Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As he touted Fort Lauderdale’s “great renaissance,” Mayor Dean Trantalis addressed a major issue still affecting the city during ...

FORT LAUDERDALE — Riverwalk has lush greenery, luxury yachts and landscaped gardens. To the chagrin of critics, the charming promenade on the New River also has plenty of homeless people who come and ...

Sleeping in an alley. Napping on a bus bench. Slumbering on a sidewalk. Come Oct. 1, all three will be illegal in Florida when a new state law kicks in that bans public sleeping after nightfall. The ...

For years, homeless people have been spending their nights — days too — sleeping on the sand at Fort Lauderdale beach. That longtime practice could end when a new state law takes effect Oct. 1 banning ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - A new rule is directly affecting one of the state’s most vulnerable populations: the unhoused. However, city leaders in Fort Lauderdale tasked with enforcing the ...

The City of Fort Lauderdale is expanding its homeless outreach efforts by expanding its outreach team. Fort Lauderdale police officer Brian Blount is on the front lines helping people who have no ...

Tyson Sherrill is honest about the life he lived on the streets of Fort Lauderdale for three years. “I know for myself, that I lost sight of myself,” Sherrill said. “There is no peace, you’re always ...

Fort Lauderdale wants to use $350,000 in funds set aside for the 2026 World Cup for homeless initiatives in the city, officials said. In an Aug. 13 memorandum, Fort Lauderdale City Manager Rickelle ...

Filmmaker Tony Montana had done his time in Los Angeles, first working as an actor where he played a pro wrestling manager for the WWE, then directing the acclaimed 2004 documentary Overnight where he ...