This Week in South Florida: Ken Russell

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – Which accused criminals have to wait for their trials in jail and which get to be free during that process?. Generally, people think that depends on the crime, and flight risk of the suspect, and both are true. But “out on bond” also currently involves...

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – The blowback was fast and furious even before details of a new AP African American History course and the reason it was rejected became public. Florida state administrators see violations of new law in the curriculum while Black leaders give voice to fears of a whitewashing of history and culture.

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – This week’s episode of This Week in South Florida featured a little something different. On a program of news and newsmakers, that title belongs to a group of students from Pompano Beach High School. They are part of the Make Our Schools Safe Club...

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Glenna Milberg welcomes State Sen. Shevrin Jones, Miami-Dade Administrative Judge Nushin Sayfie, Pompano Beach High School students Ally Vagelos, Krystal Felix and Zoey Katz, and Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava. The full episode...

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The University of Miami football team released its 2023 schedule on Monday night. Hurricanes fans can now circle Friday, Sept. 1 on the calendar, that’s when the Canes will host Miami of Ohio at Hard Rock Stadium to open the season. Eight days later...

AUBERNDALE, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis is holding a news conference Monday morning in Auberndale. The event is being held at the SUNTRAX Test Facility Toll Operations. Secretary of the Florida Department of Transportation Jared Perdue will also be in attendance.

Below is a list of places ordered shut last week by inspectors with the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. According to state records, no establishments were ordered shut in Miami-Dade and the Florida Keys last week. All the places mentioned that were shut were allowed to re-open following...

HIALEAH, Fla. – Florida state lawmakers are proposing a new bill that would make carrying a gun in the state much easier. If the bill passes, it would no longer be required to have a permit in order to carry a loaded firearm. Gun safety advocated are calling the...

DORAL, Fla. – Gen. Laura J. Richardson celebrated the beginning of the construction of a military housing project that will be within walking distance from The U.S. Southern Command, which is responsible for the military resources in the Caribbean and Central and South America. Richardson, who Biden nominated in...

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – After nearly a year paralyzed from a fall at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, family members are mourning 25-year-old Gabby Assouline, who died last week as a result of her injuries. Assouline’s family blames Southwest Airlines for the fall and has sued the carrier.

MIAMI – There was an electric atmosphere at the finish line of the Miami Marathon on Sunday morning. It was quite the scene as all of the runners completing their journey, either the 13.1 mile half-marathon or the grueling 26.2 mile full marathon, crossed the line. The winner of...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The City of Fort Lauderdale celebrated the re-opening of its new aquatic center on Saturday and shared the moment with Olympians including Greg Louganis, Dara Torres and Sam Dorman. According to a news release, the event showcased “one of the world’s tallest dive towers, the...

LAUDERHILL, Fla. – Problems are persisting for residents of a Lauderhill apartment building that can’t seem to get its elevator fixed. Patrick Holt came in from out of state to help his sister, Shauna Gibson, who lives on the third floor of the building. Gibson is in a...

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. – A small plane made an emergency landing on the Rickenbacker Causeway in Key Biscayne Saturday evening, authorities said. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, a single-engine Beechcraft A23A made the emergency landing around 5:20 p.m. Authorities said four people were on board when the plane...

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Police in Miami-Dade County announced the arrest of an alleged repeat polluter. Julio Barreto, 51, is facing several charges including felony littering and willful disregard for the environment. He’s also been fined more than $10,000 in civil citations. On Friday Local 10 News reported...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Authorities in Broward County are investigating after two cars were found submerged in a canal on Sunday. Crews responded to the scene in Fort Lauderdale near Powerline Road and West McNab Road. According to deputies, a woman with some kind of search boat spotted the...

MIRAMAR, Fla. – The City of Miramar held a special parade on Saturday to celebrate the birthday of a beloved community member. Mrs. Ruby Campbell celebrated 101 years of life on Thursday and the City of Miramar decided they needed to ‘do it big’ for such an important milestone.

MONROE COUNTY, Fla. – A Miami man faces more than two dozen charges after deputies said he stole personal information from gas station customers in the Florida Keys, officials said Monday. Da’Vhun Amaru Kinson, 22, is already jailed in Miami-Dade County on a number of unrelated charges. Monroe...

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – A meeting inside a temporary shelter got heated Monday morning, two days after a fire erupted inside a condominium building in Miami Gardens, displacing dozens of residents. “They don’t care! They raised my motherf***ing rent -- I don’t appreciate that!” one resident said. “So what...

BOCA RATON, Fla. – State officials opened a new diverging diamond interchange along Interstate 95 in South Florida Monday morning. The new interchange is located at I-95 and Glades Road in Boca Raton. A diverging diamond interchange, or DDI, forces two directions of traffic to temporarily cross to the...