Safety The Priority As Fort Lauderdale Prepares For New Year's Celebrations
Himmarshee Village in downtown Fort Lauderdale is getting ready for New Year's Eve - preparing for the big anchor to drop on 2017 and welcome in 2018.
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Himmarshee Village in downtown Fort Lauderdale is getting ready for New Year's Eve - preparing for the big anchor to drop on 2017 and welcome in 2018.
Here's how Fort Lauderdale is getting ready for New Year's Eve festivities and what you should know if you plan on going.
The Royal Caribbean cruise ship Serenade of the Seas is back in South Florida after several passengers were killed in a Mexican bus crash.
A deputy collapsed in front of a Broward County jail Friday afternoon.
When family members live out of state, gift cards are the ideal gift. But a gift card can also be a handy gift for local friends and family, too. While a prepaid gift card from Walmart or some other major chain store is great, it is also impersonal. Put some thought into choosing of a gift card by finding a local venue from which to purchase the gift card.
A teenager, suspected of trying to burglarize a car in Fort Lauderdale, was shot early Tuesday morning.
A young man is in police custody in connection to the shooting of two juveniles during a street fight in a North Lauderdale neighborhood.
Brightline reportedly plans to start some of their services between Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach in December.
A teenager wanted in a South Florida murder was placed into custody at Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport trying to fly out of the state.
A teen has gone missing and the family and Ft. Lauderdale Police have turned to the community for help.
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Hundreds of runners will lace up for the Fort Lauderdale Half Marathon bright and early Sunday morning.
Fort Lauderdale Police are looking for a man they say is bipolar and schizophrenic and escaped a facility.
A four-year-old girl who died when the car she was in slammed into a utility pole was not strapped into a car seat.
Police gave the all clear after a 'weapons complaint' was reported at a Fort Lauderdale school.
An explosion in Ft. Lauderdale has seriously injured an employee who was doing maintenance on a fuel tanker, according to authorities.
The verdict is in for a more than 30-year-old rape case.
Every year, Ft. Lauderdale hosts the largest in-water boat show in the world, with exhibits ranging from yacht builders and designers to exotic cars and brokerage yachts.
A jury started deliberating Wednesday in the trial of a man accused of raping a woman more than 30 years ago.
Bullets riddled a Ft. Lauderdale duplex overnight sending one person to the hospital.
Officers are investigating a death at the Public Storage facility in Fort Lauderdale.
A Ft. Lauderdale woman who was trying to sell an iPhone through the online app Offer Up was shot in the head when she met up with the prospective buyer.
It was a tense few hours at the Broward Health Medical Center where an armed man barricaded himself in a room.
The Broward Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a man whose body was found beaten in Ft. Lauderdale.
Nearly two weeks after a woman was sexually battered in front of Ft. Lauderdale apartment complex an arrest has been made in the case.
Mayor Michael Jospeh claims surveillance footage shows him being threatened, prompting a formal complaint to local police.
A licensed nursing assistant from Pompano Beach was found guilty by a federal jury for orchestrating a massive health care and wire fraud conspiracy.
Loved ones of Yahkeim Lollar, a Miami high school football player fatally stabbed in 2024, implored a judge to move forward with the trial of 18-year-old Jahara Malik.
Microsoft services are down for thousands of users, according to tracking service Downdetector.
Democratic state Rep. Angie Nixon has announced her candidacy for the Florida U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Ashley Moody in the 2026 election.
Mayor Michael Jospeh claims surveillance footage shows him being threatened, prompting a formal complaint to local police.
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Democratic state Rep. Angie Nixon has announced her candidacy for the Florida U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Ashley Moody in the 2026 election.
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.
Democratic state Rep. Angie Nixon has announced her candidacy for the Florida U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Ashley Moody in the 2026 election.
The failed vote comes a week after the White House peeled off GOP support for a similar measure in the Senate.
President Trump could start flying in a plane donated by Qatar as early as this summer, as the U.S. Air Force confirms it will deliver the refurbished jumbo jet for use as Air Force One within months.
Geraldo Lunas Campos died following an altercation with guards at Camp East Montana, a tent facility on the grounds of Fort Bliss.
Over a dozen college basketball players are accused of taking bribes to tank their performance — the latest in a series of alleged sports gambling schemes, leading one ex-prosecutor to urge professional leagues to hire an internal investigator.
Jim DeFede discusses Governor Ron DeSantis' eighth and final State of the State address with House Speaker Danny Perez.
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Roughly 1.4 million fewer Americans have signed up for an Affordable Care Act plan as expiring tax breaks drive up premiums.
The largest nurses strike ever in New York City is underway as thousands of NYSNA members walk off their jobs at major hospitals.
After the ACA tax credit lapsed in December, enrollees are opting for less robust health plans or dropping coverage altogether.
New research recommends against drinking coffee or tea served by airlines, urging travelers to stick to bottled water.
In his new wellness book, "Eat Your Ice Cream," Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel goes beyond the basics of eating, exercise and sleep, to the importance of being happy, social engagement, and recommended behaviors (like "don't be a schmuck") that can benefit longevity.
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Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
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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.
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Among the names missing when the 98th Academy Award nominations were announced were Ariana Grande, George Clooney, Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, and anyone associated with "Wicked: For Good."
The celebrated Sundance Film Festival, opening Thursday in Park City, Utah, includes films starring Natalie Portman, Olivia Wilde, Seth Rogen and Charli XCX, plus a wide range of documentaries.
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Prince Harry struck a combative tone as he testified in his lawsuit against the Daily Mail's publisher.
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