Dog that attacked 2-year-old in Fort Lauderdale quarantined, officials say
Animal care officials said the child's injuries were severe, but added that the toddler should be okay.
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Animal care officials said the child's injuries were severe, but added that the toddler should be okay.
The toddler had "numerous injuries" and was rushed to the trauma center at Broward Health Medical Center, Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue said.
Officials said just before 3:30 a.m., police responded to the incident in the 200 block of Southwest 2nd Street.
NEXT Weather Meteorologist Scott Withers has the latest,
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The heating of the day will help fuel thunderstorms that could produce heavy downpours and lightning.
Two Fort Lauderdale police officers crashed into each other while responding to a call early Wednesday, leaving them with minor injuries.
Afternoon showers may bring some relief from the heat.
Hospital officials at Broward Health said Aviva Bracha Nisanov was discharged Tuesday afternoon.
Feels-like temperatures could soar to 110 degrees.
It took several days to trap the cat and bring him in so they could remove the 5-inch dart.
The chance of rain increases mid to late week with scattered storms around every day.
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Fort Lauderdale police said a man and woman were stabbed and taken to the hospital.
One person was taken into custody by police after an early morning stabbing in Fort Lauderdale in which two people were injured.
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There will be the potential for scattered showers and a few storms on Saturday and Sunday.
In the afternoon, high temperatures will climb to the low 90s, but it will feel like the low 100s when the humidity is factored in.
A family's trip to Fort Lauderdale turned tragic when a girl was killed and her sister injured in a watercraft crash, as their father, who can't swim, jumped in to try to save them.
Authorities said the two teen sisters were on a guided tour on a rented watercraft when they jumped the wake of a passing vessel, lost control and hit a concrete dock. The older sister remains hospitalized.
A 14-year-old girl died and her older sister was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after their personal watercraft crashed into a dock in Fort Lauderdale, officials said.
The chance of rain is a little higher than it's been over the last few days.
Morgan Rynor reports the sisters were visiting from New York and their family had rented the watercraft prior to the crash.
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is traveling to Florida Wednesday. During the trip, he plans to visit Tampa and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
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