Fort Lauderdale FL

A Florida state lawmaker is advancing a proposal that would allow homeowners aged 65 and older who benefit from the homestead exemption to stop paying local property taxes

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A couple fell behind on their mortgage payments, and their belongings ended up in piles outside of the house in Fort Lauderdale, neighbors said. The bank sold the foreclosed house across from Floranada Park and Floranada Elementary School at an auction in August, records show.

A double shooting that left an elderly person dead and another with life threatening injuries is under investigation in Davie, according to police.

A Mexican national who authorities say had been deported five times from the U.S. was arrested in Fort Lauderdale on a charge of trafficking about 50,000 fentanyl pills hidden inside a Sesame Street-style school bus toy. Guillermo Higuera German, 37, was ordered detained on Friday by a federal magistrate judge after...

POMPANO BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - The Broward Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 17-year-old boy who was last seen in Pompano Beach. Detectives said Alec Treto was last seen around 2:30 p.m., Friday, near the 900 block of Northwest Third Terrace. Treto...

Florida education officials are preparing to launch a first-of-its-kind pilot program that will place nonlethal, armed security drones on select school campuses as part of a new strategy to respond more quickly to active-shooter threats. The initiative, funded with $557,000 in the state’s 2025–26 budget, will roll...

Loved ones remember Ebony Winn’s courage, compassion and dedication to her community.

Thanksgiving is just days away and a new survey revealed some not so great news for people living in South Florida.

More than 30 people were arrested outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Miami last Saturday afternoon—including Tampa photojournalist Dave Decker. The post Tampa photojournalist arrested outside ICE detention center in Miami appeared first on Creative Loafing Tampa .

A Fort Lauderdale man pleaded guilty on Nov. 14 to charges arising from a years-long scheme that defrauded international investors—primarily Venezuelan nationals—of more than $94 million. According to court documents, Andrew Hamilton Jacobus, 64, falsely portrayed himself as a seasoned financial advisor managing...