Families on the beach near Fort Lauderdale thought they were seeing a man being rescued from rip currents, but it turned out that he was being arrested in the ocean for armed robbery.

A U.S. Marine was extradited to South Florida Wednesday to face federal charges after agents said he coerced a 13-year-old Broward girl to send him numerous nude photos via Snapchat and encouraged her to harm herself.

The Broward Sheriff’s Office is investigating after the body of a man was pulled from the water in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea Thursday night.

The Broward Sheriff’s Office is investigating after they say a diver was found dead in the ocean in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea.

An ordinance passed that will prohibit people from removing sand or digging on dunes at Lauderdale-By-The-Sea Beach.

A South Florida attorney has been cleared of criminal charges in a November 2023 extortion case in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, his lawyers say.

The Broward Sheriff’s Office is searching for five people who they say were captured on surveillance video stealing about $15,000 worth of sunglasses from a store in Lauderdale-By-The-Sea.

A federal judge sentenced a former Lauderdale-by-the-Sea commissioner, fire chief and “volunteer Santa” to five years in prison on Wednesday, more than three months after he pleaded guilty to possessing child sexual abuse material.

The woman who was victimized in a stabbing that occurred earlier this month remains hospitalized.

Lauderdale-By-The-Sea voters elected a new mayor and two commissioners Tuesday.

With Donald Trump as the presumptive Republican nominee and Democrats not holding a presidential primary in Florida in 2024, local races will be the most consequential items on the ballot in Tuesday’s Florida elections.

Authorities have released the calls for help to 911 after a stabbing in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea.

The parents of Sloan Mattingly, the little girl who died after being buried in a sand hole in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, spoke with Good Morning America this week about the tragedy.

The parents of Sloan Mattingly, the little girl who died after being buried in a sand hole in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, are speaking about the tragedy.

The heroic acts of a good Samaritan and his daughter may have helped save a woman's life.

According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, a late Sunday night stabbing in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea was the result of relationship issues, the suspect’s friend told deputies.

The Broward Sheriff’s Office is investigating a stabbing incident that occurred Sunday night in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea.

The Florida Presidential Primary Election was held Tuesday, March 19, although former President Donald Trump had already been declared the presumptive Republican nominee following the March 12 primaries in Georgia, Mississippi and Washington.

Lauderdale-by-the-Sea commissioners met Tuesday evening to discuss a number of measures, including beach lifeguards, following the death of Sloan Mattingly.

Three days have passed since the death of a little girl who became trapped in a sand hole on the beach in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea.

The death of a 7-year-old girl who was buried in sand on a South Florida beach was “a preventable tragedy” that wouldn’t have happened if lifeguards were around, an expert tells Local 10 News.

The collapse of a sand hole that killed a 7-year-old Indiana girl who was digging with her brother on a South Florida beach is an underrecognized danger that kills and injures several children a year around the country.

Officials with the Broward Sheriff’s Office have identified the 5-year-old girl who died after being trapped underneath sand along with her 9-year-old brother on Lauderdale-by-the-Sea Beach Tuesday afternoon.

Two children were trapped after a deep hole they were digging in the sand collapsed on them at Lauderdale-by-the-Sea Beach Tuesday afternoon.

A search for a missing person Friday in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea led deputies to an Alligator Alley rest stop, where they found the man they were looking for dead inside of a car containing “a chemical substance” — and a sign in the windshield reading “DANGER - DEADLY GAS - CALL HAZMAT.”

A former Lauderdale-by-the-Sea town commissioner and “volunteer Santa Claus” pleaded guilty Wednesday to a charge of possessing child sexual abuse material, according to online federal court records.

Authorities allege a South Florida attorney used inside information he had on a neighbor’s legal woes in an ill-fated attempt to get her to resign from the board of his Lauderdale-by-the-Sea condominium building, promising to tarnish her reputation if she didn’t.

The case of a former Lauderdale-by-the-Sea town commissioner, fire chief and “volunteer Santa Claus” accused of possessing child sexual abuse material is now in the hands of federal prosecutors, Local 10 News has learned.

A former Lauderdale-by-the-Sea commissioner, fire chief and “volunteer Santa Claus” bonded out of the Broward County Jail on 10 child pornography charges, but didn’t have much to say to Local 10 News as he walked out Friday evening.

A man who once served as a commissioner and fire chief in the Broward beachside town of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea was accused of transmitting child sexual abuse material Thursday.

Police arrested a Lauderdale-by-the-Sea man Wednesday after they said he “lunged” for a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs police officer’s gun at the Miami VA Medical Center and nearly disarmed him.

Lauderdale-by-the-Sea residents say their beloved pier has been closed since November of last year after two hurricanes caused damage.

The volunteer fire chief for Lauderdale-by-the-Sea has filed a police report regarding two employees who he said he caught stealing.

