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Residents of a West Broward community are buzzing about new neighbors
Read full article: Residents of a West Broward community are buzzing about new neighborsBROWARD COUNTY, Fla. – People in a West Broward community, are keeping an eye on some new neighbors. Scott Rogers spotted a giant swarm of bees in the Silver Lakes community and is keeping his distance. He shared a video with Local 10 of what looks like thousands of bees in a tree near his home. Experts say it’s best to leave swarms like this alone and call experts in to relocate them, because they are so important to so many ecosystems.
FHP: All 7 in Alligator Alley crash not wearing seat belts, child restraints
Read full article: FHP: All 7 in Alligator Alley crash not wearing seat belts, child restraintsWEST BROWARD, Fla. – Florida Highway Patrol released some of its findings from the Thursday late afternoon crash that injured 4 adults, 3 children, and killed a 1-year-old boy. Family members who survived the crash told first responders that the 1-year-old child was missing. “This vehicle swerved into the right and rolled over,” Lieutenant Yanko Reyes of the Florida Highway Patrol said. The report said none of them were wearing seat belts or were in child restraints. The Florida Highway Patrol is continuing the investigation.
1-year-old boy dies after being ejected from truck in I-75 crash
Read full article: 1-year-old boy dies after being ejected from truck in I-75 crashWEST BROWARD, Fla. – A 1-year-old boy who was ejected after a pick-up truck overturned on Interstate 75 was found dead Thursday. According to a press release from the FHP, the boy was not in a child restraint and no one in the vehicle was wearing a seat belt. “Some of the deputies actually went into the canal searching for the missing child,” Reyes said. It’s a race against time.”Around 5:45 p.m., it was no longer a search and rescue mission, but a recovery mission. “We conducted a thorough search and we were able to find the deceased body of the 1-year-old male,” Reyes said.
Forest Service: Everglades fire is controlled burn
Read full article: Forest Service: Everglades fire is controlled burnWEST BROWARD, Fla. – A brush fire burning by Alligator Alley about two miles west of the Miami-Dade and Broward counties line is not an accidental fire, according to the Florida Forest Service, but a prescribed and controlled burn. The Forest Service was burning underbrush Thursday afternoon in the Everglades, taking advantage of cooler temperatures as a way to clear out materials that could prove to be fire hazards in the future. Sky 10 was over the long line of flames, about 3,000 acres, west of US 27 at the County Line and South of Interstate 75. The burn was generating large amounts of smoke. The Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department tweeted that anyone with respiratory issues is encouraged to stay indoors.