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...
Fort Lauderdale Police release bodycam, surveillance video detailing fatal shooting of armed man
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - Police have released body camera and surveillance footage capturing the moments when, they said, officers were forced to fire on an armed man in Fort Lauderdale. Fort Lauderdale Police put together a video that incorporates the footage, along with their own narration of what happened...
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...
40 Old-School Miami Restaurants Locals Grew Up With
If you grew up in Miami in the late ’90s or 2000s, then this story is for you. Lately, I’ve been seeing a lot of Instagram videos from locals talking about “old Miami,” and I get it. Miami’s restaurant scene has exploded over the past few years. Every week, there’s another headline about some famous restaurant (or...
Homeowners set for $539 refund checks under city’s first-ever tax relief program
REFUNDS will be hitting bank accounts soon for tax relief. A new measure that passed is the first in the state to offer certain residents much-needed aid, according to the city. Hialeah, Florida, approved legislation that would send refund checks to over 6,600 families to relieve tax burdens. Almost 21%...