Judson Hopping is the chief of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea’s volunteer fire department, where firefighters are paid for calls they respond to.

Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies were still investigating Sunday the cause of a fatal crash on Saturday evening in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea.

While the impact from now Tropical Storm Nicole is expected to cause much more issues for areas further north, one South Florida area saw some destruction from the storm that strengthened into a hurricane before being downgraded Thursday morning.

U.S. Border Patrol and members of the Broward Sheriff's Office responded to the incident.

Detectives in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea are asking for help in finding the driver of a U-Haul box truck, who struck and seriously hurt a man who was walking on a sidewalk.

South Florida beaches top list for beach vacations.

Naval mines are used in the ocean as an explosive drive to damage surface shifts or submarines.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A Fort Lauderdale firefighter who suffered from heat exhaustion required medical attention on Tuesday during a hotel fire in Lauderdale-by-the Sea. According to Battalion Chief Stephen Gollan, the firefighter was part of the six units that responded to the two-story building at 4617 El Mar Dr. The building is home to the Dee Jay Beach Resort, which is steps away from the beach. Gollan said no one else was injured in the fire, which remained under investigation Tuesday afternoon.

LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SEA, Fla. – A woman who authorities believe was around 60 years old died Monday after being pulled from the water off Lauderdale-by-the-Sea. According to Lauderdale-by-the-Sea Fire Rescue spokesman Steve D’Oliveira, a group of snorkelers were in the water around 11 a.m. when the woman became separated from the group. D’Oliveira said the group headed to shore and realized the woman was no longer with them. The Austins then pulled the woman to shore where bystanders performed CPR before first responders arrived. It’s unclear whether the woman suffered a medical episode at the time she became separated from her group, D’Oliveira said.

BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. – In Lauderdale-By-The Sea, Mayor Chris Vincent won over John Graziano. With 2 out of 2 precincts reporting, Vincent received 1,193 votes to Graziano’s 438 votes.

Published: December 3, 2019, 6:53 am Updated: December 3, 2019, 9:32 amPEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – Some South Florida residents woke up Tuesday with temperatures in the 40s. The coolest spot was Kendall, where temperatures dipped to 48 degrees Tuesday morning. “It’s a nice change.”The 24-hour temperature change ranged from 12 degrees in Key West to 22 degrees in Boca Raton. This graphic illustrates the 24-hour temperature change throughout South Florida. The cooler temperatures meant South Florida residents had to dust off those boots and jackets before stepping outside.

Three people are in custody in West Palm Beach for the killing of a Coral Springs firefighter found dead in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea. Copyright 2019 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.

Three suspects have been identified in the murder of a firefighter who was found dead Saturday night at Lauderdale-by-the-Sea. Copyright 2019 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. - Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony said Thursday that arrests have been made in connection with the killing of a Coral Springs firefighter. Funeral services for firefighter Christopher Randazzo were just getting underway in Coral Springs when Tony made the announcement to those in attendance that four suspects had been identified, two were in custody and one had confessed to the killing. "I'm here to tell you that we have identified all four suspects; two are in custody," Tony said before the crowd erupted into applause. Randazzo was a firefighter and paramedic with the Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department. "It's such a relief for us that we're able to lay him to rest knowing that people will be brought to justice," Coral Springs spokeswoman Lynne Martzall said.

The body of Christopher Randazzo was escorted from the Broward County Medical Examiner's Office to a funeral home in North Lauderdale. Broward Sheriff's Office detectives said the 39-year-old Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department firefighter and paramedic was killed sometime between 1 and 6 a.m. Saturday. A viewing for Randazzo will be held Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Serenity Funeral Home in North Lauderdale. His funeral will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at the Fort Lauderdale Marriott Coral Springs. He'll be laid to rest at the Forest Lawn Funeral Home in Fort Lauderdale immediately following the service.

LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SEA, Fla. - Broward Sheriff's Office deputies are calling the death of a Coral Springs firefighter a homicide. Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department confirmed over the weekend that a body found in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea was firefighter and paramedic Christopher Randazzo. According to the Broward Sheriff's Office, deputies found Randazzo's body early Saturday morning. Randazzo had been with the Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department since March. According to Coral Springs-Parkland Fire, Randazzo attained his firefighter certification and his paramedic certification in 2018.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The water system crisis continued Saturday with a boil-water advisory that remains in effect in areas of Broward County. The boil-water advisory is affecting about tens of thousands in the city of Fort Lauderdale, about 1,000 in then town of Davie and thousands in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, a beach town with dozens of hotels. F eeding babies and using f ormula: B r east f eeding is bes t . I f b r east f eeding is not an option:U se r ead y - t o -use baby f o r mula, if possibl e . B r ushing t eethBrush t eeth with boiled or bottled wat e r .