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🌱 How Broward’s new probe into Sheriff Tony could affect local public safety.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning Fort Lauderdale! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Broward’s new probe into Sheriff Tony could affect local public safety.

Also on today's calendar: Celebration Of Art, Imagination And Community Presented By The Art Prevails Project. and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: A couple of morning showers, with a high of 91 and low of 81 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Sunday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 91, low: 77.
  • Monday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 92 and low of 72 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• ‘We want transparency': Broward County launching investigation into Sheriff Gregory Tony's spending at BSO (wsvn.com) — In Fort Lauderdale, Broward County leaders have launched an investigation into Sheriff Gregory Tony’s spending at the Broward Sheriff’s Office amid a tense $850 million budget standoff. The probe follows moves to pull county fire rescue from BSO and questions over using BSO at the airport and seaport, raising concerns about transparency and public safety oversight for local residents.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Wilton Manors

  • ArtsUnited Opens Breast Cancer Awareness Exhibit (outsfl.com)
  • Finding Freedom in Performance (outsfl.com)
  • Review: 'Who Killed Joan Crawford?' at Island City Stage (bocamag.com)

Oakland Park

  • Ely students get a taste of the real world with new food truck (newpelican.com)
  • ‘Not enough tiki bars here': See inside Hula Kai, South Florida's newest tiki destination (sun-sentinel.com)
  • Florida school district considering closing 10 more schools (miamiherald.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "How do billboards talk?" — Sign language (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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