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Fort Lauderdale is getting ready for some frozen treats when Whit’s Frozen Custard opens in North Fort Lauderdale. South Florida Custard FTL LLC recently filed permit applications with the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation to open a Whit’s Frozen Custard at 4336 N. Federal Highway, just north of Oakland Park Boulevard. The frozen custard shop is expected to open fall 2026.

A Coral Springs woman is now charged with grand theft and giving a false crime report.

A carjacking suspect was caught by Broward deputies Thursday after he tried to speed away, but authorities used a PIT maneuver to spin out his car, the sheriff’s office said. Around 12:30 p.m., Antonio Dominguez, 31, stole a BMW from a Deerfield Beach gas station, 1227 West Hillsboro Boulevard, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies quickly mobilized and called in a helicopter for...

PLANTATION, Fla. — A fight involving a pistol-whipping outside of a Publix in Plantation led to two arrests Wednesday night, according to the city’s police department. It happened at around 8:15 p.m. at the supermarket chain’s location at 6921 W. Broward Blvd., within the Plantation Towne Square shopping center.

A 13-year-old boy was arrested after he allegedly triggered a lockdown at a Broward school by reporting a fake threat on Wednesday because he lost a bet, authorities said. Broward Sheriff's Office officials said they received reports of a possible threat to Deerfield Beach Middle School around 12:30 p.m. About 15 minutes later, they received reports of a possible threat to...

FLORIDA — A deadly crash on Interstate 95 North shut down an off-ramp in Delray Beach Tuesday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Authorities said the crash occurred around 11:30 a.m. and forced the closure of the Linton Boulevard exit. Drivers traveling northbound on I-95 were being directed to continue to Atlantic Avenue to exit […] The post Part of I-95 in...

Yashad Dashawn Jackson, 21, of Pompano Beach, was arrested yesterday after allegedly trying to collect a debt from the wrong person; even after admitting the victim was the wrong person, he allegedly kept asking for more money and eventually burglarized an apartment and held the occupants at gunpoint. The post Pompano Beach man found hiding in dishwasher after allegedly holding multiple people at gunpoint...

Shifting market changes have prompted two developers to downsize a mixed-use project in Plantation, FL. Initially, in 2023, Related Group and BH Group secured approval for residential and commercial space – specifically 512 residences and 24,970 square feet of commercial space. New plans call for a 24.8 percent reduction...

A human rights organization is calling on the Coral Springs Police Department to intensify its investigation into the disappearance of Skylee Merino, a 15-year-old Coral Springs girl who has been missing since April 21 and, according to them, has not made contact with her family in nine days. The Human...

Delray Beach's Blue Anchor British Pub, a decades-old Atlantic Avenue fixture, is now in bankruptcy, according to court records and local reporting. Luv Shak Hospitality Inc., the operating company behind the pub, filed a Chapter 11 petition in late April as landlord claims and state-ordered temporary closures piled up. Regulars and nearby businesses are watching to see whether the historic spot can...