With a ceremonial ribbon cutting, the 65th annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show is officially underway.

And then there were four. After one candidate dropped out of the Fort Lauderdale mayoral race three weeks before Election Day, incumbent Dean Trantalis is seeking another term, while three others say it’s time for new leadership.

Throughout Tuesday, people evacuated their homes on the West Coast and traveled to South Florida.

In March, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed HB 1365 into law prohibiting the homeless from camping on city streets, sidewalks, and public parks in Florida. The new law — which goes into effect on Tuesday — also directs the Florida Department of Children and Families to authorize campsites with restrooms and access to treatment for substance abuse and mental health.

The Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus and its Broward chapter, the Dolphin Democrats, are set to open the 2024 LGBTQ+ Get Out the Vote Center on Friday.

Three-year-old Rylo Yancy was in a playground going down a slide when he was shot and killed six days ago in Broward County. His case remained unsolved on Saturday.

The Fort Lauderdale Police Department’s Homicide Unit could be one step closer to finding the culprit or culprits responsible for the shooting death of a 3-year-old boy over the weekend.

Fort Lauderdale’s mayor and police chief will hold a press conference Wednesday to address gun violence in the city, including a drive-by shooting over the weekend that left a toddler dead.

Human error is the cause for a miscalculation that stopped some construction on Fort Lauderdale’s new police headquarters and city leaders heard details about it Tuesday.

The Florida Panthers Stanley Cup Champions celebrated with their fans on Sunday in Fort Lauderdale Beach.

Florida Panthers fans filled hotels on Fort Lauderdale Beach. Some planned to celebrate all night. Red and blue jerseys dominated the crowd in the Elbo Room, a beach bar founded in 1938, that closes at 3 a.m.

The Florida Panthers Stanley Cup Champions celebrated with their fans on Sunday in Fort Lauderdale Beach.

A date has been officially confirmed for the Florida Panthers championship parade after the Cats defeated the Oilers Monday night to win the Stanley Cup in Game 7.

Rob Dressler, who served as Fort Lauderdale’s mayor during the 1980s, has died, current Mayor Dean Trantalis said Monday.

Demolition begins Tuesday at Fort Lauderdale City Hall as city leaders plan to unveil a time capsule that was sealed within the walls of the building during its construction more than half a century ago.

Fort Lauderdale City Manager Greg Chavarria is stepping down. The city’s top administrator made the announcement during Tuesday night’s city commission meeting, much to the shock of Mayor Dean Trantalis and other officials on the dais.

Spring Break is peaking along Fort Lauderdale beach.

Fort Lauderdale’s mayor and police chief held a news conference Friday as they prepare for an influx of spring breakers.

Since 2015, the anchor drop has taken place on New Year's Eve in downtown Fort Lauderdale.

On the latest episode of “This Week in South Florida,” host Glenna Milberg welcomes State. Rep Alex Rizo, State Sen. Jason Pizzo, former Miami police Chief Jorge Colina and Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis.

The bridge and tunnel crowd is what New Yorkers call those who commute in from New Jersey. In South Florida, there is a bridge versus tunnel crowd involving which to build to get commuters across the New River in Fort Lauderdale.

Broward County and Fort Lauderdale leaders to look at the options: Three bridges and one tunnel.

A phishing scheme duped the city of Fort Lauderdale $1 million but the money will be back in the city coffers soon, thanks to insurance.

The 64th annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show set sail on Wednesday morning.

Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis is launching a new initiative in the State of the City Address Wednesday night called “Fortify Lauderdale,” which will help fight rising sea levels and high tides in the area.

The city of Fort Lauderdale is now out $1.2 million after it fell victim to a phishing scam, according to police.

Ten women attending Broward College were honored Wednesday evening in Fort Lauderdale.

Fort Lauderdale city leaders jumped a big hurdle in their effort to combat localized flooding and climate change.

Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean J. Trantalis celebrated Thursday during a ceremony to break ground on the police department’s new three-story 192,263-square-foot headquarters.

Just one month before soccer superstar Lionel Messi is set to play his first game with Inter Miami CF, Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis said a deal has been reached with the team after the city said Miami Beckham owed them more than $1.3M in unpaid building permit fees.

The soccer world will soon be shifting its focus to South Florida.

South Florida is in the global spotlight following the news that Lionel Messi was coming to play for Inter Miami.

