Lauderdale-by-the-Sea

An Orange County lieutenant was shot and killed by her husband, a former deputy with the department, who tried to make her death seem like a suicide after he was caught having an affair on duty, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said.

Lauderdale-by-the-Sea residents voted against adding lifeguards months after a 7-year old girl died after she was buried alive in a sand hole.

Lauderdale-by-the-Sea has passed an ordinance aimed at preventing sand hole deaths four months after a 7-year-old died when a sand hole collapsed as she played with her brother. 

The ordinance comes four months after 7-year-old Sloan Mattingly died when a sand hole collapsed as she played with her brother. 

A former Lauderdale-by-the-Sea commissioner and fire chief who’d served as a volunteer Santa Claus for the town has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to a possession of child pornography charge, records showed.

Lauderdale-by-the-Sea is launching a beach safety campaign in the wake of the tragic death of a girl who was buried in the sand after digging a deep hole back in February.

Lauderdale-by-the-Sea is launching a beach safety campaign in the wake of the tragic death of Sloan Mattingly, who was buried in the sand after digging a deep hole back in February. NBC6’s Marissa Bagg reports

First responders gave a minor update and addressed rumors a week after a sand hole collapsed in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea and buried two children, killing a little girl.

First responders gave a minor update and addressed rumors Tuesday a week after a sand hole collapsed in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea and buried two children, killing a little girl. NBC6’s Jamie Guirola reports

The family of Sloan Mattingly is mourning the “happy” and “fun” 7-year-old girl who died after a sand hole collapsed on her in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea.

Sloan Mattingly’s uncle talks about the heartbreaking loss and how the family is coping with the tragedy.

Commissioners will be looking at adding lifeguards on the beach and establishing an ordinance against digging holes.

Town commissioners in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea are holding a special meeting this Tuesday at 5 p.m. to discuss new safety measures after a 7-year-old girl tragically lost her life at the beach last week.

The mayor of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea spoke out Friday about the sand hole tragedy that killed a young girl earlier in the week, saying possible safety measures will be discussed in the coming days.

The mayor of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea spoke out Friday about the sand hole tragedy that killed a young girl earlier in the week, saying possible safety measures will be discussed in the coming days.

Lauderdale-by-the-Sea is holding a vigil for a 7-year-old girl who was killed when a sand hole collapsed at the beach.

A man who witnessed the moments a sand hole swallowed and killed a young girl on a Lauderdale-by-the-Sea beach is speaking out about what he saw.

A man who witnessed the moments a sand hole swallowed and killed a young girl on a Lauderdale-by-the-Sea beach is speaking out about what he saw.

An Indiana family is mourning the loss of their daughter after she died when a sand hole collapsed in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea. NBC6’s Jamie Guirola reports

Harrowing 911 calls capture the moment beachgoers tried to save a 7-year-old girl, who later died, after being trapped in a sand hole at Lauderdale-by-the-Sea.