The Latest Breaking News from Fort Lauderdale

Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex raises ticket prices, adds 2-day pass

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is raising the price of its single-day tickets and annual passes and is adding a two-day pass, the attraction announced.

Tribune News Service · Jun 20, 2022

‘He can’t get away with this.’ Pillowcase Rapist survivor wants others to come forward; sex assault center is ready if they do

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Shortly after the “Pillowcase Rapist” suspect was arrested in Miami-Dade County in January 2020, a Broward County woman spoke to a detective.

Tribune News Service · Jun 19, 2022

June is a pivotal month for abortion in Florida

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The next few weeks could bring a major change in Florida when it comes to abortions.

Tribune News Service · Jun 19, 2022

Florida wants to ban kid-friendly drag shows. But the shows will go on, LGBTQ+ groups say

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — In the latest assault on the LGBTQ+ community, drag shows aimed at children could be banned in Florida, after a lawmaker and Gov. Ron DeSantis followed the lead of an idea in Texas.

Tribune News Service · Jun 12, 2022

Conservative Republican Joe Budd hopes to capture South Florida congressional seat

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Conservative Republican activist Joe Budd is running for Congress, hoping to pick up a Broward-Palm Beach county district held for decades by Democrats.

Tribune News Service · Jun 12, 2022

Feds withhold $1.2M as Florida refuses to enforce COVID vaccine rule for health care workers

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.— As Gov. Ron DeSantis fights COVID-19 vaccination passports and mandates — most recently by threatening the Special Olympics with a $27.5 million fine — there’s one mandate he can’t stop.

Tribune News Service · Jun 12, 2022

Governor candidate Nikki Fried calls for massive effort to ‘change the culture of America when it comes to guns’

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Nikki Fried said Tuesday she’d like to see a massive effort to “change the culture of America when it comes to guns,” along the scale of the efforts that turned cigarette smoking into something that’s less glamorous — and thus less popular —…

Tribune News Service · Jun 8, 2022

Defense asks judge to withdraw from Parkland case. She denies the motion

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The Parkland mass shooting trial became the scene of a tense standoff Monday pitting the defense, missing a critical team member due to COVID, against a Broward County judge who has grown openly tired of delays that have pushed jury selection into its third month.

Tribune News Service · Jun 7, 2022

Defense asks judge to withdraw from Parkland case. Judge denies the motion

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Defense lawyers asked Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer to step down from the Parkland mass shooting case Monday, hours after threatening to withdraw as counsel over an order to continue picking jurors while a key member of the defense team is home fighting COVID.

Tribune News Service · Jun 6, 2022

Summer fun in the South Florida sun: 2022 discounts on dining, hotels and attractions

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The snowbirds are gone, and now we locals in South Florida can take a deep breath and enjoy the many reasons we live here. That usually includes summers with fewer crowds and lower prices on hotels, attractions, theme parks and restaurants. However, this year may be…

Tribune News Service · Jun 6, 2022