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Coconut Creek police seek residents’ video in stabbing investigation
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. – Coconut Creek police are asking residents in four neighborhoods to share doorbell or surveillance camera video as detectives investigate a weekend stabbing that sent a victim to the hospital. The stabbing happened Saturday in the area of Northwest 49th Avenue and 52nd Street. Detectives investigate...
‘I am afraid’: Woman accused of domestic violence in Broward
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A 39-year-old woman appeared in bond court on Friday accused of domestic violence. The victim, who had an injury on her face, testified before Broward County Circuit Judge Michele McCaul Ricca that Erica Gomez had also damaged a car. FDLE looks to suspend ability of...
Rodent droppings on top of dishwasher, in dining room, behind bar: 3 South Florida restaurants shut
Rodent droppings all around — in a dining room, behind a bar, above a dishwasher — were among the issues that temporarily closed three South Florida restaurants last week. The South Florida Sun Sentinel typically highlights restaurant inspections conducted by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation in Broward and Palm Beach counties. We cull through inspections that ...
Over 3 years after cops found her with baby bleeding, mother struggles to stay out of Broward jail
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A 30-year-old mother — who has been in and out of jail for years in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties — was at the Broward main jail on Friday in Fort Lauderdale. Ashly Marie Kestler, who was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, has...
Best images from Boca Bash, the wild boating party on Lake Boca Raton
Thousands of eager boaters, jet skiers, kayakers and paddleboarders are expected at Boca Bash 2024. Typically, it draws anywhere from 6,000 to 10,000 participants on Lake Boca. But make no mistake — the Boca Bash boating party is all about boozing and bikinis. What is Boca Bash?. The Boca...
Attorneys reveal Broward teacher has brain damage from Fort Lauderdale crane collapse
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The attorneys for a woman injured in a fatal crane collapse that occurred earlier this month in downtown Fort Lauderdale have filed a lawsuit on her behalf, they announced Friday at a news conference. Gemmalyn Castillo was identified by her lawyers as the victim who...
Car crashes into laundromat in Broward County
NORTH LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A driver was transported to a hospital Friday after crashing his or her car into a laundromat in Broward County, authorities confirmed. The crash was reported at a strip mall, located at 943 SW 71st St. in North Lauderdale. Deputies investigate shooting in Broward. NOW...
‘Vilonious’ waits in jail after arrest in Plantation
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – John Gabriel Spannos, better known as “Vilonious” on social media, was at the Broward County main jail on Thursday afternoon, in Fort Lauderdale. Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies booked Spannos, 35, on Wednesday after police officers arrested him in Plantation. Police searching for...
Suspects Arrested in Sacramento for Fatal Florida Bar Shooting Await Extradition to Broward County
Two suspects have been clapped in cuffs in Sacramento County, California, in the shooting that left one man dead and another injured outside a Florida bar in early February, according to authorities. The Lauderhill Police Department reported that 28-year-old Damar Troy Andrews and 20-year-old Jahiem Jonah Dixon were arrested in...
Retailer Express files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. See what stores are closing in Florida
A longtime mall staple is adding its name to the surge of businesses filing for bankruptcy. Fashion retailer Express Inc. announced this week the company is closing nearly 100 stores across the country as part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection plans. The Columbus, Ohio-based retailer, which is also the...
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