Broward County

Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony Tells tells the "South Florida Roundup" that jails have become the go-to mental health facility in the country and he thinks can resolve the issues.

A nonprofit is in charge of distributing the rapidly growing state funds. But financial troubles at one pregnancy center highlight gaps in its review of organizations that receive money.

Some older Floridians have a new companion to help them combat loneliness: ElliQ is a tabletop device that uses AI to conduct humanlike conversations with its owners.

There have been 10 cases in South Florida this year. Eight in Miami-Dade and two in Broward.

In Florida, the latest drinking water results show an “alarming level” of PFAS compounds at the Orangewood Water System in Holiday and in the city of Pembroke Pines.

On Florida Roundup, we discuss how more Floridians are becoming caregivers for people with Alzheimer’s, and the number is only expected to increase. Also, what does it mean to be an autism-friendly city?

Some of the measures Cooper City took include setting aside low-sensory areas for outdoor events with loud noises, and adding signs in offices to tell visitors what to expect.

States are acting in the wake of a federal investigation into what officials say was a fraud scheme in which several now-closed South Florida nursing schools sold phony nursing diplomas and transcripts.

Circuit Judge John J. Murphy III agreed with the defense that prosecutors had failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Jorge Carballo had acted with reckless disregard for human life or had demonstrated conscious indifference to his patients’ safety.

A judge has acquitted Jorge Carballo, administrator of Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills, of causing the overheating deaths of nine patients after Hurricane Irma in 2017.