Broward County

In a unanimous vote on Tuesday, board members directed district lawyers to explore legal avenues to capture the $5.6 million, or 2% of the $275 million, generated by a school referendum passed in 2022.

If voters approve the Nov. 3 referendum, the distribution of the money would be determined through negotiations between union bargaining groups and the school district.

Spirit was the dominant airline at the Fort Lauderdale airport. It was responsible for a third of passenger traffic and 13% of Broward County’s aviation revenue. Spirit’s one-time merger partner, JetBlue, has moved the fastest, announcing expanded service at FLL.

She resigned before the House could sanction her in an ethics investigation. Members of the House Ethics Committee on Tuesday were set to weigh what punishment to recommend after they found she committed 25 violations of House rules and ethical standards.

Democratic congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida is facing a critical moment in her political career. Members of the House Ethics Committee on Tuesday will weigh what punishment to recommend after they found Cherfilus-McCormick committed 25 violations of House rules and ethical standards.

The full Committee will meet in Washington, D.C., to determine what, if any, sanctions will be recommended to the U.S. House of Representatives. She could be expelled from Congress.

Last school year, more than 54,000 alerts were sent from Florida campuses. Nearly half — or 44% — were related to student behavior. Only 1% of alerts were related to suspicious activity and another 1% for a campus threat.

The number of measles cases in Florida climbed to 140 as of March 14, with seven additional cases disclosed to the Florida Department of Health in the last reporting week, including one case in Broward County.

Pembroke Pines voters shape the future in today’s Broward municipal elections, with Thomas “Tom” Good and Michael Hernández winning their races decisively in Districts 1 and 4.

According to medical staff with the ICE Health Service Corps, Garcia-Hernandez had a long history of severe medical complications and was in poor health when he entered ICE custody. Officials said he was “immunocompromised.”

“I see there is a brokenness to the system," West Broward County Senator Barbara Sharief told the head of the Florida Department of Children and Families about the state's foster care system. She voted for the DCF head but asked her to commit to making changes at the senate hearing.

Activists nationwide and in South Florida protested against the Trump administration following the deadly shooting of Renee Good, a mother of three and a U.S. citizen, by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minnesota.