Category: Local News

A group of Boca Raton residents submitted what they said were more than 5,000 signatures to the City Council on Tuesday night in an attempt to adopt an ordinance that could halt a controversial government campus redevelopment plan. For months, a movement of residents called Save Boca has sought to allow voters more say in what happens to public, city-owned land by gathering signatures to pass identical ordinance and charter amendments into the city’s code. The amendments would require that the city hold a referendum election for any proposal involving the selling or leasing of more than a...

Heads up, South Florida, a historic change is coming to your TV channel guide on Monday: Say hello to Channel 18. The new channel, scheduled to debut at 4:30 a.m.,  comes as WPLG-TV’s Channel 10 officially ends its nearly seven-decade relationship with the ABC network after a contract stalemate between the Berkshire Hathaway-owned television station and the Disney-affiliated network. In a corresponding move, ABC struck a deal with WSVN’s parent company, Sunbeam Television, to broadcast network programming on the new ABC Miami, available on Channel 18 over the air and on Comcast, AT&T...

CBSNews.com reported Sunday night that, according to police, four people were considered safe but were taken to the hospital after a small plane crash in a Pembroke Pines neighborhood. According to a social media post from Pembroke Pines Police, officers are assisting with efforts regarding the plane crash in the area of Southwest 14th Street and 68th Boulevard, just west of North Perry Airport. One pilot and three passengers are all safely out of the plane, police said. To read the full report, go to CBSNews.com.