Gusting winds and choppy conditions on the water were some of the effects Miami-Dade and Broward counties saw from the bands of Hurricane Helene Thursday. The conditions were expected to persist for another day or so.

The driver of a tanker truck ran over a cyclist on Fort Lauderdale Beach Friday morning, killing him or her, according to police.

In the community affected by breast cancer, a previvor is a person who tested positive for the BRCA genetic mutation showing there is an increased risk of being diagnosed with the disease, and takes aggressive action to prevent it. A survivor is someone who was diagnosed with the disease and is still alive.

Businesses are on alert after workers reported a crime spree occurred along busy Fort Lauderdale Beach on Monday.

State wildlife officers arrested a Fort Lauderdale man Wednesday after they said witnesses saw him digging through a loggerhead sea turtle nest, grabbing the new hatchlings and throwing them into the water.

Chef Anthony Vitolo and Rob Crosoli recently launched a new lunch menu at the spacious family-style Italian-American culinary haven in Conrad 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.

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

Eight-year-old Bryson Rosen, a well-known local super fan, was on one of the Florida Panthers’ double-decker buses on Sunday during the parade in Fort Lauderdale Beach. He was holding a little Stanley Cup.

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

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

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

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.

Fort Lauderdale Beach is the place to be on Sunday morning to celebrate The Florida Panthers Stanley Cup championship. City officials want drivers to be aware of the parking options.

Broward County Transit announced Friday that it is offering all-day free bus rides to the Florida Panthers Stanley Cup championship parade on Fort Lauderdale Beach on Sunday.

Florida Panthers star forward Matthew Tkachuk continued his Stanley Cup championship tour Thursday morning by making a stop at Raising Cane’s in Pompano Beach.

The Fort Lauderdale Air Show flies into South Florida this weekend.

Fort Lauderdale Beach is being taken over by an epic cowboy hat and boot invasion all in anticipation of the wildest country music party in town — the Tortuga Music Festival!

Some South Florida business owners are not happy as we begin the final unofficial spring break weekend.

Spring Break is peaking along Fort Lauderdale beach.

South Florida residents came together on Saturday for the 19th annual Florida AIDS Walk and Music Festival in Fort Lauderdale.

A woman was transported to a hospital in critical condition after authorities say she was pulled from the water at Fort Lauderdale Beach Thursday afternoon.

There were reports of a tornado in South Florida on Saturday, and some of it was caught on camera by Local 10 viewers.

With waves crashing high at Fort Lauderdale Beach, Saturday morning has already proven to be a wet and blustery one.

Nasty weather in South Florida has made what would usually be a busy weekend on our beaches quite the opposite.

Police are investigating after beachgoers discovered a man’s body on Fort Lauderdale Beach Friday evening.

A surf instructor jumped into action Thursday morning after witnessing a swimmer in distress off Fort Lauderdale Beach.

A 16-year-old high school football standout now faces adult charges in a Memorial Day double shooting on Fort Lauderdale Beach that left two other teenagers injured.

The city of Fort Lauderdale is gearing up to celebrate the Fourth of July.

Police officers arrested a 34-year-old man from Delaware who has been in and out of Broward County jail for about five years, records show.

Police responded to reports of a shooting along Fort Lauderdale Beach.

There is something unique about the NHL All-Star Beach Festival happening on the sand of Fort Lauderdale Beach this week.

It’s time to stop and smell the rosé on the sands of Fort Lauderdale Beach.

Fort Lauderdale police are conducting a death investigation on the beach.

There was a calm sunrise on Fort Lauderdale Beach Thursday morning after now-Tropical Storm Nicole brought rain and wind to the area.

As Tropical Storm Nicole approaches Florida, rain storms and the high tide partially flooded State Road A1A on Wednesday in Fort Lauderdale Beach.

The video was captured and sent to Local 10 News by AVPDrone.com.

The Thunderbirds of course would be considered by most people to be the main attraction, but they are far from the only military aircraft that are going to be flying around Fort Lauderdale Beach this weekend.

Police officers recovered phones they believe thieves stole from country music fans at The Tortuga Beach Music Festival in Fort Lauderdale Beach.

Community activists in South Florida sprang into action after West Point cadets on spring break were sickened by fentanyl-laced cocaine at a house party.

The Tortuga Beach Music Festival is welcoming thousands of concertgoers Fort Lauderdale Beach this weekend.

The Tortuga Beach Festival kicks off on Friday and there are some important traffic advisories you should know about if you’re headed to Fort Lauderdale Beach this weekend.

