The Latest Breaking News from Fort Lauderdale

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — South Florida residents are used to the weird. Mailboxes shaped like manatees, buildings painted pink and trees eating up sidewalks are part of the quirky landscape.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — With pharmacies in some states preparing to dispense abortion pills, Florida’s Agency for Healthcare Administration sent a letter Thursday to all state health care providers warning them that to do so in Florida is illegal.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Flo Rida’s “My House” resounded through a Broward courtroom Wednesday afternoon, then cut off.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- As Floridians lay by the pool or hit the beach, many will refrain this month from downing a cold beer or sipping on a salt-rimmed margarita.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — At least 25 migrants came ashore on Fort Lauderdale beach Tuesday evening, just days after Gov. Ron DeSantis announced he activated the Florida National Guard in response to a recent increase in landings in South Florida.

Q: We are returning to live in the area after spending years in Los Angeles. We love it here, but most restaurants taste the same. They taste like Sysco. The food tastes like it was frozen at some point. It’s lacking original flavor and the special touch you can taste…

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A woman in a Maserati is lucky to be alive after more than 30 shots were fired at her car on Interstate 95 in Miami-Dade County on Sunday.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The woman who alleged that professional boxer Gervonta Davis assaulted her this week in Parkland now says she and her daughter were never harmed and that the couple is undergoing counseling.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — An upheaval affecting the intersecting worlds of Florida government, politics and lobbying is forcing officials to choose: They could hold onto their positions in elected or appointed offices. Or they can keep their careers, or future career plans — as paid lobbyists.