Fort Lauderdale FL

Fort Lauderdale-based BTI Partners announced April 24 it had purchased more than 2,000 acres in West Jacksonville with the intent of developing a master-planned community. In a news release, the company said it had acquired 2,091 acres at southwest U.S. 301 and Interstate 10 for $53.2 million from 301 Capital Partners LLC.

Broward County School Board candidate Nicole Morst has secured the endorsement of Debbi Hixon, adding to a growing list of local leaders supporting her campaign for the District 4 seat. Hixon, a longtime public school educator who served more than 30 years in the classroom before being elected countywide in...

DAVIE, Fla. — A string of mail thefts in Davie has led to the arrest of four men, police say, after months of incidents that left neighbors on edge. “It was a lot of mail. I didn’t know you could take that much mail,” neighbor Tyler Berry said.

A quiet Fort Lauderdale block turned violent on Friday morning when a dog fight spiraled into gunfire, leaving two dogs dead and at least two more wounded, police said. The chaos broke out around 9:30 a.m., and a nearby dog owner was bitten while trying to pull animals apart. Officers quickly flooded the area, taping off the scene as investigators tried to sort...

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - A dog owner opened fire during a brawl involving several dogs in a Fort Lauderdale neighborhood, striking four of them, two fatally, police said. Fort Lauderdale Police units responded to reports of shots fired along the 1100 block of Northwest Seventh Street, at around 9:30...

BOCA RATON, Fla. (CBS12) — Police are now offering a $3,000 reward on Friday for details leading to an arrest in the suspicious Boca Raton parking lot murder of Arman Motiwalla. According to previous reports, 37-year-old Arman Motiwalla of Plantation was discovered dead from multiple gunshot wounds in a...

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - Severe damage from a fire on the first floor of an apartment building in Fort Lauderdale trapped a woman inside and fire crews worked quick to pull her out. Fort Lauderdale Police and Fire Rescue units responded to the area along the 800 block of...

Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC), an alcohol distributor, could lay off hundreds of employees at a facility in South Florida , according to a notice filed in accordance with the Florida Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act. The layoffs would affect 363 employees at RNDC, 441 S.W. 12 Ave., Deerfield Beach. The WARN Notice , posted on April 22, also mentions other facilities in the Sunshine...

The closure came without warning for many patrons. The franchise has yet to publicly share the reason.

BOCA RATON, Fla. (CBS12) — South Florida boaters heading out for Sunday’s Boca Bash should expect boat ramp restrictions and park closures in both Boca Raton and Delray Beach as local officials prepare for heavy crowds tied to the annual event. In Delray Beach, the city said on...