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City of Pompano Beach Offices Close to Honor Juneteenth National Independence Day
In observance of the Juneteenth holiday, the City of Pompano Beach has announced that all governmental offices will be closed on Wednesday, June 19. This recent addition to the federal roster of holidays, known officially as Juneteenth National Independence Day, commemorates a profound moment in American history: the end of slavery in the United States.
Feds said drug money fueled Florida firm’s real estate buying spree
MIAMI — The eight story Courthouse Place office building in downtown Fort Lauderdale is a couple blocks from the Broward County courthouse, which makes it an attractive home for the dozens of lawyers and legal services companies that rent space in the building. It even houses a few offices...
Retired Davie Fire captain arrested on insurance fraud charges
A retired Davie Fire captain has been arrested on insurance fraud charges related to a claim for a 2022 stay at a resort, state authorities said Tuesday. Miguel Ferrer, 49, is facing insurance fraud and criminal use of personal identification information charges, Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis said in a news release.
14 sets of twins and one set of triplets graduate from the same high school class
The graduating class at this Florida high school will make you do a double — and triple — take. Fourteen sets of twins and one set of triplets graduated June 5 from Cooper City High School in Cooper City, Florida, about 40 minutes outside of Miami. The group...
Mystery persists over who fatally shot mom and young daughter on the Turnpike in Hollywood
A family is grieving the loss of a mother and her young daughter who were shot to death on the Florida's Turnpike in Hollywood as authorities continued their search for whoever is responsible for the senseless crime. Florida Highway Patrol troopers found Beatrice Saintvil, 27, and her only child Janell,...
Tips to prepare your A/C for the dog days of summer
MIAMI - South Florida is setting records again, the dubious kind. May was the hottest 'May' on record with 25 days above normal and six record high temperature days. We are now in a sizzling stretch of months when residents and businesses rely on air conditioning. If it goes out, no one has time for that. "It went out a couple of weeks ago," said Lucuasta McCain of Cooper City. "It was just hot, like we turned the heater on, just blowing hot air." It turned out the McCain's had a freon leak which was repaired for a little...
Fact Check: Fact-check: How easy is it to get a gun in Florida?
Emma Gonzalez, a high school senior who survived the Parkland, Fla., school shooting, criticized Florida’s gun laws and President Donald Trump’s response during a protest outside of a federal courthouse in Fort Lauderdale. "Every single person up here today, all these people should be home grieving," Gonzalez said...
DeSantis declares state of emergency for South Florida amid heavy flooding
MIAMI - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for South Florida Wednesday evening after 24 hours of inclement weather brought heavy rain and flooding to the region. Flash flood warnings were issued for parts of Miami-Dade and Broward counties, where rainfall rates of several inches an hour submerged streets and snarled traffic. The city of Sarasota was swamped Tuesday, with a record 3.93 inches of rain falling in just one hour. The rain forcing ground stops at both Miami International and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International airports, causing delays in excess of seven hours."We were looking at renting a vehicle...
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