By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
Ten years ago, killer Robert Burkell bludgeoned to death his 81-year-old tenant Charles Bertheas. The motive: money. Today, Burkell is in prison for life. But his wife Susan, who authorities say did not participate in the slaying but knew what was happening, is set to inherit the victim’s money.
By William Gjebre
BrowardBulldog.org
After a brief period of independence, the Hallandale Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) is once again under the thumb of the city manager.
By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
Gov. Rick Scott Wednesday rejected a recommendation that he reappoint Dr. Joshua Perper, Broward’s high-profile medical examiner, to another three-year term.
The move appears to signal the end of Perper’s 17-year tenure as Broward’s Chief Medical Examiner – a post that in 2007 made him a national media celebrity after he conducted the examination and autopsy of the body of model and actress Anna Nicole Smith.
By Karla Bowsher
BrowardBulldog.org
Hollywood is under a federal fair housing investigation after a family of 10 Sephardic Orthodox Jews accused the city of discrimination and harassment.
By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
The shrinking cost of trash disposal in Broward is shrinking again – and could tumble further if enough cities decide to band together in a new purchasing co-op.
By Buddy Nevins
BrowardBulldog.org
A unique proposed treatment program for veterans has run into a firefight in Oakland Park as upset residents fear their neighborhood will be overrun with drunks, drug addicts and mental patients.
By Lynn Walsh, BrowardBulldog.org A First Amendment battle has erupted between a prominent South Florida developer and a blogger, who so far has only been identified as “John Doe.” Raanan Katz, a minority owner of the Miami Heat, and his family-owned company R.K. Associates are suing the anonymous blogger for defamation and libel for reports [...]
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By William Gjebre
BrowardBulldog.org
Smarting from criticism, the Broward public schools administration and the teachers union have returned to the bargaining table to hammer out a contract and salvage $52 million in state and federal money.
By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
South Florida Water Management District will reconsider its policies on influence-peddling after news reports about how it does not follow state laws on insider dealing and requiring lobbyists to register.
By William Gjebre
BrowardBulldog.org
A new Broward public schools internal audit of the district’s troubled Facilities and Construction Management Division has found “areas of concern” in the bidding of contracts and says changes should be made.
By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
If political contributions and Tallahassee lobbyists are any measure, Boca Raton’s The GEO Group is the odds-on favorite to win a super-sized contract put out to bid this week in Tallahassee to privatize state prisons across South Florida.
By William Gjebre
BrowardBulldog.org
In a $1.2 million “bitter-sweet” land deal, Hallandale Beach City Commissioners agreed to buy nearly 2 acres owned by former US Congressman Peter Deutsch and his partners to solve a community dispute.
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