The Latest Breaking News from Fort Lauderdale

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The first group of potential jurors in the trial of the Parkland school killer appeared in court Monday morning on the opening day of the trial to determine whether he gets the death penalty.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The guilt of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter was never really in question. His fate is.

Miami International Airport and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport have the two longest wait times for security and passport control among the nation’s largest airports, according to a survey examining Transportation Security Administration and U.S. Customs and Border Protection data over the past year.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Crews gained an upper hand Sunday on a brush fire that has burned more than 20,500 acres in South Florida, and crossed into southwest Broward County, after weekend rain helped douse the flames.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Delray Beach man charged with second-degree murder stemming from an allegation of road rage in Fort Lauderdale in a May 2019 shooting had the charge dismissed because of Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — As Florida moves toward a new normal, the state is seeing an uptick in new COVID-19 cases, just as the subvariant known as “stealth omicron” takes over.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Mike Tomlin is the gold standard for hope, the possibility of fairness, and a catalyst for change in the NFL.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Lawrence Taylor, the ex-football great who spent his Hall of Fame career as a linebacker with the New York Giants, pleaded not guilty Wednesday during his arraignment on charges of failing to register as a sex offender.

Bright Green Corp., a Fort Lauderdale-based company with conditional approval from the DEA to produce cannabis, is filing to list its shares on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol “BGXX”.  

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — At one moment, Wesley, a 52-pound bull terrier, was resting peacefully with his head in Ariel Sackett’s lap. A short time later, with little warning, Wesley attacked, biting her right hand, right biceps and right calf.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Drawbridge tender Artiussa Paulk tried to “hijack the truth,” creating a false narrative when she told police blame falls squarely on Carol Wright, the woman who in February plunged to her death after Paulk opened the drawbridge she was crossing, Wright’s family attorney said.