Body camera video captured every tense second of a rush to rescue stranded swimmers off Fort Lauderdale Beach.

If you find your gaze immediately wandering to the selection of rosé when presented with a wine menu, then we have the festival for you — an entire festival dedicated to rosé is coming to Fort Lauderdale.

Police are investigating after a woman was allegedly nearly kidnapped in Fort Lauderdale last month along East Las Olas Boulevard.

The 2021 Fort Lauderdale Air Show returns May 8 through May 9 at Fort Lauderdale Beach, where guests will be able to witness the U.S. Navy Blue Angels’ impressive performance from the shore, among other performances by the F-16 Viper Demo Team and more.

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FORT LAUDERDALE BEACH, Fla. – The coronavirus pandemic didn’t dissuade New Year’s Eve revelers from crowding at the Elbo Room, a popular bar that set up a mini midnight Ball Drop in Fort Lauderdale Beach. There weren’t any police officers or code enforcement officers in the area to encourage social distancing. Fort Lauderdale held a virtual celebration with live music and a small fireworks display near City Hall. Some Broward residents were also able to see a light display at The Guitar Hotel in Hollywood. Broward County officials estimated 940,000 tourists visited the area during the last weeks of December.

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – Broward County officials hope the coronavirus pandemic’s 1 a.m. curfew will give revelers just enough time to celebrate New Year’s Eve with the sea breeze of the Hollywood Beach Broadwalk. Officials estimate that about 940,000 tourists were in Broward County to celebrate. Samatha Bradford is among the Broward County residents who will be celebrating New Year’s Eve at Fort Lauderdale Beach. “I am just grateful for the things that are open and I am just going to make the best of it,” Bradford said. Fort Lauderdale will have a small firework display near City Hall and a virtual celebration featuring live bands instead of the concerts on the beach, the Himmershee Street countdown and the anchor drop.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Fort Lauderdale is getting an air show in 2020 after all. Organizers announced that the 2020 Fort Lauderdale Air Show will take place Nov. 21-22 over Fort Lauderdale Beach after being postponed in early May because of the coronavirus outbreak. The show will feature U.S. Air Force fighter jet demonstration teams aboard the F-22 Raptor, F-35 Lighting II, F-16 Viper and A-10 Thunderbolt II. Fort Lauderdale City Manager Chris Lagerbloom said the Air Force extended its show season by a week to perform here. “The stage for the Fort Lauderdale Air Show is two miles wide and 500 feet high,” Lagerbloom said.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Police are trying to locate the person responsible for the death of a man near Fort Lauderdale Beach Saturday night. Fort Lauderdale police investigating the homicide say that around 11 p.m. two people got into an argument. During the confrontation, the suspect took a “sharp object” and stabbed the man. The suspect took off while the victim wandered away from the scene, according to police. Police said the victim, who died from his injuries, is in his 20s and they believe the man was homeless.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The crowds packed into bars once again on Fort Lauderdale beach Sunday afternoon for the second straight day after Florida’s governor essentially lifted most COVID-19 based restrictions in the state on Friday. Fort Lauderdale beachgoers were plentiful, too. It looks like how it was pre COVID,” Fort Lauderdale resident Coby Caven observed. Not much of that appeared to be happening Sunday on Fort Lauderdale Beach, including social distancing and the wearing of facemasks, which experts have said helps in staving off coronavirus. RELATED: South Florida bars packed after Gov.

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:

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – A socially distanced South Beach is making for a very different-looking Labor Day. While there has been some rainy and cloudy weather, there have been noticeably fewer people on Miami Beach and Fort Lauderdale Beach than a normal Labor Day holiday. Larger crowds were seen gathering at South Florida beaches earlier in the weekend. “I did think there would be more people,” said Jimmy Moses, who was visiting Miami Beach from Los Angeles. The beaches across South Florida have remained open, however.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. Officials are investigating a white substance that washed up on Fort Lauderdale Beach. Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue said they received a report about the substance between Lifeguard Towers 1 and 10. We are working with U.S. Coast Guard Southeast to clean the beach, confirm the substance, and investigate the source, Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue posted on social media. Please exercise caution while in the area, especially with your pets.#HappeningNow A white substance washed up on #FortLauderdale beach between lifeguard Shacks 1-10. pic.twitter.com/IQMp5OTmYi USCGSoutheast (@USCGSoutheast) September 3, 2020This is a breaking news story.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. As city of Fort Lauderdale crews performed emergency repairs to a damaged water main in the area of 500 Seabreeze Boulevard on Fort Lauderdale Beach, customers in the vicinity of A1A and Las Olas Boulevard south to Holiday Drive, did not have water service from 11 p.m. Saturday to around 5 a.m. Sunday. While the repairs werebeing made, one southbound lane of Seabreeze Boulevard in the vicinity of SE 5th Street was closed. The City of Fort Lauderdale also announced a precautionary boil water notice effective Saturday, Aug. 29 at 11 p.m. To view more info about the boil water advisory, visit https://bit.ly/2SzfyvM. Precautionary Boil Water NoticeEFFECTIVE SATURDAY, AUGUST 29 AT 11 PMfor Properties in Shaded Area on Updated Map Below

