A mayoral race in Hallandale Beach is stirring up big political debates in the almost 100-year-old city.

Severe rain and flooding impacted areas across Miami-Dade and Broward Counties on Wednesday.

As excessive rain and flooding continues to pile up in South Florida, Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis is looking to issue a state of emergency on Wednesday afternoon.

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Several families in Hallandale Beach are saying a neighboring construction site is dangerous. They told Local 10′s Jeff Weinsier that debris is flying everywhere, causing damage to cars and property. Irina Pavlova’s car is covered in the debris, and it’s not coming off. Resident Jose Andino’s told Weinsier that a piece of debris caused a large crack in his windshield. “That is unacceptable,” Cooper told Local 10.

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Centenarian Julius Eisenstein can still talk about his time as a Nazi prisoner during the Holocaust. During the party, which The Holocaust Documentation and Education Center also contributed to, Eisenstein said we need to be good to each other. “Don’t hate each other; love each other,” Eisenstein said while wearing a “Not All Heroes Wear Capes” face mask made out of fabric. His brother helped him to escape, but Nazi soldiers caught him again and sent him to work at six other concentration camps in Germany. The Holocaust Documentation and Education Center has a picture of him celebrating with other prisoners.

BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. Authorities have arrested a man who they said led Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers on a high speed chase Monday night on the waters off South Florida. FWC officers said they stopped a man identified as Eric Tukes on a personal watercraft who fled from their marine patrol unit around 8 p.m. after he led them on the chase that stretched from Broward to Miami-Dade County. According to FWC, the incident began as a manatee zone infraction when Tukes suddenly took off. Hallandale Beach Mayor Joy Cooper told Local 10 the chase ended up behind her home. Tukes reportedly ditched the watercraft and took off on foot, which is when Hallandale Beach police officers patrolling the area took him into custody.

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Hallandale Beach Police Department Chief Sonia Quiñones said she was not expecting a group of disgruntled police officers to show up to a Monday meeting with an attorney. The 10 police officers recently announced their resignation as members of the Special Weapons And Tactics, the military-like unit within the Hallandale Beach Police Department. Hallandale Beach Vice Mayor Sabrina Javellana and Hallandale Beach Mayor Joy Cooper were aware of the meeting. Hallandale Beach Police Chief meets with SWAT teamIt was set up after the officers complained about Quiñones’ decision to kneel with protesters. Howard Bowe (Hallandale Beach)Officer Michael McKenzie was accused of shooting Bowe, who was unarmed.

Ron DeSantis has reinstated Joy Cooper as mayor of Hallandale Beach after a jury cleared her two weeks ago of accepting illegal campaign contributions in a corruption sting. Cooper was reinstated as mayor of the Broward County city Thursday. “To say the least it has been a long two years,” Cooper said in a Facebook post Thursday. Taxpayers could also be responsible for Cooper’s legal bills, though that would have to be approved by the commission, Merino said. Hallandale Beach voters elected a new mayor, Joy Adams, to serve until either Cooper was reinstated or when her term expired in November 2020.Cooper will run the next City Commission meeting Dec. 18.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Alan Koslow, a once-prominent South Florida lobbyist and attorney, testified against his former political ally Joy Cooper on Wednesday. Cooper, who served as the mayor of Hallandale Beach for 13 years until she was arrested in 2018, faces several charges related to campaign finance violations, including campaign contribution violations, official misconduct and soliciting a campaign contribution in a government building. During Cooper's reelection bid in 2012, she and Koslow met with two undercover FBI agents posing as wealthy land developers. One of the undercover agents offered to contribute $500 to Coopers campaign, the legal maximum donation allowed in Hallandale Beach at the time. According to state prosecutors, in order to account for the contribution, Koslow allegedly used a group of women to write smaller checks to Cooper's campaign.

Former Hallandale Beach Mayor Joy Cooper sits in a Broward County courtroom during jury selection in her trial on felony charges, Nov. 18, 2019, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. During Cooper's reelection bid in 2012, she and Koslow met with two undercover FBI agents posing as wealthy land developers. One of the undercover agents offered to contribute $500 to Cooper's campaign, the legal maximum donation allowed in Hallandale Beach at the time. According to state prosecutors, in order to account for the contribution, Koslow allegedly used a group of women to write smaller checks to Cooper's campaign. Koslow is the state's key witness in the case of Cooper's alleged campaign finance violations and was expected to continue his testimony through the afternoon.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - An FBI agent was the first to testify Tuesday in the corruption trial of former Hallandale Beach mayor Joy Cooper. Investigators said Cooper solicited campaign contributions for herself and others that exceeded the legal limit and falsely reported the contributions in campaign reports. Investigators said Cooper also solicited contributions in the amount of $1,500 each for then-Commissioners Bill Julian and Anthony Sanders. "This case is about the six times the defendant spoke to an undercover agent about illegal campaign contributions, as well as the $5,000 illegal campaign contribution she accepted from an undercover agent," prosecutor Catherine Maus told the jury. She faces third-degree felony charges of official misconduct and exceeding limits on campaign contributions.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - An FBI agent was the first to testify Tuesday in the corruption trial of Hallandale Beach mayor Joy Cooper. Investigators said Cooper solicited campaign contributions for herself and others that exceeded the legal limit and falsely reported the contributions in campaign reports. Investigators said Cooper also solicited contributions in the amount of $1,500 each for then-Commissioners Bill Julian and Anthony Sanders. She faces third-degree felony charges of official misconduct and exceeding limits on campaign contributions. Prosecutors dropped third-degree money laundering charges in August.

Hallandale Beach Mayor Joy Cooper was arrested Thursday on three felony charges. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Jury selection began Monday in the trial of former Hallandale Beach Mayor Joy Cooper. Cooper was arrested in January 2018 on third-degree felony charges of money laundering, official misconduct and exceeding limits on campaign contributions. Investigators said Cooper solicited campaign contributions for herself and others that exceeded the legal limit and falsely reported the contributions in campaign reports. Investigators said Cooper also solicited contributions in the amount of $1,500 each for then-Commissioners Bill Julian and Anthony Sanders.