School cuts, murder indictment, historic bet: Catch up on 3 Coral Springs stories
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Three recent stories about Coral Springs and Broward County covered several topics, including school-district budget cuts, a high-profile murder case and a massive sports-betting win.
Here’s a rundown to catch up:
Broward school board delays vote to cut over 800 jobs to save $40 million
Broward County Public Schools delayed a vote on cutting 856 positions as it tries to save about $40 million amid declining enrollment. The board is set to workshop the plan May 11 and take a formal vote May 19, with critics warning the cuts could hurt student support services while leaving top leadership mostly intact.
Indictment of Stephen Bowen unsealed, charging him with vice mayor’s murder
An unsealed indictment charges Stephen Bowen with first-degree premeditated murder with a firearm in the death of Coral Springs Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer, along with tampering with evidence. Bowen pleaded not guilty, and the case is headed next to a May 28 status hearing as prosecutors allege he shot Metayer and then tried to get others to help conceal evidence.
Coral Springs bettor risks $30 — and walks away with $2M on long-shot MLB parlay
A Coral Springs bettor turned a $30.11 bet into a $1.98 million payout after hitting a six-leg MLB home run parlay with astronomical odds. Hard Rock Bet said it was the longest-odds seven-figure parlay win in its history, capped when former Miami Marlin Jazz Chisholm Jr., now with the New York Yankees, homered to clinch the final leg.
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