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Fort Lauderdale Police Department detectives continued their search for the driver of a white Ford Mustang on Monday evening. Detectives questioned the driver of the 2006 white Ford Mustang with Florida tag JRFQ02 who was suspected of being involved in a hit-and-run crash. A white Ford Mustang fled after running over Lynn Hessley about 10:49 p.m. on July 3, police said. They just haven’t identified the one who put a nightmarish end to Hessley’s Fort Lauderdale Beach staycation on State Road A1A near Seville Street. The detectives, Hessley and Cappello are asking anyone with information about the white Ford Mustang that was involved in the hit-and-run crash to call Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Detectives and a Broward County woman’s loved ones want the public to know there is a $2,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the driver of a white Ford Mustang. Fort Lauderdale Police Department detectives accused the driver of fleeing after running over Lynn Hessley in Fort Lauderdale Beach. The 39-year-old Tamarac resident is fighting for her life on Monday at the Broward Health Medical Center. Fort Lauderdale Police Department releases flyer in relation to July 3rd hit-and-run crash in Fort Lauderdale Beach. (FPD)“One minute everything is fine and the next minute you get a phone call and your entire world is changed,” Jennifer Hessley said.

Fort Lauderdale police said the driver was going southbound on A1A when they struck Hensley and didn't stop. Investigators are looking for a 2006 Ford Mustang with multiple decals on the back of the car that was captured on surveillance video. One of the decals to the left of the Mustang logo appears to be a Human Rights Campaign sticker. Hessley has undergone brain surgery and is currently on life support in critical condition, according to a GoFundMe page that was set up to help offset her medical bills. Crimestoppers is offering the $2,000 reward for anyone with information that may lead to the arrest of the hit-and-run driver.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. Investigators may be getting closer to finding out who was speeding down A1A in a 2006 white Ford Mustang when they hit a woman crossing the street near the Westin on Fort Lauderdale Beach. Police are looking for a 2006 white Ford Mustang with decals on the back that was involved in a hit and run. Deannna Greenlaw of the Fort Lauderdale Police said Sunday. Hit & Run Fort Lauderdale Beach We are requesting the public's help in gathering information related to the below hit and run that occurred on Fort Lauderdale Beach last weekend. For now, she remains on life support in the intensive care unit of a Fort Lauderdale hospital after undergoing brain surgery and suffering multiple fractures.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. Elbo Room, a well-known establishment in Fort Lauderdale, is still waiting to reopen. The owner says its unfair that theyre forced to stay closed while businesses around them have reopened. Fort Lauderdale Beach is open for business, but not for everyone. A state ban on bars in Broward is still in effect, and for Elbo room owner Michelle Penrod, it doesnt make sense. There is no timeline for the reopening of bars, especially since COVID cases in the state are on the rise.

