Broward County gears up for Election Day with thousands of workers at over 350 precincts
Read full article: Broward County gears up for Election Day with thousands of workers at over 350 precinctsWith more than 4,000 election workers stationed at over 350 precincts, Broward Supervisor of Elections Joe Scott says the county is ready to deliver a smooth experience for voters on Election Day.
Man pleads guilty to murder-for-hire attempt on business rival in Broward
Read full article: Man pleads guilty to murder-for-hire attempt on business rival in BrowardA South Florida man arrested in March after authorities accused him of paying a purported hitman in a murder-for-hire attempt against a business rival pleaded guilty on Tuesday, prosecutors said.
2 cars pulled from water in Plantation; at least 1 linked to years-old missing persons case
Read full article: 2 cars pulled from water in Plantation; at least 1 linked to years-old missing persons caseOfficers pulled a car from a Plantation canal Sunday afternoon, and the vehicle is linked to a missing persons case dating back several years.
South Florida cities search for solution as invasive snail population grows
Read full article: South Florida cities search for solution as invasive snail population growsWhile “the grass is greener” in Plantation, as the city logo suggests, it’s also a little pinker these days as crews continue to fight off invasive snails laying eggs by the thousands near canals.
Mother of transgender athlete will keep job with Broward school district: ‘I fought back’
Read full article: Mother of transgender athlete will keep job with Broward school district: ‘I fought back’A Broward school district employee who allowed her transgender daughter to play girls’ volleyball, prompting a state investigation, will not lose her job.
Massage therapist claims he got ‘carried away’ after sexually battering Plantation woman, police say
Read full article: Massage therapist claims he got ‘carried away’ after sexually battering Plantation woman, police sayA massage therapist is facing two felony charges after police said he sexually battered a client during an at-home session in Plantation in January.
Republican leaders react to Biden endorsing Harris: ‘She lied for nearly four years’
Read full article: Republican leaders react to Biden endorsing Harris: ‘She lied for nearly four years’Republican leaders released statements Sunday afternoon reacting to President Joe Biden’s decision to drop out of the race against former President Donald Trump and endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for the Democratic nomination.
Video shows woman stealing 22 boxes from small business in Plantation
Read full article: Video shows woman stealing 22 boxes from small business in PlantationKeith Louis said he poured his heart into Coastal Provisions, based out of Plantation. Surveillance video shows how the growing small business recently took a big blow.
Woman returns boxes taken outside Plantation business, owner says
Read full article: Woman returns boxes taken outside Plantation business, owner saysA South Florida business owner says a woman who was captured on surveillance video last week taking boxes that had just been delivered has returned the packages.
Plantation woman accused of killing cyclist in hit-and-run
Read full article: Plantation woman accused of killing cyclist in hit-and-runA 25-year-old woman turned herself in at the Broward County jail on Tuesday to face a felony charge after police said she killed a bicyclist in a hit-and-run crash near her home in Plantation back in 2022.
Plantation woman invented fictional ‘partner’ to shirk responsibility for badly hurt dog, police say
Read full article: Plantation woman invented fictional ‘partner’ to shirk responsibility for badly hurt dog, police sayPlantation police arrested a woman on an aggravated animal cruelty charge Thursday, saying she neglected a dog named Ruby to the point that the dog eventually had to be euthanized.
Former Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital nurse facing child exploitation charges after May raid
Read full article: Former Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital nurse facing child exploitation charges after May raidA man who federal agents said worked as a nurse at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital appeared in Fort Lauderdale federal court Wednesday after U.S. Marshals arrested him on three federal child exploitation charges; FBI agents joined local law enforcement in raiding his Plantation home in May.
Aide accused of sexually battering senior patients at South Florida hospital
Read full article: Aide accused of sexually battering senior patients at South Florida hospitalA patient care technician working at a South Florida hospital is accused of sexually battering two patients in their 70s, according to court documents obtained by Local 10 News on Tuesday.
San Diego man to face Fort Lauderdale federal judge in child exploitation case
Read full article: San Diego man to face Fort Lauderdale federal judge in child exploitation caseA San Diego man was booked into the Broward Main Jail Thursday, one day before he’s scheduled to face a Fort Lauderdale federal judge in a child exploitation case being prosecuted in South Florida.
Woman with autism files lawsuit after allegedly being sexually assaulted at Broward Mall
Read full article: Woman with autism files lawsuit after allegedly being sexually assaulted at Broward MallA woman with Autism-Asperger Syndrome spoke out Thursday after she says she was sexually assaulted at the Broward Mall in Plantation.
