CORAL SPRINGS, FL – When a 30-year-old man struck a utility pole in his van on Wiles Road earlier this month, Coral Springs police officers suspected he was on drugs, a police report.

The man, Beville Quintal, of Coral Springs, was stumbling with his words and having trouble walking, the report said.

The report made no mention of alcohol or other drugs being found in his Honda Odyssey ...

CORAL SPRINGS, FL – A portion of Sample Road in Coral Springs was closed Tuesday after a power line went down.

Sample Road was closed in both directions in the 8200 block for about two hours after the incident was reported at 11:18 am, police and fire officials said.

Police redirected traffic away from the area.

A previous car accident caused the line to go down, ...

CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Coral Springs commissioners are considering changing a city code to allow owners of boats, trailers, motor homes, and other recreational vehicles to park their vehicles on their driveways over the weekends, possibly even holiday weekends.

The code now prohibits boats and those vehicles on residential driveways after 9 pm on Friday until 6 am on Monday.

The proposed ...

CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Coral Springs officially approved Wednesday a tax rate and fees hikes for the next fiscal year.

The new $147 million budget will increase the millage rate from 5.8732 per $1,000 of assessed value in the current year to 6.0232 per $1,000 of assessed value in the 2021-2022 fiscal year.

That means, a homeowner with an average taxable value of $256,213 will pay ...

CORAL SPRINGS, FL – The  developer of the Cornerstone complex now under construction in downtown Coral Springs is aiming to complete the project by the end of 2023, the city’s economic development director said this week.

In addition, the complex at the southwest corner of University Drive and Sample Road is looking to reduce office space (for medical use) by ...

CORAL SPRINGS, FL – A new 125-foot cell tower is proposed to be built on the property of a church in the northwest corner of Coral Springs, city documents show.

If approved, the tower would be built on the property of Parkridge Church at 5600 Coral Ridge Drive on the south side of the Sawgrass Expressway and about 550 feet from the closest “multi-family residential ...

CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Editor’s Note: A 20-year-old Coral Springs resident Chansen Savakinus is fighting cancer for the third time in his young life. His mother, Destiny Haggett, is chronicling the experience in a series of articles for TAPinto Coral Springs.

This is part eight.

Last month, I have had to miss my younger children’s first day of school and open house to meet ...

CORAL SPRINGS, FL – At least 17 schools serving Coral Springs students have had positive Covid-19 cases since the start of the school year, according to a Broward County Public Schools dashboard.

The dashboard shows that 916 students and employees district-wide have tested positive between Aug. 18 and Sept. 2.

In Coral Springs, there have been at least 96 cases.

The data is ...

CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Thousands of Broward County Public School students have not enrolled in the current school year -- and school officials will be looking for them this weekend.

On Saturday and Sunday, hundreds of school district staff and teachers union members will canvass the county in search of students who haven’t signed up for school.

They will go door-to-door in ...

CORAL SPRINGS, FL – A Coral Springs elementary school has been recognized by a learning platform for its highest distinction.

Westchester Elementary School was named a 2020/21 Imagine Nation Beacon School Award by Imagine Learning, a pre-K – 8th grade digital curriculum and assessment language development platform, according to a new release from Broward County Public ...

CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Some residents call Coral Springs City Hall to get help paying for rent, utilities, or medical bills because they have lost their jobs.

Others ask city police officers and paramedics for food or hotel vouchers because they are homeless.

The money for those kinds of emergencies often comes from Coral Springs Community Chest, a nonprofit that serves city residents ...

CORAL SPRINGS, FL – A new public art sculpture is planned at Broward Health Coral Springs that will reflect the “coming together” of the community following the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, organizers said.

The 12-foot-tall “Spirit of Giving” sculpture of a woman, man, and child holding up a colorful heart will be built at the entrance to the ...

PARKLAND, FL- The Stoneman Douglas football team's undefeated opening to the season came to an end on Friday night against Deerfield Beach High School by a score of 29-2.

After allowing just a field goal in the first quarter, MSD gave up 19 second quarter points, falling behind 22-0 at halftime in this year's homecoming game. 

Stoneman Douglas falls to 3-1 on the ...