On Friday, Broward County Administrator Bertha Henry clarified in a statement that Broward County has not issued any Executive Order or Declaration requiring that non-essential business close in response to COVID-19. Broward County, however, is adhering to the guidelines of the Governor’s Executive Orders, the statement said. “Following the lead of many county governments across Florida and the nation, Broward County has taken numerous actions to protect its employees and customers while still providing essential services to the public,” said County Administrator Bertha Henry in an editorial that ran in the Sun-Sentinel newspaper. In a statement from Henry’s office, the County Administrator stated:“The Governor stressed that these measures represented a “minimum response” for Florida. Counties and municipalities were left free to announce more stringent measures, which several Broward County cities and Miami-Dade County have done.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A night of fun on Fort Lauderdale Beach turned into a horrifying experience for a group of friends from Norway getting ready to go on a cruise. She said she doesn’t remember anything after being struck in the street nearly three weeks ago in Fort Lauderdale. A Porsche, going northbound, swerves out of the way, but it still strikes the two people and then drives away. Roger Amundsen, who was at his hotel room for the night, received a call from another friend in their group. Andreaasen says she can’t blame the driver of the Porsche, but that he should have stopped.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Two tourists from Norway have been released from Broward Health Medical Center after they were struck by a Porsche last week on Fort Lauderdale Beach, a hospital spokeswoman confirmed Tuesday. Public relations specialist Fara Arca said the victims were discharged a few days ago following the incident that occurred early Thursday morning. According to Fort Lauderdale police, the man and woman were run over by a red Porsche after they fell into the street around 4:15 a.m. Thursday near Rock Bar. Surveillance video released by police captured the entire incident. The outlets reported that the victims’ loved ones are grateful they survived the ordeal, although no arrests have been made.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Water service has been restored to all properties following a water main break on Fort Lauderdale Beach, city officials confirmed Tuesday. According to a City of Fort Lauderdale news release, the 16-inch pipe was repaired and water service was restored to all affected properties. According to city officials, the water main break was reported Monday morning in the vicinity of 100 S. Birch Road. A Boil Water Notice was issued for the South Birch Road area, which remains in effect Tuesday. Boil Water Notice issued for South Birch Road area of Fort Lauderdale Beach.

You pull up Taco Bell, order your favorite value meal(can never go wrong with the cheesy gordita crunch), scarf it down on the way home, and go to bed happy. That is what Taco Bell is doing at their new Taco Bell Cantina at Fort Fort Lauderdale’s Beach Place. It’s the first state-of-the-art Taco Bell party place in South Florida. The food menu is the same, but the drink menu is what makes this Taco Bell stand out. Taco Bell Cantina is open until 2 a.m.

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. - Rising water levels due to king tides affectedseveral popular Broward areas Monday afternoon. The water flooded streets and washed out parking lots in usually busy areas by Fort Lauderdale Beach. King tides crippled businesses on the popular Hollywood Broadwalk, and all the way across State Route A1A, between the ocean and the Intracoastal Waterway. Traffic along State Road A1A has been bad due to the three-year repiping construction, and the rising water has made things worse. Those who live in the area are familiar with the annual king tides but have noticed a difference as rising sea levels make the waters rise higher, causing more concern.

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – Rising water levels due to king tides affectedseveral popular Broward areas Monday afternoon. The water flooded streets and washed out parking lots in usually busy areas by Fort Lauderdale Beach. King tides crippled businesses on the popular Hollywood Broadwalk, and all the way across State Route A1A, between the ocean and the Intracoastal Waterway. Traffic along State Road A1A has been bad due to the three-year repiping construction, and the rising water has made things worse. Those who live in the area are familiar with the annual king tides but have noticed a difference as rising sea levels make the waters rise higher, causing more concern.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A driver of a black Mercedes was dead at the wheel after he collided with a forklift operator on Poinsettia Street in Fort Lauderdale BeachAccording to the Sun-Sentinel, the forks of the forklift were sticking out in the street at the time. The forklift driver was driving toward a construction site and returned to the scene to cooperate with authorities. The area has frequent accidents and also has a blind spot where drivers can't see if the lane is clear. Many neighbors have raised concerns to city officials about the intersection needing a traffic light. Officers have not released the name of the man who was killed.

Police investigate after a man's body was found floating in the water on Fort Lauderdale Beach. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A body was found on the beach Friday morning in Fort Lauderdale. Fort Lauderdale police Detective Tracy Figone said a woman walking along the beach came across the body of a man, believed to be in his 40s, floating in the water. The body was found by the rocks near the jetty. This man says he was on the beach as the body was being recovered.

FORT LAUDERDALE BEACH, Fla. - The Riptide Music Festival powered by Ford returns to Fort Lauderdale Beach on Saturday, Nov. 23rd and Sunday, Nov. 24th! The Killers & The 1975 are this year's headliners for what is Broward County's Signature Event for 2019! Other big names on the bill include The Revivalists, Silversun Pickups, Judah & The Lion, Catfish & The Bottlemen, Barns Courtney, Matt Maeson, Reel Big Fish, Switchfoot, Fuel, Soul Asylum and many more! SATURDAY will feature The Killers, The 1975, The Revivalists, Judah & The Lion, Silversun Pickups, K. Flay, Shaed, Matt Maeson, White Reaper, Morgxn, Smith & Thell and the Band CAMINO! SUNDAY you'll get to rock out to Catfish and The Bottlemen, Reel Big Fish, SWITCHFOOT, Fuel, Barns Courtney, Soul Asylum, New Politics, Meg Myers iDKHOW and MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED!

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