Fort Lauderdale FL

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Broward County Circuit Judge Frank David Ledee sentenced Luis Rodriguez on Monday to spend the rest of his life in prison. When Davie police officers arrested Rodriguez on Nov. 6, 2022, they reported he was born in Havana, Cuba, lived in Miami-Dade County, worked at Rooms To Go, and had a...

The immunization rate for Broward County kindergarteners has dropped to its lowest level in 15 years. About 82% of kindergarteners received the required vaccinations for the 2024-2025 school year, according to data from the Florida Department of Health. The widely used public health goal is a vaccination rate of...

Late-night meals are about way more than just good food. They’re often on the heels of a really fun experience-just after a concert, party, or wedding-and are the perfect way to keep the vibes going. They’re also often associated with delicious comfort food, like burgers and fries or thick stacks of pancakes, and the...

It was a tough week for restaurants across South Florida, with inspectors from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation finding troubling conditions at a string of high-profile establishments. Christine Lee’s, the decades-old dining institution at Gulfstream Park, was written up for roaches,...

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. (WSVN) – Two people have been arrested in connection with a series of armed robberies in Miami Beach and the City of Miami that targeted nightclub partygoers wearing high-end watches, police said. Miami Beach police said Dwight Gustave, 30, and Andria Banks, 41, were taken into...

FIVE incoming laws will change the rules of the road next month, and drivers should double-check before getting behind the wheel. One speed limit update will bring new cameras that threaten violators with $100 fees. The speed cameras are set to be installed outside more than a dozen schools in...

A 6-year-old girl who was reported missing in Miami Gardens has been reunited with her family, police said. According to Miami Gardens police, Jenesis Acosta’s father, Janicy Acosta, returned the girl to her mother at 4:30 a.m. on Sunday. According to investigators, Jenesis was last seen around Northwest 27th...

Boca Raton resident calls My Safe Florida Home application process 'terrible letdown'. WFLX continues to dig for answers as the My Safe Florida Home portal opens up to residents. The application process for Group 2 — "low-income homeowners" of any age — opened up Monday. Victim of food...

Jose Luis Fernandez, 60, invested a good amount of money with Ybis Del Carmen of Reality Golden Group, a woman he had known since 2012. It’s not uncommon for senior people to fall for real estate scams. However, Jose wasn’t too worried as he had someone familiar by his side. Little did he know that […]

The semi-truck driver who investigators say made a “reckless” U-turn on the busy Florida Turnpike, causing a crash that killed three South Floridians obtained his commercial driver’s license in California — despite being undocumented. The Aug. 12 crash occurred when Harjinder Singh tried to make a U-turn at an...