Florida
Crews Repair Fourth Sewer Line Break in Fort Lauderdale Neighborhood – NBC 6 South Florida
Repairs are complete in a Fort Lauderdale neighborhood after four sewer line breaks have plagued the area over the last month. In a press release, Fort Lauderdale officials say the 16-inch line in the Victoria Park neighborhood has been repaired and is functioning properly. The sewer line broke Friday morning. Residents are still being advised …
Water Main Break Causes Sinkhole To Form on Miami Roadway, Prompts Closures – NBC 6 South Florida
Authorities are investigating a water main break that appears to have caused a large sinkhole to form near the Coconut Grove Metrorail Station. ADVISORY: Investigators are on scene in the area of 27th Avenue between 27 Terrace near US1 due to a water main break. Please avoid this area as proper authorities investigate. pic.twitter.com/6CAIUZ5lgc — …
Latest Sewer Main Break Turns Broward Neighborhood Into ‘War Zone’ – NBC 6 South Florida
A Fort Lauderdale neighborhood has been plagued with a toxic and smelly odor for almost two weeks due to three back-to-back sewer main breaks. Sewage flowed for nine days in the Rio Vista neighborhood during the first break earlier this month. Two days after a repair, the 54-inch pipe ruptured in another spot a block …
Broward Schools Approve Weeklong Thanksgiving Break for 2020-2021 School Year – NBC 6 South Florida
Students in Broward County will get a weeklong Thanksgiving break starting next year, officials said. The newly released school calendar also highlights a new start date for the 2020-2021 school year: Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020. Broward students kicked off the current school year five days earlier, on Aug. 14, 2019. The last day for Broward …
Grand jury scolds Florida school districts, says they’re breaking post-Parkland laws
A scathing Florida grand jury report released Wednesday said the blatant violation of state laws passed in response to the Parkland shooting is so rampant that local school officials need to be deterred by tougher penalties. “School district noncompliance with state-level laws has been a persistent problem,” the report stated. “It is clear to us …
UPS driver Frank Ordonez killed in Florida police shootout was working new route
“It was hard for me to swallow, a real hard pill to swallow,” Merino told the news station. “When my 15-year-old saw it, she collapsed.” The episode shut down Miramar Parkway in the Miami-area city of Miramar as the UPS truck got trapped in slow-moving, rush-hour traffic and dozens of police officers streamed into the …
Naval Air Station Pensacola shooting: Gunman dead at Naval Air Station in Florida
It was unclear whether the three deceased victims were service members or civilians, said Lt. Cmdr. Megan Isaac, a Navy spokeswoman. Multiple people were taken to hospitals, including two Escambia County sheriff’s deputies who are expected to survive, Chief Deputy Chip Simmons said during a Friday morning news conference. Reports of an active shooting inside …
Florida workers rank near the top in how much they pay for health insurance
Workers are spending a larger chunk of their paychecks on health insurance, and Floridians are some of the worst off. For years, the cost of insurance has outstripped incomes and the trend continues, according to a recent study from the Commonwealth Fund, a nonprofit that advocates for improvements to the health care system. In 2008, …
BREAKING: Suspect in Aniah Blanchard kidnapping arrested in Florida
UPDATE: The person of interest in the case, Ibraheem Yazeed, has been arrested in Escambia County, Florida. We are working to get more information about his arrest. AUBURN, Ala. (WRBL)- Late Wednesday afternoon the Auburn Police Department released an image of a person of interest in the case of missing teen Aniah Blanchard. The breaking …