Southwest flight makes emergency landing over mid-air security threat as flier is detained amid...
A SOUTHWEST Airlines flight has been diverted and forced to do an emergency landing after a mid-air security threat. Flight 2094 from Nashville to Fort Lauderdale was forced to cut...
Early-Morning Deputy Gunfire Shatters Calm On Oakland Park Block
An early-morning call about a suspicious person in Oakland Park ended in a deputy-involved shooting Thursday, after Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies confronted an armed individual, authorities said. Deputies were dispatched shortly before 7 a.m., and during the encounter with the person believed to be armed, a...
French Cafe Concept Expanding to Miramar
MIRAMAR, FL- Vanilla Espresso French Cafe is preparing to open at 11679 City Hall Promenade, Miramar, FL 33025, with franchise owners Carlos Portal and Leydis Portal targeting a late March or early April debut. Carlos Portal told Business Debut the team is currently finalizing remaining state permits as they prepare...
New video shows Fort Lauderdale officers fatally shooting armed man who opened fire
New video shows Fort Lauderdale Police officers fatally shooting an armed man who authorities said opened fire multiple times last month. The body camera video released by the department on Friday shows the Feb. 14 shooting of 43-year-old Luis Felipe Londono Ospina. According to police, officers had responded to the...
Broward’s Big-Money Boom, Job-Market Gloom As County Climbs To No. 2 In Florida
Broward County is sending mixed messages on the economy: county leaders say the region generated roughly $136.6 billion in economic output in 2025, even as local employment slipped. The numbers were rolled out at a packed State of the County forum in Fort Lauderdale, where business and civic leaders crowded in to...
Mystery Marine Bigwig Drops $43 Million On Fort Lauderdale Trophy Point Lot
A marine-industry executive quietly plunked down $43 million on Friday for one of Fort Lauderdale’s most coveted slices of waterfront: the point lot at 1818 SE 10th Street in Rio Vista Isles. The roughly 1.4-acre site has been marketed as a buildable compound with room for multiple yacht slips and sweeping...
Starved Dog In Taped-Up Box Leads To Fort Lauderdale Man’s Arrest
Authorities say a routine cremation drop-off at a Wilton Manors vet clinic turned into a criminal case on Thursday, after staff opened a taped-up box and found a severely emaciated dog inside. The dog, later identified as Spike, was so thin that his hip bones and ribs were clearly visible,...
Pioneering Black Broward educators’ grave is in disrepair. She wants to fix it
For weeks after her mother’s death, Tracie Boyd visited Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens cemetery in Pompano Beach, taking time to process her grief, bring flowers and spruce up the graves where both parents now rest. But she began to wander to other parts of the cemetery, curious to see if she saw graves of others she...
Search underway for missing 65-year-old man from Oakland Park
OAKLAND PARK, FLA. (WSVN) - Detectives with the Broward Sheriff’s Office Missing Persons Unit are seeking the public’s help in locating a 65-year-old man. Deputies say Michael Vassell was last seen on March 2, near the 4900 block of Northwest Ninth Avenue in Oakland Park. Vassell stands 5...
Man’s walk home from Boca Raton Target turns into shootout, cars and home hit...
BOCA RATON, Fla. (CBS12) — A walk home from a Boca Raton Target turned into a struggle for survival when a man found himself in a gunfight after an alleged unprovoked attack by a Delray Beach man. The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office said that on Thursday at 10:12...
