By Kristen Hernandez Over the summer, Ignite the Culture Weekend presented a three-day series filled with a celebrity-studded charity basketball game, a flag football game with NFL players, and an open discussion panel to shine a bright light on the challenges children face during the school year, and the solutions. Valerie Wanza Ph.D, the new
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Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony announced the deaths of a Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue (BSFR) captain and an adult female civilian following the crash of a BSFR helicopter in Pompano Beach on Monday morning. The helicopter was on its way to the scene of a four-year-old that had been hit by a car in North Lauderdale.
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By Kristen Hernandez Pompano Beach, FL — City commissioners recently discussed defunding local equestrian park, Sand and Spurs located at 1600 NE 5th Ave., to free up taxpayer money that could better serve more pressing community issues. But during a July City Commission meeting, citizens in support of funding the park showed up in numbers
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Students who want to pursue a career as a firefighter can sign up for the fire academy at Blanche Ely High School. The curriculum is taught by City of Pompano Beach firefighters. The academy focuses on real-world training, hazardous material management, fire suppression, incident command systems, and rescue operations. The class will include hands-on simulations,
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