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‘He snapped': Family says Hollywood man shot two nephews before turning gun on himself
A man shot and wounded his two nephews before fatally turning the gun on himself at a home in Hollywood Thursday, family members said. The family members who spoke with NBC6 Friday identified the gunman as 53-year-old Anthony "Tony" Wierzba. Officers had responded to the home near the 5800 block...
New healthcare center fills a gap in underserved Broward County areas
From the outside, Broward County’s new healthcare center in the middle of a strip mall may look like an ordinary medical office. Inside, it could be a game changer for pregnant women. The Lauderdale Lakes center at t 3736 W Oakland Park Blvd. combines medical exam rooms staffed by Broward HealthPoint and community spaces operated by Community Care Plan. It will be fully open by the end of the ...
Jamaican-American Tamarac Commissioner Marlon Bolton honored with 2024 Home Rule Hero Award
Jamaican-American Commissioner Marlon Bolton has been honored with the 2024 Home Rule Hero Award by the Florida League of Cities (FLC) for his steadfast dedication to representing the City of Tamarac and defending the home rule powers of Florida’s cities during the 2024 legislative session. Home rule, which allows...
After Saturday with first May heat advisory in 15 years, Sunday is forecast to be (slightly) less severe
Excessive heat and some severe storms are expected Saturday — with the forecast calling for “feels-like” temperatures as high as 110 degrees throughout South Florida, the National Weather Service says. The National Weather Service’s Miami office issued a heat advisory on Friday for Miami-Dade — marking the first heat advisory in May in the past 15 years or more. Another heat advisory was ...
Two people struck by SUV while crossing road in Pompano Beach
FORT LAUDERDALE - Two people were taken to the hospital after they were struck by a vehicle while crossing a street in Pompano Beach. A witness said the driver of a Toyota SUV drove over the train tracks on W Sample Road at a high rate of speed and struck a couple crossing the street near Andrews Avenue. "The vehicle was going way too fast and he was not alert to the railroad track. Usually what happens when you cross a railroad track is that you slow down, even if there is no train coming, because you know that there is that hump," he said.He said the man tried to push the woman out of the way but both were struck. He added that he knows the couple and they were crossing the street to get to him."They were full of joy. I pray that everything goes good for them, I pray for their families, cause God knows they've only been doing good," he said. The Broward Sheriff's Office said the man had critical injuries while the woman had life-threatening injuries. The driver stayed on the scene and waited for Broward sheriff's deputies to arrive.
From shark bites to yacht fires, South Florida trauma survivors show gratitude for their medical teams
Beyond the daily tragedies of car crashes, gunshot wounds and bike accidents, South Florida trauma units treat the unexpected. Those traumas have included a Pembroke Pines plane passenger injured in a crash, a West Palm Beach construction worker crushed by an excavator, and a Miami boater set ablaze by a yacht fire. And then there was the 24-year-old who fell into shark-infested waters and ...
Child drowns after going into Fort Lauderdale pool
FORT LAUDERDALE - A child who was rushed to the hospital after being pulled from a backyard pool in Fort Lauderdale has died. Police said when officers arrived at a home in the 1800 block of NW 15th Place just after 7 p.m., the boy was unresponsive. They immediately began CPR. He was then taken to Broward Health Medical Center on advanced life support but he did not survive.A neighbor who did not wish to be identified in this report said she saw the ambulance leaving Thursday night and then saw a woman rush outside the home and collapse...
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