One man is dead and another was injured in a shooting in Cooper City on Sunday.
Crime scene tape blocked off the 5000 block of South Flamingo Road as investigators tried to piece together what exactly led up to the shooting.
The Broward Sheriff’s Office said after a call for a shooting came in at 4:38 p.m., they showed up and found two men suffering from gunshot wounds.
One died at the scene and the other suffered... [...]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – School districts that ignored Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ order banning mask mandates will face a $200 million penalty under a budget bill passed by the Florida House.
The funding stripped from those districts would be spread among the state’s other districts.
Republican Rep. Randy Fine angrily defended the proposal to punish the 12 districts, saying that they broke the law.
Democrats who opposed the bill... [...]
24 arrested Tuesday, sheriff says
BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. – About 200 people have been arrested during a years-long investigation into a violent gang that is based in Deerfield Beach, 24 of whom were arrested on Tuesday, Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony announced during a news conference Thursday.
The sheriff said the investigation, which was conducted by the BSO and members of numerous other law enforcement agencies, including the U.S.... [...]
NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Authorities rushed to the scene of a shooting in Miami-Dade County on Tuesday afternoon.
According to police, officers responded to the area of Northeast 169th Street and 4th Court.
Police confirmed that a man was shot multiple times and taken to a nearby hospital
Several blocks of the residential neighborhood were roped off by police.
There has been no word on whether authorities are searching for... [...]
PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. – The family of 13-year-old Nia Whims, who was falsely arrested last year after being impersonated online by someone who posted threatening messages toward her school announced Wednesday that they have filed a lawsuit against Renaissance Charter School, Meta (Facebook) and Instagram.
The Whims’ family attorney, Marwan Porter, of The Porter Firm, also announced that they have put the Pembroke Pines Police Department... [...]