The latest breaking news, stories and features from Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Pompano Beach, Sunrise, Miramar, Davie, Weston, Coral Springs and the rest of Broward County from the award-winning team at South Florida's NPR member station.
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed on Tuesday that Marie Ange Blaise, a 44-year-old Haitian woman, died in federal custody at the Broward Transitional Center in Pompano Beach.
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Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Moskowitz — whose district includes much of northern Broward County — has yet to hold a public town hall event in South Florida this year. Democratic organizers and activists say they feel "very disappointed."
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Our Voices: Festival of Words is a three-day event with a simple mission, to make reading accessible — and cool. The festival combines performances, panel discussions, author readings, and hands-on activities to help bridge the literacy gap.
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When the world hit pause during the COVID-19 pandemic, many turned to baking, binge-watching shows or doing TikTok dances to pass the time. But a 12-year-old from Fort Lauderdale found inspiration in her backyard to write a poem about lizard earrings.
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With free hot meals, showers and a friendly judge, the Fort Lauderdale Community Court is Broward's most unusual courtroom. The program began in 2019 as a jail diversion program for unhoused individuals charged with low-level nonviolent offenses, but has grown into a clearing house for homeless services — and is particularly valuable after camping bans were enacted.
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Budget cuts to the USDA, as part of President Donald Trump’s effort to reduce federal spending through billionaire Elon Musk’s DOGE activities, have hit deliveries of food to the Salvation Army of Broward County.
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The partnership is part of an effort from the county to capitalize on the investments made to grow the game for last summer’s T20 World Cup. Broward County Stadium was one of three US locations to host games for the tournament held jointly between the United States and West Indies.
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Florida's judicial ethics watchdog is calling for the immediate suspension of Broward Circuit Court judge Gary Farmer. He's accused of repeatedly making inappropriate comments.
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Bondi traveled to Florida to tout the seizure of cocaine and marijuana by U.S. Coast Guard crews and put a spotlight a key Trump administration priority to go after drug traffickers helping to fuel America’s addiction crisis
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Writer Christopher Notarnicola grew up in Broward and was always around the Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse. He was inspired by the lighthouse, and life in South Florida, to write multiple ZipOde poems.
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Attorney General Pam Bondi says three alleged MS-13 gang members have been federally charged in connection with a killing a decade ago in South Florida. Bondi is seeking to highlight the Trump administration's push to prosecute violent gangs.
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Two local progressive groups are planning protests Saturday in South Florida in opposition to Trump administration policies and Elon Musk’s massive layoffs in leading the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.