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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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49 min ago | Local10.com

Man dies after car crash

Fort Lauderdale police said Tobias Kelly was found in his car in the 1800 block of Northeast 15th Avenue about 6 a.m. Anyone with information in the case is asked to call Fort Lauderdale police at 954-828-5366 or Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS.

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5 hrs ago | South Florida Sun-Sentinel

South Florida pups ready for the Super Bowl of dog shows

It's compared to the Super Bowl, an event so famous that even people who aren't football fans know it and millions watch it on television.

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6 hrs ago | Cleveland.com

Strong work ethic, simple tastes built retirement success story

A Pembroke Pines, Florida, couple earned a modest living all their lives as a hairdresser and salesman , yet they have been superstars when it comes to saving for retirement.

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10 hrs ago | SouthCoastToday.com

Jungle-themed office sports marmots, macaws

Mike Aronowitz, president of Saveology, in Margate, Florida, holds and feeds Chloe, a 2-year-old Macaw that is kept at the company headquarters to help make their emplyee's work days more interesting.

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Sat Feb 11, 2012

The Miami Herald

Seraphic delivers the joy, drama of Bach's music

Guest conductor: Scott Allen Jarrett steps in Saturday and Sunday so music director Patrick Quigley can attend the Grammy Awards ceremony.

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The Miami Herald

South Florida braces for a big chill

Prepare to break out the winter clothes the next few days because, like it or not, a cold front has hit South Florida.

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CTV

Canadian killed in Florida campground shooting

A Canadian snowbird doing nothing more than enjoying the good life at a Florida trailer park was the victim of a fatal shooting Friday.

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Local10.com

Bank robber suspected in string of crimes

A man robbed a Fort Lauderdale bank on Friday afternoon, and investigators believe he is the same robber behind six similar crimes in the past two months.

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The Bradenton Times

With Casino Expansion Dead in Florida Opponents Turn to Internet Cafes

A bill that would have meant the largest gambling expansion in Florida history was withdrawn by its legislative sponsor last week, effectively killing the prospect of allowing up to three mega-resort casinos in the Miami and Fort Lauderdale area, at least for 2012.

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EDGE

Teens, New Band Combat Bullying With Music

While stories of anti-gay bullying have made the national and international news in past year, the problem is not new.

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Fri Feb 10, 2012

AmericanBankingNews.com

Quebec man, 76, shot and killed in Florida

Jim Leljedal, from the Broward sheriff's office in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., gives details on the seven-hour standoff at an RV park that left a Canadian man and a young boy dead before the shooter killed himself "Quebec man, 76, shot and killed in Florida" is categorized as "world". This video was licensed from Grab Networks.

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The Kansas City Star

Pletz's death was suicide, coroner says

The death of former medical school president and civic leader Karen Pletz has been ruled a suicide, a Florida county medical examiner said Friday.Pletz, the 64-year-old ex-president of the Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, was found dead Nov.

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Dayton Daily News

More questions for FL Ponzi schemer on $1.2B fraud

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Convicted Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein will undergo a second round of questioning under oath about the inner workings of his $1.2 billion fraud, a judge ruled Friday.

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Broward-Palm Beach

Chef Roy Villacrusis to Step in as Guest Chef for Supper Club in April

South Florida's newest supper club is already off to a fine start. The Traveling Plate held its first event Wednesday night and served 80 people at Allied Kitchen & Bath.

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The Epoch Times

Shen Yun Opens Florida Performances in Fort Lauderdale

New York-based Shen Yun Performing Arts will perform four shows at the Broward Center for Performing Arts, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Feb.

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Forbes.com

UPDATE 2012: The Great Coffee Caper Ends With Prison Terms For Conspirators

I've got an amazing business opportunity. Sit down. Lemme buy you a cup of Jo and a danish - waddya want, cheese, cherry, apple? Okay, so, take your time, have a sip and a bite.

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Thu Feb 09, 2012

EDGE

Fort Lauderdale's Fabulous Beach

Sometimes Fort Lauderdale residents are so used to their gorgeous surroundings that they forget how lucky they are to live in a beach paradise.

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Broward-Palm Beach

Don't Forget This Weekend's Garlic Fest, Altoids

This weekend at the 13th annual Delray Beach Garlic Festival , chefs will be cooking up garlic pizzas, garlic ice cream, garlic shellfish, and everything in between.

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The Miami Herald

Third man accuses youth pastor Jeffery London of abusing him as a boy

A third man has told Fort Lauderdale detectives that a popular youth pastor molested him as a child, police said.

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NBC Miami

Bicyclist Struck, Killed by Tri-Rail Train in Fort Lauderdale

A middle-aged bicyclist was struck and killed by a Tri-Rail train while crossing the tracks at NW 62nd Street in Fort Lauderdale at about 7 a.m. Thursday morning, police said.

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