Armed man is killed by Fort Lauderdale police. ‘The suspect fired his weapon.’

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on February 16, 2026. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Local News, News, Social.

An armed man who approached police while they were investigating a disturbance in Fort Lauderdale on Saturday was shot and killed by officers, the city’s police chief said. Police responded to a disturbance in the 900 Block of Chateau Park Drive, the police department said in a statement. “While on scene, officers were approached by an armed adult male who was not involved in the initial disturbance,” Chief Bill Schultz told reporters later Saturday afternoon at the site of the incident. Schultz said an “initial review” had been conducted. “We know the suspect fired his weapon during the...

Gun-control advocates blast Florida Attorney General for refusing to defend concealed carry law

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on February 10, 2026. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Local News, News, Politics, Social.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier asked an appeals court to uphold a teenager’s right to carry a concealed weapon even after a Broward judge last year declared the ban constitutional, all but handing another victory to gun-rights supporters who have tried to make it easier to buy and carry firearms in the Sunshine State. Uthmeier’s office is legally responsible for representing the state in appeals, but in this case he is siding against state prosecutors who say the law is still on the books and should be enforced. The Broward State Attorney’s Office asked Uthmeier’s office for...

Tri-Rail leader David Dech resigns to head Midwest commuter railroad

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on January 29, 2026. Posted in Business, Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Local News, News, Social, Transportation.

David Dech, the top Tri-Rail executive who led a variety of initiatives to upgrade South Florida’s aging publicly funded commuter railroad, has resigned to head a Midwest rail line. Dech, who is executive director of Tri-Rail’s governing body, the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority, stunned his staff with a phone call from Tallahassee announcing his resignation Monday, spokesman Victor Garcia said Wednesday. His new position: president and general manager of the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District. His hiring becomes effective March 16, according to The...

Broward schools back down on plan to hold graduations in gymnasiums

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on January 24, 2026. Posted in Education, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Local News, News, Social, South Florida Schools.

The Broward School District has agreed to return most graduation ceremonies to rented venues after a plan to move them to three high school gymnasiums generated a firestorm of controversy. Superintendent Howard Hepburn issued a memo to Broward School Board members late Friday announcing the change in plans. The School Board heard from numerous students, parents and elected officials at a Wednesday meeting opposing the use of high school gyms. Related Articles Gymnasium graduation plan prompts heated Broward School Board debate Broward moves some...

Famous tree-lined median on Las Olas needs to go, Fort Lauderdale commission agrees

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on January 21, 2026. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Local News, Social.

Say goodbye to those pretty black olive trees on Las Olas. The fate of Fort Lauderdale’s famous tree-lined median on its equally famous boulevard was sealed Tuesday night when the commission decided the median must go to make way for wider sidewalks and outdoor cafes. Today, four blocks of olive trees line the shops section of Las Olas. Construction will not begin on the long-planned redesign of those blocks for another two to three years. But eventually, the trees will be removed along with the median in a project that will cost at least $7.5 million. In the past, Mayor Dean Trantalis has...

Kwanzaa community celebration in Fort Lauderdale | PHOTOS

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on December 28, 2025. Posted in Arts, Education, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Local News, News, Things To Do.

Celebrants participate in an African dance at the African-American Research Library and Cultural Center during “Africa Rising,” a Kwanzaa Community Celebration of Kujichagulia (Self-Determination) on Saturday, December 27, 2025. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel)Celebrants gathered at the African-American Research Library and Cultural Center during “Africa Rising,” a Kwanzaa Community Celebration of Kujichagulia (Self-Determination) on Saturday, December 27, 2025. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel)Celebrants gathered at the African-American Research Library and Cultural Center...

Broward schools reverse course on controversial schedule change

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on November 19, 2025. Posted in Education, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Local News, News, Social, South Florida Schools.

A controversial plan to make major changes to Broward middle and high school student schedules was quashed by the School Board on Tuesday. The proposed $35 million cost-cutting measure ended the same way it began a few weeks ago —behind closed doors. The proposal would have ended traditional block scheduling as well as personalization periods, or study halls, in secondary schools. It also would have limited the ability of teachers to make extra money by teaching classes beyond their normal load. The idea was rolled out a few weeks ago during a closed session and first shared with union...

State now orders Fort Lauderdale to remove even more street art designs

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on August 30, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Local News, Social.

Two days after Fort Lauderdale agreed to fight a state order to remove a rainbow pride flag and three other artsy designs painted on a local street, the state fired off a letter listing seven more sites that need to be removed. The letter, sent Friday at 6:32 p.m. and signed by Florida Department of Transportation District Secretary Steven Braun, gives the city a hearing date of Sept. 15 to make its case for keeping the street art, but warns there will be no change of heart. Fort Lauderdale Commissioner Steve Glassman suggested the state find better things to do than crack down on street...

Fort Lauderdale to fight state order to remove rainbow street art

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on August 28, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Local News, Social.

Fort Lauderdale will not bow down to the state’s demand that it remove four street art designs — including a rainbow-colored pride flag painted on a street near the beach. Before a packed house, commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday night to appeal the state’s order to remove the pavement art by Sept. 4 or risk the state removing it. Mayor Dean Trantalis warned of what might happen if the city were to back down to the state on what he called a draconian order. “You have to ask, where does it end?” he said. “Tonight we must stand our ground. We cannot be bullied into submission and to...

Save Boca group submits petition signatures in attempt to force vote on redevelopment plan

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on August 27, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Local News.

A group of Boca Raton residents submitted what they said were more than 5,000 signatures to the City Council on Tuesday night in an attempt to adopt an ordinance that could halt a controversial government campus redevelopment plan. For months, a movement of residents called Save Boca has sought to allow voters more say in what happens to public, city-owned land by gathering signatures to pass identical ordinance and charter amendments into the city’s code. The amendments would require that the city hold a referendum election for any proposal involving the selling or leasing of more than a...

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