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.
View ArticleWoman 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.
View ArticleFort 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.
View ArticleMiami-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
View ArticleFire 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.
View ArticleVIDEO | 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...
View ArticleAppeals 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.
View ArticleTropical 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.
View ArticleFirst 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.
View ArticleDeSantis 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.
View Article‘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...
View ArticleAfter 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.
View Article‘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.
View ArticleBroward 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.
View ArticleFlorida 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,...
View ArticleBroward 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,...
View ArticleA 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...
View Article‘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...
View ArticleStartup 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...
View ArticleProsecutor 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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