Tribute to Teachers: Lauren Thibert helps students in ‘deaf or hard of hearing’ program
Read full article: Tribute to Teachers: Lauren Thibert helps students in ‘deaf or hard of hearing’ programLauren Thibert is a teacher at Peters Elementary School in Plantation. She is a star in the Broward County Public Schools’ Deaf or Hard of Hearing program.
After police chase, Plantation officer arrests man accused of masturbating in public
Read full article: After police chase, Plantation officer arrests man accused of masturbating in publicA police officer reported finding a man who had pulled down his pink pants and was masturbating in public near the entrance of the JOANN fabric and craft store in Plantation.
Broward teen, 16, killed victim while showing off stolen gun, cops say; charged as adult
Read full article: Broward teen, 16, killed victim while showing off stolen gun, cops say; charged as adultA 16-year-old boy was showing off a pistol he had stolen two days earlier when he pointed the gun at someone’s head and pulled the trigger, telling Plantation police he did not believe it was loaded, an arrest report states. It was.
Tribute to Teachers: Stephen Fagan honored as outstanding educator at Seminole Middle School
Read full article: Tribute to Teachers: Stephen Fagan honored as outstanding educator at Seminole Middle SchoolFor three years, Stephen Fagan has been teaching sixth and seventh graders at Seminole Middle School in Plantation.
Over 3 years after cops found her with baby bleeding, mother struggles to stay out of Broward jail
Read full article: Over 3 years after cops found her with baby bleeding, mother struggles to stay out of Broward jailA 30-year-old mother — who has been in and out of jail for years in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties — was at the Broward main jail on Friday in Fort Lauderdale.
‘I hope you pay’: Friends want justice as search continues for Plantation stabbing suspect
Read full article: ‘I hope you pay’: Friends want justice as search continues for Plantation stabbing suspectPolice are searching for the suspect who they said attacked and killed a man in front of his wife at a strip mall in Broward County.
Broward high school football player who collapsed on field finds new purpose helping others
Read full article: Broward high school football player who collapsed on field finds new purpose helping othersBack in August, Local 10 told you about American Heritage High School football player Timothy Burroughs-Love, who collapsed after going into cardiac arrest on his team’s sideline during a preseason game.
Cops say Plantation man, 64, tried to solicit girl: ‘I really love the fact that you are only 13′
Read full article: Cops say Plantation man, 64, tried to solicit girl: ‘I really love the fact that you are only 13′An online group caught and confronted a Plantation man trying to meet with and sexually assault who he thought was an 11-year-old, according to police. Less than a month after that, police say he tried again to meet with a child — this time, as part of an official police sting.
Police: Retired US Marine faced divorce threat before stabbing wife 28 times, son 4 times in Broward
Read full article: Police: Retired US Marine faced divorce threat before stabbing wife 28 times, son 4 times in BrowardA retired U.S. Marine accused of recently stabbing his wife 28 times and his 3-year-old son four times in Broward County had served in Iraq and suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder and a traumatic brain injury, relatives told police, according to records released on Wednesday.
Man appears in court accused of killing his son and wife in Plantation
Read full article: Man appears in court accused of killing his son and wife in PlantationA 40-year-old man appeared in court on Sunday accused of killing both his 2-year-old son and his 38-year-old wife at their home in Plantation. Their 3-month-old child survived.
Feds accuse man of trying to arrange hit on business rival in Broward
Read full article: Feds accuse man of trying to arrange hit on business rival in BrowardA man thought a Leap Day meeting in Plantation was with an assassin, but, unbeknownst to him, it was with an undercover federal agent, whom he would eventually pay $2,500 to kill a business rival, according to court documents released Thursday.
Plantation death investigation victims IDed as mom, toddler; father hospitalized
Read full article: Plantation death investigation victims IDed as mom, toddler; father hospitalizedAuthorities identified the victims found dead after a suspected murder and attempted suicide at a Plantation home as a mother and her 2-year-old son; the child’s father, they said, was taken to the hospital after an apparent overdose attempt.
2 dead, 1 critical after murder, attempted suicide at Plantation home
Read full article: 2 dead, 1 critical after murder, attempted suicide at Plantation homeThere was a large police presence at a home in a Plantation neighborhood Tuesday afternoon as detectives investigated the deaths of two people.
Man, 18, charged with vehicular homicide following fatal 2022 crash in Plantation
Read full article: Man, 18, charged with vehicular homicide following fatal 2022 crash in PlantationA Broward County man has been charged with vehicular homicide in connection with a crash that occurred almost two years ago in Sunrise.
