Back-to-back drivers killed in Florida deputy chases highlight pursuit safety, protocols
BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — One woman is dead, and another is in custody following a multi-agency chase for a stolen vehicle on the Florida Turnpike on Thursday — the second fatal crash linked to a law enforcement pursuit in just two weeks. The suspect, later identified as...
LUNAR ECLIPSE: Blood moon coming this Tuesday. Here’s when you can see it.
A total lunar eclipse will be visible during the early morning of Tuesday, March 3. When Earth passes between the sun and the moon during a full moon, the moon appears reddish-orange. The partial eclipse will begin just before 5 a.m. Tuesday. As the moon moves into the umbra, it...
A South Florida outpatient knee surgery turned into brain damage. Then, death
A 25-year-old went in for outpatient knee procedure in a Weston surgical center. By the end of the day, he’d suffered severe brain damage. He died 80 days later. A Florida Department of Health administrative complaint says the surgery’s anesthesiologist, Dr. Sergio Pinto-Torres, fell short of the standard of care. “...
Oakland Park Grocery Run Turns Into $131K Fantasy 5 Windfall
One Oakland Park shopper’s quick grocery stop just turned into a six-figure payday. A Quick Pick ticket bought at a neighborhood Publix hit all five numbers in Saturday night’s Florida Fantasy 5 drawing, good for a $131,069 jackpot. The winning numbers were 5, 7, 15, 21 and 34, and this was the lone jackpot across...
Man Accused of Assault, Riding on Hood of Moving Car, Stealing Vehicle Before Arrest
A man was arrested in Margate after allegedly assaulting a woman, climbing onto the hood of her moving car, and later stealing her vehicle before she called 911 from a hospital. According to a Margate Police Department report, James Glenn Hopper, 19, of Boca Raton, was arrested on February 24...
After allegedly being severely beaten by his mother’s boyfriend in Florida, a 6-year-old boy...
A 6‑year‑old Florida boy, Mason, who was autistic, has died from injuries allegedly inflicted by his mother’s boyfriend, Daniel Eduardo Romero. Mason was found in cardiac arrest at his home in North Miami Beach and taken to a hospital in critical condition on Jan. 9; his grandmother confirmed he was taken off the...
Florida weekend SpaceX rocket launch could be visible from Jacksonville
Who's up for a nighttime weekend rocket launch? A rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida , is scheduled to lift off on March 1. SpaceX plans to send a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 29 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit on Sunday night. Rockets here launch from NASA's Kennedy Space Center near Merritt Island, Florida,...
South Florida Man Claimed $1 Million Prize from Scratch-Off Game
A South Florida man claimed a $1 million prize from the 500X The Cash scratch-off game. The post South Florida Man Claimed $1 Million Prize from Scratch-Off Game appeared first on West Orlando News .
Delray Beach Man Caged For Life In Deadly Lake Worth Beach Robbery
A Palm Beach County jury on Thursday found 26-year-old Traquanne Mosley guilty of first-degree murder, robbery and aggravated assault, and Circuit Court Judge John Parnofiello immediately sentenced him to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The conviction stems from a May 29, 2020 robbery in Lake Worth...
Florida woman with no right hand ticketed for holding phone in ‘right hand’ —...
The video of the interaction quickly went viral. Here's what happens if she doesn't contest the ticket.
