Spring break surges in South Florida as tourists flock to Fort Lauderdale
According to AAA booking data, both Fort Lauderdale and Miami rank among the top 10 spring break destinations this year.
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According to AAA booking data, both Fort Lauderdale and Miami rank among the top 10 spring break destinations this year.
Spring break is in full swing across South Florida and early signs indicate a surge in tourism, particularly in Fort Lauderdale.
Court sided with the automaker in a dispute about the design of the car's battery system.
A cold front slides into South Florida on Tuesday afternoon and will increase the potential for scattered showers.
For those put off by the rules in Miami Beach, spring breakers found a home in Fort Lauderdale.
Fed up with the level of surveillance and rules, a lot of spring breakers took the party to Fort Lauderdale,
Highs are in the 80s for all of South Florida, with a moderate rip current risk at the beach.
High pressure will keep us dry and quiet through Saturday and Sunday.
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem called in an "unprecedented seizure of illicit drugs."
A cold front will move in overnight and drop temperatures into the low 50s on Friday morning.
Afternoon highs will be near 80 degrees.
Our next cold front arrives late Thursday.
The afternoon will be drier and breezy.
Fort Lauderdale welcomed the crowds. South Beach enjoyed the relative quiet.
A resident told CBS News Miami that Tuesday's fight on the beach raised eyebrows.
On Friday, a few isolated showers will be possible.
Rylo Yancy was shot and killed while going down a slide at a birthday party at Riverland Park in Fort Lauderdale on July 21, 2024. Investigators said it was a drive-by shooting between young men in two cars.
A few isolated showers may develop Thursday afternoon into the evening.
It will remain mainly dry and warm for the rest of the week and into the weekend.
Fort Lauderdale Police said forensic evidence, witness accounts and cell phone data led to first arrest.
Two people are in critical condition.
Las Olas Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale was temporarily closed to traffic on Tuesday morning after a crash involving at least four vehicles left several people injured.
Fort Lauderdale Police said forensic evidence, witness accounts and cell phone data led to the indictment of a 20-year-old man in connection with last year's fatal shooting of 3-year-old Rylo Yancy.
The crash happened in the eastbound lanes of Las Olas Boulevard at Riviera Isle Drive.
Highs will be in the upper 70s under a mostly sunny sky.
Tracie Catalano founded the free shop after serving as a foster parent for nine years, before eventually adopting some of the children she cared for.
Lawyers for the man charged with killing Charlie Kirk are citing a federal agency's report in questioning the link between a bullet from his autopsy and a rifle found near the scene.
It's unknown if any injuries were reported.
Iran strikes a tanker off Dubai and reports suggest a first attack on an Iranian desalination plant, as the war pushes U.S. gas prices over the $4 mark.
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Tracie Catalano founded the free shop after serving as a foster parent for nine years, before eventually adopting some of the children she cared for.
Lawyers for the man charged with killing Charlie Kirk are citing a federal agency's report in questioning the link between a bullet from his autopsy and a rifle found near the scene.
It's unknown if any injuries were reported.
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Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
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The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
Lawyers for the man charged with killing Charlie Kirk are citing a federal agency's report in questioning the link between a bullet from his autopsy and a rifle found near the scene.
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