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Suspect identified, driver applauded after Florida bus shooting that killed 2

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The two men killed in the Fort Lauderdale bus shooting were identified Friday, while the bus driver was called a hero for quick actions that brought the incident to an immediate end.

Tribune News Service · Mar 18, 2022

Florida bus driver hailed as hero when gunman opens fire

A bus driver is being called a hero for barreling into the Fort Lauderdale police headquarters parking lot after a gunman opened fire

The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2022

Driver hailed as hero in shooting on bus that killed 2, injured 2 others. Suspect identified and heading into court

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Broward County Transit driver has been hailed as a hero for her quick actions after a man started shooting on her bus Thursday afternoon, killing two people and injuring two others.

Tribune News Service · Mar 18, 2022

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Two killed, two others shot on bus near Fort Lauderdale police station

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Two people were killed and another two were hospitalized after a Broward County Transit bus erupted in gunfire Thursday afternoon, and as a result of the shooting, three others were injured in a car crash.

Tribune News Service · Mar 17, 2022

1 killed, 3 others shot on bus near Fort Lauderdale police station

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — One person was killed and three others were injured in a shooting on a Broward County Transit bus Thursday afternoon near the Fort Lauderdale police station on Broward Boulevard.

Tribune News Service · Mar 17, 2022

‘People are passing out’: 911 call describes moment Spring Breakers overdosed on fentanyl-laced cocaine

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — It was supposed to be a carefree Spring Break trip to South Florida for a group of college students, including cadets from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.

Tribune News Service · Mar 15, 2022

New hybrid world order: Fort Lauderdale offices are filling faster than in bigger cities, but what will work life look like in 2022?

The return of office workers to downtown Fort Lauderdale from a COVID-19-induced hiatus can be measured in many ways. One of them: the business lunch.

Tribune News Service · Mar 15, 2022

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‘There’s fentanyl in everything’: 4 new hospitalizations linked to fentanyl just days after Spring Breakers overdosed

Rescuers are deeply troubled by what one is calling a cluster of fentanyl cases popping up in the Fort Lauderdale area after 10 people at two homes were hospitalized because of the potentially lethal drug fentanyl in a matter of three days.

Tribune News Service · Mar 15, 2022

At rally, Florida Democrats rail against Gov. DeSantis

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Charlie Crist, Nikki Fried and Annette Taddeo came together over the weekend, united in their diagnosis of the biggest problem they see plaguing Florida: Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Tribune News Service · Mar 13, 2022

Suspect who sold fentanyl-laced cocaine to Army football player, spring break students named by officials

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The suspect arrested Friday night for selling fentanyl-laced cocaine to spring breakers in Wilton Manors, including four cadets from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, one of whom is a football player, has been named by officials.

Tribune News Service · Mar 12, 2022

‘This is a great concern’: Spring Breakers overdose on fentanyl-laced cocaine at Florida rental house

WILTON MANORS, Fla. — A Spring Break party at a Wilton Manors rental house Thursday ended with six college students overdosing on fentanyl-laced cocaine, Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue officials said.

Tribune News Service · Mar 11, 2022

15-year-old boy dead and 8 people injured in crash involving tractor trailer on U.S. 27

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A 15-year-old boy is dead following a crash on U.S. 27 Tuesday afternoon that left six other children and two adults injured.

Tribune News Service · Mar 9, 2022

1 child dead, 8 people injured in crash involving tractor trailer on US 27 in Florida

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A child is dead following a crash on U.S. 27 Tuesday afternoon that left six other children and two adults injured.

Tribune News Service · Mar 9, 2022

Fort Lauderdale ex-police chief hits back after being fired over diversity promotions

Larry Scirotto says he promoted ‘minority candidates because they were exceptional – not because they were minority’

The Guardian - US · Mar 7, 2022

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Tribune News Service · Mar 7, 2022

Fort Lauderdale will welcome spring break crowds and offers these tips for staying safe, enjoying the sunshine

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Roads leading to Fort Lauderdale beach were jammed with traffic last weekend, and the sand on Fort Lauderdale beach was jammed with college students. That means — you guessed it — spring break is underway, and Fort Lauderdale police and Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue offered reminders…

Tribune News Service · Mar 6, 2022

Body of missing Florida woman found in backyard septic tank; handyman charged

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The body of a 57-year-old woman was found buried in her backyard in a spot the handyman accused of killing her probably didn’t think police would look: the septic tank.

Orlando Sentinel · Mar 3, 2022

Florida surgeon general on masks: It’s a ‘lie’ they save lives, calls doctors who disagree ‘zombies’

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo called the idea that masks saved any lives during the COVID-19 pandemic “a lie, and it needs to stop and people need to unbelieve it.”

Tribune News Service · Mar 3, 2022

Will new abortion restrictions, long-sought goal of conservatives, produce a political backlash and help Democrats in 2022 elections?

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — As Republicans signaled months ago that 2022 would be the year they’d impose new restrictions on abortion access in Florida, Democrats had a warning: Limiting access would produce a political backlash, and a torrent of enraged voters would punish the GOP in this year’s elections.

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Tribune News Service · Mar 3, 2022

Florida’s 15-week abortion ban will have dramatic effects on patients and providers. Here’s what to expect

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Should a proposed 15-week abortion limit making its way through the Florida Legislature go into effect in July, Floridians can expect a dramatic fallout.

Tribune News Service · Mar 1, 2022

Florida Rep. Ted Deutch resigning from Congress, will become CEO of Jewish organization

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch, who has represented parts of Broward and Palm Beach counties since 2010 and is a senior Democratic member of Congress, won’t seek reelection and plans to resign before the end of his current term.

Tribune News Service · Feb 28, 2022

Iguana killers: Hunts around South Florida backyards become a tourist attraction

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Standing in a boat in suburban Fort Lauderdale, Chris Whitaker aimed a .25-caliber air rifle at a large green iguana on a canal bank and squeezed the trigger.

Tribune News Service · Feb 28, 2022

Only in South Florida: These 7 destinations are iconic with a kitschy twist

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Surprise! There’s more to South Florida than eating out and going to the pool.

Tribune News Service · Feb 23, 2022

Manta rays establish shadowy presence in South Florida, as global population threatened

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Giant manta rays radiate menace as they sweep across the ocean surface, their wings reaching a span of up to 29 feet.

Tribune News Service · Feb 23, 2022

How a 13-year-old Florida girl was kept in detention for a crime she didn’t commit

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Two months after being arrested and spending nearly two weeks in a juvenile detention center, charges were dropped against 13-year-old Nia Whims.

Tribune News Service · Feb 22, 2022

Can Democrats beat DeSantis next fall? A look at the odds, and what it would take

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The three Democratic candidates for Florida governor are talking to voters, offering optimistic sound bites to interviewers, and courting financial donors — selling themselves and the premise that they really, truly have a chance to defeat Gov. Ron DeSantis.

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