Fort Lauderdale beaches open for swimming after tar balls washed ashore Saturday; Coast Guard investigation ongoing
South Floridians enjoying a pleasant Saturday at the beach found themselves stepping in dark, greasy balls of oil, possibly ...
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Parts of Fort Lauderdale Beach closed due to excess of sticky tar
A sticky, black substance that washed ashore Saturday prompted officials to close a stretch of Fort Lauderdale Beach as crews ...
Beaches reopen in Fort Lauderdale after tar balls wash ashore
Fort Lauderdale beach reopened to swimmers Sunday after an oily substance washed ashore. The U.S. Coast Guard is still working to determine the source of the substance but it's suspected that it could ...
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Fort Lauderdale house fire claims 1 dog, 5 rescued
Authorities are working to rescue multiple dogs trapped inside a burning home in Fort Lauderdale’s Melrose Park neighborhood ...
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Parts of Fort Lauderdale Beach closed for swimming as oily tar balls wash up on shore
Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue announced that the oily substance on the beach prompted lifeguards to tell beachgoers to stay out ...
After a nationwide search, Fort Lauderdale finds new leader to run City Hall
Rickelle Williams, an assistant city manager in Miami Beach, beat out more than 90 applicants hoping to be chosen as city ...
Live Local Act backlash growing in Fort Lauderdale. But some say give state’s affordable housing law a chance.
Critics fear the state’s Live Local Act, a sweeping initiative designed to boost affordable housing, will change the ...
Late penalty kick lifts Tampa Bay Sun into tie with Fort Lauderdale
Cecilie Fløe Nielsen scores in the 95th minute to complete Tampa Bay’s comeback from a 2-goal, 2nd-half deficit.
Controversial Fort Lauderdale EMS tax proposal is dead for now
Fort Lauderdale commissioners were told they couldn't vote on it because they needed voter approval for any EMS tax.
Coast Guard looking for source of oily tar balls that washed up on Fort Lauderdale Beach
At 7:05 p.m. Saturday, the Coast Guard’s Southeast District posted to social media that “Coast Guard air and surface crews completed searches from Palm beach to Port Everglades for the source of the ...
Fort Lauderdale residents stunned by soaring water bills
FORT LAUDERDALE - Fort Lauderdale residents are seeing jaw-dropping increases in their water bills, with some reporting charges hundreds of dollars higher than usual - leaving many struggling to ...