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Selma Mikula says she put behind her the nightmare of having her identity stolen long ago, an unresolved ordeal she says cost her so much. Then came the unexpected call this year. Suddenly talking to her were Broward home-fraud investigators, who wanted to know more about the circumstances back in 2004 when they say Mikula fell victim to identity theft. Someone had used Mikula’s name at the ...

The future of Broward County's emergency 911 services is uncertain, as infighting and delays plague a system that's been in the works for 20 years.

When firefighter-paramedics got the 911 call of a Cooper City man in distress, there was no immediate response from the rescuers, according to newly released records.

Cooper City voters will fill one commission seat on Nov. 8, choose an incumbent or a well-known challenger for a second seat, and could change how they vote for commissioners in the future.

Miami Herald Leaders from cities and towns in Broward County, that contract with BSO for police and/or fire rescue services, complain that BSO has high costs, no transparency, and cities have no control over staffing etc. No one from the agency showed up to Wednesdays county commission meeting. Cities and towns that have contracts with the Broward Sheriffs Office for police or fire services met at Cooper Citys City hall Wednesday. The local leaders aired grievances about their contracts with B...

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 5.14.21 Another poll found Florida voters largely support the Gaming Compact recently signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis and Seminole Tribe of Florida Chairman Marcellus Osceola Jr. The poll, commissioned by the Florida Chamber of Commerce, found 68% of voters approve of the deal, which would give the Seminole Tribe exclusive rights to oversee sports betting in Florida, both on their own properties and through pari-mutuels...