South Florida is in the global spotlight following the news that Lionel Messi was coming to play for Inter Miami.

A moving Memorial Day ceremony took place Monday in Fort Lauderdale to honor the lives of fallen veterans.

There is still much to be done for residents and business owners affected by the historic Fort Lauderdale flooding.

Fort Lauderdale commissioners shut down an idea presented by Mayor Dean Trantalis to provide up to $5,000 to people dealing with the aftermath of last month’s flooding.

Local, state, and federal authorities warned about the risk of fraud, as federal government representatives continue to visit the homes of Broward County residents who applied for flood emergency aid.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Glenna Milberg welcomes Miami-Dade County State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle and Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis.

First immersed in flood waters, now drowning in damage and bills, Fort Lauderdale residents learned they will be eligible for federal disaster relief money after all.

Fort Lauderdale residents came together Saturday morning to help out those still recovering from this month’s historic flooding.

President Joe Biden approved a federal disaster declaration Thursday night in the wake of this month’s historic flooding in eastern Broward County.

Fort Lauderdale’s mayor traveled to Washington, D.C., for meetings with members of President Joe Biden’s administration about the approval of a disaster declaration that would allow the city to distribute aid.

Fort Lauderdale officials are set to provide an update regarding flood response efforts Friday.

Fort Lauderdale Beach released wild video on Thursday of water pouring into one of its covered parking garages after being flooded by Wednesday’s storm.

The day after torrential rainfall slammed cities across Broward County, residents in Fort Lauderdale continued to deal with inundated neighborhoods Thursday.

The City of Fort Lauderdale celebrated the grand opening of its new aquatic center on Saturday and shared the moment with Olympians including Greg Louganis, Dara Torres and Sam Dorman.

Local 10 News is investigating why brand-new firehouse in Fort Lauderdale has been sitting empty for several months.

Plans by a company owned by Elon Musk to build tunnels underneath Fort Lauderdale connecting its downtown to the beach are now on hold.

Only in South Florida.City commission meetings can often be a bland affair to all but the most dedicated, civically-minded citizens, but a trio of women briefly spiced up a discussion about yard waste in Fort Lauderdale Tuesday night.

Amid an ongoing controversy, Fort Lauderdale’s former city auditor and two other victorious city commission candidates are set to be sworn in Tuesday morning.

It's been almost a month since Election Day and people in the City of Fort Lauderdale still have no representation.

Local 10 News has uncovered new details in the ongoing controversy between Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis and former city auditor John Herbst, whose commission race win in the mid-term election is being questioned by a rival who Herbst says the mayor endorsed during the election.

Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis penned a letter Friday to Florida’s attorney general asking for an “advisory opinion” on the city’s District 1 race which was won by the city’s former longtime auditor John Herbst.

Fort Lauderdale’s former longtime city auditor, controversially fired earlier this year, has won a seat on the city commission.

Events were held across South Florida on Sunday morning to honor the lives lost during the terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.

A heavily traveled tunnel cutting through the heart of downtown Fort Lauderdale has been shut down temporarily.

Officials are temporarily closing The Henry E. Kinney Tunnel in Downtown Fort Lauderdale.

Officials at both the Miami and Fort Lauderdale airports have said they expect this Memorial Day weekend to be one of the busiest they’ve ever seen, if not the busiest.

South Florida observes Memorial Day with tributes to the U.S. military personnel who has died during their service.

Deutch announced in February that he would not be seeking re-election this fall.

The unexpected move came after a spirited non-agenda discussion about the decision to investigate an anonymous complaint into Chief of Police Larry Scirotto.

The railroad drawbridge over the New River in Fort Lauderdale is down pretty often these days.

Fort Lauderdale broke ground on two massive projects Friday with the goal to make some major changes in two of the most flood prone areas in the Broward County city.

Fort Lauderdale's efforts to prevent flooding continue. On Friday, officials celebrated the completion of a project at Cordova Road and Southeast Seventh Street.

Fort Lauderdale is boosting its COVID-19 testing capacity, but in an effort to slow the spread of the virus, the city has also announced the cancellation of its Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade.

After canceling its New Year's Eve celebration last year because of COVID-19, Fort Lauderdale brings back the party to usher in 2022.

Fort Lauderdale will be investigating shootings like no other city in Broward County.

