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74-year-old woman fell into road, died in hit-and-run accident. Help needed...

74-year-old Willie Mae Gipson fell off a street and into a road, then died in a hit-and-run accident in mid-July. Her family and Fort Lauderdale detectives are asking for help identifying the driver.

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Woman dies in crash while driving herself to the hospital after she had been...

A Lauderhill woman died in a car crash on Sunday night while driving herself to the hospital after being shot in Pompano Beach. She crashed into a tree outside the hospital.

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Fort Lauderdale candidate’s campaign sign went missing. So he used a tracker...

The tracker led police to the home of political rival Jacquelyn Scott. Her campaign worker had the sign inside her Jeep but planned to return it, Scott said.

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Miami-Dade officer critical after shooting; suspect killed

Authorities say a Miami-Dade police officer was critically wounded and an armed robbery suspect was killed in an exchange of gunfire during a car chase

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Fire burning in Everglades isn’t threat to people or buildings

A 1,300-acre fire in the Everglades in western Broward County is only 10% contained, but it isn't a threat to people or buildings, officials said. It started with a lightning strike.

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VIDEO | Detectives seek driver who struck 2-year-old in hit-and-run accident...

Broward Sheriff's Office detectives have released a surveillance video showing a woman checking her car for damage. The woman is suspected to be the driver in a hit-and-run accident in Oakland Park...

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Appeals court blocks teen’s abortion under Florida consent law

An appeals court Monday upheld a decision by a Northwest Florida circuit judge to block a teen from having an abortion without notification and consent of a parent or guardian.

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Tropical wave over Nicaragua still has low chance of developing, hurricane...

National Hurricane Center forecasters say some slight development is possible through this weekend as it continues to trek northwest over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico.

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First pediatric case of monkeypox confirmed in Florida

A toddler in Martin County caught monkeypox but the Florida Department of Health said it's not worried about spread among school-age kids.

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DeSantis wants retired police, firefighters to be teachers

Gov. Ron DeSantis said he wants to expand his plan to have military veterans as classroom teachers to include retired first responders such as police, firefighters and EMTs.

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‘Pent-up demand’ for cruises: Bookings increase as COVID testing requirements...

Carnival Cruise Line announced Tuesday that its future cruise bookings doubled after the company relaxed its COVID protocols on Friday. Vaccinated passengers no longer need to get tested just before...

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After outcry, Broward goes back to wallet-sized voter registration cards

The Broward Supervisor of Elections is remailing newly sized voter registration cards after public outcry that their supersized cards no longer fit in a wallet.

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‘A gladiator’: Jerry Stephenson, openly gay minister, dies at 65

Jerry Stephenson, an openly gay fundamentalist minister, has died. He was 65, according to the funeral home.

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Broward off to a smooth start on the first day of school

Broward students’ return to school went smoothly Tuesday, even as educators face challenges statewide around staff shortages, school safety and the pandemic.

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Florida man dies after eating raw oyster at Rustic Inn

A Florida man has died from a bacterial infection from eating a raw oyster at the famed Rustic Inn Crabhouse in Dania Beach. The death is the second in the state this month traced to the bacteria,...

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Broward recruits teachers from Philippines to address staff shortage

Broward school district has found one more way to fill many vacant positions going into the school year: hiring from the Philippines. About 102 Filipino teachers have either already arrived in schools,...

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A sport-fishing mystery solved: The lengths sailfish and marlin go to recover...

After you catch and release a sailfish or marlin, what happens? A new study from Nova Southeasters University reveals that these coveted gamefish, which help fuel a $9.2 billion recreational saltwater...

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‘Spews that lie over and over again’: Is there anything positive in showdown...

There’s little, if anything, that’s forward-thinking or positive in Broward’s hottest political contest of the summer. The protagonists, Lauren Book and Barbara Sharief, are competing ferociously for a...

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Startup airline offers new flights to Berlin from Fort Lauderdale in December

Norse Atlantic Airways, which recently started transatlantic service from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, is offering round-trips to Berlin starting in early December. One-way fares...

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Prosecutor sues DeSantis after his removal over abortion law

“If the governor’s allowed to do this, what’s left of democracy?" Hillsborough State Attorney Andrew Warren asked Wednesday.

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