A homeowner quickly turned the tables on some fake FBI agents when he fired his gun and sent them running for cover early Monday morning. Broward Sheriff’s Office robbery detectives are releasing surveillance video in the hopes of identifying the three suspects. The attempted home-invasion robbery, reminiscent of an old The Stooges movie, occurred shortly [...]
Memorial Weekend is definitely best spent with family and friends by the water in South Florida. Just before the heat of summer, it’s usually a beautiful weather weekend (expected to be no different this year!) and a great chance to get outside. While you’re heading out to party this weekend, check out these great waterfront [...]
From the Broward Teacher’s Union: Broward school employees, including their charter school colleagues, plan several protests on Thursday afternoon in Pembroke Pines and Cooper City as the deadline nears for Governor Charlie Crist to sign or veto Senate Bill 6 / House Bill 7189. Union leaders anticipate Governor Crist will either sign or veto the [...]
Broward County Public Schools Community Schools announces its summer camps and programs for a variety of interests and all ages. Registration is open now for a wide range of fun
Crime prevention tips from Cooper City Commissioner John Sims: Last evening I was invited to the Home Owner’s Association meeting at Estada in Monterra. Commander (Acting Chief) Stoner and his Deputies were in attendance, and gave some very enlightening facts regarding crime and burglaries in our neighborhoods. Commander Stoner gave some outstanding insights and tips [...]
By Valerie Amor, Green Examiner, guest columnist. It was President Barack Obama during his campaign that stressed repeatedly that he would never support lifting the moratorium off the coast of Florida, “I intend to keep in place the moratorium here in Florida…to protect Florida’s pristine coastline.” Since his own words are stronger than mine in [...]
The Broward Sheriff’s Office Economic Crimes Unit stopped and inspected 42 vehicles Tuesday morning during a Commercial Contractor Operation in Cooper City. Investigators from the State of Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation Broward County’s Contractor Compliance Unit, BSO’s Aggravated Felonies Unit and Gun Squad assisted the Economic Crimes Unit.
The Broward Schools Integrity ethics panel will convene its third and final public hearing on Monday, March 15th, 2010, from 6 pm to 8 pm at
Twenty-nine Broward residents recently passed written and laboratory exams at the UF-IFAS/Broward County Extension Office in Davie as the culmination of their intensive 14-week, 112-hour lecture, laboratory and field Master Gardener training. They join the ranks of 183 active Florida Master Gardeners, bringing the total serving the County to 212.
The Foundation for Coloring Away Pain is rapidly responding to the needs of affected children in Haiti in the wake of a devastating earthquake that has left many homeless and without their families. With the help of Marie Rador of Cooper City, Fl, the Foundation has translated their books, “The Day the Earth Shook” and [...]
With temperatures only reaching 60 degrees during the day the last few weeks, everyone in South Florida has been cold, but the hundreds of students in our Broward County Public Schools have been especially cold. Teachers around the county have reported to the Broward Teachers’ Union that many schools do not have workable heaters or [...]
A decision to move students from Pioneer Middle to other area schools will be officially postponed if new recommendations pass during two public hearings coming up over the next month. In early December, hundreds of parents in Cooper City attended several community forums and pleaded with elected officials not to move their children around.
On Saturday, December 12, 2009, students from Cooper City High School were joined by over 500 people from throughout the tri-county area, raising close to $12,000 during Miles 4 Smiles, a walk-a-thon for Operation Smile, a worldwide medical with the mission of providing free surgeries for children from poor countries who have correctable facial [...]
If you are a homeowner in Cooper City, your home could be featured in an upcoming Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. The show, which airs on ABC, is looking to film in Cooper City. “We are in the process of finding families who are deserving and in need of a new home for our next season [...]
A Cooper City commission has been appointed to the Sunshine Technology Team. Commission John Sims will work with Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum to explore open government requirements as related to electronic communications and emerging technology. Sims will look at
Broward County Public Schools recently announced the 2009/10 year graduation dates and locations for its high schools and alternative education centers. Below is the list.
The community gathered in Cooper City Friday night to celebrate the holidays together. The city celebrated “Light up Cooper City.”
The fourth and final Community Boundary Conference during this phase of the school boundaries process will be hosted by the District’s School Boundaries Department on Monday, November 23 at 7 p.m. at J.P. Taravella High School,
# People hospitalized with confirmed cases of H1N1: 82 # Broward County deaths: 11 Total vaccine allocated to Broward County: 195,000 Total doses dispensed by Broward County Health Department: 33,000 Total doses to healthcare providers, private physicians and hospitals: 71,000 Doses for schools in the next 2 weeks: 47,000 44,000 doses will be distributed in [...]
Several hundred Cooper City parents came out in a sea of red to protest the planned boundary changes that could send Pioneer Middle Students to Pines Middle or Driftwood Middle. The Broward County Public Schools hosted its first public community input meeting on the boundary changes that are heavily affecting schools in Cooper City, Hollywood, [...]
Four Community Boundary Conference meetings will be hosted by the School District’s School Boundaries Department for all impacted communities regarding potential boundary changes for the 2010/2011 school year. The Superintendent’s initial boundary recommendations with detailed scenario maps and rationales will be presented and discussed providing community members an opportunity for input. The same information and [...]
Broward County Transit (BCT) has scheduled a series of public meetings to gather input on future service plans. These community meetings represent one of the three phases of the Comprehensive Operational Analysis (COA), a comprehensive study and evaluation of BCT service operations. The three phases consists of service assessment, service evaluation and public participation. The [...]
THE WEDNESDAY MEETING on NOV. 4 AT 10 am HAS BEEN CHANGED TO 7pm A Community Boundary Conference will be hosted by School Board Members regarding School Boundaries for all impacted communities regarding any and all potential boundary changes. The Superintendent’s initial boundary recommendations with detailed scenario maps and rationales will be presented and discussed [...]
A mother facing DUI and child neglect charges has a good Samaritan to thank for stopping her two young children from stepping into danger on Wednesday. Shortly before 5 p.m. on September 30, Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the intersection at southwest 101 Avenue and southwest 52 Street in Cooper City regarding two young, [...]
