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Fort Lauderdale, Florida is located in Broward County. Zip codes in Fort Lauderdale, FL include 33388, 33311, and 33321. More Fort Lauderdale information.

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14 min ago | South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Broward commissioner got failing grades as landlord, records show

The grass was remarkably tall in September at a Fort Lauderdale rental home owned by Broward Commissioner Dale Holness.

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1 hr ago | South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Three Fort Lauderdale cops under criminal investigation, accused of lying

Kenneth Post, 49, of Fort Lauderdale is shown in a November 2009 jail arrest photograph.

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2 hrs ago | NBC Miami

Homeless, Advocates Talk About Hate Crimes

After the Memorial Day weekend face-chewing, homeless advocates discuss attacks on homeless people in the South Florida area.

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5 hrs ago | CBS Local

Broward Deputy Changes Plea In Drug Case

Why does the news media regularly refer to and scrutinize the Religious Right but rarely even use the term Religious Left? Is it possible this because media are protecting their secular progressive/humanist beliefs and goals fro Who was being escorted by a large number of police motercycles, FHP cars blocking exit ramps on State RD 112 and I95 ... (more)

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9 hrs ago | CBS Local

Broward School Board Honors Teen Hero

Saleh Saleh will be honored by the Broward School Board for saving a boy from a rip current on Mother's Day.

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13 hrs ago | Mass Transit

FL: New Express Buses Roll on I-595 to Fort Lauderdale and Miami

May 30--Just as billed, the service is fast and reliable. And for this week, it's free.

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15 hrs ago | Palm Beach Post

Jury rules stiffen in wireless age

Several years ago, one local juror used an iPhone in just that way - and ended up adding a Palm Beach County manslaughter trial to the growing list of cases tossed because of jurors' use of electronic communications and social media.

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20 hrs ago | Tampa Bay Online

Papa John's opening in long vacated property

The site once was slated for three restaurants to open, including a popular South Tampa transplant - Sangria's Spanish Tapas Bar & Restaurant.

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Tue May 29, 2012

Walton Sun

6 charged in tax scheme

Six people have been charged with conspiring to defraud the United States by filing $18 million in false tax returns from locations in Panama City and Fort Lauderdale, federal officials announced Tuesday.

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South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Meth crew used Postal Service, Greyhound bus to deliver drugs, feds say

At first, they shipped or mailed the drugs to Broward County but when some of the merchandise seemed to go missing, they started sending it with a Greyhound Bus passenger, federal authorities said.

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CBS Local

Skeeters Begin Summer Assault, Fight Back

The body of a female mosquito fills up and balloons as she sucks blood from a photographer's hand at Everglades National Park August 12, 2002 in Flamingo, Florida.

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Business Journal

Sophia Loren christens MSC Divina - slideshow

Actress Sophia Loren christened the new MSC Divina in Marseilles, France, over the holiday weekend.

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NBC Miami

Police Chase Ends in Crash in Pompano Beach

Fort Lauderdale Police Capt. John Labandera describes the chase that began in Fort Lauderdale and ended in a crash in Pompano Beach.

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Broward-Palm Beach

Food Not Bombs Prepares to Move On: Photos

The Fort Lauderdale chapter of the food-sharing network Food Not Bombs gathered on Friday afternoon, as it has done most weeks for years, to serve up free vegetarian food with a side of anarchist literature, guitar-strumming, and anti-establishment conversation.

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South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Portable fingerprint scanners becoming useful police tool

Palm Beach Gardens police officer Jeffrey Main, right, demonstrates the new handheld fingerprint scanner their agency is now using with the help of David Buckley, CEO of Cross Match Technology that manufactures the device.

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The Epoch Times

Hurricane Season Starts Early

Florida Gov. Rick Scott speaks during the Governor's Hurricane Conference at the Broward County Convention Center on May 16 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

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Mon May 28, 2012

News Press

Lonely dweller in Fort Myers condo tower, developer settle spat

A recent settlement marks the end of a three-year legal standoff between the loneliest condominium dweller in Fort Myers and a one-time billionaire developer.

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Examiner.com

Drive-Ins are a dying bred leaving only memories

The Super 30 Drive-In was located on the edge of the town - actually the Borough - of Irwin, with about 5,000 inhabitants.

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NBC Miami

Boynton Beach Soldier Honored on Riverwalk

The name and legacy of a mother's son will live on in downtown Fort Lauderdale after a new brick was placed for him in the Wall of Honor this Memorial Day.

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CBS Local

Gas Prices Fall Over Memorial Day Weekend

AAA , AAA Fuel Report , Florida Drivers , Florida Gas Prices , Gas Prices , Gasoline , Gasoline Prices , Memorial Day Holiday , Memorial Day Weekend , Regular Gasoline Travel South bound at 69th and Biscayne has an unusal traffic light regarding oncomming traffic.

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