Local 10 News journalist decides not to press charges against Kodak Black
Read full article: Local 10 News journalist decides not to press charges against Kodak BlackRapper Kodak Black walked out of Broward County jail on Wednesday afternoon in Fort Lauderdale, threatened to punch Local 10 News Reporter Rosh Lowe, and threw rocks at Local 10 News photojournalist Bryan Murphy.
Kodak Black walks out of Broward jail, throws rocks at photojournalist, threatens to punch reporter
Read full article: Kodak Black walks out of Broward jail, throws rocks at photojournalist, threatens to punch reporterRapper Kodak Black walked out of Broward County jail on Wednesday afternoon in Fort Lauderdale, threatened to punch Local 10 News Reporter Rosh Lowe, and threw rocks at Local 10 News photojournalist Bryan Murphy.
Broward teacher accused of ‘romantic relationship,’ explicit texts with student
Read full article: Broward teacher accused of ‘romantic relationship,’ explicit texts with studentA teacher at Plantation High School sent numerous sexually-explicit text messages and voice messages to a 15-year-old girl in his study hall while in a “romantic relationship” with her, police said. He’s now facing a felony charge.
South Florida high school student supports parents of NICU babies
Read full article: South Florida high school student supports parents of NICU babiesAriana Intsiful, an 11th grader at NSU University school in Davie has launched a community service project to help parents and newborns at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at HCA Florida University hospital.
South Florida artist to leave mark on moon via Lunar Codex, NASA Artemis
Read full article: South Florida artist to leave mark on moon via Lunar Codex, NASA ArtemisLisa Botto Lee is a South Florida-based artist whose work will make it to the moon. She is the fifth generation of artists in her family and has painted countless portraits over the years, but the piece that made history was “Beyond The Window.”
Police: Man shot by cop after ramming car into Broward gas station dies in hospital
Read full article: Police: Man shot by cop after ramming car into Broward gas station dies in hospitalA man was shot early Friday morning after a domestic incident sparked a police chase in Plantation and ended in a crash and confrontation in Lauderhill, authorities said.
Judge waits to rule on Kodak Black’s drug case in Broward
Read full article: Judge waits to rule on Kodak Black’s drug case in BrowardThe defense and the prosecution in the Broward County drug case against a celebrity rapper focused on the legality of a white powder that turned out to be oxycodone and not cocaine as cops suspected.
Video shows man ramming car into Broward gas station where woman sought refuge; cops later shot him after chase
Read full article: Video shows man ramming car into Broward gas station where woman sought refuge; cops later shot him after chaseA man was shot early Friday morning after a domestic incident sparked a police chase in Plantation and ended in a crash and confrontation in Lauderhill, authorities said.
Local 10 sits down with Shaggy, Inner Circle as South Florida gets ready to celebrate Reggae Month
Read full article: Local 10 sits down with Shaggy, Inner Circle as South Florida gets ready to celebrate Reggae MonthCelebrations are taking place across South Florida this month to celebrate over 50 years of reggae.
High-speed chase in Broward nets 3 suspects, 1 kilo of cocaine, 3 guns
Read full article: High-speed chase in Broward nets 3 suspects, 1 kilo of cocaine, 3 gunsThere was a high-speed chase on Wednesday in Broward County that was part of a multi-agency law enforcement team that caught a trio with a criminal history, cocaine, and weapons, records show.
Friends, family mourn teen killed outside Plantation Best Buy amid search for shooter
Read full article: Friends, family mourn teen killed outside Plantation Best Buy amid search for shooterThe search continues for the person or persons who opened fire outside a Plantation Best Buy over the weekend, striking four people.
Police: Teen killed, 3 injured in targeted shooting outside Plantation Best Buy
Read full article: Police: Teen killed, 3 injured in targeted shooting outside Plantation Best BuyPolice in Broward County are investigating a shooting outside a Best Buy store that sent four people to the hospital over the weekend, one of whom has since died.
Report: Kodak Black had oxycodone, not cocaine — but he had a prescription, attorney claims
Read full article: Report: Kodak Black had oxycodone, not cocaine — but he had a prescription, attorney claimsRapper Kodak Black is facing yet another criminal charge following an arrest in Plantation Wednesday on charges of possession of cocaine and tampering with physical evidence, Broward County Sheriff’s Office jail records show.
