The Latest Breaking News from Fort Lauderdale

Judge limits access to gruesome Parkland murder photos and video

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — As the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School mass shooting case inches closer to trial, the judge overseeing it is setting down strict rules to protect sensitive crime scene photos and videos from leaking to the general public.

Tribune News Service · Jul 8, 2022

Judge limits access to gruesome Parkland murder photos and video

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — As the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School mass shooting case inches closer to trial, the judge overseeing it is setting down strict rules to protect sensitive crime scene photos and videos from leaking to the general public.

Tribune News Service · Jul 7, 2022

Rebuilding an island: Project in Lake Worth Lagoon relies on nature for coastline protection

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The Nature Conservancy’s Joseph Schmidt envisions a future for the Lake Worth Lagoon. In it, American oystercatchers forage the shoreline, mangroves and oysters filter pollution, and kayaks glide from restored island to restored island. In turn, those islands help protect human development.

Tribune News Service · Jul 7, 2022

What’s next after Roe’s reversal? LGBTQ couples fear their marriages could be the next target

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Now that the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the right to an abortion, all bets are off when it comes to other human rights decisions.

Tribune News Service · Jul 2, 2022

Tropical Storm Bonnie forms, no threat to South Florida

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Tropical Storm Bonnie formed Friday morning in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Nicaragua, forecasters said, and it’s making its way west, where the storm is expected to bring up to 12 inches of rain to parts of Central America before crossing over into the…

Tribune News Service · Jul 1, 2022

Starting Friday, you can get ticketed for excessive noise coming from your car. But will new Florida law be applied equally?

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — It’s an unsettling experience when you’re sitting at a sidewalk cafe, enjoying a meal or beverage, and someone in a car drives by, or stops at a nearby traffic light, with music so loud you can’t have a conversation.

Tribune News Service · Jul 1, 2022

Tropical Storm Bonnie’s formation still imminent, forecasters say; two other systems being monitored

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Nearly one month into hurricane season, forecasters are monitoring three storm systems in the Atlantic.

Tribune News Service · Jun 30, 2022

Lawsuit claims PGA Tour fans cheated because group won't allow LIV golfers to enter PGA events

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The PGA Tour is robbing fans by preventing LIV Golf participants from playing in PGA Tour events, according to a lawsuit filed in Palm Beach County.

Tribune News Service · Jun 30, 2022

Jury for Marjory Stoneman Douglas mass shooting trial sworn in

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The trial of the man who confessed to murdering 17 students and staff at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018 will begin on July 18, the judge in the case said Wednesday.

Tribune News Service · Jun 29, 2022

Tropical Storm Bonnie could form soon; forecasters still watching two other systems

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Three storm systems are brewing in the Atlantic, one of which is likely to become Topical Storm Bonne in the southeastern Caribbean and another could become a short-lived tropical depression near Texas, forecasters said Wednesday.

Tribune News Service · Jun 29, 2022