POMPANO BEACH – Detectives with the Broward Sheriff’s Office (BSO) are warning residents to stay alert as bank phone scams are on the rise in Pompano Beach and surrounding communities. Over the past few months, BSO’s Pompano Beach District has received more than a dozen reports of victims losing thousands of dollars to scammers posing
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FORT LAUDERDALE – The North Broward Hospital District Board of Commissioners, the governing body of Broward Health, has elected its new slate of officers, continuing its mission to provide leadership and oversight for one of the county’s most important healthcare systems. At the July 30 board meeting, commissioners unanimously voted businessman Paul Tanner as chair,
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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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