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OAKLAND PARK, Fla. — Early Monday morning, Barry Smith said he was home in Oakland Park when he smelled something burning. Smith said he walked outside of his apartment to investigate when he saw smoke coming out of his neighbor’s window. Smith’s neighbors in the one-story building with...

A licensed practical nurse based in Broward County gave up her license after a state complaint claimed she falsely documented monthly visits with a patient who was already dead. The patient, the Florida Department of Health complaint said, died before those three visits. Demetria Kemmerlin, whose official addresses are in Miramar and Tamarac, voluntarily relinquished the license she’d held since May 3, 2022. The...

The company confirmed the new restaurant would be opening at the Sawgrass Center near the Publix grocery store.

One person has been injured after a shooting inside the Taco Bell off 45th Street in West Palm Beach

LAUDERHILL, Fla. — About four years ago, a police officer found two American Staffordshire terriers suffering in a house covered in feces in Lauderhill, records show. The dog owners, Angela Taylor and Mykel Jones, had abandoned both dogs in the house with fire damage along Northwest 54 Terrace, near 14 Place, according to police.

A new ordinance aimed at reducing fire hazards and environmental damage from discarded batteries will take effect in Broward County on May 1, 2026. The measure, authored by Commissioner Steve Geller and approved by the Broward County Commission on April 1, 2025, requires major retailers that sell large quantities of batteries to provide recycling drop-off options for the public.

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. — Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a New York man on Friday after they said they thwarted his attempt to steal a $500,000 Ferrari as part of a fraud scheme. Investigators said the arrest of Kimeridze Giorgi, 43, of Staten Island, New York, comes as...

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - Two incidents of student-on-student fighting are currently under review by school officials, with consequences expected for those involved. Cellphone video provided to 7News shows a violent fight between two middle school students in a hallway at Dillard 6-12. One of the students is seen kicking...

BOCA RATON, Fla. (CBS12) — Charges have been upgraded against a Boca Raton man accused of confronting a 13-year-old boy inside a gated community, according to newly filed court records. Mitchell Schuman, 62, is now facing two counts of battery, along with petit theft and criminal mischief, stemming from...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Chaos unfolded at a Taco Bell in West Palm Beach on Monday as a heated altercation escalated into gunfire, leaving one person hospitalized. According to the West Palm Beach Police Department, officers responded to the Taco Bell located on Military Trail and 45th Street at around 12 p.m.