Fort Lauderdale

King Tides Bring Flooding Chaos to Fort Lauderdale Annual High-Water Season Returns South Florida’s annual “King Tides” are back, pushing seawater onto roads and into neighborhoods from September through December. These seasonal surges, known formally as perigean spring tides, occur when the moon’s closest orbit to Earth aligns with new and full moons. The result:

South Florida Condos: The Budget Bomb Under the Boom “Low HOA is not a bargain. It’s a time bomb with a lobby.” The Post-Surfside Cold Shower Florida rewired condo governance after Surfside. Milestone structural inspections are now on a clock, and associations must base budgets on an engineer’s Structural Integrity Reserve Study (SIRS) for the

DeSantis Slams Broward County Budget as Commissioners Defend Property Tax Plan “It’s impossible to take away our property taxes and not defund the police.” — Broward Commissioner Steve Geller Broward Passes $1.7 Billion Budget with Small Tax Cut FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The Broward County Commission this week approved a $1.7 billion property tax budget,

Steve Glassman’s Pickleball Politics: Fort Lauderdale’s Boom, and Bust Wiffle-Ball Future “Cranes everywhere, nails in our tires, dust in our lungs, and somehow, always, more pickleball.” – Patrick Zarrelli A City Drowning in Development Fort Lauderdale isn’t just growing, it’s convulsing. Whole city blocks are fenced off, glass towers erupt from once-quiet streets, and downtown

Fort Lauderdale SWAT Team Blasts Into Garage During Pre-Dawn Standoff Fort Lauderdale, Fla. — A Fort Lauderdale neighborhood was jolted awake early Wednesday morning when a SWAT team blasted open the garage door of a home off Northwest 27th Avenue near 17th Street while serving a search warrant. The Incident Around 5:00 a.m., residents reported

Fort Lauderdale’s Housing Fallout: How Developer Dollars Built a City of Condos, Not Homes A City Built on Developer Donations and Agendas Fort Lauderdale is now facing a housing reckoning decades in the making. A balanced urban vision one that would have prioritized single-family homes, affordable neighborhoods, and long-term stability was sidelined in favor of

Coral Springs Tragedy: Husband Arrested After Wife Found Dead in Canal “She was screaming, ‘My husband is trying to kill me,’ moments before she was found dead in the water,” witnesses told Coral Springs police on Monday night, raising chilling questions in a case that has rocked this quiet South Florida community. Timeline of Events

Crosswalk Protests in Broward A Frontline Fight for LGBTQ Visibility Florida’s Department of Transportation (FDOT) has ordered the removal of rainbow-themed crosswalks across the state, including those in Broward County. The latest flashpoint: rainbow murals reading “PULSE – you will not erase us” appeared outside FDOT’s Broward Operations Center and the District 4 office in

Port Everglades Sees Coast Guard’s Largest Drug Offload in U.S. History PORT EVERGLADES, Fla. — In a historic operation on Monday, the U.S. Coast Guard offloaded 76,140 pounds of illicit narcotics: including 61,740 pounds of cocaine and 14,400 pounds of marijuana at Port Everglades. The haul, valued at more than $473 million, marks the largest

Fort Lauderdale Police Turn to Public in Search for Beach Parking Garage Shooters FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Police are asking for the public’s help after exhausting all investigative leads in a June 22 triple shooting that took place atop a Fort Lauderdale Beach parking garage. The incident, which unfolded at approximately 1:30 a.m. at 200

Triple Shooting Outside Fort Lauderdale Wawa Leaves Three Injured; Police Say Suspects Are in Custody FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Thursday evening shooting outside a Wawa gas station in Fort Lauderdale left three people injured and a community shaken after what witnesses described as a rapid and public exchange of gunfire. The shooting occurred around

Bomb Threat Spirit Airlines Flight A 16-year-old boy is facing serious criminal charges after allegedly making a bomb threat that forced the evacuation of a Spirit Airlines flight at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Wednesday afternoon. The incident caused widespread disruption, prompted a full-scale law enforcement response, and left passengers shaken and confused as authorities

Naked Intruder Refuses to Leave Fort Lauderdale Pool for Four Hours in Bizarre Standoff FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — July 3, 2025 — A peaceful afternoon in a quiet Fort Lauderdale neighborhood turned into an hours-long spectacle Wednesday after a naked man broke into a backyard and refused to leave the homeowner’s swimming pool. The bizarre

Armed Man Arrested at Wilton Manors Pride Parade; Bodycam Footage Released WILTON MANORS – Newly released police body camera footage reveals the tense moments when officers arrested a man attempting to enter the Wilton Manors Stonewall Pride Parade with a loaded firearm and multiple full magazines. The incident occurred on June 14, during one of South

Woman in USPS Uniform Steals $4,624 in Designer Sunglasses from Pembroke Lakes Mall PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. — A woman dressed as a U.S. Postal Service worker made off with more than $4,600 worth of designer sunglasses last month, and police are now asking for the public’s help identifying her. According to Pembroke Pines police, the

Pepsi at Hard Rock Stadium? South Florida Deserves Better Than This Flat-Soda Deal A Sticky Situation: Pepsi Slides Into Hard Rock Stadium Like a Bad Trade Deal In a move that has left South Florida sports fans clutching their souvenir cups in horror, Hard Rock Stadium—the home of the Miami Dolphins, the Miami Hurricanes, the

Florida Lawmakers Demand Answers Over $14 Billion in Hidden Insurance Transfers TALLAHASSEE, FL — Florida lawmakers grilled current and former state insurance commissioners in a tense hearing Friday morning, demanding accountability over a previously confidential report that revealed billions of dollars quietly moved between insurance companies and their affiliated firms — all while homeowners across

Caught on Camera: Georgia Man Charged After Sucker Punch Outside Fort Lauderdale Bar Leaves Victim with Brain Bleed A violent confrontation outside a popular Fort Lauderdale nightlife spot has resulted in felony battery charges after surveillance and police body camera footage showed a Georgia man sucker-punching another man during a late-night altercation. The incident occurred

Miami-Dade Deputy Arrested in Broward on Kidnapping and Assault Charges Involving Child’s Mother POMPANO BEACH, FL — A Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputy is facing multiple serious charges after allegedly assaulting and kidnapping the mother of his child during a violent domestic dispute in Broward County. The deputy, Terrance Dion Chester, 28, was arrested Thursday in

Dad Drowns Saving Children A Florida father is being hailed as a hero after tragically losing his life while rescuing his two children from treacherous ocean conditions in Fort Lauderdale. The incident unfolded on Monday afternoon, turning a seemingly ordinary day at the beach into a heartbreaking tragedy. The man has been identified as Antwon