Trailblazing leader and first Black, Haitian American vice mayor dies at 38; husband in custody CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. — Coral Springs Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer Bowen, a history-making public official and rising political leader in Broward County, was shot and killed Wednesday in what authorities are investigating as an apparent domestic violence incident. The Coral
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Pompano Beach is considering reviving its police force after 25 years of relying on the Broward Sheriff’s Office, sparking debate over cost and community safety.
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By Attiyya Atkins Broward County is home to more than 2 million residents, and the majority are immigrants or the children of immigrants. Immigration policy is not distant here. It shapes the lives of our neighbors every day. Protests over immigration enforcement in Minneapolis have pushed ICE back into the national spotlight. Crowds gather, chants
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FORT LAUDERDALE — Detectives with the Broward Sheriff’s Office Missing Persons Unit are asking the public for help locating Juwon J. McGraw, 19, who was last seen in Fort Lauderdale. According to BSO, McGraw was last seen at approximately 11:15 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 17, at Broward Health Imperial Point Hospital, 6401 N. Federal Highway. McGraw
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U.S. Lawmakers Renew Push to Ban No-Knock Warrants After Breonna Taylor’s Death Washington, D.C. — U.S. lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have reintroduced legislation aimed at ending a controversial law enforcement practice that has drawn international scrutiny: no-knock warrants. The bill, called the Justice for Breonna Taylor Act, would prohibit federal law enforcement
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