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I-595 truck collision injures 2 drivers, some westbound lanes closed through rush hour
21+ hour ago (121+ words) I-595 truck collision injures 2 drivers, likely to keep westbound lanes through rush hour'Sun Sentinel A multiple-vehicle accident involving two trucks on Interstate 595 in Davie left two drivers injured Wednesday, closed the highway's westbound lanes and caused a fuel spill of nearly…...
Fort Lauderdale sues over defective lighting at once-glitzy parking garage
5+ mon, 2+ day ago (540+ words) Fort Lauderdale has filed a lawsuit against five companies it claims are to blame for the defective lighting display system that stopped working more than two years ago on the city-owned Las Olas beach parking garage. The lawsuit, filed on…...
Suspended Broward Judge Gary Farmer submits letter of resignation
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (298+ words) Broward Judge Gary Farmer submitted a resignation letter on Friday, months after he was suspended without pay until further notice for inappropriate comments he made from the bench. Farmer submitted the letter to Chief Administrative Judge Carol-Lisa Phillips, she confirmed…...
Broward’s ‘A’ rating won’t stop school closures, superintendent says
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (754+ words) Two years as an A-rated district isn't enough to protect some Broward schools from facing closure, Superintendent Howard Hepburn said. The School Board plans to hold a workshop, tentatively scheduled for 3:45 p.m. Tuesday, to begin discussing Phase 2 of its "Redefining Broward…...
South Florida housing market could see drop in prices, with nearly 52,000 homes listed for sale
9+ mon, 5+ day ago (861+ words) The number of homes listed for sale in South Florida has risen to its highest point in nearly a decade " which ultimately could lead to some lower prices, real estate experts say. There were nearly 52,000active listings across South Florida's tricounty…...
New conservative member sworn into Broward School Board
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (622+ words) Adam Cervera, 41, was sworn in Friday to fill the remainder of Brenda Fam's term, which ends in November 2026. His first board meeting will be a workshop on Tuesday. Broward's newest School Board member made clear Friday that the board won't…...
The party’s over for Broward Judge Gary Farmer | Editorial
9+ mon, 4+ week ago (789+ words) Formerly a state senator, Gary Farmer was elected to the Broward Circuit Court in 2022 and now faces suspension for his ridiculous courtroom antics. There's genuine meaning in the idiom "sober as a judge." That goes double for judges themselves. Their…...