Heavy rains have swamped many parts of Broward, with the deluge inundating streets, shutting down an airport and seeping into buildings. After heavy rains, your home can flood with sewage … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Chest-high water, boat rescues after ‘unprecedented’ rainfall in Fort Lauderdale area
Dozens of stranded motorists were rescued from vehicles on streets underwater and residents were taken to safety by boat from flooded homes after Fort Lauderdale saw record rainfall that was … Click to Continue » ... Read More
The Evangelical Temptation to Prove Ourselves
This piece was adapted from Russell Moore’s newsletter. Subscribe here. For a long time, I have feared that my fellow American evangelical Christians were yielding to the third temptation of Christ: to sacrifice integrity for the conquest of power. Yet over the past year, I’ve started wondering whether we’re falling for an entirely different temptation—the one we least understand and were least taught to withstand. The Gospels tell us that right after Jesus’... Read More
OPERATIONS UPDATE: District staff around the county are conducting initial assessments of the impact to school campuses and administrative sites.
Thursday, April 13, 2023The District will make a determination on operations for Friday, April 14. ... Read More
WEATHER UPDATE: District staff around the county are conducting initial assessments of the impact to school campuses and administrative sites.
Thursday, April 13, 2023The District will make a determination on operations for Friday, April 14. ... Read More
Watch: Stunning drone footage shows river of stranded cars on downtown Fort Lauderdale streets
Drone pilot Doug Thron captured overnight video of more than 100 cars stranded in high flood water on Broward Blvd. in downtown Fort Lauderdale. (Courtesy Douglas Thron, Florida Drone Cleaning) (South Florida Sun Sentinel) Doug Thron knew his van couldn’t make it to his home in the Venice Isles neighborhood of Fort Lauderdale due to heavy flooding Wednesday night, so he had an idea. He would trudge through the water on foot and capture what he saw with his drone. Thron, 53, runs a... Read More
Could 2023 be a quieter hurricane season? Early forecasts hint at below-average year
After back-to-back years of grueling and devastating hurricane seasons, early forecasts suggest that 2023 may offer a bit of a break — at last. The pre-season forecast from Colorado State … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Fort Lauderdale airport closed until noon as airlines scramble to resume operations
From a flooded Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport to inundated streets of Broward County, a transportation nightmare is all but guaranteed Thursday after unprecedented rains pounded the area the day before. The airport remains closed until noon, officials said in an early morning announcement. And airlines scrambled to keep thousands of customers posted on flight delays, cancellations and rebooking policies. Advertisement After relentless rains flooded airport parking... Read More
Traffic alert: Flooding in downtown Fort Lauderdale, around Broward airport
Here’s a big commuting tip for Thursday morning: Stay away from downtown Fort Lauderdale. Major streets remain underwater after Wednesday’s deluge and flooding, including Broward Boulevard and Andrews Avenue. “Flooding, … Click to Continue » ... Read More
How bad was flooding in the Fort Lauderdale area? See the sinking and stranded cars
Deep flooding buried streets in Broward County on Wednesday night. Stranded cars floated or went under. Water lapped into homes. The Fort Lauderdale airport shut down, a moat surrounded by … Click to Continue » ... Read More