Broward County News

A 38-year-old man hanged himself in the Broward County jail Tuesday night. Investigators said a detention deputy was conducting a security check around 9 p.m. when an inmate told him his cellmate, John Hammond, had just hanged himself.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. a " Three Florida teenagers accused of setting another teen on fire will be charged as adults.Denver Jarvis, Matthew Bent and Jesus Mendez were charged Monday with one count each of attempted second-degree murder.

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Authorities in central Florida will reopen a 1981 homicide investigation that previously ended with the conviction of a man who was imprisoned for 27 years before DNA evidence cast doubt on the case.

More than 130 people were arrested after a team of law enforcement agencies swept across Broward County for two straight nights, ending early Saturday.

Share + Nov 5, 2009 6:38 pm US/Eastern FORT LAUDERDALE More charges have been filed against former Broward County Commissioner Josephus Eggelletion.

Suspended Broward County Commissioner Josephus Eggelletion BSO booking photo. The investigation of corruption in Broward targeted the inner workings of county government for the first time Thursday as suspended County Commissioner Josephus Eggelletion was charged with accepting an illegal payment from a developer.

The sister of a South Florida teen who was set on fire found two charred dolls floating in the pool in her back yard.

Ryan Keith Skipper's brutal murder in 2007 is one of many anti-LGBT hate crimes that have motivated Florida activists to push for tougher statutes.

A South Florida man has filed a civil lawsuit suit against the law firm of Rothstein, Rosenfeldt Adler and the Crime Stoppers Council of Broward County , claiming he is owed more than $250,000 for a tip he gave in the 2008 murder of one of the firm's lawyers.

A South Florida attorney who has raised millions for notable politicians nationwide and hobnobs with sports stars and celebrities was removed Tuesday as head of the law firm he co-founded, suspected by his partner, investors and federal investigators of financial wrongdoing in an exotic investment scheme.

Prosecutors will likely announce today if a 17-year-old accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend and their unborn child will be tried as an adult.

Share + Nov 2, 2009 11:31 pm US/Eastern The Broward County political establishment took another major hit Monday when news broke that Scott Rothstein - founder of the Fort Lauderdale based law firm Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler - may have fled the country after questions were raised by his partners about millions of dollars in missing money from the ...

He lies in a bed on a balloon-type mattress, to reduce pressure on his burned body.

Bears took to the air above South Florida Friday. Not the furry kind of bears, more like the traffic enforcement breed.

A steady stream of South Florida high school seniors walked into a college recruiting event last week at the Deerfield Beach Hilton, eager to get accepted into what many considered their first choice of schools.

His grief was lessened when he met Kayleen Lipman while square dancing, and the senior citizens began dating and became dance partners, often dancing three times a day.

Palm Beach, FL - Horatio Chiorean has over 10 years experience in the appliance industry as a research engineer for a major appliance company.

A person was killed and another transferred to a hospital after a train collided with their vehicle in South Florida.

FORT LAUDERDALE - A small plane landed near a highway toll plaza in South Florida.