A Broward County RV dealership owner was arrested Wednesday night after being accused of not payingnearly $500,000 in state taxes. Gigi Stetler, 62, owns RV Sales of Broward in Dania Beach where she “collected and failed to pay a minimum of $471,447.35 in sales tax” to the Florida Department of Revenue from May 2019 to […]
A Broward middle school science teacher was arrested Tuesday while working at a summer program. Investigators say they uncovered more than 25 files of child porn on his Google account. Quinton Isaiah Womack-Wedlaw came to the attention of the Broward Sheriff’s Office in April, when it received a tip from the National Center for Missing […]
A good week for Fantasy 5 players in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale area continued Saturday with a jackpot winner sold at a Cooper City Publix. Saturday’s midday draw numbers — 12, 21, 24, 32 and 36 — matched a Quick Pick ticket sold at the Publix at Cooper City Commons, 9359 Sheridan St. As the only […]
The Broward School Board agreed on Tuesday to pay $108 million to local charter schools by 2027 — about $67 million of an original debt and about $41 million from interest accrued. The payment plan fixes an issue that had gotten the Broward school district in trouble with state officials, but creates a new budgetary […]
After failing to choose some schools to close this spring, the Broward School Board tried again Tuesday by asking the superintendent to pick at least five schools by November to close in the 2025-26 school year. The board also asked the superintendent to come up with programs to add to some schools and to develop […]
In May of last year, a pediatric nurse who worked at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital began communicating online with a covert FBI employee posing as a foster mother about having sex with her purported underage daughter. That initial online conversation on the social media platform Whisper escalated into a series of chats between Rami Rotlewicz […]
More rain is in the forecast for South Florida, which was left waterlogged with flooded roads, homes and stalled cars from a disturbance-fueled downpour this week. A flood watch remains in effect at least through 8 p.m. Friday, with “heavy rain, scattered thunderstorms and “significant and life-threatening flash flooding” possible, especially across areas that experienced […]
The deluge of rain continued to trickle Thursday evening, prompting the National Weather Service in Miami to declare flash flood warnings in several South Florida cities. Among the areas affected in Miami-Dade: Miami, Hialeah and Miami Gardens; as for Broward: Hollywood, Fort Lauderdale and Pembroke Pines. The warnings are in effect until 8 p.m., according […]
Broward deputies spearheaded a coordinated attack against a reported surge in gun violence in Pompano Beach — leading to a sweeping operation culminating in over 100 arrests, according to officials. The Broward Sheriff’s Office said Operation Trigger Lock, a six-week law enforcement mission, spawned from concerned residents filing complaints of increased violence. “The Broward Sheriff’s […]
A Broward teacher slammed a student’s head into a table twice after growing irate at the teen boy for using his name to crack a joke, police say. Christopher Cagle, a 64-year-old science teacher at Monarch High School in Coconut Creek, was arrested Thursday during school hours. He’s facing one count of child abuse without […]
Forecasters are predicting a busy hurricane season. While we keep a wary eye on the systems tracked by the National Hurricane Center, it’s time to prepare for the worst. Like knowing about evacuation orders. Will you have to leave your home? When? And where will you go? Here are the emergency websites, phone numbers and […]
A man killed his 2-year-old daughter, police say, shortly after the girl’s mother dropped her off at his home. The killing occurred just two months after the pair settled a custody battle in Broward family court. Jeronimo Anthony Duran, 33, is now facing charges of first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse. He’s being held at […]