The Latest Breaking News from Fort Lauderdale

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Two books about transgender kids, including Broward resident Jazz Jennings’ “I Am Jazz,” have been removed from Palm Beach County classrooms and libraries in response to a new Florida law.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The Parkland school shooting trial ended its first week Wednesday, with several dozen potential jurors passing the first cut to serve on a case expected to last through September.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Two months after a high-speed crash killed six people in West Delray Beach, a teenager was arrested on vehicular homicide charges in their deaths, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office announced.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The case of the Parkland school shooter appeared to be headed toward a mistrial Tuesday after defense lawyers balked at how the judge handled a group of jurors who declared they could not follow the law on the case.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Nikolas Cruz, who already pleaded guilty to killing 17 people and wounding 17 others, sat at a table with his lawyers during the first day of what’s expect to be a six-month trial to determine whether he gets life in prison or death.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Jurors at the upcoming trial of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School mass shooter still will get a chance to visit the scene of the crime, even though the killer’s guilt is no longer in question, Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer has ruled.

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 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.