Pompano Beach
POMPANO BEACH – The 81-year-old driver who was seriously injured after his car collided with a Brightline train on June 17 in Pompano Beach. The crash occurred near West Atlantic Boulevard and North Dixie Highway. Video from the scene shows the vehicle flipped, with its engine block and tire ripped free from the impact—debris striking
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By Kristen Hernandez Pompano Beach, FL – One year ago, city commissioner Beverly Perkins, demanded the Northwest community have a say in the city’s $2 billion downtown development. Her asks’ were: job training programs, tenant relocation, hiring local consultants, and honoring the area’s rich Black history. Three-hundred and sixty-five days later, not one ask has
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Round Table Discussions for New Downtown and E. Pat Larkins Community Center By Kristen Hernandez and Attiyya Atkins Pompano Beach, FL – The vision for revitalizing Northwest Pompano is bold — cinematic even. Imagine Northwest Pompano akin to Wakanda, the high-tech, self-sustaining African kingdom from the movie Black Panther. While ambitious in concept, residents of
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From Struggle Comes Redemption By Kristen Hernandez Pompano Beach, FL – Grammy-nominated rapper and philanthropist Kodak Black was honored on July 8, 2025, with the “Key to the City” of his hometown Pompano Beach by Mayor Rex Hardin and City Manager Greg Harrison. The well-deserved recognition was notably for his “outstanding generosity and community impact”
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The Broward Sheriff’s Office Missing Persons Unit is asking for the public’s help to locate a missing 12-year-old. According to detectives, Kemane Gordon was last seen around 9 p.m. on Thursday, July 3, in the 1400 block of Southwest Fifth Terrace in Deerfield Beach. Gordon is approximately 5 feet tall and weighs about 100 pounds. He
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