Coral Springs Top Stories
By LUIS F. PEREZ
September 20, 2024
COCONUT CREEK, FL - Coconut Creek police arrested a Deerfield Beach man this week for driving under the influence after he ran a red light and hit another car with a mother and two children, sending them to the hospital, according to a police report. On Sept. 18 at around 7 p.m., Angelo Carruba, ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL - The city of Coral Springs approved this week a total budget of $286.4 million for the new fiscal year which includes property owners paying more in fees and taxes, even though the city’s millage rate remains the same. City commissioners passed the 2024-25 fiscal year budget in a ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL - Local seniors and their caregivers can get wellness advice and more at the Coral Springs Senior Health and Wellness Fair on Oct. 9.The fair takes from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Coral Springs Gymnasium, 2501 Coral Springs Drive. It will feature dozens of vendors, including ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL - A Coral Springs man was arrested this week after he admitted to watching a woman through her bathroom window, often three times a week, for more than two years, a police report said.The man – identified by police as 58-year-old Philip Ezzo – started watching the woman in her ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Coral Springs police have released a report detailing Monday’s lockdown at J.P. Taravella High School, during which 24 officers and firefighters responded.The incident began when 18-year-old Joshua Garcia visited a guidance counselor at the school, the report said. He was told ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL - Coral Springs police are reminding residents to drive carefully -- or they may just make the next episode of the department’s popular “Traffic Thursdays” series.The series -- which is posted to the department’s social media accounts -- follows city officers during routine ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Some Coral Springs residents may experience a change in the day and time of trash and recycling pickup when the city switches out its trash hauling services starting on Oct. 1, according to city officials. Coastal Waste & Recycling will take over the removal of the city’s ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL - Coral Springs is proposing to start a new program to give businesses up to $100,000 to help demolish aging buildings.If approved, the new Demolition Assistance Program grants would be available to owners and developers for the future development of office, manufacturing, retail, ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL - The former band director of Ramblewood Middle School in Coral Springs will be inducted into the Florida Bandmasters Hall of Fame.John Nista – now retired after leading the band program at Ramblewood for 43 years – will join in November the ranks of the most renowned and ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL - Coconut Creek has hired a new fire chief, bringing back a recently retired deputy chief to be the city’s top firefighter, City Manager Sheila Rose announced last week. “I'm pleased to say that I offered Brian Blizzard the position of fire chief yesterday, and he accepted the ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL - An 18-year-old man was arrested on Monday for trespassing at J.P. Taravella High School in Coral Springs, police said. It happened just before noon when police responded to reports of a suspicious person at the school, located at 10600 Riverside Drive.The school was immediately ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL - A Coral Springs police administrator is now the third member of the current department to graduate from the prestigious FBI National Academy. Major Nicholas Mazzei, a member of the academy’s 291st session, took part in a ceremony on Friday in Quantico, Va. “I want to ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL - Coral Springs elected officials recognized a woman for her quick actions in saving a young child who had fallen into a pool. On June 2 at around 5:30 pm, Linda Weisberg was at a birthday party in Coral Springs when she heard a scream from a neighboring house, according to a memo ...
MARGATE - Doctors at HCA Florida Northwest Hospital in Margate used a recently FDA-approved heart prosthetic device for the first time to repair a patient’s damaged arteries — a medical milestone, hospital officials announced this week. Two of the hospitals leading heart surgeons performed the ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – A 15-year-old boy who attends Coral Springs High School is facing robbery and assault charges after he allegedly tried to steal sandals from another person and then fired a stolen gun toward him on a residential street in Coral Springs.According to a police report, the boy was ...
PARKLAND, FL - A 13-year-old girl from Parkland was arrested this week for making a threat against a private school in Coconut Creek.She’s the ninth student to be arrested in Broward County since August for threatening schools, Broward Sheriff’s Office said in a news release this week. On Tuesday, ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL - Over the last month or so, Coral Springs residents have heard or read about all sorts of scary infectious diseases.Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s former top infectious disease expert, was hospitalized due to West Nile Virus. Cases have been reported across the Northeast, and a ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – New construction is coming to another stretch of Sawgrass Expressway, this one stretching through parts of northern Coral Springs and Coconut Creek. Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise announced Wednesday that a $21 million resurfacing and safety improvements project will span the ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – A moment of radio silence was observed across Coral Springs dispatch channels at 8:46 a.m., the exact moment the first tower was hit.There was also a presentation of colors, symbolic wreath laying, and playing of ‘Taps.’It was all part of Wednesday’s city of Coral Springs ...
PARKLAND, FL - Six seniors from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School are among the more than 16,000 semifinalists in the 70th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. The students from the school serving Coral Springs and Parkland are: Analyse Armstrong, Melissa Azzarito, Ella Maurice, Elle ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL - The mountain of Broward County garbage, known as the Monarch Hill Landfill next to Coconut Creek, produces enough methane gas to power about 9,000 homes — a source of renewable energy. That electricity production may not continue, if the Broward County Commission declines to ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – The center of Coral Springs will transform into a Bavarian village for the city’s annual Oktoberfest on Saturday, Oct. 5.The free event will feature German fare, themed contests, music by the Brussel Sprouts band, beverages, and games for adults ages 21 and older, as well as a ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL - Signage and information will soon be going up in Coral Springs city parks to alert visitors that smoking is now prohibited in all parts of city parks.The new ordinance passed by city commissioners, NO 2024-113, applies to all areas of any park owned and operated by the city of ...
COCONUT CREEK - The internal battles at Wynmoor in Coconut Creek have gone from a Facebook group to multiple lawsuits in the Broward County courts, including two involving a county commissioner and the city’s vice mayor. Wynmoor’s chief administrator and chief financial officer joined the public ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – When Coastal Waste & Recycling takes over as the trash hauler for Coral Springs next month, Ed Peters will be the company’s face in the community.“My job is to increase my company’s impact in the community,” he said.His job title is municipal marketing manager – a role the ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Next up in plans for new space for the Coral Springs Museum of Art in the Cornerstone development: city officials are considering hiring an architecture firm for $303,040 to handle the museum’s architecture and engineering services.City commissioners are scheduled Wednesday to ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – A 44-year-old Coconut Creek man allegedly grabbed a woman and forced her face into a toilet filled with diarrhea during an argument in their home last weekend, a police report said. Coconut Creek police charged Alex Arcila with aggravated assault, battery, and other crimes ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL - Viola Hanson, a Coral Springs resident, is a third-grade teacher at Pembroke Pines Elementary. But when she’s not teaching, you’ll find her indulging in her favorite pastime—gardening at Coral Springs Community Garden. “I love to feel the soil. I love to get my hands dirty,” she ...
PARKLAND, FL - The Stanley Cup made its way to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Friday.The NHL championship trophy has been presented all over South Florida since the Florida Panthers beat Edmonton Oilers in June.On Friday, hundreds of students filed past the trophy at Marjory Stoneman ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL - Over its seven-year span in Coconut Creek, the police department’s Do The Right Thing has not only recognized youth and educators, it has inspired them as well. The nonprofit organization is run by the police department and rewards students and teachers for good deeds and ...