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Acting President Barbara Bryan has announced she'll be leaving Broward College when her contract ends on April 3, rather than taking a contract extension. Now, the school's board is hiring a firm to launch a national search for a new leader.
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For the first time ever, the U.S. will host matches for the T20 Cricket World Cup this summer — and the four South Florida fixtures won’t be held in Miami or Fort Lauderdale, but rather in Lauderhill, where the community has embraced the game.
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Maria Rodriguez won a tight race for the city commission seat and hopes to bring a younger perspective to local government.
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In a wide-ranging interview with WLRN, Pembroke Pines Mayor Frank Ortis talked about his first years on the commission, the rapid rise of the city's population and the founding of its charter schools.
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Thousands work in the commercial real estate industry. Thousands more help construct new buildings. And your savings account may be part of a bank loan to a commercial property. Why are experts optimistic about South Florida's market?
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Singer, dancer and actress Montana Tucker, from Boca Raton, is back in South Florida to help a Jewish social services nonprofit raise funds for trauma counseling on March 21. The descendant of Auschwitz survivors talked to WLRN about using her social media influence to fight hate.
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Broward County Public Schools is undertaking a major effort to consolidate schools in response to declining enrollment. At a workshop on Wednesday, the school board outlined their priorities for the district’s 'Redefining Our Schools' effort.
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Fort Lauderdale is seeking input from experts with the Urban Land Institute, a nonprofit organization made up of land-use experts who also have offered guidance to other cities vulnerable to flooding, including New Orleans, Boston, New York City, Chicago and El Paso.
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Broward County school officials are working on a plan to repurpose at least five schools — and maybe many more than that — due to declining enrollment. The school board will talk more about the proposal on Wednesday, March 20.
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The Las Olas Jewish Center in Fort Lauderdale will be closed indefinitely after Saturday's blaze.
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A Broward commissioner is pushing Congress to pass legislation he says could lower insurance rates for Florida customers "immediately" — and by as much as 25%.
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The group has been pushing the sheriff to refer more people to the adult civil citation program instead of arresting them for nonviolent misdemeanors.