Daily editionThursday, September 24th, 2026
Good morning, Fort Lauderdale.
The 5AM Fort Lauderdale Team
Here’s your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 24th of September.
Community
Press Forward South Florida awarded $760,000 at Miami Dade College’s Freedom Tower on Tuesday night to over a dozen local newsrooms including WLRN to boost sustainable operations and community access to trusted news across Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe counties.
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Health
A former NYPD officer suffered a heart attack during a first responders hockey game in Coral Springs on the 25th anniversary of 9/11 (saved by rapid response from teammates and medics) and thanked his rescuers during a hospital visit.
He plans to attend another game as a referee on Saturday.
WSVN 7NewsRead more