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Broward County Offers Free Pet Care Clinics to Ease Financial Burden on Fort Lauderdale and West Park Pet Owners
In a response to the escalating costs of pet healthcare, Broward County Animal Care is stepping up to provide free Pet Care Clinics this August, offering a reprieve for local pet owners. The initiative presents an opportunity for preventative care services — vaccines for rabies, no-cost microchipping, and additional preventatives.
Clock ticks for residents of Pembroke Pines condo complex as deadline to leave looms
PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. – Residents of the Heron Pond condominium complex in Pembroke Pines have only one weekend left to get their belongings out and evacuate. The complex is starting to feel like a ghost town, with only a few residents’ vehicles left. “We didn’t expect that they...
With new state law looming, Fort Lauderdale debates idea of homeless parking lots
Imagine homeless people sleeping in cars on the roof of the City Hall parking garage after hours in downtown Fort Lauderdale, with a security guard on night watch. The idea was offered up by Commissioner John Herbst this week as city officials across the state scramble to find solutions before a new Florida law goes into effect on Oct. 1. The law bans people from sleeping and camping overnight ...
As homelessness turns political, it won’t help | Steve Bousquet
When the definitive political history of South Florida is written, a chapter should be devoted to the dysfunctional political relationship between Fort Lauderdale and Broward County. Their leaders work a few blocks from each other, but they’re worlds apart politically. They rarely talk to each other, and when they do, it never ends well. Remember the cringe-worthy workshop on the question of a ...
Carbon monoxide poisoning at Broward school prompts more testing
WESTON, Fla. – The principal of Cypress Bay High School in Weston plans to welcome students back to class on Monday morning after carbon monoxide poisoning prompted school staff to seek medical attention on Friday. A Broward firefighter who responded was also affected. Keyla Concepción, a Broward County Public...
1 taken to hospital after propane leak at Broward elementary school
LAUDERDALE LAKES, Fla. – Medics took one person to the hospital after a propane leak at a Broward County elementary school Monday morning. The leak happened at Oriole Elementary School, located at 3081 NW 39th St. in Lauderdale Lakes. Expansion of Broward County Public Schools cellphone usage ban takes...
Sean Kingston and his mother appear in Broward County court
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Jamaican-American singer and rapper Sean Kingston and his mother, Janice Turner, appeared in Broward County court Monday morning, just days after they both ran away from a Local 10 reporter who tried to speak with them outside federal court. Their arraignments were scheduled for 8:30...
Air conditioning issues at Sunrise Middle School lead to early dismissal
Air conditioning issues led to an early dismissal for students at a middle school in Fort Lauderdale on Monday. Students at Sunrise Middle School were let out early due to "unexpected and ongoing air conditioning problems," Broward County Public Schools officials said in a statement. At least one parent told...
A stretch of I-95 to close Monday night in Broward
Beware highway drivers. A stretch of I-95 in Broward County, northbound and southbound from 10th Street to Hillsboro Boulevard, will be closed overnight this week for Florida Power & Light (FPL) transmission line installation. The section falls within the city of Deerfield Beach. The Florida Department of Transportation says the first lane will close at 9 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 26, and all lanes ...
HOA Fees Surge in Florida Amid Insurance Crisis
HOA dues are up more than 15% from a year ago in Tampa, Orlando and Fort Lauderdale, compared with a median gain of 6% across the 43 metros Redfin analyzed. In Tampa, FL, the median monthly homeowners association (HOA) fee jumped 17.2% year over year during the three months ending July 31, according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. That’s the steepest increase among the 43 U.S. metropolitan areas Redfin analyzed, and compares with a median increase of 5.7% across those metros. Next came two other Florida metros: Orlando (16.7%) and Fort Lauderdale (16.2%). HOA fees also rose in West Palm Beach (12.8%), Jacksonville (7.6%) and Miami (5.7%).
Weekend event aims to increase Black voter turnout in November election
MIAMI -- Ted Lucas didn't vote until he was 35 years old, in the 2008 election. "All my life I felt like voting was another community problem. It wasn't my problem," Lucas said. "They ain't have nothing to do with me. They ain't gonna fix my community." He realized the power of casting a ballot and wanted to spread his story along South Florida. "Now that I had voted, I had seen how it had trickled down to my community. I had seen how it had affected my community," Lucas said. He helped set up the Black Men Win tailgate in northeast Miami-Dade...
Hurricane screen installer hit with complaints about delays, no refunds. Owner says he’s digging out of hole
A Plantation-based installer of electronically controlled roll-down hurricane screens has been beset with complaints from consumers who say promised installation dates have come and gone for months, they’ve had trouble securing refunds, and the owner hasn’t answered phone calls or text messages seeking updates. John Wohlford, owner of OG Living, acknowledged the complaints in an interview with ...
LGBTQ+ travel info nixed from state website
Key West, Fort Lauderdale and Wilton Manors are among several Florida cities that have long been top U.S. destinations for LGBTQ+ tourists. So it came as a surprise this week when travelers learned that Florida’s tourism marketing agency quietly removed the “LGBTQ Travel” section from its website sometime in the past few months. Business owners who cater to Florida’s LGBTQ+ tourists said Wednesday that it was the latest attempt by officials in the state to erase the LGBTQ+ community. Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis previously championed legislation to forbid classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in all grades, and supported a ban on gender-affirming care for minors.
Plan Your Detour as I-95 Closes Overnight in Boca Raton for FP&L Construction Work
Motorists in Boca Raton and North Broward are advised to seek alternative routes on Monday night as a section of I-95 will close for construction work. The shutdown, starting at 11 p.m. and expected to last until about 5 a.m. tomorrow, will halt traffic in both directions near Boca Raton, according to Boca News Now.
Fort Lauderdale Announces Pre Labor Day Festival with Traffic Changes to Ease Festivities on NE 32nd and NE 33rd Streets
Fort Lauderdale is gearing up for an end of summer celebration with its Pre Labor Day Festival on September 1. Scheduled to unfold within the lively vicinity of North Beach Restaurants and Shoppes, spanning NE 32nd and NE 33rd Streets from A1A west to the Intracoastal, the event promises a festive day out for families and friends alike. Those making plans to attend should be aware of significant traffic modifications.
This Week In South Florida podcast: Aug. 25, 2024
PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – Local 10 News This Week In South Florida Anchor Glenna Milberg talks to Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava after her re-election. She also hosts a Roundtable with Jesse Scheckner, of Florida Politics; Douglas Hanks, of The Miami Herald; and Anthony Man, of The Sun Sentinel; and she presents Anchor Calvin Hughes’s one-on-one interview with the new prime minister of Haiti.
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