Plantation News

PLANTATION, Fla. -- It was 1959. Barry had a greasy pompadour and a big goofy smile.

There's nothing light-hearted about Broward Circuit Judge John "Jay" Hurley's cavalier ruling this week ordering a man accused of domestic violence to buy his wife flowers and a card, and take her out to dinner and bowling.

Many of Broward County 's high-poverty public schools are getting shortchanged, with fewer local and state dollars spent on teachers and staff than in their wealthier counterparts, according to federal data.

It's just past dawn, and I'm standing, sopping wet and freezing cold, on a small bass-fishing boat in Plantation, Florida, a suburb about 30 minutes north of Miami.

The latest robbery occurred at the Ferrari Maserati dealership in the 5700 block of North Federal Highway in Fort Lauderdale on Jan.

So officials are shifting their priorities and fast-forwarding a $62 million makeover of the Florida Turnpike's Sunrise Boulevard toll plaza.

A Florida judge ruled on Tuesday that a man involved in a scuffle with his wife must treat her to an evening at a local bowling alley and a romantic meal at Red Lobster.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla -- FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Jorge Castilla wasn't thinking of his future retirement when he was washing dishes as a second job or helping his wife, Rose, sew clothes for extra money.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla -- FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - If you haven't filed your tax return yet, someone may have filed it for you.

Grey Oaks Realty Broker and Vice President Erika Kemp announced three model residences are nearing completion at the Villas of Traditions at Grey Oaks.

Some homeowners have had to beef up the amount of property insurance they buy to cover what they say are inflated cost estimates to rebuild their homes.

PLANTATION, Fla. -- It was 1959. Barry had a greasy pompadour and a big goofy smile.

A spokesman for U.S. Sen. Bill Nelsonsaid Thursday that one of his Orlando staffers will try to help victims of ID theft who haven't been able to report to the Internal Revenue Service that fake tax returns had been filed using their identities.

Punxsutawney Phil, the world's only weather predicting marmot since 1887, peeked from his lair Thursday at Gobbler's Knob, about 90 miles northeast of Pittsburgh, he emerged in near-freezing weather to see his shadow.

Born April 29, 1935 in St. Louis, MO; Robert Thomas Click died January 31, 2012 in The Villages, FL.

At least a dozen tax filers say they spent hours in line Wednesday at the Internal Revenue Service office in Plantation to report someone had already filed their returns - with the tax season just two weeks old.

Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, the University of Miami's top-ranked clinical and research facility, is planning major expansions in three counties as part of UM's goal of becoming a major health service throughout South Florida.

A cell phone video obtained by NBC Miami on Wednesday shows a Broward Sheriff's Office deputy demanding the phone from another driver during an off-duty road rage incident, authorities said.

PLANTATION, Fla. -- It was 1959. Barry had a greasy pompadour and a big goofy smile.

A Broward Sheriff's Office deputy is facing battery, burglary, criminal mischief and theft charges for an off-duty road rage incident last year.