Fort Lauderdale News

It was a rough year for Ponzi schemes. In 2009, the recession unraveled nearly four times as many of the investment scams as fell apart in 2008, with "Ponzi" becoming a buzzword again thanks to the collapse of Bernard Madoff's $50 billion plot.

Transportation Security Administration screener in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, May 2004.

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James S. Welzien and Roberta G. Stanley bought a five-bedroom, 5.5-bath home at 2525 N.E. 26th Ave.

Published: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at 11:58 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at 11:58 p.m. FORT LAUDERDALE Nearly 200 children were fatally abused in Florida in 2008, a roughly 20 percent increase from 2007.

Anthony's Runway, 84330 W. State Road 84, Fort Lauderdale. Open for lunch 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; dinner 4:30 to 10 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, 4:30 to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and Sunday 4 to 10 p.m. Call 954-467-8484. We stood in the hallway entrance of Anthony's Runway 84, all of us fuming over what had just happened.

Local pop-minded six-piece City of God plays the Road on New Year's Eve. a The Vagabond and White Room aren't the only downtown Miami venues opening their doors to the Phish crowds who will invade starting any minute now.

Share + Dec 28, 2009 1:12 pm US/Eastern FT. LAUDERDALE A man was killed early Saturday morning in a police-involved shooting in Fort Lauderdale.

The prize: his $3 million waterfront home. The original plan was to sell 300,000 tickets for $10 apiece, with some of the proceeds to benefit a Miami church that would conduct the raffle.

An exterior view of the world's largest cruise ship. Photograph by: Phil Reimer, for Canwest News Service As 2009 comes to a close and we drift toward the start of a new decade, we can look back at this year as one of the most exciting in a long time in the cruise industry.

Choose from more than two dozen nonstop flights on AirTran, Delta or Spirit. One-way rates from $99 require a 21-day advance notice; from $56 during frequent sale periods.

Hundreds of children received an early Christmas on Monday after rapper Hammer and everybody's favorite local mother, Big Mama passed out toys to local nursery schools in Fort Lauderdale .

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- A man ran over his landlord with his car after a dispute.

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- One couple's relationship really "took flight" this Christmas.

Authorities say a woman and her three young children died in a house fire in central Arkansas.

An off-duty Fort Lauderdale police officer was involved in a shooting Wednesday afternoon that left two men injured near a downtown bus station, authorities said.

Share + Dec 24, 2009 5:06 pm US/Eastern Christmas Eve turned into moving day at the Bank of America building in downtown Fort Lauderdale.

More than 24 hours have passed since a plane carrying two men left Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport and disappeared in the Bahamas on their way to Grenada.

FORT LAUDERDALE - Since the statewide Silver Alert program began last fall, 136 alerts have been issued for missing Florida seniors, authorities said.

Keep The Music Playin' Productions, fresh from a huge success in Los Angeles with its party "Studio One, One More Time," is proud to announce a benefit this New Year's Day in Fort Lauderdale for Sunserve starring world renowned superstar DJ Robbie Leslie as he spins at "2010, A Disco Odyssey" from 8 am to 6 pm at Club Purgatory on State Road 84.