Local 10 News has obtained a copy of the proposal given to Fort Lauderdale by billionaire Elon Musk’s Boring Company to create an underground tunnel with the vision of improving your commute and making it easier to get around the tourist destination.

The 62nd annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show kicked off on Wednesday, and the show is back to its large-scale capacity after a scaled-back boat show took place in 2020 due to COVID-19.

Traffic in South Florida is a major problem and Fort Lauderdale is trying to find creative ways to fix it.

The long drive-thru line at a Chick-fil-A restaurant in Fort Lauderdale is causing traffic problems.

The public shared their grief at Tuesday night’s scheduled Wilton Manors city commission meeting.

Jim Fahy, 75, was killed and another man, identified as 67-year-old Jerry Vroegh, was seriously injured after being run over by a white pick-up truck as they got ready to march in the Wilton Manors Stonewall Pride Parade on Saturday.

Many in Florida shared Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis’ assumption when a driver slammed his pickup truck into a crowd during a Pride parade on Saturday night in Broward County’s city of Wilton Manors.

Fort Lauderdale kicked off a new pilot program on Monday to improve the water quality of the Himmershee canal by repurposing technology that is usually used to clean aquariums.

Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis is striking a calmer tone after his initial reaction to this weekend’s deadly crash at the Stonewall Pride Parade in Wilton Manors.

Officials say a driver unintentionally slammed into spectators at the start of a Pride parade in South Florida, killing one person and seriously injuring another.

Officials say a driver unintentionally slammed into spectators at the start of a Pride parade in South Florida, killing one person and seriously injuring another.

At least two people were run over by a pickup truck as the LGBTQ Pride parade in Wilton Manors was just getting started around 7 p.m. Saturday night.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The chaotic videos out of Miami Beach have not just gone viral in South Florida, but have made national headlines. And because of it, several people in Fort Lauderdale say they’re avoiding it altogether. People visiting Fort Lauderdale beach say they chose the city over Miami Beach for a reason. Despite a weekend curfew being put into place on Miami Beach, Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis said he is not expecting a migration of spring breakers to his city, where things have been much calmer so far. AdTrantalis says spring break arrests in Fort Lauderdale have been minimal, and for minor offenses.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis has some big expectations for improving traffic, and the idea is to go underground — with the help of billionaire Elon Musk’s Boring Company. “This is the future of Fort Lauderdale, this is the future of transportation, and this is the future that we can all come to expect here in South Florida,” Trantalis said Friday. Initially, Trantalis and the city had reached out to the Boring Company in January about finding a better way to move train traffic north and south. All of this is still very much a work in progress pointing toward the future, with no groundbreaking in sight. On Thursday, the Boring Company was in Miami speaking with Mayor Francis Suarez about that city’s traffic issues.

