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Fort Lauderdale, Florida is located in Broward County. Zip codes in Fort Lauderdale, FL include 33388, 33311, and 33321. The median home price in Fort Lauderdale is $378,500 which is roughly $161/per square foot. More Fort Lauderdale information.

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58 min ago | South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Pines to contract with Charter Schools USA to manage schools

The city's nationally recognized charter school system may be privatized as early as this week and more than 300 teachers could lose their jobs.

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5 hrs ago | GantDaily.com

Ex-NFL star Chad Johnson released from jail

Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States - Former NFL wide receiver Chad Johnson has been ordered released from jail, one week after he was sentenced to 30 days imprisonment for violating his probation and playfully slapping his attorney's butt during a hearing.

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8 hrs ago | The Miami Herald

Bored no more: Here are ways to have fun this summer

Summer is the time when aspiring hip-hop artists can master how to be the next Macklemore, budding scientists can learn how to design a skyscraper with straws and animal lovers can get personal with an 18-foot great white shark.

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12 hrs ago | Examiner.com

Fort Lauderdale man charged with stealing more than $78,000 in public assistance

Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater announced early Monday the arrest of Renell Peters for public assistance fraud , according to press secretary Anna Alexopoulos.

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12 hrs ago | Broward-Palm Beach

Summer Restaurant Deals For Locals in Broward and Palm Beach

Summer might not be until June 21, but around here, we know better. The rains have come.

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15 hrs ago | Bradenton.com

5 things to know in Florida for June 17

Former NFL star Chad Johnson is hoping to persuade a South Florida judge to reduce a 30-day jail sentence imposed after Johnson slapped his attorney on the backside in court.

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19 hrs ago | WSVN-TV Miami Beach

So. Fla. Turkish activists hold local protest

Activists from South Florida's Turkish community took to the streets Sunday, carrying signs of support and calling for change in their home country following violent clashes between civilians and riot police.

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Sun Jun 16, 2013

South Florida Sun-Sentinel

VA tackles problem of incomplete claims from local veterans

The Department of Veterans Affairs has promised to erase the backlog of compensation and pension claims of thousands of veterans in South Florida and nationwide in two years by shifting resources and going digital.

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South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Horns, horses, clash as riders, residents collide

Friction can arise when South Florida's ever-expanding suburbs rub up against those few remaining rural pockets where horses, and often other livestock, roam.

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South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Bomb experts check out potential airport threats

About once a day, a passenger at one of South Florida's three major airports tries to take an item through security that could be mistaken for a bomb.

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The Miami Herald

SFTA unveils resource site; other tri-county groups take root

While much of the spotlight has been on Miami, it takes the entire tri-county region to build a strong, sustainable technology hub - that's the belief of several Broward and Palm Beach organizations focused on selling South Florida as a major emerging tech center.

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South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Record hot? No, a sensor is faking out your phone

It was unbelievable, especially if you checked your smartphone Saturday and saw a reading of 104 degrees in Pompano Beach.

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The Messenger

Paul E. M. Kersten III

A Memorial gathering for 67 year old Paul E. M. Kersten III will be held Saturday June 22, 4:00 PM at the Crawford Park Shelter House in Ft.

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Bradenton.com

Broward County judge sharply questions state workers for allowing boy to return to troubled mom

A Broward County judge, sitting only a few months in child welfare court, blasted state foster care administrators Friday for returning a 4-year-old boy to his mentally ill mother against her orders -- a decision that may have resulted in his death.

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Sat Jun 15, 2013

South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Proposed Walmarts heighten expectations -- and fears | Poll

Love them or hate them, more Walmarts are popping up in South Florida, including in urban areas where they once were hard to find.

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The Miami Herald

Hungry anglers take gourmet trip

Rarely do South Florida fishing guides prepare lunch for their customers; if they have any food on board at all, it is usually a stale grab-and-go from the local convenience store or a can of Vienna sausages that must be carbon-dated.

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Examiner.com

Riverwalk Fort Lauderdale Burger Battlea IV delights South Florida carnivores

On Friday, May 31, in Huizenga Plaza, the 2013 Riverwalk Fort Lauderdale Burger Battlea IV, presented by Publix, Publix Aprons Cooking School and Publix Aprons Catering, produced one winner for the top two awards, the first time this has happened in the event's four years.

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Patch.com

Morris College President Hosts Global Interview

Technology is constantly changing the world we live in and connect us globally. Dr. Edward J. Yaw, president of County College of Morris and host of the TV program Campus Connect , recently interviewed Dr. Joel Ericson, the director of the Fulbright Program in Russia, and J. David Armstrong, president of Broward College in Fort Lauderdale, FL, on ... (more)

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South Florida Sun-Sentinel

After Shuckers collapse, restaurants reassure patrons

Owners of some South Florida waterfront restaurants had comforting words for their jittery customers on Friday: Our decks are safe, they said.

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The Miami Herald

Cay-hopping: Abaco vs. Exuma

Abaco has two airports, one each in Marsh Harbour and Treasure Cay. Marsh Harbour's new airport is expected to open in July.

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