Focus On South Florida: Thanksgiving Trot & Paddle 2015
The 5th annual Thanksgiving Trot & Paddle event will be held this year on Thanksgiving morning.
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The 5th annual Thanksgiving Trot & Paddle event will be held this year on Thanksgiving morning.
A Pennsylvania father is upset at TSA agents in Fort Lauderdale who confiscated his 5-year-old son's Buzz Lightyear toy because they said it looked too much like a gun.
Broward Sheriff's deputies said a man found dead near a Pompano Beach park was "brutally killed."
It is some of the most sophisticated and fascinating technology that you will ever see and it's being used right here in South Florida – and across the country – to catch people sharing, viewing and even creating child pornography.
If romance is in the air, then check out some of the best date night spots in South Florida on this list, including long walks along a beautiful trail in a local park, a romantic view from the top of an observation tower or a romantic dinner under the dim light at a comedy club.
Here is a list of five concert events in the South Florida that will keep your conversation going for years to come.
In Fort Lauderdale, on Veterans Day, there was patriotic music, honor guards standing ramrod straight and lots of tears as those who have served to keep America free were honored.
Federal aviation investigators are trying to determine why a South Florida based airplane crashed in Ohio Tuesday afternoon, killing all people on board.
Scams are a growing business for criminals but now the Better Business Bureau (BBB) is providing a new tool that can help consumers from being scammed.
The community got its first look at a new train system that would connect South and Central Florida.
The Broward Sheriff's Office is investigating what led to a man going overboard and falling to his death on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship.
More than 1,500 boats line floating docks along the Intracoastal Waterway in Fort Lauderdale. Organizers of the 56th Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show said that's $5 billion worth of boating inventory that contains something for everyone.
We always hear about our veterans and how they are in need of our support. In honor of these special people, a few South Florida businesses have decided to show their appreciation to these brave men and women.
Celebrate the "month of masculinity" with a great moustache, well cared for at these great South Florida barbershops!
Bond set at $75k for the driver who police say never stopped after allegedly running over a teenager and killing her.
ACT and SAT test prep classes are available in multiple locations throughout South Florida to help students prepare for the college entrance exams.
Fort Lauderdale Police arrested a man they say hit and killed a 15-year old girl in Fort Lauderdale earlier this week.
U.S. Customs agents discovered a pest considered a threat to crops, inside a shipment at Port Everglades.
More than just ear piercing, we have compiled a list of 5 more top spots for piercing in South Florida.
It was sentencing day for an investment adviser involved in the $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme run by disbarred attorney Scott Rothstein.
An Oakland Park woman charged with murdering her neighbor went before a Broward County Judge Sunday to face charges.
Here is a list of five of the best fall craft beers that you will want to add to your list of "must-try's"!
Traffic along a stretch of State Road A1A in Ft. Lauderdale is being diverted due to a water main break.
Fort Lauderdale Police say they are looking for a woman who set another girl on fire during a fight.
Weston Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz says she has the "skin of an alligator" referring to the criticism she has faced as chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC).
The Miami Marlins promoted catcher Joe Mack from Triple-A and demoted the slumping Agustín Ramírez before the club's game against the Philadelphia Phillies.
New recommendations target safety gaps in Biscayne Bay, including a single citation database, improved navigation markers, and a potential "boat court."
Passengers described chaos, missing luggage and costly rebookings as Spirit abruptly halts operations at FLL.
Police say the suspect admitted to the shooting and was found with a gun after two men in their 20s were killed inside a Miami apartment.
Authorities are searching for Andrew Jansen of Palmetto Bay after he was hired through a pet-sitting website to care for an Air Force airman's dog, which was later found dead in Colorado.
The Miami Marlins promoted catcher Joe Mack from Triple-A and demoted the slumping Agustín Ramírez before the club's game against the Philadelphia Phillies.
New recommendations target safety gaps in Biscayne Bay, including a single citation database, improved navigation markers, and a potential "boat court."
Passengers described chaos, missing luggage and costly rebookings as Spirit abruptly halts operations at FLL.
Police say the suspect admitted to the shooting and was found with a gun after two men in their 20s were killed inside a Miami apartment.
Authorities are searching for Andrew Jansen of Palmetto Bay after he was hired through a pet-sitting website to care for an Air Force airman's dog, which was later found dead in Colorado.
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.
A federal appeals court blocked a FDA rule that allowed the abortion pill mifepristone to be dispensed through the mail.
The incident occurred one week after shots were fired during the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, D.C., and Mr. Trump was rushed off the dais.
The 81-year-old former New York City mayor has been hospitalized for pneumonia, his spokesperson said.
Before this map was created, there were 20 districts that favored Republicans and eight that favored Democrats.
State lawmakers approved the new map, which deeply affects both Wasserman Schultz and fellow Democratic congressman Jared Moskowitz.
Several commissioners have raised questions about how the center would be funded in future years.
In an interview on Facing South Florida, Wasserman Schultz said the Governor's efforts to redraw the maps will almost certainly violate the Fair Districts constitutional amendment voters in Florida passed in 2010.
The center – which was promised to voters back in 2004 – would take mentally ill individuals out of the jail and move them into a place where they can receive comprehensive treatment and support.
Luna said she expects Florida Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick to be the next member who either resigns or gets expelled.
Uthmeier was asked several times during a press conference in Miami this week if he had formally requested the judge overseeing the grand jury to keep the findings secret.
Seventy-three percent of Americans say delays and denials of medical treatment by healthcare insurers are a major problem. Now, a company called Sheer Health says they will fight insurance battles on behalf of their clients.
An unlicensed cosmetologist from Florida has been found guilty in a California court for providing an injection that killed a model who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Tests of dozens of baby formulas by Consumer Reports found that nearly half contained potentially dangerous chemicals.
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.
The performance followed similar shows by Madonna in 2024 and Lady Gaga last year on one of the world's most iconic waterfronts.
Attending this year's Kentucky Derby meant more for thoroughbred expert Mark Toothaker, who suffered a seizure from laughing at a whiffed NFL field goal attempt that led to a lifesaving diagnosis.
David Allan Coe also had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others.
Jake was at the funeral for one of his closest friends when he learned of his parents' deaths, he said.
Michael Tilson Thomas, the 12-time Grammy Award winning composer and famed conductor who led the San Francisco Symphony for a quarter century, has died.