Broward Animal Control officer injured in dog attack, expected to survive, FLPD confirms
Police confirmed the injured woman is an Animal Control Officer with Broward County Animal Care.
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Police confirmed the injured woman is an Animal Control Officer with Broward County Animal Care.
Police said it happened at around 7 p.m. in the 700 block of Southwest 14th Terrace.
Officer Timothy Skaggs was arrested May 17, 2025, following a domestic disturbance call, according to an arrest report from the Fort Lauderdale Police Department.
A Fort Lauderdale police officer faces multiple charges, including aggravated battery on a pregnant victim, after allegedly assaulting his girlfriend while on duty, authorities said.
Stranahan High School in Fort Lauderdale was placed on a precautionary lockdown on Wednesday morning after a threat was made, according to police.
The altercation occurred near a banquet hall, where a baby shower had taken place earlier that afternoon.
The victim, identified as Myrah Zeigler, 19, was taken to Broward Health Medical Center, where she later died.
Fort Lauderdale police said officers responded to reports of gunfire at a residence off Twin Lake Boulevard shortly before 10 a.m.
The shooting, which resulted in the death of 31-year-old Roberson Fertil, is under investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
Fort Lauderdale police have released a video of a deadly shooting involving two of their officers that occurred early Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025.
Five people, including the officer, were taken to area hospitals.
Steve Maugeri reports the officer and four occupants of the other vehicle were taken to an area hospital. Police said their injuries were non-life threatening.
The shooting happened just after 3 p.m. near 3100 Davie Blvd., Fort Lauderdale Police told CBS News Miami.
Anna McAllister reports a Fort Lauderdale police officer who shot a man at a gas station on Sunday afternoon has been placed on leave pending the outcome of an investigation.
A person was found dead in the New River on Las Olas early Saturday morning, according to Fort Lauderdale police.
Anna McAllister reports the man was brutally attacked Friday night when Fort Lauderdale police say 48-year-old Joseph Soini snuck into his condo on Banyan Street.
Police said early Thursday morning they received a call about a fire near a commercial structure.
Morgan Rynor reports that police said the officers demanded several times that the man put down the device and he refused.
A Fort Lauderdale man has been charged with second-degree murder following the discovery of a body inside a business.
The police investigation, which lasted for hours, kept several people out of their homes overnight.
Steve Maugeri reports neighbors said they heard officers yelling over a bullhorn for someone to come out of a residence.
CBS News Miami's Peter D'Oench reports on Wednesday's fatal police shooting in Fort Lauderdale.
The fatal shooting of a man by Fort Lauderdale police Wednesday morning is under investigation.
Fort Lauderdale Police Chief Bill Schultz says the increased manpower is dedicated to solving and preventing violent crimes throughout the city.
A traffic stop Thursday afternoon led to shots fired at Fort Lauderdale officers.
Damage to Blue Origin's lone launch pad in the wake of last week's spectacular explosion was not as severe as initially feared, the company said.
Florida voters will decide in November whether to dramatically expand homestead property tax exemptions after lawmakers approved a constitutional amendment.
Andrew Richard Lukehart, 53, is set to be Florida's eighth execution of 2026 on Tuesday evening.
The losses after the massive junkyard fire in Opa-locka have been difficult to process, employees say.
In a Truth Social post Sunday night, Trump wrote "Welcome Home" to 54-year-old Justo Betancourt.
Florida voters will decide in November whether to dramatically expand homestead property tax exemptions after lawmakers approved a constitutional amendment.
Andrew Richard Lukehart, 53, is set to be Florida's eighth execution of 2026 on Tuesday evening.
The losses after the massive junkyard fire in Opa-locka have been difficult to process, employees say.
Hurricane preparedness supplies and resources will be distributed at four South Florida locations on June 6 to help families get ready for hurricane season.
The NEXT Weather team shares expert advice on how to prepare for a potential storm.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
The Justice Department said it will stop work on the $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund following a district judge's decision temporarily blocking the program.
Left-wing streamers Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker say Britain's government has denied them entry over their criticism of Israel.
U.S. officials sought help from Russia during President Trump's first term to secure the release of journalist Austin Tice, according to Robert O'Brien.
The regulation, described in internal documents obtained by CBS News, would be the latest effort by President Trump's White House to tighten access to the U.S. asylum system.
Senate Democrats are launching a coordinated effort to kill the Trump administration's $1.7+ billion "anti-weaponization" fund.
Moskowitz provided CBS News Miami with copies of virulent, antisemitic voicemails his office has received.
Critics argue his plan will decimate cities, counties, and local school districts.
Enrique Tarrio said since President Trump announced the formation of the fund, he has been inundated with calls from others convicted for January 6 related activities.
Commissioners voted to allow the review, saying if that was the only way to move the project - designed to help people with mental illnesses caught in the criminal justice system - then so be it.
Enrique Tarrio was sentenced to 22 years in prison for his role in planning and orchestrating the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
U.S. government plans to open a quarantine center for Americans exposed to Ebola on an air base in Kenya have been temporarily halted by a court order.
The head of the World Health Organization says Ebola has killed at least 7 people in Congo, but the U.N. agency says it knows the epidemic "is much larger."
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says risks from the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda are "high at the national and regional levels, and low at the global level."
The cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has docked at the Dutch port of Rotterdam for disinfection, wrapping up a troubled journey that put world health authorities on alert.
At least 80 deaths have been reported in a new Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda, authorities said.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Federal prosecutors have indicted ex-Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier on additional charges related to a sports gambling sting.
President Trump said he is considering replacing the Freedom 250 concert series with a rally after many artists dropped out.
The American Music Awards celebrate fan favorites in the music world and feature performances from multiple artists.
Rob Base, the MC whose lyrics lit up the dancefloor classic "It Takes Two" and got countless people moving worldwide, passed away Friday.
Stephen Colbert hosted "The Late Show" for the final time Thursday night as the franchise came to an end after 33 years.