In a statement posted Friday on Instagram, The Wharf Fort Lauderdale, (a popular bar in Fort Lauderdale, with a location in Miami), announced the shocking measure: Through March 31, they will restrict guests with out-of-state IDs to those 23 or older. The post reads, in part, “During Spring Break season #WharfFTL will be 23+ for all guests with out-of-state ID 😄 #KnotWorking.”The smiley face emoji truly seems to speak volumes, as reports of packed bars with maskless patrons have started surfacing late this week. AdThe mayor is well aware of issues the city has had at The Wharf. In Miami Beach, the city has increased spring break police staffing but said what’s been seen so far is nothing compared to what visitors can expect this weekend. According to officials, more enforcement measures will be implemented this week, with school off for spring break and increased occupancy rates at local hotels.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Local leaders are looking underground with hopes of ending South Florida’s seemingly endless traffic gridlock issues. The possible plan is a cool one, starting out relatively small, though a three-mile underground tunnel certainly isn’t small. That’s exactly what Musk wants to do in South Florida. “There is really no better alternative to reduce the traffic jams that we are facing in South Florida, especially Miami,” he said. In fact, there are two tunnels already operational in South Florida, but Dr. Tansel is still hesitant, mostly because she prefers the sunshine, to being underground.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Suzee Bailey said she moved to Fort Lauderdale about eight years ago because she loved the idea of living close to its beaches and boating canals. It’s just so sad.”With the series of sewage spills, Bailey has been worried about the safety of the city’s recreational waterways. In the contract, the city and Miami Waterkeeper, a nonprofit environmental organization, agreed to share updates on the organization’s website and app. During a commission meeting on Thursday, Trantalis shamed Miami Waterkeeper for also reporting the findings on Twitter and on Instagram. Bailey just hopes the monitoring program with Miami Waterkeeper continues and the city’s restoration project is successful.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – There are so many COVID-19 vaccination appointments at sites across Broward County that staff members just can’t keep up. The new vaccination site was designed to relieve the pressure off other sites, like Vista View Park in Davie. RELATED: Where are the Broward County COVID-19 vaccination sites? Holiday Park is the fourth drive-through vaccination site that the Florida Department of Health in Broward County has opened, and another is opening Friday at Central Regional Park in Lauderhill. Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis was among those who received the shot on the first day.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – It took more than a week in some areas for the flooding to clear. Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis met with Broward County commissioners on Tuesday to talk about the risks flood-prone areas face. Residents walk a flooded street to reach their homes, Monday, Nov. 9, 2020 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Tropical Storm Eta caused severe flooding in South Florida in areas already saturated from previous downpours. Broward County commissioners and Trantalis talked about coming up with a budget and a spending plan to develop tools in addition to the pump trucks and draining systems, which were not enough.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Water was invading neighborhoods across Broward County Sunday into Monday morning due to Tropical Storm Eta. The already saturated ground is overwhelmed and authorities in Fort Lauderdale say there is nowhere for it to go. “We already have a storm water system in place. As you know, we are continuing to rebuild our storm water systems throughout the city. She said there was about 2 feet worth of standing water.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – There wasn’t much of a break in Fort Lauderdale Sunday as heavy rain continued throughout the day. The winds picked up and Tropical Storm Eta created a mess in neighborhoods like the Melrose Park Community, off Davie Boulevard, a flood prone area during storms. Fort Lauderdale Public Works crews were out all day, monitoring and pumping out storm drains so that the water didn’t get into people’s homes. Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis said things were made worse by ground that was saturated after weeks of rain. Trantalis said that with all of the unprecedented rainfall, there was no place for the water to drain as water levels had even risen in the canals.

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – “The world knows, the nation knows, Joe and I know, that the path to the White House leads through Florida,” said Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris as she made three stops on Saturday in South Florida, two in Miami-Dade and one in Broward County. Drivers lined up before dawn at the Florida International Campus, waiting for hours for the drive-in event. There was a big turnout from Alpha Kappa Alpha chapters, the sorority of which Harris is a member. Florida’s been so hard hit,” Harris told the crowd. From FIU, Harris headed to Miami Gardens, where she spoke alongside State Representative Frederica Wilson and other South Florida public servants at Buccaneer Park, highlighting Miami Gardens as the largest Black-majority city in Florida and one of the largest in the United States.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The 61st Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show opened on Wednesday with new safety protocols that are aiming to keep attendees safe during the coronavirus pandemic. Exhibitors are debuting bout 20 new superyachts including the Mangusta GranSport 33, the Azimut Magellano 25 Metri and the Monte Carlo Yachts 76 SkyLounge. Broward County Mayor Dale Holness and Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis were there for the kickoff and celebrated the event’s positive economic impact. Organizers said workers will be focusing on high-trafficked areas with the regular wiping of surfaces and deep cleaning overnight. ; Las Olas Municipal Marina at 240 E. Las Olas Circle; the Hilton Fort Lauderdale Marina at 1881 SE 17th St.; and the Greater Fort Lauderdale-Broward County Convention Center at 1950 Eisenhower Blvd.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Officials at Fort Lauderdale City Hall are dealing with an outbreak of COVID-19. 12 employees with the City of Fort Lauderdale have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Some of these employees are police officers and some work with City Manager Chris Lagerbloom, who also contracted the virus. He also saw Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis last Monday, who has since tested negative. Nearly 30 City of Fort Lauderdale employees are under quarantine, simply as a precaution.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – On Fort Lauderdale Beach, those with months of quarantine-driven bar withdrawal showed up, showed off and toasted each other back to some semblance of normal life. His three-page executive order prohibits local governments from capping capacity at anything less than 50%. His counterpart in Fort Lauderdale also weighed in. “It left a lot of us wondering where do we go from here?” Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis said. “It does no one any good — bar owners, bar patrons, the community at large — to not continue to respect the safety protocols.”RELATED: See DeSantis' latest executive order, Broward County’s emergency order below:

