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FBI lays out detailed case against Florida man accused in wife's disappearance in Spain
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The FBI has laid out a detailed case showing why agents believe a Florida man is behind his estranged wife's disappearance from her apartment in Spain but gave no indication about what they think happened to her. Court documents released late Monday...
Husband of Florida woman missing in Spain is charged with her disappearance
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The estranged husband of a Florida woman who disappeared three months ago in Spain has been charged by U.S. federal agents with her kidnapping. The FBI and other federal agents arrested David Knezevich at Miami International Airport on Saturday. The...
Element Solutions: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Element Solutions Inc (ESI) on Monday reported first-quarter profit of $56 million. On a per-share basis, the Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based company said it had profit of 23 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and...
AutoNation: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — AutoNation Inc. (AN) on Friday reported first-quarter net income of $190.1 million. The Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based company said it had profit of $4.49 per share. The results surpassed Wall Street...
Universal Insurance: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Universal Insurance Holdings Inc. (UVE) on Thursday reported net income of $33.7 million in its first quarter. The Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based company said it had profit of $1.14 per share. Earnings, adjusted for...
Federal investigation begins of fatal Florida crane collapse; bridge reopens
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Federal job safety officials began their investigation Friday into the collapse of a crane in downtown Fort Lauderdale that killed one worker, injured three people and left morning traffic snarled. Investigators from the Occupational Safety and Health...
1 killed, 2 others hospitalized after crane section falls from a South Florida high-rise
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — One person was killed and two others were hospitalized Thursday afternoon when a section of crane fell from a building in downtown Fort Lauderdale, officials said. Crews were in the process of “stepping the crane” during the construction of a...
Sisters mystified by slaying of their octogenarian parents inside Florida home
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — After the killing of their octogenarian parents last month in their South Florida home, Kim Melvin Hill and Tonya Mitchell went before a bank of TV cameras seeking answers on Wednesday. Why were they killed? Who would have done this? And where can the killer or...
Former Dolphins, Colts player Vontae Davis found dead in his South Florida home at age 35
SOUTHWEST RANCHES, Fla. (AP) — Former Miami Dolphins and Indianapolis Colts cornerback Vontae Davis was found dead in his South Florida home on Monday, but police say no foul play is suspected. Police in the Fort Lauderdale suburb of Davie said they responded to a medical emergency...
Older Florida couple found slain in their home; police believe killer stole their car
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida police are seeking the public's help in finding a car stolen from an older couple who were found shot to death in their home. Fort Lauderdale Police on Thursday reissued an all-points bulletin for a red 2014 Ford Fusion that belonged to Major...