FHP: Broward man arrested in connection with 2022 DUI crash that killed tow truck driver
Read full article: FHP: Broward man arrested in connection with 2022 DUI crash that killed tow truck driverA driver who is accused of hitting and killing a tow truck driver on Florida’s Turnpike last year is now behind bars, according to the Florida Highway Patrol
Ex-Broward schools employee accused of making multiple school threats
Read full article: Ex-Broward schools employee accused of making multiple school threatsA former teacher’s assistant for Broward County Public Schools is facing multiple felony charges for making threats to a number of schools the Broward Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday.
Public corruption accusations against ex-public works director include using Plantation to fix girlfriend’s home
Read full article: Public corruption accusations against ex-public works director include using Plantation to fix girlfriend’s homeThe former public works director for the city of Plantation is being accused of having city employees on the clock to do his busy work.
Rapper Kodak Black facing new charges after latest arrest in Plantation
Read full article: Rapper Kodak Black facing new charges after latest arrest in PlantationRapper Kodak Black is facing yet another criminal charge following an arrest in Plantation Wednesday on charges of possession of cocaine and tampering with physical evidence, Broward County Sheriff’s Office jail records show.
South Florida home famous for over-the-top Christmas lights was squatted in for years
Read full article: South Florida home famous for over-the-top Christmas lights was squatted in for yearsThe Hyatts brought Christmas joy to South Florida with their over-the-top holiday light displays at their Plantation home. But it turns out, the property wasn't actually theirs, officials are now saying.
Broward woman shared child sex abuse videos, also sexually abused own dog, police say
Read full article: Broward woman shared child sex abuse videos, also sexually abused own dog, police sayDetectives uncovered a sordid series of chats, searches and child sexual abuse material in a Plantation woman’s online life, leading to her arrest on nearly a dozen felony charges, police allege in an arrest warrant.
Armed kidnappers waterboard, threaten to kill man at Plantation Airbnb, prosecutors say
Read full article: Armed kidnappers waterboard, threaten to kill man at Plantation Airbnb, prosecutors sayA trio of armed kidnappers took a man from his Fort Lauderdale apartment at gunpoint, shoved him into a car, blindfolded him and took him to an Airbnb rented by one of the suspects, where they waterboarded him, prosecutors say.
Jewish diaspora in South Florida deals with increased security after Hamas attack
Read full article: Jewish diaspora in South Florida deals with increased security after Hamas attackAs Israel declared war on Sunday, amid a major conflict with Hamas in the south and a Hezbollah attack in the north, synagogues in South Florida increased security.
Broward Sheriff gives Local 10 inside look at Real Time Crime Center aimed to make schools safer
Read full article: Broward Sheriff gives Local 10 inside look at Real Time Crime Center aimed to make schools saferBroward Sheriff Gregory Tony gave Local 10 News an inside look Wednesday at BSO’s Real Time Crime Center, which was designed in part to mitigate the threat of school violence.
Deputies arrest 3 suspects after police pursuit from Pompano Beach to Sunrise
Read full article: Deputies arrest 3 suspects after police pursuit from Pompano Beach to SunriseBroward Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested three suspects on Friday after a police pursuit that started in Pompano Beach and ended after a crash in Sunrise, according to deputies.
Plantation PD: Student arrested after threatening to kill teacher, other students
Read full article: Plantation PD: Student arrested after threatening to kill teacher, other studentsA student has been arrested after a teacher at South Plantation High School received a text earlier this week which included threats to kill her and other students at the school, authorities confirmed.
1 detained after Broward teacher receives written threat
Read full article: 1 detained after Broward teacher receives written threatOne person has been detained after South Plantation High School was placed on lockdown Tuesday morning after a written threat was received by a teacher, police confirmed.
Teenage boy accused of armed crime spree in Broward and Miami-Dade appears in adult court
Read full article: Teenage boy accused of armed crime spree in Broward and Miami-Dade appears in adult courtMiami-Dade County Circuit Judge Mindy S. Glazer was confused on Tuesday when a teenage boy appeared in her courtroom where adults appear for bond hearings after their arrest.
Duo in pickup truck has been capturing and caging ducks in Broward, witnesses say
Read full article: Duo in pickup truck has been capturing and caging ducks in Broward, witnesses sayMen in masks are capturing and using alcohol to torture ducks in several neighborhoods in Broward County, according to witnesses.
BSO detective resigns after probe following sergeant’s fentanyl death
Read full article: BSO detective resigns after probe following sergeant’s fentanyl deathA Broward Sheriff’s Office homicide detective who was the focus of an internal investigation following a fellow detective’s fentanyl death has resigned; records show she violated several agency policies.