Broward County

Rep. Wasserman Schultz calls for removal of Florida Surgeon General Lapado in wake of Broward’s rising measles cases

Health
Rachel Carter

WESTON — Parents at Manatee Bay Elementary learned there are now seven cases of measles at school.  “It makes me a little ...

2 more children infected; case list increases to 8 in Broward

Health
Rachel Carter

WESTON, Fla. – Two children are the newest measles patients on Sunday in Broward County. The spread of the highly contagious airborne ...

Cases spread as state defies CDC guidance

Health
Rachel Carter

Two Florida children have contracted measles after the state’s top health official defied federal guidance to contain an outbreak at an elementary ...

Officials report 6th measles case at Broward school; superintendent reassures parents

Health
Rachel Carter

WESTON, Fla. – Broward Superintendent Peter Licata visited Manatee Bay Elementary School Tuesday to allay parents’ fears over a series of measles ...

Florida Department of Health investigates Broward County’s multiple measles cases

Health
Rachel Carter

WESTON — The Florida Department of Health is carrying out an epidemiological investigation surrounding the multiple cases of measles at a Broward ...

4 cases of measles confirmed at Broward elementary school

Health
Rachel Carter

WESTON, Fla. – A total of four measles cases were confirmed at an elementary school in Broward County on Saturday following a ...

Massive tornado rips through Fort Lauderdale Beach

U.S.
Amanda Smith

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – There were reports of a tornado in South Florida on Saturday, and some of it was caught on ...

Man charged with punching elderly shopper at Florida Walmart. Attack caught on video

U.S.
Amanda Smith

A 34-year-old man has been charged with sucker-punching an elderly shopper in a Broward County Walmart — an unprovoked attack recorded on ...