Florida rapidly expanded publicly-funded school vouchers. Two years later, students are lost in the...
Irene’s six-year-old daughter hummed to herself as she delighted in setting up a tea party on the carpeted living room floor, complete with a plastic raspberry tart. The sunlight of the bright summer afternoon filtered through the window, illuminating the Broward County townhome. Last school year, Irene switched her...
Man shoots armed robbers, killing one, outside of a 7-Eleven in Dania Beach: BSO
A man who had just been held up at gunpoint outside a Dania Beach 7-Eleven convenience store shot the robber — then gunned down another man who tried to run him over with a car, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said. Around 7 p.m., detectives say 19-year-old Justin Kessel robbed the man outside of the store at 800...
‘I didn’t want to do it’: Hollywood man explains why he strangled neighbor’s pit...
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Outrage is spreading through a Hollywood neighborhood after a family dog was killed: A man admits he strangled the pet, saying he was protecting his own dog. Both dog owners are telling different stories and neighbors say the whole block is traumatized. It happened after one...
7-Eleven Customer Shoots Alleged Robber and Getaway Driver
A 7-Eleven customer in Dania Beach, Florida, shot an alleged robber and his getaway driver Saturday night, killing the getaway driver and holding the alleged thief for police. The Sun Sentinel reported a 19-year-old allegedly robbed the customer in the parking lot of the business, then went inside and robbed the...
Attorney guilty of smuggling cocaine into Palm Beach County jail
A Fort Lauderdale attorney was found guilty Sept. 5, into the Palm Beach County jail on charges of possession of cocaine, delivery of cocaine and introducing contraband into a county facility
VIDEO: Jet overruns runway in Florida, nearly hits busy road before safety system deployed
A small jet came close to traveling onto a busy road next to the Boca Raton Airport Wednesday but was stopped short thanks to a special safety system.
Afternoon of heavy rain impacts residents in Miami-Dade, Broward
MIAMI — Residents across South Florida were dealing with rainy weather and flooding on Monday. The pumps placed by city crews were in overdrive mode to tackle the problem in Miami’s Edgewater area, as water, and plenty of it, was rising fast in a neighborhood on the edge of Biscayne Bay.
79-year-old retired postal worker forced to start over after Miami Gardens pastor betrays his...
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — For the first time since the Miami Gardens pastor he trusted went to jail, Edward Fuller is speaking out. The retired postal worker should be living in his dream home with his daughters. Instead, at 79, he has had to start over, more than 500 miles from South Florida, and he wants to share his...
Mom arrested after kids found locked in truck with loaded gun
A mother of 3 was arrested after police found her children locked inside a pickup truck at a gas station for as long as three hours with a loaded handgun on the floor, Riviera Beach police said.
Miami Gardens dog attack highlights dual problem of loose dogs, crowded shelters
Two weeks ago, Tommie Rhodriguez woke up around 1:30 a.m. to a horrible noise outside her bedroom window. Even before she checked her Miami Gardens home’s camera footage, she knew what was outside: unleashed dogs. The dogs were chasing stray cats and jumping onto a car. They ran away when she flicked her porch lights...
