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Broward’s emergency 911 system is broken, county commissioners agreed Tuesday. Immediate pay raises looked likely, but commissioners said that's just the beginning of reforms that will be needed to ensure public safety.

Yelling and cursing erupted in the Broward County Commission chambers Tuesday as Sheriff Gregory Tony asked commissioners for millions of dollars to combat a...

More money for 911 dispatchers will not fix the problem of Broward's emergency call system. The county's unwieldy, headless bureaucracy assures that too many problems are just punted to the next crop of elected leaders.

The raises will be used to hire and retain staff which Sheriff Gregory Tony said are leaving for higher paying jobs.

The South Florida Sun Sentinel analyzed hiring, separation and payroll records from the countywide emergency 911 centers, run by the Broward Sheriff’s Office: The data paints a troubling picture of an overburdened workplace whose problems have been brewing for years.

All the South Florida candidates the union endorsed Thursday are Democrats, except for the two nonpartisan races.

Imagine being in a life-or-death situation, dialing 911 and getting no answer.  That’s what is happening in Broward county. Skyrocketing housing costs are forci

Broward County's emergency call center is greatly understaffed and the sheriff told county commissioners his agency does not have the money to fill the empty...

The Broward Sheriff’s Office acknowledged Tuesday it has a recruitment and retention crisis among its 911 call-takers that has left scores of emergency calls unanswered. County officials want the problem fixed, pronto.

Jared Moskowitz is the only major name so far to announce his candidacy for the seat that Rep. Ted Deutch is vacating.