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. The protestor who took a rubber bullet to the face is now facing leaders that are in charge of making the changes that she and so many others have been demanding. The victim in all of this, Latoya Ratlieff, says the past two and a half months have been tough. Shes spent that time reflecting and recovering, but also met with Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis to discuss police reforms, and to make sure what happened to her doesnt happen to anyone else. She was at a protest in Fort Lauderdale on May 31 and while walking to her car, she was struck by a rubber bullet, allegedly fired by a Fort Lauderdale police officer. Theres still some lingering vision issues.She met with Mayor Dean Trantalis for the first time Monday to discuss the incident, and to begin a conversation about reforming the Fort Lauderdale Police Department.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. The Fort Lauderdale Community Redevelopment Agency is offering emergency relief to small businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic, the city announced Wednesday in a news release. City officials said businesses in low and moderate-income areas may apply to receive up to $10,000 in forgivable loans. The city has allocated a total of $1.34 million to fund the emergency relief program. Small businesses are the backbone of our economy, and many are struggling as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mayor Dean Trantalis said in a statement. According to city officials, the loans will have zero interest for 24 months, but may be forgiven if all conditions are met.

WILTON MANORS, Fla. Broward County is one of the hottest spots in Florida as coronavirus cases continue to rise. On Monday, Broward reported 1,459 new cases of the novel coronavirus, with the death toll reaching 464. Trantails said he will meet virtually with all Broward County mayors on Tuesday. For local businesses, that means making sure patrons are following the rules, as Broward adds more than 1500 new cases and steps up enforcement. Hospitals across the board in South Florida are reaching limits on supplies and stressed staff.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. A last-minute phone call from Gov. Ron DeSantis office prevented dozens of people who have been experiencing homelessness during the coronavirus pandemic from being forced to leave a motel on Monday in Fort Lauderdale. The motel guests have depended on the citys voucher program to cover the cost of their stay at the Rodeway Inn & Suites Fort Lauderdale Airport & Port Everglades Cruise Port Hotel at 2440 W State Rd. Trantalis office released a statement saying the participants of the motel voucher program are not alone. She also said the motel is willing to continue to participate in the voucher program until September.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Officials in Miami-Dade and Broward are closing down all public beaches for the Fourth of July holiday weekend as COVID-19 cases spike in Florida. We now see this virus is prevalent in this age group and we want to keep this down, Gimenez said. Fort Lauderdale’s Mayor Dean Trantalis confirmed that the beaches in his city will be closed for the Fourth of July weekend. The beach closures are due to the latest spike in both counties of COVID-19 cases, especially among a younger demographic. In Miami-Dade, Gimenez said he had to take action because he has seen that the trend in COVID-19 number rising after a holiday.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – As the coronavirus cases keep climbing, doctors across the country are clear, saying now is not the time to let your guard down with COVID-19. And each time it has done so, it has weakened itself,” Trantalis said in an interview with radio host Andy Slater. Dr. Stanley Marks of Memorial says there isn’t any real science that shows a weakened coronavirus. “I’m surprised at that statement [from Trantalis], actually,” she said. “Are there specific differences that tell us the virus is weakening?

Williams said he spoke for all other police chiefs in Broward County by denouncing the actions of the officers involved in Floyd’s death and said they “ready and willing” to help the public protest peacefully. “No one hates a bad cop more than a good cop,” he said. The Broward Chiefs of Police Association’s plan of action includes the following:1. Williams said the police chiefs in Broward County are asking their communities for patience during this time as they work to hold bad officers accountable for their actions and to educate their officers. “We support our citizens to be one Broward, and with that, a better Broward,” he said.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. Fort Lauderdale police have identified Steven Pohorence as the officer seen on video shoving a female protester who was kneeling on the ground as tensions rose Sunday night downtown. Pohorence has been a member of the Fort Lauderdale Police Department since October 2016, and prior to that, he spent almost four years working for the Florida Highway Patrol. Fort Lauderdale police will then do an administrative investigation. Fort Lauderdale police said that damage was done to some of their vehicles. Sundays Fort Lauderdale protest got underway peacefully at Huizenga Park, with organizations Black Lives Matter and Dream Defenders bringing the group together at 3 p.m.