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Iguana killers: Hunts around South Florida backyards become a tourist attraction

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Standing in a boat in suburban Fort Lauderdale, Chris Whitaker aimed a .25-caliber air rifle at a large green iguana on a canal bank and squeezed the trigger.

Tribune News Service · Feb 28, 2022

Only in South Florida: These 7 destinations are iconic with a kitschy twist

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Surprise! There’s more to South Florida than eating out and going to the pool.

Tribune News Service · Feb 28, 2022

Manta rays establish shadowy presence in South Florida, as global population threatened

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Giant manta rays radiate menace as they sweep across the ocean surface, their wings reaching a span of up to 29 feet.

Tribune News Service · Feb 23, 2022

Florida Cop Pulls 3 Swimmers From Ocean After They Were Caught In Rip Current

One of the swimmers later died. Powerful rip currents are responsible for the deaths of an estimated 100 people each year.

Zenger · Feb 15, 2022

Parkland dad climbs crane near White House in protest as activists urge Biden to take action on gun violence

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Parkland dad Manuel Oliver climbs a crane near the White House, urging immediate action against gun violence.

Tribune News Service · Feb 15, 2022

Parkland dad climbs crane near White House in protest as activists urge Biden to take action on gun violence

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Parkland dad Manuel Oliver climbs a crane near the White House, urging immediate action against gun violence.

Tribune News Service · Feb 14, 2022

‘You can’t keep reliving it’: Stoneman Douglas trauma endures, but healing continues four years later

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — It was supposed to be a day filled with expressions of young love at a high school in one of Florida’s safest communities.

Tribune News Service · Feb 14, 2022

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vows veto of Congress maps; House seeks to break up Murphy and Demings seats

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday threatened to veto any congressional map coming out of the Legislature that doesn’t eliminate a Black district in North Florida.

Orlando Sentinel · Feb 11, 2022

Fla. gubernatorial candidate Nikki Fried, meeting with Black community activists, says all-female ticket would help Democrats win everything

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Gubernatorial candidate Nikki Fried said Wednesday that Florida Democrats should nominate a female candidate for every statewide office this year, arguing it would help her party win each of the four contests.

Tribune News Service · Feb 10, 2022

Man shot, paralyzed by Florida cop who thought he was using Taser, police say

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A police officer meant to grab his Taser but mistakenly grabbed his gun and shot a man in the back while trying to subdue him, Hollywood, Florida, police said.

Tribune News Service · Feb 9, 2022