Fort Lauderdale FL

Jai alai is staying in Miami-Dade County — and returning to its historic home at Casino Miami. Why it matters: The World Jai-Alai League, which says it is the only professional jai alai league in the U.S., had been considering leaving South Florida after its lease at Magic City Casino ended in late 2024.

Sandwiched between Fort Lauderdale's iconic Las Olas Boulevard, often considered the most walkable street in Florida, and Sunrise Boulevard, a rapidly-growing neighborhood near the beach, is the picturesque neighborhood of Victoria Park. The residential area is known for its history and charm, and rounds out Redfin's...

Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation inspectors ordered multiple restaurants shut down last week after uncovering disturbing conditions, including a live rodent that collapsed and died during an inspection, extensive rodent droppings in food prep areas, and kitchens overrun with live and dead...

Two people are facing charges in connection with multiple thefts at a Target store in North Miami Beach, police said. Shamiyah Katrail Sinquefield, 25, Samantha Oshin Wright, 30, were both arrested Saturday on charges of retail theft-multiple thefts, records showed. Sinquefield also faces five charges of accessory...

Carressa Jackson looked at the bill for $1 million. It had come after her son Jerome Scott’s heart rate dropped, after doctors delivered him — weighing barely a pound — at 26 weeks, after a helicopter whisked the newborn from West Palm Beach to Nicklaus Children’s Hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit and after a...

NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — A North Miami Beach woman was arrested Saturday after she shot a man four times outside her home, accusing him of trying to break in, authorities said. Deanna Nadine Bernard, 25, now faces a charge of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. According to...

The Florida Lottery recently announced that Marcus Barfield, of Lauderhill, claimed a $1 million prize from the $20 Gold Rush Limited scratch-off game. The South Florida man chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $795,000. Barfield purchased his winning ticket from Deltona Express, located...

The future of Fort Lauderdale's Holiday Park Parking Garage is on the docket for a City Commission Conference Meeting scheduled for December 16. The meeting will serve to assess various unsolicited proposals received through the public-private partnership (P3) process, aimed at revamping the garage as part of the...

(Once again, Florida Theater On Stage is reviewing current shows playing this winter on and off-Broadway, many of which will be touring locally or mounted by a local company. Today, Jane Krakowski fills in at Oh, Mary. Still coming up over this month, reviews of Ragtime and Chess; We already have reviewed Little Bear...

An American crocodile rescued in Key Largo in October after suffering spear and gunshot wounds to its head has died at a zoo in Miami. Zoo Miami announced Dec. 12 that the crocodile — named ‘Britney’ — had died. American crocodiles are native to parts of South Florida, including the Keys. “Britney had suffered from a...