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Smell of smoke briefly evacuates middle school 10:57 AM EST
The smell of smoke forced students and teachers to evacuate Silver Lakes Middle School on the first day of school, Broward school officials said.
School bells ring across South Florida 10:32 AM EST
If the roads look a little more congested Wednesday morning, here's why: School is back in session -- two days later than planned because of Tropical Storm Fay -- for more than 600,000 students throughout South Florida.
Boy, 15, charged as adult in girl's killing 10:18 AM EST
Prosecutors on Wednesday formally charged Jason Hartley, the 15-year-old Fort Lauderdale boy accused of killing a 14-year-old-girl and covering it up, with second-degree murder -- as an adult.
Cops: Grandma left kids in car while she gambled 09:36 AM EST
A caregiver is accused of leaving her grandchildren inside a hot vehicle for more than an hour while she was inside a Broward County casino on Tuesday, according to Hallandale Beach police.
Broward students bid goodbye to summer 07:16 AM EST
On her real honest-to-goodness last day of summer break, the one that came two drizzly days late, Lanie Switken was looking forward to finally going back to school.
Ex-U.S. Rep. Peter Deutsch's mother dies 07:15 AM EST
The mother of former U.S. Rep. Peter Deutsch, Beulah ''Billie'' Deutsch, died Monday night. A resident of the Kings Point community in Tamarac, Deutsch was a fierce campaigner for her son and many other Democrats. Over the past year, she volunteered at the Ben Gamla charter school founded by her son. She read books to the kindergarten class three times a week.
Fay's winds toss kite-surfer, critically injuring him 07:13 AM EST
He was just another random daredevil at the beach Monday, tempting Fay on his kite board as the winds picked up and the rides got wild.
Counties defend storm shutdown 03:01 AM EST
If South Florida had its own late-night comics, this week's civic shutdown would feed every monologue. Hundreds of thousands of people were kept out of school and work for little more than a stiff breeze and summer shower.
'I'm so thankful': Mom, 2 kids escape house fire 12:01 AM EST
Two statues depicting angels flanked the bed where Mylissa Williams and her two young children slept early Tuesday while a fire was blazing in her daughter's room. To Williams, the angels helped keep them all from harm.
Kite surfer critically hurt when wind grabs him 05:01 PM EST
A Fort Lauderdale kite surfer was nearly killed Monday when he was tossed into the sky by Fay's winds and slammed into a building on State Road A1A, officials said.