Most of Fort Lauderdale’s beach was shut down to swimmers during a busy beach day Saturday due to oil washing ashore.

A POLITICO analysis found roughly a quarter of all large metro areas face both housing shortages and high flood risk.

Partly cloudy with a high of 73 °F (22.8 °C). Winds from NNE to NE at 11 to 13 mph (17.7 to 20.9 kph). Night - Mostly cloudy. Winds NE at 6 to 10 mph (9.7 to 16.1 kph). The overnight low will be ...

A man who initially fled a traffic stop was shot and killed after an officer fired their weapon at a gas station in Fort Lauderdale Sunday afternoon, officials said. According to Fort Lauderdale ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Police are investigating after they said a man died in an apparent drowning in Fort Lauderdale’s New River early Saturday morning. According to Fort Lauderdale police ...

FORT LAUDERDALE - A man was shot and killed Thursday morning in Fort Lauderdale, leaving behind bullet holes in a van and a shaken community. The Fort Lauderdale Police Department said it happened ...

The ACME study session portion on Jan. 14 aimed to present to the Fort Smith Board of Directors why flood mitigation and plans for future development needed to occur concurrently at the ACME Brick Co.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A man was killed in shooting Thursday morning outside of a warehouse in Fort Lauderdale, police confirmed. Fort Lauderdale police said officers responded to reports of ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released its widely anticipated new flood risk maps on Dec. 20, and unsuspecting residents learned that they may now be required to buy flood insurance.

A man was shot dead outside a Fort Lauderdale warehouse located at the 1600 block of SW 3rd Avenue Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, according to police, who say the incident is thought to be a drive-by ...

Fort Myers residents who pay for flood insurance will see their discount go to 20%, up from 5%, this fall. There are not quite 6,000 residents who carry flood insurance, officials said.

While other Lee County localities have struggled to maintain, and in one case has lost, federal flood insurance discounts, Fort Myers residents will see the cost of their policies fall by an ...