Fort Lauderdale News

When his accuser was shipped off to El Salvador, Jose Urquilla wanted a speedy trial. But now that the young girl is back in South Florida, and prosecutors say they have DNA evidence to back up her allegations, Urquilla has had a change of heart.

By Rafael Olmeda

2h

March and the first part of April are filled with festivals, including the Broward Public Library Foundation’s Literary Feast, the Palm Beach Book Festival and he Diane & Barry Wilen Jewish Book Festival.

A glut of Italian restaurants on Las Olas Boulevard has apparently reached its limit, as Tuscan Prime announced its abrupt closing on Feb. 27, 2020. The Italian steakhouse opened in May 2019 and lasted nine months. A dozen other Italian restaurants and pizzerias remain on the downtown Fort Lauderdale stretch

By Michael Mayo

5h

Looking for stuff to do in March in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Hollywood, Dania Beach, Coral Springs and Sunrise? We got you.

The Pompano Golden Tornadoes started off the high school softball season with a bang when they upset perennial powerhouse St. Thomas Aquinas 3-1 at the Raiders home field.

When his accuser was shipped off to El Salvador, Jose Urquilla wanted a speedy trial. But now that the young girl is back in South Florida, and prosecutors say they have DNA evidence to back up her allegations, Urquilla has had a change of heart.

By Rafael Olmeda

2h

Habitat for Humanity of Broward is once again welcoming needy families to apply for new single-family homes under construction within the Rick Case Habitat Community in Pompano Beach.

It's going to get cold across Florida Thursday night into Friday and remain cool through the weekend, according to the National Weather Service.

By David Schutz

2h

March and the first part of April are filled with festivals, including the Broward Public Library Foundation’s Literary Feast, the Palm Beach Book Festival and he Diane & Barry Wilen Jewish Book Festival.

The Blue Stars defended their championship title in the Pompano Youth Soccer 13-16 age division by defeating Pompano United 2-0 at Pompano Community Park.

Zoë Annslee Blackmon, of Hollywood Hills Elementary School, was nominated for Sun Sentinel/Publix Kids of Character for Kindness.

By Jennifer Boehm

2h

The body of a 27-year-old man, identified by his wife as Lachtowiz "Nando" Frazier, was removed from a submerged car Thursday in the water off of a Tamarac apartment complex parking lot just west of Florida's Turnpike and north of Commercial Boulevard.

By Joe Cavaretta

3h

Looking for a way to celebrate Black History Month? The South Florida Sun Sentinel offers a calendar of items in Broward, Palm Beach and Miami Dade counties throughout the month of February.

By Cindy Kent

3h

A man inside an Infiniti QX30 was shot and killed early Monday in Pompano Beach and another man outside the car was wounded. No known suspect information has been released.

By Doug Phillips

3h

A glut of Italian restaurants on Las Olas Boulevard has apparently reached its limit, as Tuscan Prime announced its abrupt closing on Feb. 27, 2020. The Italian steakhouse opened in May 2019 and lasted nine months. A dozen other Italian restaurants and pizzerias remain on the downtown Fort Lauderdale stretch

By Michael Mayo

5h

Top events this weekend include Day Out With Thomas in Miami, Butterfly Festival in Coconut Creek and Glow in the Park in Boca Raton.

By Jennifer Boehm

5h

The best bars for Spring Break 2020 worth visiting in Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Miami Beach, Delray Beach and West Palm Beach.

By Phillip Valys

6:00 AM

February is Stay at the Scene awareness month, designed to change the mindset of drivers and lower the number of hit-and-run crashes.

By Wayne K. Roustan

4:42 AM