Thousands enjoy Fort Lauderdale’s St. Patrick’s Day festivities

Gloomy skies did not dampen the sunny dispositions on thousands of smiling faces at the St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival in Fort Lauderdale, Saturday. There seemed to be more people wearing the green than there were blades of grass in the downtown area. Pompano Beach Irishman Garrett Mooney was dressed in a giant inflatable shamrock suit, and if his wife Veronica, daughter Tori, 16, and son Austin, 11, were embarrassed, their blushing was green too. “All the floats that have... Read More

Fort Lauderdale firefighters cut woman from mangled car

A violent wreck early Saturday along West Commercial Boulevard forced Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue firefighters to cut an injured woman from her wrecked car. The crash happened about 6:45 a.m. in the 1000 block of W. Commercial Blvd. Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue Firefighters work to free a trapped driver. Firefighters work to free a trapped driver. (Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue) Fort Lauderdale Fire Reescue To free the driver, crews had to slice away the car’s roof. To free... Read More