Citizens will learn about justice
WEST PALM BEACH — The Palm Beach County Criminal Justice Commission (CJC) has announced that it will host its 26th annual Citizen’s Justice Academy next …
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Young Broward author is a hit at Science Museum
RALEIGH, N.C. — Most 5-year-olds (or adults for that matter) can barely read Spinosaurus, Dromaeosaurus, or Tyrannosaurus rex, let alone write a whole book about …
Robert Simms, ex-CRB head, dead at 87
Though he often held positions of authority, Robert H. Simms was a man of the people. He wore many hats as an educator, photographer, counselor …
Valles, legendary jazz DJ, dead at 89
China Valles, the beloved “Mahj,” who entertained night owls and jazz aficionados on South Florida radio stations for decades, died Dec. 17 at age 89. …
‘47 Flood & Climate Change: Like Sleeping With the Enemy
As a young boy growing up in “colored town” west of the railroad tracks in Dania I lived through the great flood of 1947 that …
Going it alone, Obama rocked the boat in 2014
By JOSH LEDERMAN HONOLULU — President Barack Obama rang in 2014 by declaring a “year of action,” vowing to strengthen the nation by focusing on fairness, …
North Korea experiencing severe Internet outages
By ERIC TUCKER WASHINGTON — North Korea is experiencing widespread Internet outages. One expert says the country’s online access is “totally down.” It’s not immediately clear …
Fort Lauderdale Police Department: Operation Santa Stop
Ft. Lauderdale Officers of the Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 31, spread Christmas cheer by trading traffic tickets for Christmas gifts with local residents.
Black on black crime a greater problem
In light of the situation surrounding the Ferguson, Missouri and New York cases involving unarmed black men, Michael Brown and Eric Garner, police departments all …
Sheriffs vow to serve
Ferguson, N.Y. fallout hits Ft. Lauderdale The fallout from the Ferguson and Staten Island indictment cases, which cleared a police officer from each city of …