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Leon Marchand Blasts 1:53.08 Effort in 200 Butterfly at Fort Lauderdale Open. The premier male swimmer in the world used the Fort Lauderdale Open to make a statement on Thursday night, as France’s Leon Marchand unloaded a stellar performance in the 200-meter butterfly. The reigning Olympic champion in the event, Marchand stopped the clock in 1:53.08, the top time in the...

Kate Douglass recorded one of the quickest sets of back-to-back wins in elite swimming, taking the 100m freestyle and 100m breaststroke over a 12-minute span at the Fort Lauderdale Open on Thursday. Douglass, the Olympic gold medalist in the 200m breaststroke, won the 100m free in 53.01 seconds at 6:04...

A woman accused of exploiting an elderly Arlington woman with dementia and taking control of her home — which was later foreclosed on and sold — has been arrested in Florida, police said, in a case first highlighted by a WFAA investigation. Ireka Hamilton, 44, was taken into...

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LAUDERHILL, FLA. (WSVN) - Officials with the Broward Sheriff’s Office said they’ve arrested an alleged carjacker who led deputies on a multi-city pursuit. BSO deputies said a man carjacked a BMW at a gas station in Deerfield Beach on Thursday. A BSO chopper spotted the stolen vehicle, and...

Damian Castilla, 52, of Pembroke Pines, was arrested Wednesday on charges of second-degree grand theft and organized fraud, Miami-Dade jail records show. The latest arrest comes with allegations that he defrauded another investor while already out on bond in a years-long commodities investment scheme. Detectives took Castilla into custody at...

PANAMA CITY, FL — George Schempf is opening Donatos Pizza at 840 W 23rd St, Panama City, FL 32405 with his wife and co-owner, Chris Doss. Schempf told Business Debut the restaurant is targeting an opening around August 1st. There are about 460 locations across the country, and the Panama City restaurant will be among the brand’s first locations in Florida.

Two Broward Sheriff's Office deputies have been disciplined after an internal review of an August 2024 high-speed Tesla crash that killed two women. The findings say the deputies did not deliberately chase the car, but supervisors still faulted them for how they used discretion around the encounter, while the Tesla's driver remains charged in the deadly pileup.

NORTH LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - North Lauderdale is getting pumped to combat flooding. The city held a groundbreaking ceremony for its newly installed $12 million pump station. Officials say it can quickly move storm water out of the city’s network of canals, an important addition for a city that struggles...

Eat light for the next few days. You’re gonna need all the belly room you can get. For the first time, the “hamburger house party” is going down in Broward next weekend. Bun-busting patties will rule the day, and this is no meet and greet. This is meat and eat.