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DeSantis to request a major disaster declaration from Biden after flooding in South Florida

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced that he will request a major disaster declaration for Broward County due to the devastating flooding last week, his office announced in a press release Saturday, the first step toward possible federal assistance for struggling residents.

Tribune News Service · Apr 22, 2023

Florida couple shot at after going to wrong house while delivering Instacart groceries

Shocking incident took place in Broward County after workers mistakenly stepped onto property

The Independent UK · Apr 22, 2023

DeSantis seeks federal aid for Fort Lauderdale flood victims

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is asking the Biden administration to declare Broward County a disaster area due to flooding earlier this month after record rainfall

The Independent UK · Apr 22, 2023

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Think development doesn’t make flooding worse? Think again

It was the rainstorm that seemed to never end, turning roads into rivers and forcing drivers to abandon their cars in search of higher ground all over Broward County, Florida.

Tribune News Service · Apr 20, 2023

Torrential storms batter South Florida, close key airport

Nearly a foot of rain fell in a matter of hours in Fort Lauderdale – causing widespread flooding, the closure of the city’s airport and the suspension of high-speed commuter rail service for the Broward County region

The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2023

Shore power: Cruise ships to get charged up at Port Everglades

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — In the name of greener shipping, Broward County’s venerable Port Everglades is moving to join a small but growing group of ports worldwide that allow visiting cruise ships to plug into shore-based power sources for electricity.

Tribune News Service · Apr 3, 2023

Something in the water? Researchers studying high amounts of late-stage breast cancer in Florida county

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Broward County, Florida’s rate of advanced breast cancer exceeds the state and national average, and researchers want to learn why.

Tribune News Service · Mar 23, 2023

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Rap star XXXTentacion was murdered 5 years ago. The 3 men accused of ambushing and robbing him have been found guilty

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Three men accused of ambushing, robbing and murdering rising rap star XXXTentacion in Deerfield Beach nearly five years ago were found guilty Monday by a Broward County jury.

Tribune News Service · Mar 20, 2023

3 men found guilty of robbing, murdering rapper XXXTentacion

Tribune News Service · Mar 20, 2023

They weren’t porch pirates: Theft ring members stole whole houses, authorities say

Three suspects have been charged in what investigators say was an elaborate scheme to steal Broward County, Florida properties with fraudulent quit claim deeds, liens and litigation.

Tribune News Service · Mar 16, 2023

FBI pushes back on Trump’s claims he ‘sent’ feds to help DeSantis stop election fraud in 2018

Ex-president claimed in November that he sent US attorneys and FBI agents to stop ballot fraud in Broward County

The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2023

Kodak Black ordered to spend 30 days in South Florida rehab

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Rapper Kodak Black will spend 30 days at a South Florida inpatient drug rehab facility, a Broward County judge decided Tuesday, days after she signed a warrant for his arrest.

Tribune News Service · Mar 1, 2023

Arrest warrant issued against rapper Kodak Black in Florida, court records show

MIAMI — An arrest warrant has been issued against rapper Kodak Black in Broward County after authorities say he violated his pretrial release conditions, court documents show.

Miami Herald · Feb 26, 2023

Miami’s hidden high ground: What sea rise risk means for some prime real estate

Miami isn’t known for its majestic mountains. The tallest peaks in the South Florida landscape, in fact, are a series of landfills. The highest point south of Lake Okeechobee is the dump at Monarch Hill Renewable Energy Park, better known as Mount Trashmore, which towers 225 smelly feet above northern…

Miami Herald · Feb 23, 2023

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The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2023

Mother finally granted temporary visa to visit daughter left fighting for her life in Florida hospital

Hellen Pachon, 21, suffered life-threatening injuries during a vehicle crash on 26 January in Broward County, Florida

Miami Herald · Feb 7, 2023

Tkachuk follows up All-Star Game MVP with 5 more points in Panthers’ huge rout of Tampa

SUNRISE, Fla. — Matthew Tkachuk was right back on the ice Sunday, a day after winning MVP of the 2023 NHL All-Star Game at the end of a busy week as the league’s unofficial ambassador for its week-long Broward County spectacular. His Florida Panthers, sitting three points out of postseason…

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jan 6, 2023

Brandon Powell rented out a movie theater for kids to go see ‘Avatar’

Brandon Powell treated kids from the Boys and Girls Club of Broward County to a showing of "Avatar" by renting out a theater for them

Tribune News Service · Dec 27, 2022

Heirs can help elders protect themselves against becoming victims of growing property fraud trend

Robert Felder, 91, says he didn’t learn that the house he has owned since 1963 wasn’t in his name anymore until he tried to renew his homeowner insurance last summer.

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Miami Herald · Dec 13, 2022

Black Spirit flight attendant sues airline, claims racial discrimination over her firing

A former Spirit Airlines flight attendant is suing the Broward County airline in Miami federal court, alleging she was fired for being overweight after not being given the same opportunity to lose weight as a white colleague.

Miami Herald · Dec 12, 2022

Muslim group urges feds to investigate after teacher disrupts students who were praying

MIAMI — A Broward County charter school dismissed a teacher last week after a video in which she appeared to admonish a group of Muslim students for praying went viral on social media and now a prominent Muslim group is asking federal law enforcement officials to investigate.

Tribune News Service · Dec 8, 2022

Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony didn’t lie on forms about past killing, his lawyer tells ethics panel

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony hadn’t withheld vital information from state law enforcement forms that would have revealed he was involved in a fatal shooting when he was a teenager, his attorney argued to a state ethics commission.

Tribune News Service · Nov 12, 2022

No evidence to support Trump’s latest claim on corruption and ‘stolen’ votes in 2018 in South Florida

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Former President Donald Trump repeated claims this week that votes were being “stolen” as part of the “corrupt Election process in Broward County” in 2018, and asserted “the ballot theft immediately ended” after he sent in the FBI and Justice Department.

Tribune News Service · Nov 8, 2022

Subtropical Storm Nicole puts parts of South Florida under tropical storm warning and hurricane watch

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — South Florida may not come through the end of the 2022 hurricane season without a direct hit as a rare November storm heads for the state’s east coast.

Tribune News Service · Nov 7, 2022

‘Threat is increasing for South Florida’: Counties under state of emergency ahead of potential Hurricane Nicole

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Just weeks before the end of the 2022 hurricane season, South Florida could feel the impacts of potential Hurricane Nicole, and experts said that the threat to the region is increasing.

Tribune News Service · Nov 7, 2022

DeSantis issues state of emergency for 34 counties across Florida ahead of potential Hurricane Nicole

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis issued a state of emergency in 34 Florida counties — including Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach — on Monday due to the potential of an approaching Hurricane Nicole.

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